Why the A-wing was Used by the Early Rebel Alliance

The RZ-1 A-wing from Kuat Systems Engineering was a state of the art interceptor that was vying for a massive Imperial military contract. How did it fall into the hands of the Rebel Alliance?

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[jayburn]

Both in Legends and Disney canon the only rebel starfighter that didn't have some republic or imperial roots was the B-wing. All others were either derived from Republic/imperial fighters or directly came from imperial companies.

[joelsmith]

I have fond memories of being in my early teens and playing "X-Wing" on our IBM 486 PC. A-Wing missions were always my favorite. Nimble and speedy, and with a cool weapons loadout. The ship was so fast and quick you could stick to an enemy fighter like glue and dry fire a concussion missile up their tailpipe.

[gregorylieber]

That frog is why I watch daily. My favorite vids are when Allen is just entertaining himself

[videojosh]

The fact that you were playing with that plushie frog had me dying laughing! Good episode. The A-Wing is my second favorite, only behind the Y -Wing.

[rehanimus]

The x-wing is a no brainer favorite for every SW fan. But I'm gonna be honest both the Jedi star fighter and the A wing has really grown on me.

[JayinBuffalo]

Narrator: the A-wing lacked proton torpedoes
The a-wing: I AM the proton torpedo!

[Tayvin]

Love the A-Wing. Among the greatest starfighters in the entire Star Wars universe and my personal fav fighter.

[jamespfp]

The A-Wing has been my favorite starfighter since the "X-Wing" series of games.

[Specter]

Also makes an effective bomb if you feel like flying it into your enemy's command bridge.

[DetectiveLance]

Ok, Alan playing with his frog thing is adorable but kinda distracting. Other than that, great work! Kinda did wonder why they had a kuat prototype.

[jayburn]

Legends story for the a-wing was that it was a derived design partly conceptualized by General Jan dondonna and based on previous designs from kuat like the r-22.

[dylanlewis]

The A-Wing has a special place in my heart. It was my first Lego set.

[MakerAlex]

Interesting comparison of the A-Wing to the F – 35 in that both are intended as multimission/multi-role fighters. However neither is intended to be a do-everything platform, in that the F 35 is meant to be supported by an air superiority asset such as An F/A–18 Super Hornet or a F – 22 Raptor for air superiority just as A-Wings would rely on X-Wings for space superiority.

An A-Wing is more akin to the F-16 or F/A-18 A/B and C/D model legacy Hornets.

[TheFacelessStoryMaker]

I just personally love the X-Wing more than any starfighter.

[princeofpokemon]

I didn't know the A-wing was of Imperial design. Then again, the same could said about the X-wing.

[lerneanlion]

Hey, Alan! Have you ever considered about why nobody in the Republic never noticed the similarities between the Harrower-class dreadnoughts of the Sith Empire and the Star Destroyers during the Clones Wars?

[Lego-Joe-]

I love using the A wing in Star Wars Squadrons.

[cris_j]

Is nobody gonna talk about Alan playing with his frog-baby the whole time? 😆

[sbkeel]

Those Mon Cala are always ready for a fight and I love them for it!

[Thoralmir]

I remember using the A-Wing in the Rogue Squadron games. I _hated_ those missions. I never had the reflexes to properly use an A-Wing, and it held against enemy fire about as well as a TIE, that is to say, not well at all.