B-Wing COMPLETE Breakdown | Star Wars Ships

The A/SF-01 B-Wing was the most powerful starfighter and bomber in the Rebel Alliance, and one of the most powerful ships in the galaxy during the Galactic Civil War. A complete ship breakdown, stats, size comparison, cross-section and history. See how it found its place alongside the Y-Wing, A-Wing and X-Wing. And why it was so feared by TIE Fighters.
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[@StuartLugsden]

It's a shame that we don't see much of the B-wing in action in live action.

[@bread8733]

I would be epic

[@Kevin-hx2ky]

Hell, have we even seen B-Wings blowing up star destroyers in motion?

[@chrissonofpear1384]

We do have it in Rebel Assault 2, in the opening of this video (my first SW game) also.

[@brianjohnson5063]

Should've seen more of the B wing in the special edition of return of the Jedi

[@StuartLugsden]

@@brianjohnson5063 Instead of Jedi Rocks George should have added more B-wing scenes where we see them up close and in combat.

[@Obiwan7100]

Most weird and cool fighter in Star Wars history.

[@princeofpokemon2934]

3:04 is that a mod for the PC version? Because I don't remember that update for the console versions, since they're not doing anymore updates.

[@condeaarondarkusexcubitor3155]

@@princeofpokemon2934 Must be.

[@austinburras2993]

Not even close to being true

[@malevolentdefiance2901]

Idk, the umbaran star fight is pretty weird but awesome.

[@theskullboy8700]

I remember seeing this as a kid. Honestly one of the coolest things to me back then

[@charles52able1]

Carried an unfair prejudice against this ship for years. It always seemed so slow and unmaneuverable in the Xwing games. Hearing your break down of it's features makes me wish I could fly it again. Wonder if a flight simulator could be made to incorporate the gyroscopic cockpit.

[@EwokPilot]

I've got some good new for you! It's coming to Star Wars Squadrons along with the Tie Defender!

[@omega13whitelucario95]

And then Someone put 2 B wings together, made the most terrifying 1 man vessel and then named it the Death Raven Man such a cool idea tbh

[@jayku9524]

9:42 “but this still required more input from the pilot than most other fighters...but this still required more input from the pilot than most other star-fighters” 😂

[@jj94543]

I thought i was havin a case of deja vu when I heard that, Glad to see I'm not going crazy just yet.

[@onyxfinger7431]

I noticed that too lol I happens to me way too many times a week

[@heroicaknight4735]

I wondered about that too.

[@zuadmd]

This type of audio error in his videos seems to be a common occurrence

[@masoncobb7434]

but this still required more input from the pilot than most other star-fighters

[@johnbuczkowski5628]

The B-Wings are one of many unique fighters in Star Wars, and it is still very cool.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Except they are so hard to fly they literally have Japanese Zero marking on them....

[@fakenuke7487]

yes finally, the B-Wing, my favorite fighter

[@Newms118]

Honestly its one of the reasons I hate the new trilogy. Theres just not reason to not have the B-wing all over the place. I'm so sick of the B-wing never in movies. Its finally got put into the last one but come on, its pathetic. Disney is just terrible.

[@CartoonyAndor19]

2 more likes lol

[@LoneWolf20213]

the B wing is powerful, but the Y wing is a flexible fighter that is much easier to fly and use

[@demi-femme4821]

The Y-Wing will never ho out of style so long as people keep making them.

[@omega13whitelucario95]

@@demi-femme4821 as will many ships cause they were made good and to last CR90 for one Tbh you can probably still find many older ships around during any period in Star Wars

[@Obiwan7100]

The Y-Wing is a multi-purpose fighter-bomber that is designed to be used against capital ships and other fighters. The B-Wing was not designed to fight another fighter, it was designed with a very specific purpose which was to destroy capital ships.

