53 minutes ago, DeathstarII said:

Still killed almost an entire squadron on his own

Yup it was one of the best little moments in the film IMO.

1 hour ago, Joe Boss Red Seven said:

Ten...

I must have miss counted. Oops.

the second and third times I saw it in theaters I tried counting and still got it wrong I guess.

Just now, GrimmyV said:

I must have miss counted. Oops.

How dare you make mistakes up on here in public and such... HOW DARE YOU... I Sez!

11 hours ago, GrimmyV said:

Just for the record Poe shot down 11 TIEs in a row in the famous 'That's one helluva pilot!' scene.

legends states that the DS only launched one squadron (presumed to be 12) plus Vade and his wingmen.

10 hours ago, Joe Boss Red Seven said:

Ten...

Pilot Skill 8. Wedge got a TIE Fighter, a swarm of interceptors, and an AT-AT.

double post

WTF?

18 hours ago, AllWingsStandyingBy said:

Yet, despite three Star destroyers with their alleged 210+ TIE Fighters, only send four TIE fighters after the Falcon

Makes sense to me. They wanted to capture the Flacon not destroy it. If they had deployed there full complement of TIEs what would happen if the Falcon went into hyperspace... it would take ages to call in all your fighters before you could pursue. For once competent Imperial tactics. Harass your target with minimum force hoping to move them into position for a tractor beam from the Star Destroyers.

Plus no CGI when Empire was made

7 hours ago, Sasajak said:

Makes sense to me. They wanted to capture the Flacon not destroy it. If they had deployed there full complement of TIEs what would happen if the Falcon went into hyperspace... it would take ages to call in all your fighters before you could pursue. For once competent Imperial tactics. Harass your target with minimum force hoping to move them into position for a tractor beam from the Star Destroyers.

Plus no CGI when Empire was made

Hmm, maybe. Pretty sure they wouldn't have been dropping proton bombs randomly onto the Big One asteroid if they weren't willing to accept the possibility of a destroyed Falcon .

On 2017-04-28 at 8:11 PM, MaxPower said:

Just saying: Chaser was present, and indeed shot down by wedge, during the battle of yavin.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cartha

FFG put it also on his pilot card.

On 4/28/2017 at 11:13 AM, Darth Meanie said:

Finally I have a TV+DVD player in home after 5 years of abstinence. No better way to get back into it than watching Rogue One, IV, V, and VI in a row.

Since I just learned that we have the actual composition of the force that assaulted the DS, here it is:

DEATH STAR ASSAULT

820 points

PILOTS

“Dutch” Vander (30)
Y-Wing (23), BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0), R2 Astromech (1), Proton Torpedoes (4), Extra Munitions (2)

Gold Squadron Pilot (25) x 7
Y-Wing (18), BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0), R2 Astromech (1), Extra Munitions (2), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Wedge Antilles (34)
X-Wing (29), R2 Astromech (1), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Luke Skywalker (36)
X-Wing (28), R2-D2 (4), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Jek Porkins (31)
X-Wing (26), R2 Astromech (1), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Biggs Darklighter (30)
X-Wing (25), R2 Astromech (1), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Red Squadron Pilot (28) x 8
X-Wing (23), R2 Astromech (1), Proton Torpedoes (4)

Rookie Pilot (26) x 10
X-Wing (21), R2 Astromech (1), Proton Torpedoes (4)

We need a LOT of named pilots, yet, OTOH. . .

This might interest you...it was my take above for the battle above DS trench