(Star Wars Ships) Is the RZ-2 A-Wing a PERFECT Interceptor?

The RZ-1 A-Wing used by the Rebel Alliance deserves respect, but if the RZ-2 A-Wing improved on everything, than could this be as close to filling it role as possible? Is the RZ-2 A-Wing an interceptor perfected? Find out how it compared to other Star Wars interceptors like the TIE Interceptor, the Eta-2, TIE Defender, and other ships like the TIE v/n Silencer and X-wing.
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[@elitelord5350]

I will always remember the first time I went Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World and everyone rushed to get a picture with the life size X-Wing and I was the only one at the A-Wing

[@johnbuczkowski5628]

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[@kraigisboss]

They make some of the best ships and vechicles

[@bigiron7500]

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[@helium-379]

Why conquer them? You already invested in them. You practically own part of them. Just buy them out entirely.

[@johnbuczkowski5628]

@@helium-379 Cuz then I can have them make whatever ships, vehicles and fighters that I want and need.

[@helium-379]

@@johnbuczkowski5628 you own their entire buisness when you buy their entire company. You can literally make them do whatever you want at that point and thry will not look at you as a fat ugly dictator.

[@chadkingoffuckmountain970]

Notably piloted by really pretty Extras who get killed way too early yet get their own hero in Battlefront II

[@evrint]

#lifegoals

[@user-Jay178]

Lol

[@andresgagge6977]

ooooh... so that's who that hero was supposed to be! Great the more you know

[@wilsthelimit]

Captain Fordo Yeahhhh, and she got less than a minute in the movie

[@demanischaffer]

I get they added her as a hero as a fill in But I don't understand why she got screen time and seemed important just to get killed off

[@Drakefance5]

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[@MetaNerdzLore]

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[@yodayoda1782]

How long did that post take??? Lol

[@Joe-re8uw]

Wow this changes everything!

[@Drakefance5]

@@yodayoda1782 Not long. Just started over a year ago. I just add a new line under each section whenever MetaNerdz measures a ship with something new.

[@mikeynewPFF]

someone give this guy youtube gold

[@inquisitorgarza312]

The A wing is by far my favorite star fighter, because it does its job well. To have a direct successor it’s is proof, shame we didn’t see more of it in the Last Jedi.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Agree

[@lordfrostwind3151]

It's a crying shame we didn't have nearly enough starfighter action in Last Jedi

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Here's hoping for B-Wing action too...

[@chrissonofpear1384]

New Haynes Rebel Starfighter book confirms new model Y-Wings too...

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

The A-wing seems like the perfect personal fighter. If you want your own personal ship, the A-wing is your best bet. I also think the N-1 Naboo starfighter fits that role well too.

[@Arashmickey]

"Dis crazy fish" XD You're right, Mon Mothma _is_ a fish!

[@fakenuke7487]

This one is epic, can't wait until you remaster the LAAT

[@LoneWolf20213]

and the AT-TE, and BARC speeder as well, I would love to see something like that, but also a upgrade series where Metanerdz take's ship's and vehicle's and describe upgrade's to help improve the ship's and vehicles

[@giantslayer9335]

FakeNuke TC16 it just needs a shield generator. That’s all

[@jamesricker3997]

Luke and his X-Wing still hold the pound for pound record

[@rebelappliance771]

I prefer the design of the RZ-2 over the RZ-1. I just like how it’s more sleeker than it’s predecessor.

[@thorshammer7883]

Between 3700BBY and 1000BBY in the Extended Universe did a dark age happen in the galaxy that would explain why technology didn't progress between the Great Galactic War and Clone Wars?

[@V2011F]

