Star Wars Ships | HOW and WHY was it used by the Rebellion? | GR-75 Medium Transport

[@gallofree5651]

It took 3 years but its worth it

[@MetaNerdzLore]

That made me bust out laughing for real! (For those that don't know this is one of those ships that keeps getting recommended since we started growing the channel, and I just never got around to doing it)

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

We did it beings! It finally came home.

[@user-Jay178]

Yeah lol

[@LoneWolf20213]

I would add some armor and length to the ship to increase hull strength and shield strength with engine's added to its side to let it be around 600 MPH in atmosphere and be around 50 MGLT in space having a class 2 hyperdrive, and instead of increasing cargo capacity, it has power cell's to add weapon's such as 12 duel point defense laser cannon's, 2 Ion laser cannon's, and 2 proton torpedo port's with 6 torpedo's in each it has a modular form where some act as armor and troop carrier's, a medical bey, and an anti-starfighter variant that has only point defense weapon's against starfighter's basically, make them like the combat versions were made in empire at war

[@galaxyforever70367]

leon fierce what mod is that

[@peskymacaw9033]

As a kid, I used to thought that the bumps on Mon Calamari cruisers were GR-75s attached to the main hull

[@nathancamara6285]

That would have been awesome

[@proskkywhitestorm5865]

Could you imagine if that was true? Just a mon cal ship gets hit and it all like “release the tuna ships” and then like 30 or 40 GRs just deattach and charge the ISDs.

[@tiagocosta1131]

Me too.

[@shrekzebee4435]

@@proskkywhitestorm5865 now thats something funny to think of

[@theghostanihalater9391]

@@proskkywhitestorm5865 Imps: Sir we have 40 transports entoute! Rebels: CAPTURE THE FLEET. REEEEEEE

[@javiersavala2385]

You forgot about the gr-75's emergency role. If the a rebel base is destroyed will the fleet is away, one freighter has enough supplies to build a temporary base

[@user-Jay178]

Finally the ship that saves the alliance mulitiply times by evacutions and supplies. An underrated ship.

[@princeofpokemon2934]

Doesn't it come with a pre fabricated base? The Imperial star destroyer does so this should have one as well.

[@derlasercrafterwally4342]

@@princeofpokemon2934 not a pre fabricated base, but (especially in a group) they have enough cargo on board to build a new base.

[@casbot71]

Legendary veteran GR-75 pilot. _A sentence never before uttered_

[@harold2003]

Bwahahaha

[@johnbuczkowski5628]

About damn time you looked at this iconic Alliance ship.

[@Seyomint]

“Sir our scanners detect no ships.” “Look out the window idiot!” “Kill this man.” Now I can’t tell whether it’s Stormtrooper helmets that cause them to miss or the Imperials themselves lmao

[@Lucky_RFMDA]

In the game Star Wars Armada, GR 75 can produce a Jamming field. This could be the reason why GR 75 is near the front lines, to avoid scanners, sensors and enemy targeting computers to detect and lock on to essential systems of friendly capital ships or starfighters.

[@DIEGhostfish]

AWACS is definitely a role they could be good for. I was thinking minelayers and pilot retrieval but that's a good idea too. They can also do light AA

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Smart idea. I was thinking they're unmanned or Droid controlled and act as fighter screen- with all power in shields, they're literally shielding larger ships from incoming fighter fire and missile attacks.

[@alejandroelluxray5298]

Now that's an interesting role, and you would not expected for a crappy looking transport like that so it adds to encovering that ability

[@jaylynabrams9564]

GR-75 have passive abilities that give nearby allied ships damage and defence buffs. These abilities can stack. That's why there are so many at the battle of Endor.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Where do you get that from? You say that like it's true, like you read it somewhere. I didn't find it and I watched other vids about it and haven't heard that. I like that point and theorized that too, talked about with another commenter, but would never say that's how it is just because I think it makes sense.

