Comments on Profile Post by upsurge

Hell, glue an escort carrier and a lancer frigate to it's sides and it's the strongest thing in galactic history.

That just gave me a weird mental image.

Speaking of perfect capital ships: Eckhartsladder keeps going on about how this thing is the perfect Star Wars dreadnought:



I actually agree. It's actually very intelligently designed by Star Wars capital ship standards. The most intelligently designed dreadnought for sure.

Oh yeah, I love the Bellator. Mostly because of it kicking ass in Thrawns Revenge, and looking awesome.

It's really the only dreadnought I myself like. Like Thrawn, I'd prefer a flexible fleet of smaller warships. That being said, if I had to have dreadnoughts to kick some ass in a big Star Wars space battle, I'd take nothing other than the Bellator. Every other dreadnought just has too many glaring weaknesses.

I was re-reading the Blade Squadron short stories. I never realized how the X-wing and A-wing are versatile both by themselves and when paired with something else with a dedicated role.

Battle of Endor: A-wings + Y-wings = Your battle station is going to have a bad time.

Battle for Kuat Drive Yards: X-wings + B-wings = Your shipyards are going to have a bad time.

To me the perfect fleet is a mix of Venators, ISDIIs, Victories, and assorted support like Lancers etc. The Bellator could fit in happily as a bulwark ship to distract dumb captains willing to hit it. Mostly Rebel starsfighters but replace Y-Wings with Arc-170s for the added survivability and fighting power.