The Sith Wars, The Mandalorian Wars, The Jedi Civil War, The Return of the Sith Empire, and the Dark Brotherhood phase of the final Sith War scarred the galaxy to the point where entire planets were enslaved, decimated, glassed, and even destroyed caused a lot of problems, coupled with the fact that the Old Republic during this era of the force was extremely divided with planets just up and joining the Sith Empire if they felt that they could get more "benefits" from the other side. What's more, the galaxy was also divided culturally and technologically with Tatooine being just a mining outpost just before and during the time of Revan. Following the time of peace from 1000BBY to 22BBY, you have almost an entire millennium without the Sith openly declaring war on the galaxy every single time they gather an army, they were waiting until they had the ability to take control of the galaxy by subverting the power of the Jedi and using the new Clone Army to assert itself over its subjects. During this thousand-year "peace" (minor conflicts did rise up here and there though nowhere near as big as the Sith Wars or the Clone Wars) you had hyperspace lanes being charted on a larger scale that would help tie the galaxy together, technology would become far more advanced and trade would become the true powerhouse of this new era nor military might, this, of course, would lead to the events that laid the foundations for the Clone Wars so it was not all good. Simply put the constant fighting and divisions between the galaxy made it a semi-dark age that didn't halt technological advancement, but it did slow it down significantly. The holo battle maps you see in star wars battleships first came in use during the Mandolorian Wars and significantly helped turn the tides of battle.

[@demi-femme4821]

@@V2011F Basically: those motherfucking Force-users.

[@thorshammer7883]

@@V2011F Alot of those wars you mentioned appeared before the Great Galactic War though.

[@Gala-yp8nx]

All the Galaxy spanning Wars eventually resulted in a Galactic Dark Age from ~ 2000 BBY - 1000 BBY. During this period entire sectors were abandoned/depopulated and many planets outside the Core Worlds degraded to pre-spaceflight levels of technology. It got so bad, that the Republic collapsed in the second half of this period and many former member worlds became Protectorates of so called Jedi “Lords” in order to keep random warlords, the Hutts, and the Sith at bay.

[@watcherzero5256]

Technology was already pretty mature in the Star Wars universe so its been more a gradual miniaturisation rather than radical leaps in technology, the exceptions seems to be the mega engineering projects where they are simply building bigger but facing and solving the technological problems that come with scaling (for example using Kyber crystals in the Death Star superlaser)

[@robinvan1983]

You got to hand it to George, he actually selected new ships with all his movies... Disney seems to just tweak existing designs... It doesn't really force me to buy new models or toys because they look so simular to the starfighters of the original 3 movies

[@GAJake]

To be fair we do the same thing in real life. We’re still making a new F-15 variant.

[@jediknight2983]

My favorite interceptor is, of course, Droid Tri Fighter from CIS. I really like this interceptor (A-Wing), yes, but I vote for Tri Fighter.

[@brucechmiel7964]

Too bad Battlefront 2 screwed with them. The heavy cannon is hot garbage and there are no Buzz Droid missiles.

[@link107]

I can't remember where exactly, I think it was in one of the Rogue Squadron books, but Leia Organa once described the [RZ-1] A-Wing as "nothing more that a pair of thrusters with some weapons and a pilot hooked on them". So Improving from that shouldn't be exactly hard...

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Lol true

[@TyphoonSignal10]

Is that not what an interceptor is supposed to be?

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

A-wing = rebel TIE

[@andrasafirgemintang3028]

Lord Solar Matthius at least the it has shields unlike the Tie

[@demanischaffer]

I always thought of the A-Wing as the Starwars version of the US F-16, a lightweight fighter meant for dogfighting

[@theangryMD]

in the video game 'x-wing' the a-wing was slotted as an interceptor, most ship stats and roles we use now come from those games from the mid-late 90s.

[@demanischaffer]

@@khadenallast4495 I mean the original requirements for the F-16 had it as a light dayfighter that could carry air to ground munitions however besides that not much else, it wasn't till later versions where the F-16 was capable of even using AIM7's The A-Wing is sorta similar to the early F-16 requirements

[@chrissonofpear1384]

A reliable conversion of MGLT (from X-Wing games) to other speed ratings, and G ratings, does not yet fully exist. But the new Haynes guide to TIE Fighters does offer rough matches.

[@Riceball01]

I'd say that it's more the Star Wars equivalent of the old F-104, or most of the other Century Series fighters, with the notable exception of the F-105, in that it was designed as an interceptor. Something meant to go very fast, but not necessarily be able to maneuver that well, and intercept enemy bombers as soon as possible and as far away from their intended target as possible.

[@robertharris6092]

@@theangryMD its in no way a interceptor... its a heavy fighter like the arc-170. Interceptors need to be as agile as possible. IE the tie intercepter.

[@MegaRetroRocket]

Excellent video as always, on my favorite series of ships! Always loved the A-wing's design.

[@LoneWolf20213]

now we're talking, I see almost nothing wrong with this ship, but where's the Astromech, that's my only complaint

[@welkingunther5417]

Yeah, that's more or less the only con I can see, since an astromech would help very much.

