Lets talk all things Star Wars

[Joek3rr]

So, in all SW stuff, why have we never seen Imperials using X-wings?

Political maneuvering by Sienar to make the TIE line is the primary fighters and bombers of the Empire.

And additionally in the EU, Rebel sympathizers within Incom defect, taking all the data with them.

 

[Joek3rr]

Its an unwanted accolade. Toyotas are so durable and reliable, even the Taliban use them. Nothing they can advertise but also a testament to their quality.

Doesnt TLJ have a character holding the blueprints of the X-wing to imply that both the Empire and Rebels bought their stuff from weapons manufacturers who thus made bank by selling to both sides? Historically, this did happen but it was rare because its a dangerous game. War profiteering is a crime and in this case, if the merchants didnt war profiteer the Rebels wouldnt have won and the Empire would still be in power. Guess Rose is pro-Empire.

This is a detail I always found odd. T-70 X-wings aren't in production anymore. So this guy certainly isn't ship manufacturer. And I find it hard to believe the First Order, that's been hiding out in the Unknown Regions would have other companies build their TIEs. I could see components and materials being sold by war profiteers. But not First Order TIEs. Certainly those would all have been built at First Order shipyards.

 

[blewis17]

Anybody ever see this "gem" of a Star Wars rip off? It looks so bad that it looks almost good.

Saw it during it's THEATRICAL RELEASE With my Dad. Good times, crappy movie.

But hey, David Hasselhoff.

 

[blewis17]

So, in all SW stuff, why have we never seen Imperials using X-wings?

...so the movie could happen...

 

[Joek3rr]

Sometimes THE Clone Wars doesn't feel like it takes place in the universe as the films. There's so many odd changes. Here's one I noticed recently.

The V-wing uses a spherical Q7 astromech.

Yet when it appears in the show, it has standard astromech socket.

But I don't think the original ship could fit a standard astromech. To my eyes it looks like they've scaled it up just a tad. On top of that. The films shows the wings rotating down, and the craft landing on its wing tips. Instead they're show here to fold to the rear.

 

[Riceball]

But I don't think the original ship could fit a standard astromech. To my eyes it looks like they've scaled it up just a tad. On top of that. The films shows the wings rotating down, and the craft landing on its wing tips. Instead they're show here to fold to the rear.

It could be explained that it's a V-Wing B/Mk !! and what we first saw was the A/Mk I.

 

[Joek3rr]

It could be explained that it's a V-Wing B/Mk !! and what we first saw was the A/Mk I.

I thought about that. But these appear in season 7 of TCW. They should be the same as in Revenge of the Sith. V-wings are introduced very very late into the war. There really isn't time for there to be a Mark II yet. A Mark II would realistically role out after the rise of the Empire.

 

[Joek3rr]

My latest additions to the home library.

 

[Paul Andrew]

My latest additions to the home library.View attachment 1669666

That's by far the best movie novelization.

Better than the movie, in fact.

 

[Riceball]

I don't remember if it was here or elsewhere, but there was a discussion on ejecting from an X-Wing and whether it was possible, and if so, how was it done. Well, here's an interesting video on the subject that talks about the cockpit escape pod module idea of how ejecting from an X-Wing worked.

 

[Laspector]

With all their repulsor technology, or whatever it is, ie landspeeders, speeder bikes, etc -- why do any of the ships have actual landing gear? Why not just use that same stuff for the ships?

 

[CB2001]

With all their repulsor technology, or whatever it is, ie landspeeders, speeder bikes, etc -- why do any of the ships have actual landing gear? Why not just use that same stuff for the ships?

Maybe the repulsion tech isn’t stable enough to handle larger vessels due to their weight and size but are stable for things like Landspeeders and Speeder Bikes because they don’t weigh as much and are smaller than an Imperial Shuttle or a Razor Crest, or a freighter like the Millennium Falcon.

 

[RodanAZ]

Maybe they just want to be able to turn everything off?

 

[Joek3rr]

Maybe the repulsion tech isn’t stable enough to handle larger vessels due to their weight and size but are stable for things like Landspeeders and Speeder Bikes because they don’t weigh as much and are smaller than an Imperial Shuttle or a Razor Crest, or a freighter like the Millennium Falcon.