[@jaylynabrams9564]

@@MetaNerdzLore In truth, I came up with it myself.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

​@@jaylynabrams9564 could have opened with "I think that the". That's just a good rule for life, don't word your opinions or ideas as fact statements.

[@jaylynabrams9564]

@@MetaNerdzLore it was a joke tho. I was referencing how in RPGs members of groups can specialize into passive abilities which can buff the stats of the rest of the group, sometimes to absurd levels. Thus making the non aggressive member of the group the most Over-powered. :)

[@chrissonofpear1384]

It makes a lot of sense, at any rate.

[@spamviking]

They could also be a part of combat fleets as decoy ships; refit a GR-75 that is at the end of its life for one final mission by making it, on sensors at least, imitate another more valuable vessel to draw fire away from the rest of the fleet. And hopefully have it be remote controlled.

[@Khajiidaro]

Or piloted by gramps who has decided he'll die fighting imperials but can't do any ground combat or fly a starfighter. Let 'em die fighting for free than waste away telling their tales.

[@the7observer]

4:05 - perhaps the GRs we see nearby rebel ships are modified with larger shield generators so they can block incoming fire and act as extra protection. Or perhaps they could expand their shields to form a bubble to intercalate with other ships shields nearby which would reinforce each other protection

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah man I can't get nothing by y'all lol. I wanted to keep this mostly lore, but I was shocked I never saw the shield amplification/sharing brought up before. I think Eckhart mentions something about getting in the way of incoming shots, but I was thinking you could expand on that with just the idea that it was a dedicated massive shield generator that could float in front and soak up shots. A big ship just all shield generator to purposefully get in the way of fire. And they could use that as a power source for other shields to siphon from

[@almondpotato9483]

That makes a lot of sense. I have always wondered why ships with strong shields aren't placed near the front to protect ships around them or to form a wall of shields.

[@the7observer]

@@MetaNerdzLore what made me realize that they could acting as giant shield generators was the HUGE interior space. I bet it's possible to upgrade the hyperspace drive cause it wouldn't make sense to have a class 4 hyperdrive ship going with other faster ships

[@harold2003]

A shield ship of sorts. Nice

[@Gomjibar]

I would think that these would make good Ewar roles, have them full of jamers and countermeasures to help counteract Imperial targeting systems, with some added light antifighter duties. It would explain why they are in the middle of a formation...

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah I like that idea

[@rebelappliance771]

It was fun to watch these things swing down out of the sky to pick you up in Star Wars Battlefront 2015.

[@CorpsofDiscovery1803]

In Empire At War: Awakening of the Rebellion mod, these ships can conduct emergency repairs of Rebel starfighters and capital ships.

[@welkingunther5417]

Yeah, and it's so damn useful!

[@markdsm-5157]

I remember a book version of Return of the Jedi mentioning something about 'fireships' being used during the death star battle. Those would fit the bill perfectly.

[@Arashmickey]

Every time my GaliExpress order of dewbacks is late, I automatically assume this old piece of junk is to blame. It's a reflex, I can't help it. I think they designed this thing to draw and absorb the blame.

[@Nathanity]

Do you have a dewback addiction too?

[@harold2003]

Bwahahaha

[@LiterallyMark1]

Always love the style of these videos! Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@perreterecon]

I think that maybe there are some kind of electronic warfare variant, with all those pods full of electronic countermeasures

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah I like that idea

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@MetaNerdzLore I also figured bombs in the pods, with the rails used to launch them.

[@galadato7425]

@@DIEGhostfish in star wars rebels we can see the outsider ship dropping containers on a cruiser and destroying it, so imagine what a full loaded gr75 will do

[@jonmiller9534]

When you say Gallofree I keep filling like you are saying Gallifrey. I know a Gallifrey cargo ship would be a lot smaller and hold a lot more.