[@casbot71]

@@khadenallast4495 The guns swiveling would still have the advantage that when you have a fighter on your six, you can give yourself covering fire as you try to evade. It would be a pain lining up for a shot on one as it's spraying fire behind it (wild maneuvering on the A-Wings part would make the shots go everywhere). As for the supplies, maybe it's a _nice soft crash landing??_ Like say into a swamp. Although I would redesign it so the consumables could be accessed by the pilot while in the cockpit, for mid flight snacks on long recon missions. Nothing worse than going into a space battle with low blood sugar.… …

[@KuraIthys]

It's hardly a flaw in space fighters that the guns aren't turreted. Rather it's a flaw in science fiction to think that a space fighter has to fly the direction it's nose is pointed. Which is in no way true in space. Though, once you invoke realism the entire concept of a starfighter becomes truly ludicrous. Hell, space battles in general are an absurdity given real physics. But starfighters in particular make no sense. Not even slightly. So merely HAVING starfighters in your setting is a massive contrivance. Why sweat the details when the basic premise is already so ridiculous?

[@cherrypoptart2001]

I remember how OP the primary lasers was in battlefront2 2005. The rate of fire was amazing for defending the frigates that the CIS used to bomb at the start(the bomber that was grevious ship from rots)

[@user-tx6en4uv9y]

I hate to be that guy, especially this late, but, without mods, I don't think that is possible. In SWBF2 2005 you can only fight the empire with the A wing, eras are simple not cross compatible.

[@TuckBolt]

"Nearly a whole wookie shorter." Can I just say that I /love/ your methods of measurement on this channel? You're great.

[@robflanagan6469]

Huh, I never realized Kuat was still in business after the empire.

[@donpula6349]

It is. It still an essential & important Galactic ship industry to all planetary nations especially to both sides.

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

Im happy in rise of skywalker that y wing and b wing are coming back along with the Corolilian Corvette.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah I think it'll be a bunch of allies

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

@@MetaNerdzLore would be sweet bonus if we saw Chiss Ascendancy come in too.

[@user-Jay178]

@@josephquinnswolin3500 casual viewers would be confused

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

@@user-Jay178 dont worry we wing.

[@Chino56751]

Frankly, the ships are the only good thing ( and even that's a stretch ) about Rise of Skywalker

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

I'm surprised that this A-Wing is smaller than the older model. Hope to see whichever A-Wing model is in the movie. If you haven't done it, can you do one of the Doomgiver from Jedi Outcast game, please & thank you.

[@ronaldbrown5991]

I'll buy two if you will throw in that cute pilot at the beginning 😍

[@MediumRareOpinions]

I can't be the only one disappointed she didn't get a bigger role?

[@ronaldbrown5991]

@@MediumRareOpinions no alot of people were . My goodness she's so cute 😍

[@casbot71]

Hermione Corfield if you're interested.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@casbot71 Sweet Spaghetti, she's HOT!

[@SirMattomaton]

Yep. The character Tallie Lintra, and the actress Hermione Corfield, got cheated by Rian Johnson's failure.

[@pseudonym9599]

I do love the A-wing. Glad Lord Mouse got smart enough to put shields on them again.

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

It should also be noted that new Jedi loved the A-wing. And for good reason. It’s basically the closest thing to being the old Delta 7 Jedi interceptor. Most pilots never took this thing or even the old A-wing to its top speed because there it gets very unwieldy and hard to control. But it’s easy to see a Jedi stripping this thing down and being able to take it beyond even its rated top speed and relying upon the Force rather than computers and repulser thrusters. In the New Republic, this thing is basically the old Delta 7 Jedi interceptor, but arguably better and in a sleeker profile.

[@FireheartSamurai]

I’m starting to like the RZ-2 over the RZ-1 due to the advancements of technology the RZ- had over its predecessor. I think the remnants of the NR Fleet have the RZ-2 Awings but idk if they’ll help out the Resistance, they might but who knows. I think Leila’s allies probably has some warships with starfighters like the RZ-2 Awing with them.

[@darykeng]

I only hope they would show Starhawks in action and cinema version of T-85 X-wings

[@paulsteinhauser434]

The RZ-2 may be an upgrade over the RZ-1 but both ships have a hyperdrive, but imagine a V-wing and a Tri-fighter with a hyperdrive. Either way the interceptors of the light side always think of multitasking.

