[Snail]

Is the Y-Wing really a bomber though? Or is it just another fighter with bombing capabilities? Both the X-Wing and the Y-Wing carry torpedoes as standard. Remember at the end of TESB we see Y-Wings on patrol around the Rebel fleet. Would the Imperials have T/Bs in patrol around Star Destroyers? Would the GTA have Medusa's as standard patrol?? It seems to me to just be another type of fighter, possibly older and less common?

Actually the PVN had a wing of Osiris bombers guarding an important transport (Avenging Angels) and again had a wing of Amuns guarding 4 Atens (The Pursuit). But that's FreeSpace, and hence has absolutely nothing to do with this argument. Just pointing it out. Yeah. Have [a] nice day.

[MR_T3D]

i think teh y-wing is more of a fighter-bomber, it can deal with TIE's, as well as assist in some attacks on larger ships.


BTW watching RoTJ, a y-wing does fly into the DSII, and (then splits off with the a-wing while wedge and lando kill it.) it seems to me that it is not much slower than other alliance fighters.

[Flipside]

Well, no-one going to be going full-tilt in there, by rights, the A-Wing should have got in, blown up the reactor and got out before the X-Wing was halfway through.

[LordMelvin]

no-one in their right mind would dare cut off Wedge like that, though. Come on, talk about bad career move...

[Akalabeth Angel]

no-one in their right mind would dare cut off Wedge like that, though. Come on, talk about bad career move...

       Considering that the guys at the end of the congo line tended to have shorter careers by virtue of being blown to bits, I'd gladly take point.

[Flipside]

'Rogue Leader, is there a problem with your targeting computer, you appear to be targeting me?'

[MR_T3D]

oh... FRAK!

[Stormkeeper]

"Uh ... I'm having a ... uh ... malfunction. Right! A malfunction in my targeting computer, its recognizing you as hostile."
"Okay. Then why are you firing at me?"
"It's a ... uh ... malfunction. In my fire control systems!"
"Rogue Leade-"
"Shut up! I am Rogue Leader! Now DIE!"

[Snail]

Whoshhh peewww
*Coruscant gets blown up*
"Death Star, what happened?"
"We've had a slight weapons malfunction..."

[MR_T3D]

i knowf i were tarkin i'd take the DS to coursant to kill the emperor, and then I would have the empire!


was this topic about a ship?

[chief1983]

Yes, in fact it's about Brand's model of said ship, not even the ship itself.  So maybe conversation should steer back that way.

[Scourge of Ages]

Ummmmm, It's really an awesome model of an awesome ship!

(how was that?)

[Flipside]

I think that's the problem, there's not much more you can say about the ship other than 'awesome', I can't think of a single bit of 'advice' or 'input' other than 'awesome'.

[LordMelvin]

I can think of more than just "Awesome" to say. "Very awesome," "Ooooooh, pretty!" and "Wow!" all spring immediately to mind.

So does "Armadillo," but I think that's less relevant.

[MastaRyan]

Does it have a turret?

[chief1983]

You win the prize!



But really, it does have a turret object, which we could set up as a turret if we decide it's needed.  I prefer having control over that firepower though.

[headdie]

Does it have a turret?

in canon the ion guns mounted above the cockpit area are a turret crewed by the second person who has other roles as well, i believe though that there are scenarios/variants where the guns are locked into forward fire

[chief1983]

Yes, such as when the ship was modified to be single pilot only.  We may cover several variants of this ship to account for these types of situations

[headdie]

Yes, such as when the ship was modified to be single pilot only.  We may cover several variants of this ship to account for these types of situations

I suppose that's one of the nice things about a craft with as much background as the Y-wing you can make changes like that and mess about with the load out while still being able to say its all canon.

[Colonol Dekker]

I'm making a reasonable assumption that you guys are going to release a load of skins for this in a similar fashion to the x-wing skins you previewed?
 
And potentially a blank one for us to 'customize?'