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jivjov posted:Reuse of components does not mean the ships serve the same purpose or that one could be considered an "evolution" of the other in terms of production design it is. Someone making it was literally like oh hey wouldn't be neat if this ship was like a B-wing. They don't care that a B-wing is a heavy bomber designed by admiral akbar because he thought y-wings were poo poo. or the new rebels canon backstory where b-wings have super lasers and whatnot. It's literally lets make a new ship look kinda like an old ship and leave it to a guy making cross sections to make it sound good. X-Wings are more marketable than a new rebellion fighter which is the main reason TFA is using an evolved version of them. Not because airforce jets look similar to how they did 30 years ago.
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hhhat posted:So we still don't have that trailer from the celebration reel then? I'm still waiting here I like star wars ships too
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I hope that Rogue One and Episode VIII both have many new spaceships.
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I want my Pointy Spaceships back  Failing that, Paul Saltine's Karate Killings would also be acceptable.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:BravestOfTheLamps posted: This is a condensed version of the Star Wars Thread.
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jivjov posted:We officially have casting for young Han Solo, plus explicit confirmation that Episode VIII is picking up exactly where VII left off. Really? Is the opening crawl just going to recap Force Awakens?
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UmOk posted:Really? Is the opening crawl just going to recap Force Awakens? I'm actually assuming that it's gonna go more into detail on what led Luke to go into exile on Ahch-To. Maybe one paragraph of "last time on Star Wars" and two of background setup for Luke's jedi order and exile
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NowonSA posted:Okay, but what about A-wings? The A-Wing offered a platform with the range, payload, and hyperdrive performance to intercept targets quickly, but with swing wings and turbospacefuel engines, it could also loiter on station for long periods. The A-Wing B would carry six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, its main armament.
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I can't believe the A-wing are built out of loving aluminum and steel. This is somehow the most hilarious thing to me. Wookiepedia probably has 3000 words devoted to the various magic rocks that go into constructing a Jedi rave baton, but these veritable chariots of the gods are built out of god drat aluminum. What the absolute gently caress?! I'm losing my mind at this revelation!
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It's space age material, what's the problem.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:It's space age material, what's the problem. I'm not taking a dig at aluminum!
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Ravenfood posted:... was powered by two Pratt & Whitney TF30... ...literally a F-14 Tomcat.
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I still hope that Snoke actually is a giant and that it catches the heroes completely off guard when they confront him. That would be fun.
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Jerkface posted:http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/k6EawgtLBNB5gQiIS6k Awwwwww yissssssss
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Yes, it is his reflection on the floor of the Death Star.
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That was pretty good, though it doesn't really do anything that the first teaser didn't. I should be thankful that they didn't give too much away.
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Schwarzwald posted:I can't believe the A-wing are built out of loving aluminum and steel. This is somehow the most hilarious thing to me. He is making a funny joke where he replaces "F-14 Tomcat" with "A-Wing" It is literally a description of the F-14.
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MrMojok posted:He is making a funny joke where he replaces "F-14 Tomcat" with "A-Wing" I am thoroughly ownt.
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Schwarzwald posted:I am thoroughly ownt. Yeah and the X-wing description at the top of the page is an F-16 though I feel an X-wing would be more of an F-15
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There goes my fantasy of the post-war Rebellion redeeming their A-wings for 5 cents each at the recycling plant.
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Schwarzwald posted:There goes my fantasy of the post-war Rebellion redeeming their A-wings for 5 cents each at the recycling plant. 10 cents each in Hawaii and Corellia. 
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I always felt like the Ties were supposed to be zero analogues since they are fast interceptors that explode apart at the drop of a hat.
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El Disco posted:10 cents each in Hawaii and Corellia. de wanna wanga means hello and goodbye
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Jerkface posted:I always felt like the Ties were supposed to be zero analogues since they are fast interceptors that explode apart at the drop of a hat. But, the Interceptors are the interceptors.
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Jerkface posted:I always felt like the Ties were supposed to be zero analogues since they are fast interceptors that explode apart at the drop of a hat. It would make sense seeing as the Death Star battle is just Midway in Space. Airpower!
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The ARC 170 is pretty much a P-61....in space!
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https://twitter.com/starwars/status/755930302795673600 I like the aliens for Rogue One. They also revealed the door gunner alien is named Bistan.
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Jerkface posted:https://twitter.com/starwars/status/755930302795673600 That's pretty cool. I'm getting a vaguely run down Vader look from whoever this is.
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thrawn527 posted:That's pretty cool. I'm getting a vaguely run down Vader look from whoever this is. Little Vader, little Imortan Joe.
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Jerkface posted:I always felt like the Ties were supposed to be zero analogues since they are fast interceptors that explode apart at the drop of a hat. Ties are so peculiar. Their engines and lasers are so tiny compared to rebellion fighters indicating they must be incredibly advanced to produce comparable output which runs counter to the narrative that the imperial fighters are lovely but there are lots of them vs the high quality but low number of rebellion snubfighters Also its weird that they have a tiny window in the back yet are piloted by a dude in a helmet with tiny eyes holes who probably can't look backwards.
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Paragon8 posted:Ties are so peculiar. Their engines are tiny but they also don't have hyperdrives. The Republic fighters (ARC-170 excepted) in the prequels are similar, very very small due to not having their own drive.
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They also don't really exist and were not designed for film with any scientific reality in mind. Twin Ion Engine is retcon bullshit, they're just flying disposable bowtie-ship bad guys.
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Yeah, TIEs are superior in speed and maneuverability, comparable in weapon output (especially the Interceptor, with 4 cannons to match the X-Wing) but pilot survivability is way down due to no shields and no hyperdrive. The old Legends EU presented those as some of the most expensive components, leading to the Empire being able to field waaaaaay more TIEs with lower capital expenditure.
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It's always incredibly sad how people take these movies with laser swords, magic, and aliens, and then start discussing the technical specifications of spaceships.
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:It's always incredibly sad how people take these movies with laser swords, magic, and aliens, and then start discussing the technical specifications of spaceships. It could be worse. We could be the people who talk about what Mass Effect alien sweat tastes like.
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