N-1s don't have landing gear. We see that in Attack of the Clones. But I don't remember if it is the ship's repulsor field or the landing platform has the repulsor field.

Interestingly the Rogue Squadron games always showed the ships being supported in a repulsor field, and not landing gears.

 

[Joek3rr]

 

[Darth Lars]

With all their repulsor technology, or whatever it is, ie landspeeders, speeder bikes, etc -- why do any of the ships have actual landing gear? Why not just use that same stuff for the ships?

I'd say economics.
First of all, landspeeders and speeder bikes are relatively light, so letting them hover does not expend that much energy. A starship is at a whole different magnitude.
Next, who's going to pay for it? For a starship, there are costs and margins, and a shipper's client will probably not want to splurge on unnecessary hovering in the docking bay. For speeder bikes, hovering while parked is probably more for fashion than utility anyway.

 

[CB2001]

N-1s don't have landing gear. We see that in Attack of the Clones. But I don't remember if it is the ship's repulsor field or the landing platform has the repulsor field.

Interestingly the Rogue Squadron games always showed the ships being supported in a repulsor field, and not landing gears.

But an N-1 is not as huge as an Imperial Shuttle, though.

Maybe it has to do with power consumption? I mean, for repulsor tech and craft the size of the N-1 and bigger, it probably requires a constant power supply to keep that tech running. Taking the size of a craft into account, it would probably kill any power sources for anything that’s big after a certain period of time. A thing to take into account for the N-1 is that they were probably power docking stations they were connected to in the hanger seen in Ep. 1, and that supplied a constant supply of power for the repulsor systems in them to keep their repulsor system constantly going. It could be possible that they went with landing gears for smaller craft because it’s cheaper for the in-universe craft builders to make landing gears to keep smaller craft’s power supplies from draining out quickly, while Speeder Bikes and Landspeeders don’t have as much of an issue because of their size. So, it’s probably easier on people to have landing gears than it is to have to constantly plug in a power supply to keep their ship from crashing to the ground while parked.

I’m just tossing out possibilities here.

 

[Joek3rr]

But an N-1 is not as huge as an Imperial Shuttle, though.

Maybe it has to do with power consumption? I mean, for repulsor tech and craft the size of the N-1 and bigger, it probably requires a constant power supply to keep that tech running. Taking the size of a craft into account, it would probably kill any power sources for anything that’s big after a certain period of time. A thing to take into account for the N-1 is that they were probably power docking stations they were connected to in the hanger seen in Ep. 1, and that supplied a constant supply of power for the repulsor systems in them to keep their repulsor system constantly going. It could be possible that they went with landing gears for smaller craft because it’s cheaper for the in-universe craft builders to make landing gears to keep smaller craft’s power supplies from draining out quickly, while Speeder Bikes and Landspeeders don’t have as much of an issue because of their size. So, it’s probably easier on people to have landing gears than it is to have to constantly plug in a power supply to keep their ship from crashing to the ground while parked.

I’m just tossing out possibilities here.

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. And why you don't see it often. In the Theed hanger, they're supplied with power, that's actually an in-universe fact. And on Coruscant, the landing pad probably supplies a repulsor field.

 

[Joek3rr]

On the subject of EC Henry's X-wing escape pod. One thing I thought of, after watching the video a couple of times, that would be a issue. The pilot basically sits on top of the torpedoes. There wouldn't be room for the design he's suggested.

 

[Riceball]

On the subject of EC Henry's X-wing escape pod. One thing I thought of, after watching the video a couple of times, that would be a issue. The pilot basically sits on top of the torpedoes. There wouldn't be room for the design he's suggested.

Not exactly, the launch ports/tubes are pretty well forward of and below the cockpit, and looking at both images of the ejection module and an image of an X-wing from the famous approaching the Death Star shot from ANH, it's no problem. The fuselage of the X-Wing under the cockpit is pretty thick and is nearly the tallest part of the X-Wing so I don't see any problems with running launch tubes underneath the cockpit ejection module, esp. if you put the magazine behind the cockpit.