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Date Posted: 22:30:56 10/26/02 Sat
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In reply to:
trekie
's message, "Re: SW Fighter points." on 16:11:12 10/26/02 Sat
>>In an earlier debate, I was discussing the various
>>capabilities of fighters in SW. I just had a look at
>>the SW website, and a few points of interest were
>>found. Here are some of them (some are good for the SW
>>side, and some are bad). :)
>>
>>First X-Wing quotes.
>>
>>"There is enough oxygen, fuel and power in an X-wing
>>for a week of non-combat operations. Additional
>>consumable tanks can be affixed to the S-foils at a
>>cost of performance."
>>
>>Interesting and impressive. This would actually make
>>them comperable to shuttles and runabouts for mission
>>duration, though I suspect that a runabout would be
>>much more comfortable! :)
>>
>>"In an atmosphere, the X-wing's Incom RDA repulsorlift
>>drive adaptor provides an airspeed of 1,050 kilometers
>>per hour. The fighter handles nearly identical to a
>>T-16 skyhopper in an atmosphere. The New Republic-era
>>fighter can attain speeds of at least 1,300 kilometers
>>per hour."
>>
>>Gives us a set speed of repulsorlift movement in
>>atmospheres.
>>
>>"The array feeds information through a shielded
>>multiplexer relay to the ANq 3.6 sensor computer. The
>>unit can track up to 1,000 moving sublight objects,
>>acquire 20 possible targets, and can be programmed for
>>extra sensitivity to 120 specific sensor signatures.
>>At the very rear of the craft is a Fabritech k-blakan
>>mini sensor providing the pilot a view of the ship's
>>rear arc. One of the X-wing's primary weaknesses is a
>>blind spot at the rear of its belly."
>>
>>According to this, an X-Wing can only track sublight
>>objects, and has a sensor blindspot to the rear.
>>However, it can track an impressive number of targets.
>>
>>
>>"A Bertriak "Screamer" active jammer is the standard
>>sensor jammer employed by X-wing fighters. The
>>Screamer isn't powerful enough to jam capital-scale
>>sensor systems, but it can interfere with homing
>>warheads and jam starfighter sensors."
>>
>>The jammer is not powerful to jam large SW ships, so
>>it would be questionable whether it could jam large ST
>>ships.
>>
>>"Four identical Taim & Bak KX9 laser cannons are
>>mounted on each S-foil wingtip. During combat
>>situations, the S-foils split into attack position,
>>deploying in an "X" configuration. This increases the
>>fighter's field of fire, and ensures that all lasers
>>target in to a specific "zero" point, typically half a
>>kilometer from the fighter."
>>
>>Attack range of the fighter (for lasers) is generally
>>no more than 1/2km, or 500 meters! That is very short
>>range!
>>
>>"Some X-wings were equipped with decoy and
>>carbon-fiber chaff mines that could be fired in
>>dogfight situations. The decoys would broadcast a
>>sensor signature similar to the X-wing, confusing
>>enemy scanners. The carbon-fiber chaff mines would
>>create dangerous clouds of sensor-opaque debris that
>>could damage pursuing vehicles or prematurely detonate
>>incoming warheads."
>>
>>Might be a useful feature, though I suspect only
>>really useful against other starfighters. Also it is
>>not a standard weapons fit.
>>
>>"This supplements the hardened titanium armor alloy of
>>the X-wing. The expensive and high-strength alloy
>>sedrellium is used to reinforce the X-wing's hull."
>>
>>Much of the X-Wing is made of hardened Titanium.
>>Whilst Titanium is pretty strong, it's not an exotic
>>super dense armor.
>>
>>"The new model featured an advanced computer system
>>that integrated all the functions of the supplemental
>>astromech droid into one package. As such, the
>>T-65D-A1 needed no astromech socket, and did not sport
>>one."
>>
>>New X-Wings don't have R2 units. Saves wieght.
>>
>>"The introduction of the T-65D-A1, unfortunately, was
>>exploited by would-be terrorists. Each new computer
>>system retrofitted into an older X-wing, or that came
>>standard with a newer model, was equipped with a
>>hidden explosive detonator. This insidious sabotage
>>was set to go off when a specific combination of
>>computer commands was executed. This act grounded the
>>New Republic X-wing arsenal for a time, and seriously
>>hampered the success of the T-65D-A1 refit."
>>
>>The NR didn't notice someone building explosives into
>>their fighters????? Doesn't speak much for NR security
>>or maintainence procedures. In real life, the combined
>>ground crew know every inch of the aircraft, is this
>>not the case for NR groundcrew?
>>
>>Now standard TIE quotes.
>>
>>"TIE fighter units are typically organized into wings
>>-- a grouping of 72 fighters carried aboard a Star
>>Destroyer. These wings are subdivided into six
>>squadrons of 12 fighters each.One of these squadrons
>>is typically made up of TIE interceptors while another
>>consists of TIE bombers."
>>
>>This is good. We now know that an ISD carries 12 TIE
>>bombers, 12 TIE advanced and 48 standard TIEs.
>>
>>
>>Now TIE Advanced quotes.
>>
>>"During the Galactic Civil War, the TIE interceptor
>>was introduced to TIE wings, with a single squadron of
>>12 interceptors standard on most Star Destroyers."
>>
>>Generally only one squadron per ISD.
>>
>>"Although rarer fighter models exist with greater
>>performance -- such as the TIE defender -- the TIE
>>interceptor represents the pinnacle of the TIE
>series."
>>
>>The TIE advanced is the better generally available
>>Imperial fighter.
>>
>>"During the time of Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign,
>>several TIE interceptors were seen to carry shield
>>generators, indicating their importance to the
>>struggling Imperial effort."
>>
>>Some Advanced TIEs may have shields.
>
>You ever wonder why sometimes you never get a reply
>because all this sounds dorky enough to not get a
>reply?
>
>You put way to much thought behind something that
>isn't real.
That is the purpose of a debate page to anylize this stuff. Then if we don't agree, we explain why we don't agree. We gather enough substantial evidence to make a point. Of course we shouldn't take it to seriously, and I hope everyone here does realize this stuff ain't real. Which is what makes debating this stuff so hard.
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