[@LoneWolf20213]

@@Obiwan7100 that's why I like the Y wing over the B wing, I prefer multi-role vessels over single purpose, look at the Empire with that ideal throughout their fleet and you'll see why I think this way

[@omega13whitelucario95]

@@LoneWolf20213 Rebels had a more haphazard type of Fleet but in the end they were better then Imperial fleets due to the flexibility of them Same goes for the Republic cause they did have some good reliable ships that could have multiple uses

[@d3ath8ybac0n4]

Honestly my favorite ship of the Rebellion. I still have the 80’s original model my dad made when I was a kid.

[@Evenneve]

Cool

[@yukin1990]

Well I have a Gold-plated Model of B-Wing too

[@Obiwan7100]

Make a Executor class Star Dreadnought video.

[@CyberController-]

Then maybe follow up with an Eclipse video? Palpatine had at least one built in Canon.

[@Kyo-bd4tw]

It's always a good day when a metanerdz vid comes out

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

...and may the Force be with you...

[@Robert_Douglass]

360° rotation of the ship around the cockpit module, in addition to changing the firing field, would allow the pilot to roll the ship without rolling the cockpit, thus maintaining a frame of reference and creating a true relative "up/down" flight orientation.

[@arandomdino]

Fast yet durable, and capable of taking on everything from a starfighter to star destroyer, the b-wing is an amazing fighter. It is a shame fighters like this were uncommon, especially for the empire, where they could have been extremely effective in crushing the rebellion. Similar to my TIE Defender, which, had it been mass produced, would have destroyed any enemies of the Empire

[@shorewall]

The B-wing and the Tie Defender are my favorite Star Wars fighters, both because they are OP, and because they are distinctly Star Wars design. :D

[@talltroll7092]

As the governing power in the galaxy, the Empire needed a cheap, high volume fighter to occupy and garrison all the things. Remember only a small fraction of the Empires forces were ever involved in fighting the Rebels/New Republic, even in the big, set piece fleet battles, whereas the Rebels could concentrate their forces as they wished, and required better gear to make more efficient use of their limited resources. It's the classic quality vs quantity dilemma. Even the TIE Defender is only a partial solution for the Empire, because the Rebels could largely neutralise them by just operating in areas where they weren't present. Defenders were far too expensive to re-equip every ship and base with, and with most of the galaxy to choose from, the Rebels could just keep attacking those places and ships that didn't have them

[@shorewall]

@@talltroll7092 True, but the Empire could have built less Death Stars and Star Destroyers, and put that output towards better, smaller ships.

[@TheLiamster]

I think B-Wings should have been in The Last Jedi instead of the bombers we saw.

[@tmseh]

Yes. Those bombers were an homage to the directors grand pappy who served on a B-17 during the Deuce. The B wing would have been better.

[@omega13whitelucario95]

Or the Y wings Or both

[@evanhenderson1760]

i mean realistically they would have survived but they wouldn't have had the firepower to take out the fulminatrix

[@omega13whitelucario95]

@@evanhenderson1760 mmmm maybe but they they probably could have still done more and loss less cause instead of 8 big slow targets, you would have 40 more agile fighters that could still deal some damage imo

[@evanhenderson1760]

@@omega13whitelucario95 i get what you are saying and in universe it was a bad plan. just keep in mind it was an entire dreadnought they needed to destroy, the only reason the starfortress was able to one-shot it was the fact it was armed with 1000 proton bombs

[@edwardbryan9501]

There was an UGLY starfighter from a bounty hunter attaching two B-Wings to one cockpit. One is great, so double it.

[@laserlights9684]

That doesnt sound ugly honestly. It makes it symmetrical. And alot more dangerous

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

@@laserlights9684 I know it's beautiful, but any starfighter made with other starfighter parts is called an ugly starfighter.

[@jonathanmora9398]

One of the only channels I have notifications on for

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Damn thanks that is really cool to hear

[@jonathanmora9398]

MetaNerdz Lore got to make sure your videos come up in my feed

[@kierandearn1512]

The first time I saw this ship, I fell in love with it straight away, one of my favourite star fighter bombers

[@generalobiwankenobi9327]

*"Hello there my friends! May the Force be with you always!"*

[@secretbaguette]

"Specialized Kenobi"

[@generalobiwankenobi9327]

@Darth Wheezius You can't win Darth, if you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.

