Favorite Star Wars Starfighter Poll

[Jonneh]

Originally posted by RTMAGBOY13
yea Havoc_online the millenium falcon allll the way haha

The Millenium Falcon is actually a Corellian Frigate, not a fighter. Duh!

[Thordic]

Those RPG stats are by West End Games, not WotC. WotC only recently started making hte RPG after WEG lost it.

WEG was an awesome company, and its a shame they lost the license.

[Thordic]

Originally posted by Jonneh


The Millenium Falcon is actually a Corellian Frigate, not a fighter. Duh!

No.

Its a CEC YT-1300 Transport. A frigate is a warship, the Falcon is a cargo ship. The Falcon is just heavily modified.

And honestly, you really don't want it. Unless you are intimitely familiar with all its jury-rigged systems and modifications, the ship would literally fall apart around you. The only thing holding it together is the fact Chewie and Han are so good at fixing it.

[Jonneh]

Originally posted by Thordic


No.

Its a CEC YT-1300 Transport. A frigate is a warship, the Falcon is a cargo ship. The Falcon is just heavily modified.

And honestly, you really don't want it. Unless you are intimitely familiar with all its jury-rigged systems and modifications, the ship would literally fall apart around you. The only thing holding it together is the fact Chewie and Han are so good at fixing it.

I just realised this on the bus to college this morning, I meant to say freighter.

Yeah, i'm a stupid head

[alkafluence]

Originally posted by Sinnet
although the pieship is tempting, the interceptor's by far the best... anyone who's into this stuff should go out and buy xwing vs. tie fighter the game right now

Actually, you might prefer XWing: Alliance. It's the latest incarnation in the series, albeit slightly old. It has a better storyline and supports 3d graphics cards. Where's xwing vs tie is just a pumped up version of the original Tie Fighter.

[alkafluence]

Originally posted by Thordic
A-9 Vigilance Interceptor
Incom Howlrunner
Raptor Fighter
Scimitar Assault Bomber
Star Wing Assault Gunboat
Super TIE/ln
TIE Advanced
TIE Bomber
TIE Defender
TIE Interceptor
TIE Starfighter
TIE/d Automated Starfighter
TIE/fc Fire Control Starfighter
TIE/gt Ground-Targetting Starfighter
TIE/ln Space Superiority Starfighter
TIE/rc Vanguard Reconnaisance Starfighter
TIE/sh Starfighter

You missed one of the most interesting (I won't say best) Imperial fighters. An offset of the Gunboat and first seen in the Tie Fighter expansion... The Missleboat<br><br>
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Which had 2 bomb racks capable of carrying 40 concussion missles each + 1 standard laser cannon, which could be diverted into the SLAM, for a speed boost of over 400 MGLT (Lucasarts speed units- as to how this compares to WEG, nobody knows)

[Timmee]

The missleboat was nice for going up against capital ships and space stations, but I found it to be only marginal in starfighter combat. I wouldn't mind one watching my back in a fire support role, though.

[Python14]

I'm so all about the Mist Hunter.

I'm surpised that no one has mentioned Ig-2000 yet

[Zumina]

bah, I'll just put some armor plating over the Death Star's exaust vent, and go about the universe wreaking havoc!!

[FutureMagOwner]

i like the *copy and paste* Scimitar Assault Bomber the most... hehe nowi look real smart or real stupid

[Timmee]

Originally posted by Zumina
bah, I'll just put some armor plating over the Death Star's exaust vent, and go about the universe wreaking havoc!!

Your going to cover up the exhaust port? Fine by me, when the core overheats and explodes though, you'll be sorry. Like I said, the Tie Defender is where it's at, although there's a few fighters that I'd settle for if the Defender wasn't available.

[Thordic]

THe missile boat, in my knowledge, only appears in the video games, and doesn't exist in the novels, technical books, RPG, or comic books.

And as for the best fighter, in pure technology its the TIE Defender.

BUT, Y-Wings are some of the most dangerous ships. Why, you may ask? Because it has a gunner. THe pilot can concentrate on piloting, and the gunner can concentrate on shooting the badguys. Two is greater than one

Plus the Y-Wing has a good armament, a strong chassy, and its speed isnt TOO pitiful.

Any ship with a gunner and a pilot has an advantage over a ship with only a pilot.

[Timmee]

There's a reason Y Wings are called wallowing pigs. I've noticed that even on Tie Fighter, it doesn't take too much to vape a Y Wing. It's only saving grace is it has shields.

[Thordic]

The video games don't accurately represent how deadly a Y-Wing should be

The computer pilots can shoot, steer, balance shields, keep track of targets, etc, etc, without any problem. Computers are good at multitasking

However, a human pilot trying to manage all those tasks would be spread a lot thinner. If he is trying to shoot while balancing his shields, his aim might be a little off, or his dodging may not be so fast.

With a gunner, the pilot is free to worry about piloting tasks, while the gunner can worry about gunnery tasks

That means better aiming, better piloting, better targeting, better shield management, better communications, pretty much better everything.

For example, try typing a paragraph with one hand while dialing a phone number with the other hand. Having trouble? Having someone ELSE to make the phone call while you typed your paragraph would increase the speed of the work immensely, and make it less prone to errors.

With equally skilled pilots/gunners, a squadron of Y-Wings should be able to chew through a squadron of TIE/ln, TIE Interceptors, TIE Bombers, or probably even TIE Advanced.

[SqueegeeKid]

I'd say the Slave I woulda been my fav, but apparently that would displease the SW nuts in this forum.