Fleet Status:Core Access
T-65C A2 X-Wing
Manufacturer - Incom Corp. Combat Designation - Space Superiority Fighter Crew - One pilot One astromech droid Power System - Novaldex O4-Z cryogenic power cells and Ionization reactor Propulsion System - Four Incom 4j.4 fusial thrust engines (rated at 300KTU) Flight Control System - Torplex Rq8.Y flight control avionics package Navigation - One astromech droid (usually an R2 unit) (Carried in a patch-in cradle behind the cockpit) Hyperdrive - Incom Gbk-585 motivator drive unit Sensor Systems - Fabritech ANS-5d unit with LR Phased Tachyon Detection Array (PA-9r) SR Primary Threat Analysis Grid (PG-7u) Taregeting Computer - Fabritech ANq 3.6 tracking computer with IN-344-B "Sightline" holographic imaging system Weapons - Four Taim & Bak IX4 laser cannons (single fir or fire-linked) Two Krupx MG7 proton torpedo launchers (three torpedos each) Defense - Forward / rear projecting Chempat shields (rated at 50 SBD) Titanium alloy hull (rated at 20 RU) Speed - 100 MGLT Accelleration - 16 MGLT/second Manueverability - 75 DFF Lasers - Quad Lasers Standard Warhead Load - 8 Shield Rating - 50 SBD Hull Rating - 20 RU Description - Space superiority fighter. Excellent multi-role craft. Since introduction it has become the mainstay fighter of the Rebel Fleet. First choice of fighter for Rogue Squadron, the elite fighter unit of the Rebels. Carrys a generous payload and good shields. The X-wing fighter is the ship most commonly associated with the Rebel Alliance. The Alliance was very fortunate to acquire this incredible starfighter. Shortly before the Emperor seized total control, the designers at Incom, disgusted with Incom's growing Imperial loyalty, stole the plans and working prototypes of the X-wing and defected to the Alliance. The X-wing's actual name is the T-65 Space Superiority Fighter, but the Rebels, following the tradition begun by the Y-wing fighter, dubbed it the "X-wing" due to its distinctive S-Foil positioning. The S-Foils, normally closed during hyperspace or atmospheric flight, open into an "X" during combat. This positioning increases the target range of the ship's lasers. The X-wing is also called a "snub fighter". The X-wing is probably the Alliance's best, most reliable starfighter. Its shields and hull are sturdy enough to withstand several hits, and its four laser cannons and two proton torpedo launchers give it ample firepower to deal with enemy fighters and capital ships alike. The inclusion of an astromech droid makes onboard repairs possible, even during battle. Several times during the Battle of Yavin Artoo-Detoo made minor corrections aboard Red 5, Luke Skywalker's X-wing. The X-wing's one drawback is its lack of ion cannons, which limits its usefulness in capture operations. Its manueverability and toughness more than make up for this, however, making this ship a favourite among Rebel pilots. In the Battle of Yavin, Red Squadron flew X-wings against the Death Star to provide cover fire for the Y-wings. It was in an X-wing that Luke Skywalker fired the proton torpedoes that destroyed the Death Star. Wedge Antilles piloted an X-wing when he helped to destroy the second Death Star in the Battle of Endor. All the members of Rogue Squadron, the famed group of elite fighter pilots serving under the Rebellion (and then the New Republic), chose to fly X-wings even after the advent of more technologically advanced starfighters, such as the A-wing, B-wing, and T-wing.