[@dracosdiabolis1769]

the V-Wings did have hyperdrives, …. well the ones that were the personal escort to the Palpatine. But the V-Wings were little beasts of a ship.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

why give a defensive ship hyperdrive? it increases costs and takes up internal space. only factions that lack resources (for mobel hangers) would want to give interceptors hyperdrives.

[@VinceYT2408]

What matters, when we're talking about an interceptor, is the speed, range and weaponry. A-Wing of the Reb' era is fast and does have missiles : a perfect interceptor to wipe some enemy squadrons far away from the mother ship. It's the kind of starfighter that you'll keep in reserve and use to quickly intervene where it is the most needed. Maneuverability doesn't even matter much.

[@sirbronc6218]

Your measurement system gets me every time xD

[@jeffreycarman2185]

I need to watch those old cartoons! The A-wing is great! I didn’t know the follow-up A-wing was so much smaller than the OT A-wing.

[@mw3gamerdude01]

I mean just look at Tallie, yes it’s perfection

[@apilolomi4354]

So true

[@k-874]

8:06 Me and the bois leaving Area 51 with our new toys!

[@nicoaicher7864]

In my opinion the tri Droid star fighter is the best interceptor

[@danielfoster3813]

I've missed your ship breakdowns and their size comparisons. Here, here.

[@maestro-zq8gu]

1:40 that is a truly great picture lol.

[@tonyjackson7122]

The A Wing is one of my favorite designs. It's a knife. You have to keep it sharp to cut.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Thought's on the A-Wing's intended size? Mistakes in model scaling have been made before, in converting to metres. And with the Executor, most famously. If it was not in 1/16 scale (60 cm model) then the A-Wing is NOT 9.6 metres long, and the pilot fits more snugly as seen...

[@kilokilo9034]

Sooooo close to a 100k, let’s get it!!!!!!❤️ Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@hugovankeulen5115]

I wanna see this thing against the tie defender

[@reginaldtyroneshort]

In Legends one of the main reasons the RA won so many dogfights was because of their shields. Their was no purpose for Disney to change that in canon.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

I assume some got them added later.

[@reginaldtyroneshort]

chris sonofpear1 the r-22 already had shields and armor. Disney is pretty much saying the RA was acting like the Empire which had unlimited resources and pilots. The fighters and pilots were to valuable to be treated as if they were disposable.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

Depend's who's saying what. We have Pablo Hidalgo and Dan Wallace working on reference books, several other reference books, novels, behind the scenes, the Story Group... One hand may not always spot the action of another, or intend a consistent agenda over tech.

[@reginaldtyroneshort]

chris sonofpear1 the origin and capabilities of the a-wings were well established any alterations would be pointless.

[@thorshammer7883]

If you were to bring back the Extended Universe what would be one thing you would change to make it better? It was me I would decanonize Swtor and instead have Kotor 3 happen and be about 5-10 years after Kotor 2 and have the old Sith Empire invade the Old Republic at that time. Then I would add more content between 3900BBY-1000BBY where there's more wars, society breakdowns, plagues, and dark ages to help explain why technology doesn't really progress much in the Extended Universe period of the Old Republic to Clone Wars.

[@lordfrostwind3151]

There are some parts of SWTOR I would love to see broken out, particularly the Sith Warrior and Imperial Agent stories, and then they could be greatly expanded.

[@Gala-yp8nx]

If the Old Republic era were to be brought back into canon, I’d personally do a time crunch from 3000 BBY to 1000 BBY to bring Tales of the Jedi, KOTOR 1&2, and SWTOR 2000 years closer to the events of the Original Trilogy. Maybe also establish an official in-universe calendar for the sake of both the writers and fans.

