Ship of the week: X-wing starfighter

[Deepcrush]

IIRC, Saxton theorised that they may be to help with cooling the guns during use in some way. Presumably the ship doesn't need to have them open or closed for anything, it just helps.

To my knowledge the S-foils are there to expand the field of fire, disperse heat and spread out the shield bubble.

From earlier.

Check out the X-Wing's sucessor. It looks like a cross between a P-38 Lightning and an X-Wing

Four heavy laser cannon and 16 PT warheads...!

Thats a spicy ship!

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

Check out the X-Wing's sucessor. It looks like a cross between a P-38 Lightning and an X-Wing

Four heavy laser cannon and 16 PT warheads...!

Thats a spicy ship!

Check out another of the X-Wing lineage, the CF9 Crossfire Starfighter: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/CF9_Cros ... tarfighter

[Deepcrush]

This one doesn't really impress me at all.

[Nickswitz]

It looks like someone wanted to put a propeller on it... The first one I like though, I love the P-38, so I like this design as well...

[Deepcrush]

With the X-83 (Lightning) around, this ship really is just under powered, under gunned and not needed. IMO

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

With the X-83 (Lightning) around, this ship really is just under powered, under gunned and not needed. IMO

Well the X-83 is usually for Jedi and is kind of expensive, and Krayt kind of made production go underground.

[Reliant121]

the CF9 looks to large and bulky to be an effective fighter, however, i can see it as a heavy assault fighter. but it all depends on how heavily armed it is.

[Deepcrush]

Well the X-83 is usually for Jedi and is kind of expensive, and Krayt kind of made production go underground.

Its not really that much more costly then the X-Wing. Add that to the need for underground production then you not only want but NEED tough fighter.

the CF9 looks to large and bulky to be an effective fighter, however, i can see it as a heavy assault fighter. but it all depends on how heavily armed it is.

It has the same armament as the X-wing but larger and the forward weapons block line of sight and no aft vision.

[Reliant121]

So the CF9 is not really much of an offensive improvement over the X-wing, is larger and is very difficult to see out of. I have to ask, what is the point?

[Deepcrush]

Someone wanted something new and it just didn't work out. Much the same as the Pellaeon Class.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Why can I imagine the CF9 taking a hard turn in any direction... and that forward monstrosity just ripping right off the front, there?

And my favorite WW II fighter was the P-38, so kudos to the X-83. *Checks out link* LOL, and it seems the successors of the GCW-era Incom Corporation are made of the same stuff, as they're manufacturing them in secret and selling them to enemies of Krayt!

[Tyyr]

Check out another of the X-Wing lineage, the CF9 Crossfire Starfighter: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/CF9_Cros ... tarfighter

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starw ... -Leg13.jpg

What an abortion. Who saw that and actually thought it was good?

[Deepcrush]

What an abortion. Who saw that and actually thought it was good?

So far, no one.

[Nickswitz]

What an abortion. Who saw that and actually thought it was good?

So far, no one.

Yeah, it looks bad, and that's being nice, it looks like someone tried to put a propeller on a space craft, putting lasers on that pointless propeller and trying to sell it as useful, at all. Yeah, bad idea.

[Monroe]

Going back to the R2 (since I can't check this site on weekends) I guess its just a matter of taste. I would rather not have a little beeping droid following me around. Now if the computer can talk to me and everything fine but I don't want to mess with the droid. Personal choice I guess.