Star Wars 5 Best Starfighters In The Galaxy (& 5 Worst)
Star Wars: 5 Best Starfighters In The Galaxy (& 5 Worst)
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Starfighters are the backbone of space combat in Star Wars but not all starfighters are equal, some are certainly better than others.
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While Star Wars is known for its awesome lightsaber fights, one of the coolest parts of the franchise has always been the great space battles. The Star Wars universe is full of powerful starships, ones that make the titanic tussles among the stars so much fun. While there are cool ships of all sorts, some of the fan’s favorite ships are the starfighters.
Regardless of the Star Wars media, starfighters have been a huge part of just about every story. They differ greatly in design and power, with some being the top of their field and others being little more than laser fodder.
10 Best: ARC-170
The ARC-170 was the heavy fighter of choice of the Grand Army of the Republic. Built by Incom, the company that would eventually manufacture the X-Wing, it was a heavily armed and armored fighter and made a huge difference in the battles it was deployed in. Many a clone’s life was saved by the appearance of some ARC-170s on the field.
ARC-170s were meant to go on recon missions that could involve taking down targets. The fighter was crewed by a pilot, two gunners, and an astromech and was equipped with a hyperdrive. They could operate on their own for extended periods of time and were feared by the Separatist forces.
9 Worst: B-Wing
The B-Wing is a great ship but a lousy starfighter. It was built by the Rebel Alliance to supplement their fleet; the Alliance had few capital ships and needed something that packed a punch. A squadron of B-Wings was a match for Imperial capital ships, heavily armed and armored enough to take the fight directly to them.
The problem, though, is that they were extremely slow, meaning that any Imperial ship with enough fighter cover had a pretty good chance of surviving a soiree with B-Wings. A group of TIE fighters of similar size to a group of B-Wings could take the Rebel fighters down with few losses, severely limiting how effective the B-Wings were.
8 Best: Y-Wing
The Y-Wing was first introduced during the Clone Wars but didn’t see wide use during the war. However, it really proved its worth during the war against the Empire. The early Rebel Alliance got their hands on surplus Y-Wings and put them to great use.
While they weren’t the fastest or most maneuverable, they were well-armed and rugged, able to take a beating and dish one out. Even when the Alliance got their hands on newer and more advanced fighters, they still fielded Y-Wings because of just how powerful and useful they were; they were easy to repair and get back into the field, ready for the next engagement.
7 Worst: A-Wing
The A-Wing was one of the Rebel Alliance’s most advanced fighters. One of the fastest fighters in the history of the galaxy, the A-Wing gave the Alliance an interceptor that could fly circles around anything the Empire put into the field. However, it had some major drawbacks- the ships were notoriously finicky and hard to repair, spending nearly as much time in the hangar after engagements as it did fighting, they were quite fragile even though they had shields, and didn’t pack that much of a punch.
The A-Wing had its uses but the drawbacks made it one of the worst fighters the Rebel Alliance had. It was too specialized and expensive to be of much use to the Alliance. The money spent to keep them in the fight would have served better elsewhere.
6 Best: TIE Interceptor
TIEs of all types have a few deficiencies that make them a hard sell, namely the lack of shields, heavy armor, and hyperdrive. The TIE Interceptor had all of these problems but it made up for them with its blistering speed, excellent maneuverability, and its four powerful laser cannons. On top of that, instead of the boxy wings of the TIE/In, the Interceptor’s long wings that tapered to a point and were open in the middle, giving the pilot better visibility to port and starboard.
The TIE Interceptor was a huge improvement to the TIE design but it was introduced so late in the war against the Alliance that it couldn’t make a huge difference. However, if it had been introduced earlier and in greater numbers, things may have been different for the Empire.
5 Worst: TIE/In
The TIE/In was the mainline fighter of the Empire. While they were fast and maneuverable, they were also notoriously weak, not able to get much of a beating. TIE/Ins were meant to attack en masse, overwhelming foes with numbers, their powerful dual laser cannons cutting down their foes.
These mass attacks worked but in a dogfight, a TIE’s relatively weak hull made it easy to beat and the large blocky wings limited pilot visibility. The Empire was spending most of its money on capital ships and superweapons, so the cheapness and ease of mass production of the TIE/In appealed to them but it probably wasn’t the best decision they made, seeing as how the Rebel’s fighter forces were their greatest asset.
4 Best: TIE Defender
The TIE Defender is the greatest Imperial starfighter of them all and much like the Interceptor, if it had been fielded in greater numbers it would have a huge difference in the war. The brainchild of Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn, the TIE Defender took a page from the fighters of the Rebel Alliance—it was heavily armed and armored, had shields, and a hyperdrive.
Easily a match for any fighter that existed, the TIE Defender was fast, durable, and powerful. Only the best Imperial pilots got selected to fly a Defender, pilots who had survived many TIE engagements, making them even more dangerous; any TIE pilot who could survive that many fights in the fragile fighters were the best of the best.
3 Worst: First Order TIE Fighter
The First Order is basically what happens when a bunch of kids dresses up in the Empire’s old clothes. While they were successful because of the number of resources they had, most of their designs were exactly the same as old Imperial ones. The First Order’s TIE fighter was pretty much the same bad design as the original, except it had an underslung missile launcher and incorporated a gunner.
While the addition of some heavy firepower was nice and they were given a hyperdrive, they were still a weak fighter that couldn’t take too many hits and had the same visibility problems as the older model. It’s sort of mystifying why the First Order stayed with such a bad design.
2 Best: X-Wing
The X-Wing is the greatest fighter in the history of the galaxy. Rugged, powerful, and easy to repair, the X-Wing gave the Rebel Alliance the punch it needed at the right time. It was an exceptionally balanced fighter, easy to fly, and allowed the Alliance to get some big victories. Without the X-Wing, there’s a good chance Luke Skywalker never would have been able to destroy the Death Star, one of his greatest accomplishments.
The X-Wing was such a great design that it was barely changed at all over the years. There was no reason to alter it very much at all, as it was already the perfect starfighter.
1 Worst: Vulture Droid
The Separatist forces in the Clone Wars depended on droids for their armed forces and their fighter corps was no different. The Vulture Droid was the mainline fighter of the CIS and it was easily the worst starfighter in that or just about any war. While they were fast and well-armed, they couldn’t take too much damage and the pilot AI was terrible.
This was the Vulture Droid’s biggest drawback- its onboard AI was terrible. This made it easy to trick and limited its tactics. It depended on simple mass attacks but was lousy in dogfights, with clone and Jedi pilots easily able to destroy them piecemeal.
Link Source : https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-starfighters-best-worst/
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