[@libre2726]

Hmm. Shrunk a Wookiee squared. Chewbacca: * laughing in Wookiee *

[@MrGabrielJude]

I always liked the B-wing of all of them

[@dracosdiabolis1769]

years ago while playing in a SW RPG game, I played a doros outlaw tech. lmao, he was a bit of a "Red Neck" (Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor attitude, but spoke like Larry the Cable Guy) and boosted the shields, engines moved a few things around, and managed to install a droid socket..... but the crowning achivment was moving the ball turrets on the sides of the ship, getting them to work together for left right up down, and installed a quad cannon, with a 360 degree arc. lol, and the droid was programed to be a gunner. lol, my GM hated me. outrunning the tie fighters and able to shoot them on the run. lol, I really miss that RZ-2

[@V2011F]

I just want to say the Legends A-Wings are far superior to the Disney version as they had all the speed in the galaxy and while didn't have a thick of armor as the X or Y-Wings they did have decent shields and armaments that made them better than what Disney has given us. Also, the swivel joint thing for the A-Wing is not new that was Legends as well, while not able to go full 180 or 360 it still had a decent range of adjustable fire that allows the fighter to shoot at ships just above its stationary gun position.

[@dat581]

Valrock Mograth Exactly. Disney suck for changing the RZ-1’s specs and back story.

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@dat581 should've simply left the stats alone.

[@skuylerknisely404]

I thought for sure they were bigger than the original A-Wing

[@chrissonofpear1384]

The size of the A-Wing is messy. 60 cm model scale suggests 9.6 metres long, but the cockpit size and the man in it suggest much smaller. This version is sort of midway looking.

[@LSSD1292]

Did someone else noticed that there are b wings in the the picture that shows a squadron of resistance fighters from the rise of Skywalker in the d23 trailer?

[@chrissonofpear1384]

We did indeed. Hoping they do something.

[@scambroselauntrellus3681]

RZ-1 was always my favorite, seeing it be essentially perfected was the only smile that Ep. 8 put on my face.

[@nguyenhoangan-matt]

I just notice that the blue version of the rz-2 a-wing has two red stripe on the right of the ship (pilot's view), does that indicate number of kills (because it does not appear in other rz-2 a-wing paint scheme) or is it just for decorative purpose.

[@ajalpha3409]

Wanna know what gets me thinking when they miss their shots in space wouldn't that bolt go on forever? So you would be flying around and get hit by a bolt shot from the clone wars

[@jameslabas7589]

These videos are great don't get me wrong it's really informative, but wookie is a type of measurement. And I want that to be in Rise of Skywalker

[@KatrinaLeFaye]

I love the Return of the Jedi / Droids A-Wing, it was in no way standardized though, to the point of even at least one having wood panels.

[@johannes7185]

This ship Looks beyond awsome

[@suber121]

Resitance : the first order doesn't have tie interceptor we have an advantage Major vonreg : hold my beer

[@ascendant2-7]

I think the A-Wings in the RofS trailer are RZ-1's cause they to T H I C C to be RZ-2's.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Lol true

[@MegaRetroRocket]

I love me a T H I C C A-wing...

[@Gala-yp8nx]

Or they’re a heavier variant.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

We definitely see an RZ-2 over the desert in trailer 1 though?

[@ascendant2-7]

@@chrissonofpear1384 we could get a mix of both A-wings in the movie. Now I'm REAL excited!

[@rufflin5168]

Please do the T-70 and T-85 X-Wings please, love your videos

[@Tomydirium]

+1, but we know very little about T-85. Crew still has not decided what the panels before wings do :P In Z-95 they were for air intake, but it's closed in T-85. Torpedoe launcher? I suppose, but we still are not sure

[@rufflin5168]

@@Tomydirium true, so then just the T-70 X-Wing

[@Tomydirium]

@@rufflin5168 For sure it's a good idea! :) I hope to see T-85 in Episode IX, but they are not visible in the trailer

[@rufflin5168]

@@Tomydirium true it would be cool

[@rufflin5168]

@@Tomydirium he could also do a new b-wing video about the b-wing

[@macwelch8599]

Ya know how this trilogy would’ve been more interesting? Canonized Army Of Light vs Brotherhood Of Darkness War

[@schiefer1103]

Ahem. I kinda think if I were in the new republic navy/the resistance, I'd prefer to not pilot the RZ-2, because whilste it is smaller and technically superior, it's missing some pretty important things, due to it being smaller. For example, if these tech advances had been used in a ship the same size as the RZ-1, I'm relatively sure it would have gotten better shields, engines, weapons, and a BB-series Astromech slot. Of course, it's still better than a TIE, but then again the missing astromech is what made the RZ-1 so difficult to fly compared to the T65b X-Wing. I also think that the trainer version of the RZ-1 could have been refitted with an astromech slot in place of the seat, but I digress.

