This is something of a revisit i had from sometime back but with the caveat of lets say the era would span from the 1940's to 2016 in fighters, bombers and cargo type aircraft.
So my question would be with what is in x-wing now what ships would fit to what we know?
Would the millennium falcon be compared to a c-130 or no? if no what? or the classic x-wing a f-15?
Falcon would be more of a B-17 bomber with 360 machine gun coverage. TIE Fighters would be Mitsubishi Zeroes, X-wing P-51 Mustangs.
And just fill out the rest from there.
Well, the ARC-170 is no doubt a P-61 Black Widow without the tails. (My favorite WWII aircraft.)
A-Wing similar to the P-38 Lightning.
X-Wing = Curtis P-40 Warhawk
Y-Wing = Grumman TBF Avenger
B-Wing = Douglas A-1 Skyraider
E-Wing = P-51A Mustang
T-70 X-Wing = P-51D Mustang
ARC-170 = P-61 Black Widow
A-Wing = ??????
The K-wing reminds me of a B-29 super fortress.
The a mist hunter seems like a warthog and P-38 combined together.
The K-Wing looks more like an A-10 Warthog, to me...
Though, I do see the similarities in the tail section and engines with the G-1A Mist Hunter.
Edited by ArttemisYv-666 = C-130 or the plane from Tail Spin cause thats a party bus, spin it!
Firespray = AH-64 Apache
Edited by AdamGATX105I know they're not airplanes, but the Millennium Falcon is a souped-up semi trailer that regularly cruises into battle next to tanks and is somehow tougher, faster, and better armed than any of those tanks.
OK A-Wing WWII(late) F8F Bearcat or Spitfire. Modern F16
B-Wing WWII TBF Avenger Modern A10
T65 WWII F4F Hellcat P40 Modern F18/F4
T70 WWII P47 or F6F Modern F15/F14
E-wing WWII P51 Modern F22/F35
Y Wing WWII SBD Modern A6
K-Wing WWII Mosquito/F7F/P61 Modern F111 Mid between the 2 AD1 Skyraider
Arc170 WWII B25 Modern Tornado
YT1300 B26 Modern No real equivalent.
Phantom None Modern F117
A-Wing similar to the P-38 Lightning.
A-wing is more like a Spitfire. Fast attack that swarms, but can't really do anything to heavy armor.
I know they're not airplanes, but the Millennium Falcon is a souped-up semi trailer that regularly cruises into battle next to tanks and is somehow tougher, faster, and better armed than any of those tanks.
The Falcon is more like a Winnebago with wings.
A-Wing similar to the P-38 Lightning.
A-wing is more like a Spitfire. Fast attack that swarms, but can't really do anything to heavy armor.
Late model Spitfires with the 20mm cannon hit pretty hard.
The A-wing is an interceptor rather than an air (space) superiority fighter -- so P-38 is a good analogy.
A-Wing similar to the P-38 Lightning.
A-wing is more like a Spitfire. Fast attack that swarms, but can't really do anything to heavy armor.
Performance wise, you are probably right, I was thinking more of looks. Twin tails, twin engines spread wide with the cockpit in the middle.
The E-Wing looks the most like the German Me 262. And fits the profile of super expensive but advanced beyond most other fighters of the era.
Oh, and the German BV-141 would be a Jumpmaster, fitting the mission of reconnaissance. But it looks more like a B-Wing.
The E-Wing is clearly the F-35.
Super expensive
Multi role
Advanced interface (helmet/R7 Astromech)
Fails to work
The K-Wing looks more like an A-10 Warthog, to me...
Though, I do see the similarities in the tail section and engines with the G-1A Mist Hunter.
I love the K-wing because it reminds me so much of an A-10
The E-Wing is clearly the F-35.
Super expensive
Multi role
Advanced interface (helmet/R7 Astromech)
Fails to work
I was thinking more like the M3-A for the F-35. Big single engine, unreliable, over priced and no one wants to fly it. Though the E wing is very over priced like the F-35. Though the Me 262 does look like the Ewing, was way ahead of its time and ultimately made no difference.
Looking at these thread answers, looks like no one else in the world made fighters except for America...
Every time this kind of thread pops up, the same answers come. You still can't compare made up spaceships to aeroplanes that are 70 odd years old.