[@secretbaguette]

@Darth Wheezius In the name of the senate of the galactic republic, you are under arrest.

[@darthnihilus511]

Peace is a Lie There is only Passion Passion gives me Strength Strength gives me Power Power brings Victory Victory breaks my Chains!

[@rshaart4810]

I've loved the B-wing since Rebel Assualt 2, good old "Rookie 1"

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Yes indeed (and my first SW game, also)

[@brohansolo4122]

I still play that game, gotta love those live action cutscenes

[@squirrelbuck4383]

Nice vid I'm always down for watching information on star fighters

[@thethan302]

My favorite configuration of this magnificent heavy fighter is the version you get in the B-wing expansion to the original X-wing. 3 lasers, 3 ion cannons, 12 proton torpedoes. The Y-wing may be the old reliable multi-role fighter/bomber. The B-wing is a purpose built heavy attack fighter meant to engage larger capital ships.

[@councilornevec8249]

Again I have say, this my favorite design for starfighter in star wars. The asymmetrical/symmetrical design is a signature of star wars' design for ships and why I love star wars outlandish ship design.

[@asaschuemann9545]

The B-wing is less like a fight or a bomber really, and more like a Star Wars version of something like an A-10 Warthog. Especially with that underslung chin gun. Way I see it is: you call in A-wings to intercept fighters, X-wings are the "Jack of All Trades", Y-wings are great against capital ships, and you call in the B-wings if you want to seriously tear shit up!

[@Bored_Overthinker]

I love the B- Wing, so thanks for doing this. This helped me understand this ship even more.

[@TomMcD71]

WOW the B wing was impressive even without the composite beam

[@TonyStark-uu9us]

wonderful vid!

[@KrypticElement]

I always forget how insane this starfighter is

[@CarlNeal]

Nice work on the detailed history!

[@chrisklark4879]

The b-wings Gatling gun is without a doubt the best part of playing Star Wars squadrons it mows through enemy ships

[@chrnko3473]

The B wing E is my favorite ship. I love the spinning and wing action. Very well intonation and tone.

[@RyanSmith-zk4ve]

Not gonna lie. This fighter has always been a low key favorite of mine. It’s just such a unique fighter/bomber.

[@lsporter88]

Good technical exposition. Great story telling.👍🏾

[@Jack-iy6ic]

Literally just browsing through your content when I saw you uploaded

[@michaelhardy9750]

Awesome fighter and thanks for the information about them

[@william_brobrine8975]

Nice I never dived into this fighter now I know why it was so deadly

[@conanfa18]

Very thorough review!

[@xzavior21]

This is my favorite ship! Thanks!

[@teaganwebb2006]

Love your content.... been binge watching your videos for the past 3 hours!❤️

[@ScoutsIX3]

You're my favorite star wars youtuber, keep up the great work!

[@esaibarrera7838]

best of luck man! great channel

[@hillzachary01]

Great video. Keep it up!

[@maincoon6602]

Great video

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Definitely my favorite fighter, great video!

[@Sturmvapor]

Brillant! This is my favorite Rebel starfighter. Thanks bro!

[@titushooey3914]

The B Wing is my most favorite ship in all of Star Wars the b wing is the best starfighter in history

[@matthewjay660]

Me too! I agree. 👍🏻

[@daleford8621]

Its over designed, needlessly complex. How does having your entire ship rotating around your cockpit make any kind of sense? Or having your primary guns so far offset from your point of aim? It just looks ridiculous.

[@titushooey3914]

@@daleford8621 I like it's cool cause just like anakin said spinning is a good trick and you can spin around in your or mine B Wing and sing Cant Touch This I am I rightio or I am I wrongo

[@panafricanmarxist7632]

Dale Ford Your assessment is correct, however this is Star Wars, not real life. It is said to be very effective when you can master it. Bruh dude even said in video that it has one of the best targeting systems. It is one of the best bombers in Star Wars history.

