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Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:01 pm
by Tyyr
It's really a kludge. The aft firing guns especially are horribly mounted with most of their effective arc blocked by the ship itself. It could likely be massaged into a much more intelligently designed shape. I hope whoever wrote up the in universe stuff on it includes some kind of rushed production idea.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:57 pm
by Deepcrush
I'm not sure anyone really knew what the hell they were doing with those things. The E-wing was meant to be a super fighter but failed. And the K-wing was just....
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:06 pm
by Tyyr
What kills me is that its fucking huge but no hyperdrive. Even the A wing has a hyperdrive. No warhead launchers either.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:13 pm
by Deepcrush
Tyyr wrote:What kills me is that its f***ing huge but no hyperdrive. Even the A wing has a hyperdrive. No warhead launchers either.
What, the K-wing???
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:23 pm
by Mark
The E wing reminds me of a Viper from BGG. The K wing just
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:28 pm
by Deepcrush
I'm guessing that a lot of the pilots felt that way about K-wing since it didn't seem to catch on.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:47 pm
by Captain Seafort
The latest update:
Nominated:
Eclipse-class
Acclamator-class
Pellaeon-class
E Wing
Home One
Ebon Hawk
Sovereign-class
Death Star
Slave I
MC90
A Wing
Aurek Fighter (KOTOR)
Interdictor-class Cruiser (KOTOR)
Ravager (KOTOR II)
Seconded:
Executor-class
Millennium Falcon
TIE Defender
Hammerhead-class Cruiser
Confirmed:
ISD
Venator-class
B Wing
X Wing
I'll leave this open for nominating/seconding until 1200 GMT on Saturday, then put the poll up.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:50 pm
by Nickswitz
I second Slave 1, I think that it's such a nice looking ship.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:02 pm
by Deepcrush
The confirmed list is a pretty good fleet mix on its own.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:42 pm
by Tyyr
Deepcrush wrote:Tyyr wrote:What kills me is that its f***ing huge but no hyperdrive. Even the A wing has a hyperdrive. No warhead launchers either.
What, the K-wing???
Yes.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:56 pm
by Deepcrush
Thats insane... if you're going to build a craft like that then forget to give it a way to get around.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:58 pm
by Panzer
Maybe they decided to employ some of the Empires ship designers...
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:02 pm
by Deepcrush
Doubtful... even the Empire was working on fighter designs that allowed the crew to survive. TIE Advanced and TIE Defender models for the start.
Just seems like a fluff writer that was missing out on some IQ points.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:04 pm
by Sionnach Glic
IIRC, most larger Imperial fighters/bombers had hyperdrives.
Re: Favorite Designs: Ships
Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:07 pm
by Deepcrush
So then why is it the the New Republic forgot this important fact...