[@user-Jay178]

Great video and I hope that the y wing and b wing have differences.

[@MetaNerdzLore]

Yeah I have to do updated vids on those soon

[@joerobo682]

glad someone noticed the weapon's everyone was using were operating like plasma weapons and not lasers. lasers don't make noise when shot and use a beam of of light that is rarely visible. plasma weapons for a plasma bullet that is visible and make noise.

[@aaronsines1961]

According to Rian Johnson they’re no better than a paper airplane, much like the “bombers”. They all get shredded in TLJ, the only movie they really appear in.

[@valravnsshadow9422]

You haven't seen the last of... *KYBO REN!*

[@nutelak-nv2zw]

you don't tell me that rz-2 is smaller than rz-1 Just look at cockpit compared to 2 and compared to 1. rz-2 must be longer, this just dosen't make sense to me. If you can, can you please explain it to me?

[@MetaNerdzLore]

I did on screen when the size part starts. I agree with u but that's what it says

[@nutelak-nv2zw]

@@MetaNerdzLoreI totally missed that cuz I was comparing the two fighters, But I guess that's fair. We should not question the all power disney.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

It could be a mistake in model scales, converting 60 cm model to 1/16 scale. Others online have estimated as small as 4.8 metres!

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

In Lore: One of the most advanced fighters in the Rebel Alliance's naval arsenal. In (classic) Battlefront 2: *Actual paper maché*

[@evrint]

A rousing tale of a reject becoming a great hero.

[@sadlerbw9]

Not sure about that pound-for-pound takedown champion comment. Pretty sure there is a farm boy with an X-wing that might have something to say about that. For that matter, there is a modified YT-1300 and it's wingman that might be in the running as well, as they managed to blow up the thing that SSD crashed into!

[@Vipre-]

Wouldn't the record go to Poe, he technically took out a planet.

[@sadlerbw9]

Interesting point, but it raises the question: do we count the entire planet as part of the takedown? I kinda feel like most of the planet was just along for the ride, so Poe shouldn't get to count the mass of the whole thing!

[@Vipre-]

Same could be said of any of them though, the a-wing really only took out the bridge, Luke and Lando only really took out the reactor, the rest of the mass was just along for the ride.

[@gopherdude8814]

Remember,hold that tight formation

[@scelonferdi]

Huh, I always understood it that way: The unmodified version is the one we see in rebels and the stripped one is the version we se in RotJ.

[@index7787]

We need "a wookiee for scale" t-shirts with a wookiee holding a banana. (Banana for scale reference)

[@robertharris6092]

If youre trying to be as agile as possible to the point your flying paper armor that just means the shield would be exponentially more useful. Since youll have more time between getting shot ideally.

[@defensivekobra3873]

Oh i do love m'self an Good heat shield ram, the enemy things you're done and BAM an star destroyer bridge is taken down

[@Filipekos071]

A-wing Pilot: 1 imperial star destroyer is coming out of hyperspace General: Where? A-Wing Pilot: well, agressive recon

[@miso_to_zari]

Ah yes the a-wing I've gotten more kills with that thing than I will ever get with any unit in galactic assault

[@darthnegrus9255]

Your shit is so clean... like Eckharts ladder, but a little more upbeat. Sort of like Generation Tech keep it up

[@paristeta5483]

Since the Original A-Wing Size is a matter of discussion (see here: www.rebelscale.com/scale-lists/star-wars-size-analyses/a-wing-size/ ) why should it be different for the newer one...

[@DeshraD]

Many RZ-1As could fire in 360 degrees. They were modified to do so, including rear fire but were prone to jamming. It’s not that they didn’t have the ability on many, just not as well implemented as the rz-2a.

[@g.thomas.utech.ii.0711]

@MetaNerdzLore there is a Blue RZ-2 A-wing that lands in The Rise of Skywalker, not just in the trailer. It is near the very end after the StarDestroyer is seen plunging into the planet. RE: 2:06.36 (as watched on Disney+ streaming) I couldn't find any reference to this on any wiki sites or other fan sites. Correct me if I'm wrong 🙃 MTFBWY.

