prove me wrong
>>48191118
I don't think there's any doubt that you missed the Star Wars general.
>>48191118
The only people who care about that kind of thing are in the /swg/ and they've definitely gone much further than you in those comparisons.
Could use a side by side of the f35 and the death star
>>48191118
>>48191118
The actual analogy is WW2 planes.
Y-Wing's analogy is the TBF Devastator and Avenger.
And obviously the TIE's analogy was the Zero.
>>48191510
This.
Star Wars fighters took inspiration from the dogfighters of WWII. Their dogfights involve laser cannons primarily, much like the dogfighters of WWII used machine guns rather than missiles.
Jet dogfighting was a much different kind of combat, and the Phantom in its first version didn't even include a machine gun because the military was pushing its anti-aircraft missiles so hard, despite that fact that they barely worked.
>>48191680
specifically lucas took inspiration from the dam busters & 633 squadron, two wwII air combat films.
and the gunpod was more an issue of cost-effectiveness than actual utility
usaf records put the total gun kills for the entire war at just 15, half of the sidewinder alone (which more than anything just shows how relatively minor the air to air theater was)
>>48191118
>Z-95 if my favorite SW fighter
>F-101 is my favorite real fighter
Yeah, I'm good with this
>fighters were inspired by fighters
>bombers were inspired by bombers
>more advanced fighters were inspired by more advanced fighters
Holy shit, OP is a genius.
>>48191118
the ones on the right could have won viet-nam
>>48192444
No amount of hardware could have changed the outcome of that war, since it was political decisions that lost it.
>>48191118
But where is the B-Wing?
>>48193459
Strike Eagle. Shiny new attack craft that can, in a pinch, kinda-sorta defend itself against fighters, but really very much prefers an escort.
Z-95: P-40 Warhawk
Y-Wing: Avenger
T-65 X-Wing: P-51 Mustang
T-70 X-Wing: F-86 Sabre
T-85 X-Wing: F-100 Super Sabre
>>48193478
I think the F-111 Aardvark is a better comparison. It is a big flying brick, and it fucks your shit up.
>>48191907
The entire final attack scene is almost a shot-for-shot remake of the Dambusters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdb03Hw18M
>>48191118
Star Wars is not real. /thread