[@patchworkfellow]

Cargo Time And Relative Dimensions In Space

[@hondoohnakaproductions]

I love how dew backs have become standard Measurement around here

[@darkraven5106]

What would be cool is if the rebels made a variant of the ship where the command bridge could be detached. Then you would fill up the cargo area with explosives, launched yourself at the nearest ISD, detach before impact, and I’d say you got quite a view of one of the Empire’s prized ships blowing up.

[@shrekzebee4435]

When you mention the gr75 can carry a lot of bombs and drop them on imperial ships, all i was thinking was that the gr75 would use its arm to throw a container full of bomb on an imperial star destroyer.

[@davieturner339]

Cheap, cheerful, sort of reliable, awesome looking and great if you running a small on the move rebellion. Awesome ship, often mocked but for me, it always makes sense in the universe.

[@CaptainM792]

Can you make a video about that ship at the lower left corner at 0:59?

[@domonok5497]

This is the earliest I've been in a while.

[@maxilos1987]

i like the heavy discount on a used GR-75. Advert reads: For sale, GR-75 Medium Transport well used but in good condition with excellent haulage capacity. may or may not have been shot at by The Empire at some point priced accordingly.

[@thatgamingtitan]

Yes finally, one of my favorite ships in star wars is getting a video

[@GALAXIE67]

And if all failed they could always throw their cargo at them like the Iron Squadron did!! lol Great video/review!! 👍☯️👍

[@DIEGhostfish]

They're actually pretty good at that, I'd imagine. The rebels do have cluster mines disguised as cargo crates for mounting on ships, and the GR-75 has their cargo crates on magnetic rails which can probably chuck them with extra force (On top of the transferred inertia from the ship itself.)

[@ApollyonTheBasher]

I recon when the rebel fleet moves out these ships are packed with pop-up bases and would jump to a new planet if their current planet with bases on it were attacked because it was un-guarded.

[@ImNtDead]

I always figured the GR-75's were primarily in the battles to act as rescue and recovery. With their loading arms they could recover escape pods and salvage wrecked fighters.

[@ryanmeakins2993]

You made the best case I’ve hear for them in war fleets

[@DIEGhostfish]

I think that the GR-75 would make pretty good minelayers, I'm partially inspired by the Blister-mines that are scattered across Mon Cal ships disguised as bumps for anistarfighter use, the Weapons and Technology mentions the rebels also disguise them as cargo crates and false airlocks on other more traditional ships, so that got me thinking about using the magnetic cargo rails of a GR-75 to toss cluster mines, or just mines in general out and about. It's also probably good for rescuing EVO pilots, tractoring ionned fighters, and orbiting a big ship as extra shielding, then hiding behind the big ship as they recharge like how we saw Parck use Carracks and an ISD to split damage.

[@something2424]

In the cargo hold you could pack a lot of equipment specialized for electronic warfare. I can imagine one of these GR75 transports being used in this way in an attempt to disorient a star destroyer's targeting by saturating their sensors, or to try and jam communications between enemy ships. It would explain why they enter the battle space, and why they seem to get targeted a lot.

[@davidthomas2870]

Would be a hell of thing to fill one of those with vulture droids. Just jump in with rebel fighter escorts already deployed, then just vomit forth container after container of droid starfighters. Then, if the battle goes south, the GR-75 and its escorts jump out leaving the vultures behind to cover, then just come back with more a few hours later.

[@marvelperry3346]

I like that this site it gives me input on ships and vehicles that I always wondered about like the schematics and size of the vehicles

[@18videowatcher41]

Interesting. Maybe consider doing a video on another Gallofree Yards ship? Specifically the YKL-37R Nova Courier.

[@cmedtheuniverseofcmed8775]

I would feel sorry for being a captain on one of these ships during the Battle of Endor. The captain would ask "Why am I being sent into a combat zone in a ship that has little value on the battlefield against Imperial warships that can tear my ship a new one?" the reply back "Why simple reasons captain. We need the Imperials to shoot you guys to help provide something else for the Imperials to shoot at instead of our capital ships." In which the captain of the transport says "Alright that.......wait what?"