Gonna go Post WWII for this and stick to small ships
Rebels
X-wing: F-15, Older model that isn't perfect compared to it's younger brothers but still combat-ready.
A-wing: F-14, Really Fast and capable. Phenomenal interceptor
T-70: F-18, More expensive than a F-14 (for the most part) but can do A LOT. Fantastic Fighter and can be the back bone of air superiority
Y-wing: AC47, Cheap and old but scary as hell with the right guns on it.
B-wing: F-117, Not a perfect fit, looks tanky and indestructible until you focus on it.
K-wing: A-10, Have you seen the thing? Huge wing span, lots of armaments. It's an A-10
E-wing: F-22, Just too expensive with not enough options. Still the most advanced and most terrifying.
HWK290: Osprey, can't really keep up with a fighter, carries a lot of crew, can fight if it has to.
Z-95: F-4, Outclassed in every way but it's cheap and can still fight, just don't expect to win a fight with it alone.
Empire
Tie Fighter: MiG21, nothing fancy and real cheap. Still "capable" after all these years
S&V
I don't fly scum and villainy so I don't want to make a comparison.
I can already hear the complaints on the E-wing but seriously, If Squadron points weren't an issue the E-wing would see a lot more use.
Edited by MackaywarriorLooking at these thread answers, looks like no one else in the world made fighters except for America...
Every time this kind of thread pops up, the same answers come. You still can't compare made up spaceships to aeroplanes that are 70 odd years old.
Probably more of a "what's familiar" type of thing. I included a Soviet fighter lol
A-Wing similar to the P-38 Lightning.
A-wing is more like a Spitfire. Fast attack that swarms, but can't really do anything to heavy armor.
Late model Spitfires with the 20mm cannon hit pretty hard.
The A-wing is an interceptor rather than an air (space) superiority fighter -- so P-38 is a good analogy.
Except the P-38 was mostly used as a long-range fighter/interdictor, rather than as an interceptor.
I mean, what was it that intercepted German Bf-109s, Bf-110s, Ju-88s, and He-111s?
OK, that was mostly Hawker Hurricanes. But still.
If we're picking on basis of appearance, the Me-163 'Komet' is probably the best choice. Probably one of the best choices based on performance, too. I'd probably pick the P-39/P-63 for the A-wing. Keeps the A-wing's interceptor mission and it's temperamental nature.
The TIE Defender is the Me262.
The Falcon is an AC-47. Looks just like a regular military C-47 or commercial DC-3. Except for those three GAU-2/A miniguns.
I would say that the T-65 X-Wing is the Spitfire and the T-70 X-Wing is the Mustang.
Basic TIE Fighter is clearly part Bf-109, part Zero. TIE Interceptor is part Fw190, part Ki-61 "Tony". TIE Avenger is Fw190D.
The real question is... what starfighter is the Brewster Buffalo - the killingest fighter of WWII? Z-95? V-Wing? M-3A?
Edited by VigilA-Wing similar to the P-38 Lightning.
The A wing is a dog fighter, like the F-16 or spitfire or mustang. P-38 wasn't a good dog fighter when it came at turning at speed. Those dual engines meant it could climb better than anything else, could carry a lot of fuel so it could do bomber escort or fly long distances in the pacific and was an excellent dive bomber with the bomb carrying capacity to do real damage. It did pack a big punch and duel engines and armor kept it going after taking a few hits. The P-38 would be most similar to the hard hitting, supper armored and sluggish B-Wing rather than the zippy pea shooting A Wing.
Looking at these thread answers, looks like no one else in the world made fighters except for America...
Every time this kind of thread pops up, the same answers come. You still can't compare made up spaceships to aeroplanes that are 70 odd years old.
When it comes to military equipment, America makes A LOT of everything. What do you expect?
The reason for the comparison would be G.L. modeled the spaceship fights in starwars off of WWII aircraft combat footage and even used that footage in early drafts of the movie.
Example, the TIE fighter is the Zero. No armor (shields) with little care for the pilot, highly maneuverable, short range, and lightly armored. The X-Wing is the P53, armored and armed, fast and basically the hot rod you want to fly. And while I just said the P-38 was the B-wing, I believe it was the inspiration for the fighter/bomber y-wing.
This stuff probably can be googled and the true inspirations back in the mid-70s for the spaceships can be uncovered.
Edited by Mep