[@daleford8621]

@@panafricanmarxist7632 the one thin I will say it has going for it is the narrow sight picture it presents when you're chasing it. It's so skinny from behind that it would be a real pain to actually hit. I still think its over engineered though. But I also really like the k wing and that thing takes 4 people to man so I could just be biased 🤷‍♂️

[@pebui]

The Resistance Transport was a converted B-Wing into a troop transport. We see Leia flying in on one in TFA. Also the escape pod Finn and Rose fly out on was a salvaged B-Wing cockpit into a small escape shuttle.

[@baconacorn473]

only the cockpit of the resistance transport and maybe the weapons were from the B-wing. the main body was taken from a couple passenger modules mashed together

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@baconacorn473 Also, it got larger between films, too (the cockpit pod)

[@santiagohardy2728]

I'm really enjoying your B-Wing breakdown videos. Definitely a unique spacecraft design.

[@echo8474]

When I first saw this in the original trilogy I fell in love with this ship. Thanks for doing this. Can you do the Kom'rk and fang fighter?

[@thebrickbountyhunter9046]

Last time I was this early, no one had the high ground yet. Great video! I always love these!

[@robertjohnson8938]

Good info

[@silviu7s]

Amazing report on this awesome ship!!

[@SorenNido]

Literally my most favorite fighter in SW! Thanks!

[@Crackmiser]

Well done

[@marshalllatta2073]

The b - wing is awesome and amazing

[@KirbyBWebb]

pretty Cool ! I've wondered about these .

[@johnwoods2035]

Yup my fav. Great vid

[@CaptainGrief66]

10:10 This is kind of overcomplicated for the Star Wars Universe, a laser rangefinder would do great, but the writers clearly were inspired by old school range finding methods for artillery pieces, primarily for tanks One of the simplest examples I can think of is the Pz.Kpf.W VIII Maus, the primary 128mm cannon had a coaxial 75mm which was primarily for range finding, or a more practical example that was actually in service was for the American M40 106mm recoilless cannon, they were fielded with a small, low velocity .50 caliber semi auto gun on top of the barrel for range finding Concept is pretty easy, if the small gun hits you adjust ranges accordingly for the bigger gun

[@darthnihilus511]

This is kinda overcomplicated for a comment.

[@baconacorn473]

You're on the wrong channel's comment section if you think something barely a paragraph long is overcomplicated

[@darthnihilus511]

@@baconacorn473 I have always thought a bacon acorn would probably be pretty good.

[@israelosborne4662]

Still my favorite star wars fighter. Great video.

[@ikatakapoochie9670]

You should make a complete life of Jango Fett video or a complete life of Boba Fett video

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah definitely on the list.

[@MrJLHaney]

This video takes me back to my Rogue Squadron 3 days:) I’ve still got my game cube copy!

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Love how these just varnish in the Battle of Endor. Like they literally just disappeared after breaking old the attack on the DS-2.

[@scientificconsideration8294]

11:38 Ever notice how the Nebulon frigates in the background move backwards?

[@straswa]

Great vid MetaNerdz, impressive starfighter.

[@donaldbresch431]

I would gladly use a B -wing in place of an X- Wing if I had to choose. When I first saw that starfighter in Return of the Jedi all those years ago I went "what the heck is that thing"?. Now that I know it better It's Awesome!!

[@antwan1357]

I believe B-Wings based upon star wars rebels are of Mon Calamarian designs . Mon Calamarians are known for having very durable ships that where originally civilian crafts I wouldn't be surprised if the B-Wing had a civilian luxory counterpart which allowed the Mon Calamarians to do ship production under the noses of the Empire while at the same time building a war fleet.

[@gnollman]

One of my very favorite starfighters!

[@joejackson5708]

Just discovered your channel! Excellent work! New sub here :)

[@deadmetal8692]

This 80's kid thought the B-wing was a pretty cool toy ship. The gyro-scoping cockpit was a cool touch.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

When I was a kid the B wing was my favorite fighter toy. I remember trying over and over to order it from Sears. They were always out of stock because not many were made compared to others. I would call Sears catalog every day for a couple of months until they finally got one. Then I yelled at my mom to come from the living room and finish the order with the credit card info. When it arrived I was very worried as the box had gotten smashed. It was ok however.