[@kernuba3916]

It was one of the ships I liked and wondered about it till now. very interesting. I kind of daydream of being in the star wars universe and now i can add this ship.

[@ianlewis9317]

What If each container is it's own self contained missile pod and programmed to target imperial craft, also whats the rage on their jamming?

[@oliverfoord6321]

I don't know why but that is one of my favourite ships in all of science fiction I just love cargo ships ;)

[@zelithfang2365]

Here's where the fun begins

[@50Stone]

The novelisation of Return of the Jedi mentions fireships during the final battle, it's feasible that the GR75's loaded up with containers of explosives like you suggest could be used in this role by ramming, especially if the crew pod itself could jettison before impact and recovered.

[@carterh8431]

I love this ship.

[@Delta-ye8ce]

The unsung heroes of the rebellion

[@nerowulfee9210]

1) Install loads of turbolasers firing straight ahead. 2) Connect them either to power cells of to auxiliary reactor 3) Aim straight ahead OR 1) Make cockpit detachable 2) Add more engines 3) Load hull with explosives 4) Aim

[@Jedi_Spartan]

4:45 Spacedock: Again the Rebels have bought a whole load of arm- unarmed GR-75 transports to a giant battle. Alastair: Why? What do they do? Is it in case the Rebels need a snack and that's where they all are.

[@SecretShopKeep]

Correction: In Legends the GR-75 was named in the West End Games Star Wars Sourcebook back in 87-88.

[@foleylione]

SecretShopKeep West End Games did great work back then.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

Hell yeah they did. It's a crime that the WEG designers are not legendary among the SW community- the Intradictor, Carrick, Strike Cruiser, Skipray and many other designs were created or realized by them. I'd like to see those people honored.

[@Btn1136]

I might start a scratch build of one of these and this will be very helpful.

[@Corvus__]

I was wondering what this ship's for. Thanks for clearing thing up.

[@miles2378]

In rebels Iron Squadron used cargo pods as weapons.

[@Emperor_mtn_Dew]

Why do I love attacking these in Star Wars Battlefront

[@ju8719]

cuz theyre unarmed, war criminal style if you know what i mean

[@arrowheadlock8774]

Allways thought it was a missed opportunity for these ships not to be used as smaller carriers by bringing rebel fighters into battle on racks like we sometimes see TIE fighters. What would look like a group of slow, unarmed transports could quickly scramble a squadron of fighters on short notice.

[@Deadeye313]

In star wars Rebellion game, they were a decent, cheap anti-starfighter ship and although other transports could move more men, these were armed while the bigger ones were not.

[@arrowheadlock8774]

I allways thought a cool potential use for this ship would be to carry a bunch of vulture droids on racks hidden under that armor. So that whenever the fleet comes under attack, you could quickly launch a swarm of droids to intercepte any TIE fighters and stall them long enough to escape. That way, you wouldn't have to rely as much on the limited number of manned starfighters and carriers the Alliance had.

[@StarWarsDidYouKnow]

Something that a few of my readers came up with during a discussion was that the reason they're taken into combat is because of those sensor jammers they carry being used to disrupt Imperial gunnery. It's an interesting idea to say the least and certainly just as plausible as the ones you've proposed here, I rather like the idea of them dropping explosive containers on Imperial targets though I admit.

[@Sowilo-Dagaz]

Gr-75. Cool ship. Also we have an ion cannon on Hoth, so dont worry about flying one towards any star destroyers..we have nearly infinite directions to flee, but we'll just fly right to 'em.

[@LoneWolf20213]

I would add some armor and length tot he ship to increase hull strength and shield strength with engine's added to its side to let it be around 600 MPH in atmosphere and be around 50 MGLT in space having a class 2 hyperdrive, and instead of increasing cargo capacity, it has power cell's to add weapon's such as 12 duel point defense laser cannon's, 2 Ion laser cannon's, and 2 proton torpedo port's with 6 torpedo's in each it has a modular form where some act as armor and troop carrier's, a medical bey, and an anti-starfighter variant that has only point defense weapon's against starfighter's basically, make them like the combat versions were made in empire at war

[@chrissonofpear1384]

50 MGLT is around 1436 G, I think.

[@aurorathearcticwolf4243]

4th variant: Gallofree Battleship (oversized GR-75 with DELETE EVERYTHING SUPERLASER!)

