![]() ![]() The combination of sensitive controls, unmatched sublight thrust, manoeuverable weapon systems, advanced sensory and stealth packages, fragility, and the prominently exposed cockpit strains even the best pilot. ![]() However, this also present a number of challenges to pilots, requiring them to adjust two dorsal and two ventral stabilizer wings with great care, as even a minor turn could send the A-Wing into a massive spinout. ![]() The Event Horizon engines remain some of the most powerful sublight thrusters two decades past the A-Wing's creation and are linked to highly sensitive controls. Instead, the fighter was adapted for hit-and-run combat, sacrificing armor and shielding in favor of improving its speed and agility, which results in minor glancing blows potentially causing system malfunctions. The original intended function of the A-Wing was to serve as an escort for freighter convoys however, the exceptional capabilities of its twin Event Horizon engines could not be used to their maximum potential escorting bulky, slow transports. Like its Clone Wars predecessor, the ETA-2, the A-Wing requires pilots of exceptional skill to take full advantage of the vessel's speed and manoeuvrability. The RZ-1 A-Wing Interceptor is a piece of New Republic technology, known for having one of the fastest hyperspeeds available among unmodified starfighters. ![]()
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