[@BensBrickDesigns]

Adding Besh-class personal fighter to my lego design list. Thanks!

[@benignsage]

I want to play the Rebel Assault games again so bad!!!!! Was thrilled to get to fly the B-Wing right away in Rebel Assault 2.

[@user-Jay178]

Such a cool fighter

[@twstf8905]

9:42 _"But this still required more input from the pilot than most other fighters."_ _"But this still required more input from the pilot than most other starfighters."_ MetaNerdz.exe has stopped responding 😁👍

[@KingsBard]

I've loved the B Wing since I was a kid

[@kyronop]

Make a Complete life of R2-D2 That would be really cool i think!!

[@scott228]

Impressive most impressive

[@OttoOreh]

Love this asymmetrical fighter! No game I played ever did it justice.

[@thescienceguy8080]

I've been waiting for a break down on the original b-wing FOREVER

[@pearsooo6972]

Nice

[@betcopropsprints9278]

One of my favorites

[@Gpower441]

I really like B-wing and for some reason there is not many videos about it. It always remind me mosquito fighter bomber great planes but with many flows and that's why I love it.

[@MrBCWalker01]

Back in the late 80s, playing the original RPG and running Strikeforce: Shantipole was one of my favorite gaming experiences. (Doing Tatooine Manhunt, which introduced Jodo Cast, was another.) Getting to fly _the_ first B-Wing was something else; it could, and I did, disable the Imperial Nebulon-B set against the PCs at the end single-handedly.

[@ragtagsquadron3279]

Love the B-Wing!

[@gavinsmiley9377]

“Only B-Wings can prevent forest fires.” -Smokey The Ewok-

[@cryptosporidium1375]

Hapes consortium is a must

[@wgtgs5409]

You ever seen that legends ship called the Deathraven? Basically two B-wings joined together

[@chrissonofpear1384]

What was the source for that?

[@wgtgs5409]

chris sonofpear1 I got the name wrong. It’s actually called the “DeathRaven”: starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Deathraven

[@maxilos1987]

i loved this ship as a kid, i thing the unusual looks drew me to it (plus it has alot of cannons), now i prefer the more sleek designs of the A-Wing or the TIE Interceptor.

[@stardude2006]

The B Wing is my favourite SW Ship 😎❤️

[@StopStealingMyNameTrolls]

B-Wings are just a majestic looking ship.

[@imtoys23]

Great !!! Do you made videos about the amazing Y-Wing ???

[@dhwwiiexpert]

From what I've seen, this is a beast in the X-Wing games!

[@miqvPL]

Great video, you could add that B-wing was a base for the extremely lazy ship called Resistance transport, which used it's cockpit and a part of it's weapon's platform on the main wing.

[@tmseh]

I sat through a Dr Squatch soap ad for 4 1/2 minutes just watch this video awesomeness! ThanQ Metanerd!!!!!

[@secretbaguette]

You're not a dish! You're a man.

[@tmseh]

@@secretbaguette It's perfect.

[@tmseh]

@@secretbaguette 🤣

[@secretbaguette]

@@tmseh He also does sunglasses ads, same cringe guy, different cringe ads.

[@Arashmickey]

4 LAAT ball turrets mounted on the wings and cockpit section of B-wings, mounted on the raised turrets of Lancer frigates, which are mounted to barbette turrets hardpoint of SSDs, which in turn are planted ass-first all over the surface of a Death Star, provides the ultimate combination of full-coverage firing angles and concentration firepower!!!

[@willlauzon3744]

I used to love the B wing. As I got older I moved onto the TIE series B wings are really cool looking but very impractical.

[@Paramecium914]

Always loved the B-wing. Was a favorite when playing Rogue Squadron: Rebel Strike on the Gamecube.

[@JamieR2062]

thanks for the video! I always thought the b-wing was goofy but fell in love with it thanks to the alphabet squadron books so this was a fun learning experience

[@circusmime]

My favorite star wars vehicle 😍

[@geoffallert1921]

A definitely underrated spacecraft. Must admit, it's a bit of a favourite of mine.

[@carsonharrington1079]

100% my favorite fighter