[@gnexjeff]

The most logical point for sending lightly armed cargo ships into the middle of a battle would be for electronic countermeasures. If equipped for that mission profile, they would be able to disrupt detection of and/or accuracy of enemy fire at Rebel ships.

[@Aurik-Kal-Durin]

The GR-75s used by Jinata Security had several laser cannon turrets attached to the hull, so the Rebel version could've had those as well.

[@aurorathearcticwolf4243]

the rebels are known for many things, Running away, Plot armor, modifying things, and being stupidly OP in Empire at War Forces of Corruption.....

[@guilhermevelhote5307]

@@aurorathearcticwolf4243 still not as broken as the consortium

[@aurorathearcticwolf4243]

Guilherme Velhote oh no

[@aurorathearcticwolf4243]

Guilherme Velhote the rebels are STUPIDLY OP like CR-90 beats the Crusader in a 1v1

[@ff75]

It was also used in battle for electronic warfare. They were used to jam the enemy and also helped with coordinating attacks amongst the squadrons of fighter

[@paristeta5483]

This is actually the best video yet and most other aren´t bad either ;). Fun Fact: In Real Life, Container Ship uses TEU = Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit. Twenty Foot is the standard size of a container an can have a max gross mass of about 24 Metric tons, so 19000/24 =791.Order66 TEUs, compared to 3,000- 14,500 of today´s large cargo ships (the big variance are because they need to fit into canals, and some don´t, so they can be bigger).

[@StuartLugsden]

The greatest ship in the Rebel Armada.

[@animegamesmoviesandotherst3037]

Great video, the GR-75 the Liberty ships, and Victory ship of the Rebels with out them they would have lost.

[@CHEF-55457]

For some reason, I feel like you could almost modify them into a starfighter carrier ship role. You just have to do some modifications to the cargo storage area.

[@CHEF-55457]

I got some ideas of how the Rebels could have use this thing... 1. If your a fan from Halo, (Master Chief) you will probably recognize this one... A rebel ODST Drop Pods 2. Modified into a LAAT/c role... The GR-75 can now carry AT-TEs for Boarding Imperial starships... 3. Cargo pods that can hold a Republic Interceptor TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank ready for deployment... ( This seems like the most terrifying aspect for any Imperial ground forces... Rebel reinforcements with some serious firepower... The Republic Interceptor TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank would probably have a reputation similar to the TIE Mauler's where it sparks fear among the enemy...) I think the Saber Tank's armament could potentially obliterate any Imperial ground forces...

[@larry-three8225]

During the Battle of Endor, they were used as Fireships.

[@bpora01]

The best explanation for these ships being in a battle is that they're operating as some sort of sensor jamming or electronic warfare ship

[@konstellashon1364]

And now I'm wondering if the ion cannon version would make a good flagship for a small pirate fleet. Maybe if the interior was modded to be a carrier for boarding shuttles and snub-fighters.

[@MrKarnator]

Have you done a vid of the ship at 1:36 the one at the bottom left? The class 4 transport is it called?

