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• X-Wing
• Advanced X-Wing (Heavy)

X-Wing
Incom Corporation T-65 X-Wing Space Superiority Fighter

The X-wing is among the most advanced single-pilot starfighter ever produced. The starfighter receives its name from its double-layered wings, which separate into an "X" formation during combat to increase the craft’s field of fire. Each wing is armed with a high-powered laser cannon and accurate proton torpedo launchers. Although the X-wing is designed for just one pilot and no passengers, the X-wing jockey is never truly alone thanks to the astromech socket located behind the cockpit. One of the X-wing's greatest assets is its durability: the fighter's reinforced titanium alloy hull, deflector shield projectors, and transparisteel canopy ensure that it can withstand several hits without suffering serious damage. The X-wing’s history is nearly as important as its capabilities. Designed by Incom Corporation in the early days of the Empire, the X-wing schematics found their way into Rebel hands when several Incom engineers defected to the Alliance. The Rebels began producing the X-wings in modest numbers and the vehicle has quickly become one the most important weapons in the Alliance arsenal.

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Advanced X-Wing (Heavy)
X-Wing with cross-body strakes

The Rebel Alliance engineers, while less well-equipped, are equally as innovative as their Imperial counterparts. Because they are forced to do more with less, their resourceful engineering is generally concentrated on getting the greatest performance from their hardware by making minute but consequential design changes.

Early successes with the “Heavy ‘95” led the Alliance to conclude that wider bodies would be a good improvement for almost all starship performance concerns. Before finalizing the design of the Z95 cross-body strake modification, the Alliance decided to add similar body modifications to the workhorse X-wing fighter. Increased mass capacity and better heat-handling make this vessel a substantial improvement for Rebel pilots.

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