[@daviddent5662]

When this chick I knew told me her top Rebel character used an A-Wing I used to laugh a bit. Honestly never given them much credit.But it does seem, with some modification and greart pilot, you can make a pretty descent war machine out of it! I particularly have to give it that it's insanely smart to protect the engine and pilot as without either most fighters are literally dead or dead in the water. It also makes a bit of sense. Seriously why is this the only example in any Starfighter based series I've ever seen somebody state you needed a triforce over your VIP parts of the Starfighter?! TuT I'll have to apologize that that crazy green skinned girl when I'm not playing on the side of the Empire. Excellent video!

[@bundleoffuck2986]

For some reason, in subtitles, russian is auto generated

[@swanurine]

The only unit of length I use now are wookies

[@ace_does_internet_stuff1817]

My favourite is still the eta2. Like it’s just amazing. But I love the a wing so much too. Both are the best star fighters or their respective eras. And v wings are great too.

[@dat581]

Stupid Disney changing the A-Wing. It always had shields and twelve concussion missiles! They were never stripped out. It was designed after the battle of Yavin because the X-Wing couldn’t out run TIEs without shunting energy from shields into engines.

[@luckyfan8974]

I'm with you there. I don't like most of Disney's meddling, nor do I think they know what they are doing. The Tie Striker, for instance, makes no sense at all. It is cheaper than the Tie Fighter, but somehow packs in so much stuff that the Tie Fighter lacks.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

I assume they were modified several times. I don't see the Striker being cheaper, but it's not a bad design. Various stuff is recycled from other sources, but sources could vary in how they presented cost and statistics.

[@luckyfan8974]

@@chrissonofpear1384 I used the wiki as reference, which puts the Striker's price at 50,000 credits versus the 60,000 of the Tie Fighter. I love the Striker's design, but I just find its cost versus its features to be illogical.

[@tallielintra4177]

@@luckyfan8974 That's why we don't see the Striker other than in Rogue One. The empire rejects or makes limited copies of ships it doesn't like. Versatility is frowned upon in the empire, rather, it likes to use its assortment of specialized ships.

[@deadshot5007]

I really like the design

[@darrenbutler9819]

In SW game, love playing as the hero a-wing cause it's difficult to tell if it's a normal one or hero.

[@ryanevans371]

I know what you meant, and understand how it would actually work physically, but saying "the repulsors would push off of space..." was still an extremely weird start to that sentence.

[@beholder9]

....but how many zillow beasts, Krayt dragons, and AT-STs comprise it's length? That information has to be included in every video!

[@fedorpavlovic]

Can you please do TIE Echelon assault shuttle full breakdown?

[@princeofpokemon2934]

If I remember correctly, only ace Pilots in the Rebellion could handle the A-wing. That's because the A-wing prioritizes speed above everything else.

[@holeshotshane6344]

Speed of sound is roughly around 670mph depending on altitude

Modernized A-wings and Y-wings are awesome...

[@ix8750]

If I lived in the Starwars universe I'd like to build my own version with a more powerful engine and fusion reactor, but remove the concussion missile launchers to create space for an astromech and hopefully a deflector sheild, while replacing the swivel mounted laser cannons for Gimbal mounted Ion cannons. 💗

[@RazielTheLost]

The only thing they needed to do to make the original A-wing perfect was give it more powerful or more efficient power plant and putting that extra power into a deflector at least 3 times as strong. The biggest weakness of the original A-wing was its sacrifices of protection for amazing high speed and maneuverability, if you shored up its defensive capabilities you could plug that hole. Of course making a brand new type of A-wing that is more powerful overall in its initial design is great too, but that process is expensive and the ship will cost more than just an upgrade to its weakest point

[@nobody46820]

Was always my favorite from the get go!

[@alexitrinune]

Kuat weapons beat Kuat weapons..... *KDY awards itself*

[@evankalmokoff6401]

Can you please do a video on mister Bones the b1 battle droid

[@nucleartoasteroven6986]

I love the a wing in battlefront 1&2

[@greyhunter3271]

The SSD being taken out by a Awing crash is hands down the most rediculus thing ive ever seen in a sci-fi film.

[@eneasss2673]

Were almost there to 1mil. Love the video.

[@k-874]

*Not if it's durability is the same as a TIE-fighter*

[@OmniRadio]

Americans : This is half of a half of a football field!! Star wars fans : This the size of 1 fully gown momma WOOKIE

[@rosiehawtrey]

RZ2 - Because you're worth it.. 😂😂