[@kevinowens8707]

Just a little food for thought... The GR-75's role in fleets appears to be that of a fleet support ship, assigned to a larger and more important target. To understand the GR-75's combat mission, we need to understand the ships that they were assigned to support. The MC-80 cruisers are a good example. If the original Legends canon is considered, the alliance did not have many capital ships that were purpose built warships. The original MC-80s were civilian liners which had been retrofitted and pressed into service when their Mon-Cal crews rebelled and defected to the Alliance. Since they weren't originally warships, we can assume that essential military equipment was probably jammed inside the hull wherever there was space. This type of modification would have been messy and inefficient due to the need to do it both quickly and with generally inadequate resources that could be "liberated" from legitimate sources. Additionally, there probably wouldn't have been room to get everything into a protected position inside the hull. These ships were going to have to face Victory, Imperial, and eventually Imperial II Star Destroyers in any major engagement, and be protected enough to survive the engagement. Enter the GR-75. As a dedicated cargo vessel, the GR-75 was not well suited to large scale combat, but when properly outfitted as an electronic warfare, signal jammer, or deflector screening ship, I feel that the GR-75 could have played an important role in protecting the larger ships. If you purpose built the cargo containers into ECM suites, capital decoys, Large scale deflector arrays, and power generators, a small screening force of GR-75s would effectively become "smart armor" for the ships that they were tasked with protecting. The ships could be deployed to provide additional protection for particularly vulnerable sections of the larger vessel, relying on the latter's firepower and their own enhanced defensive systems for survivability, and redeploying as required when the screening force lost a ship.

[@tobor88]

I cant help but speculate that a few of these where repurposed as dedicated hangers for starfighters. It just makes sense for a ship so large.

[@salvaged6153]

finally an expleantion why the rebels had these ships in battles without carrying any weapons

[@labmanatlarge]

4:26 Didn’t that explosive thing happen in star wars rebels?

[@evanhenderson1760]

It was mentioned in rebel files that they were used as fire support and they do have laser cannons so maybe anti-starfighter

[@neofulcrum5013]

This ship could use some upgrades to it. Though I will say using it for transport and even a fireship was quite smart.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah that ion cannon attachment was cool

[@mistermadmachine6311]

Liked the rebel paint job mod from battlefront

[@trajan74]

4:39 bottom right you can see the famous Battlestar Galactica.

[@CHEF-55457]

I got ideas for some uses for this vessel! Use it in the LAAT Carrier role of transporting vehicles around an an AT-TE walker getting dropped off on an enemy capital ship. Or, it's used as a heavy bomber like the MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 or as a minefield ship that can deploy mines to either trap TIE Fighters or to protect the fleet's flank...

[@corwinhyatt519]

Interesting adding the Gozanti in the comparison pics. Iirc, not sure about Canon but in Legends this holds true, the Gozanti "Cruiser" wasn't designed as a transport but as a convoy escort. Sort of an older, slower and smaller Imperial Lancer corvette since it was armed with mostly laser cannons. As an additional possible role in fleet actions, Electronic Warfare is a possibility.

[@BenMan8881]

I think I know another reason why it could be seen on the front lines in space battles. Damage sponges. It would draw fire away from more valuable warships, probably sacrificing itself to do so. But, that's still multiple shots that it stops from hitting the larger, more valuable ships.

[@horah12451]

I had the idea that they could be shield projectors as well- so like tugs floating close to the bigger ships to reinforce their shielding somehow...

[@porckchopz5680]

love how the standard starwars weight measurement is just a dewback.

[@davidstone326]

I get that its good for carrying cargo and supplies from planet to planet. As for a combat role I would like to think it also served as a multi role ship that refuels smaller fighters when needed, a light medical ship ( since they already distinguished which ship is a medical frigate) and of course to use its sensors/ jammers to act as a battle force multipler in their space battles. I think it would be most suited as a refueling ship in combat due to its thick armor/ sensor jammers to protect/ hide it also it was stated that it can carry fuel and quickly dock with other ships.

[@MrHoffie1]

I like the idea that the reason the rebels would bring these into battles like battle of endor. was to use them as target saturation. Like literal shields against ship fire. They were so cheap. They would easily be Droid controlled so no loss of life when they were destroyed.

[@mccarrollcraft743]

I know you uploaded this a while ago but I’m a little confused on were the cockpit is, I’ve figured it was the “command pod” but in Star Wars battlefront the command pod seems way to small to even hold a person, but in clone wars it appears that it is very large. If you know please tell me I never understood that.

