B Squadron's Y-Wings

B Squadron's Y-Wings were once considered "normal" Y-Wings, until they fell into the hands of Gryykkata and Wryykkata - the twin Wookiee techs. The twins were given a simple task - make the Y-Wings as capable as a T-65AC4 X-Wing. Though not an easy task, the Wookiees eagerly got to it. The first thing they did was strip out any unnecessary weight. This included getting rid of the ion cannons and torpedo tubes and all their associated machinery. This done, they lightened the test Y-Wing by 4 metric tons. They sent out the test Y-Wing for a comparison flight with a borrowed X-Wing. Tests came back with disappointing results - improvement, but not enough to compare to an X-Wing. So the techs went back to work. They removed two days consumables, the atmospheric baffles, and the repulsorlift engine under the cargo hold - freeing up another two metric tons. Satisfied that they could strip nothing more out of it, the Wookiees went to work improving the ship's speed. After two weeks of incessant tinkering and modifying, they managed to increase the speed - by 60%. The ship's new speed nearly equaled the X-Wing's. Another test flight was called and the results were promising - the Y-Wing went nearly toe to toe with the X-Wing. But the pilot still complained that it still wasn't maneuverable enough. Wondering how they were going to bleed even more maneuverability out of the Y-Wing, the twins watched as an R2 unit plugged it's computer interface arm mistakenly into a power outlet and flew across the hangar floor from the discharge. A light went off in their heads. They promptly routed more power into the maneuvering thrusters. They tried doing the same to the engines but found that they couldn't - the engines were already maxxed out. Yet another test flight was called. Though this time the Y-Wing matched everything the X-Wing could throw at it. The only area where they didn't match was in straight line top end speed. The X-Wing nosed out the Y-Wing, but the difference was negligible. An added bonus was the Y-Wing's toughness - it could take more hits than the X-Wing and still keep flying. The go-ahead was then given to modify the remaining five Y-Wings. A month later the job was finished and the pilots of B Squadron got to take their ships on their maiden flights. They didn't think that the Y-Wing was capable of standing up to the X-Wing, but were pleasantly surprised when the old standby did just that. One problem the pilots complained about was getting into and out of the cockpit, the canopy didn't open as far as it could have and made getting in and out a hassle. Being Wookiees, the twins set to work so that even they could get in and out of the cockpit. They fixed the problem by making the canopy slide forward over the windshield instead of upwards as was stock.


STATS

Craft: Modified Koensayr BTL-S3 Y-wing
Type: Attack Starfighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 16 meters
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Y-Wing
Crew: 1, 1 astromech droid (can coordinate)
Crew Skill: See Pilots
Cargo Capacity: 20 kilograms
Consumables: 5 Days
Cost: Not Available For Sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyperdrive Backup: None
Nav Computer: Astromech Droid
Maneuverability: 3D+2
Space: 11
Atmosphere: 435; 1250 kmh
Hull: 4D+1
Shields: 1D+2
Sensors:
     Passive: 20/0D
     Scan: 35/1D
     Search: 40/2D
     Focus: 2/3D

Weapons:
Twin Laser Cannons (Fire-Linked)
     Fire Arc: Front
     Skill: Starship Gunnery
     Fire Control: 2D
     Space Range: 1-3/12/25
     Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1.2 km/2.5 km
     Damage: 5D

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This is an original work by Ross Hedvicek