[@rottenroads1982]

It only has a Few Laser Cannons, and it’s super slow. What you can do to turn a GR-75 into a fully reliable ship is by taking out that old Class 4 hyperdrive and adding in a much better class 3 to class 1 and adding extra laser cannons and an additional shield generator for good measure.

[@reginaldtyroneshort]

Please do the nova courier. Also you forgot the star fighter carrier variant which could hold up to 6 x-wings. I would’ve used the carrier variant to house 24 Tri droid star fighters.

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

I think these were modelled after the Liberty Ships that delivered supplies to England in WW2.

[@keybladegames_real]

I could never understand how in the old canon these were the troop transports before the U-wing. The U-wings made more sense. But seeing all the crates at the bottom made me wonder how troops were supposed to be shipped in there.

[@rednad6372]

I personally think they could modify the crane on the GR-75, maybe some magnetic clamps/adding or using another ship's track beam and use the supplies to repair damaged capitol ships and starfighters.

[@bornagaingeek7279]

Honestly, why couldn't those cargo containers be filled with anti Starfighter missiles? They could act like cheap vertical launch systems, as we see on modern warships. This would provide an effective area defence screen.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

The modules themselves could contain defensive equipment (such as additional shield generators or self-contained anti-star fighter blaster cannon turrets or missile launchers) or offensive equipment (such as a median turbolaser battery). It also seems like the modular racks could be replaced by starfighter launch racks. It seems like a couple squadrons of smaller star fighters, without hyperspace capabilities such as the Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter could fit in nicely and be launched both through the bow and the keel of the ship. This, of course would make launching the star fighters, once the theater is reached, extremely crucial as the star fighters would be very vulnerable to the destruction of this very weakly armed and armored ship. This carrier method would also go against the battle doctrine of the rebel alliance, which relied almost entirely on hyperspace-capable star fighters for quick hit-and-run attacks. Having to gather up the fighters before making the jump to hyperspace, at the end of the battle, would again make the whole operation very vulnerable.

[@voodooonevipersonstation663]

I feel like it’s combat roles where we’ll explained in this video but it could also have been fan anti fighter role/ fire absorption because of its rounded hull. You could make a massive shield of these things around a bomber squad do the ordinance could land without risk of loosing any bombers

[@komitadjie]

Almost anything with engines *should* be a very potent weapon. I wouldn't even bother loading the canisters with explosives, just fill 'em with duracrete or even just use metallic scrap. Anything dense. Then make a long run-up on sublight engines, and drop 'em all in a cluster as fast as you can cycle 'em out. It's gonna rain hard.

[@bakes1324]

The bomber role sounds awesome and pretty smart too even though the ship has weak armor m. Using them as troop carriers seems unlikely since rogue one introduced the u-wing

[@ZinXlX]

I sorta understand why they were pushed into front line combat by the Rebels. Simply put, they add more targets to shoot at by the enemy. If these things can attract fire from an ISD or a squadron of TIEs then its already fulfilling its role. The ship modifications also ensured that the Imperial captains or officers cannot ignore these ships since they are providing on field logistical support as well as rescue and repair of valuable rebel starfighters and pilots. It may too dangerous but for the Rebels theyd need every ship they can field for frontal assaults.

[@dmore454]

Recently i started wondering if they'd make good missile trucks - imagine replacing all those cargo containers with seeker missile boxes like the kind the Preventers use in one of the scenes in Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. Combine that with a squadron of Y-wings with datalink avionics/sensors upgrades to paint targets for the missiles, and you've got a relatively cheap way of spamming a capital ship engagement with Macross missile blossoms.

[@worldly8429]

i dont think they would do your idea of packing the containers with explosives if one container was hit the whole ship would explode

[@garettcastle2335]

Using some of the internal cargo space to mount anti starfighter cannons and use the ships as a pseudo screening or picket ship role like the CR80 and CR 90s would to help Capitol ships against fighters. Could help explain their presence during battles.