Did you know that the A-Wing I pilot in this mission isn't actually an A-Wing at all but an R-22 Spearhead? It's true. It still looks like an A-Wing and flies like an A-Wing and people call it one but technically the A-Wing hadn't yet been developed at this point in time. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/R-22_Spearhead
Mission Briefing:
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A freighter has lost its hyperdrive while in the Rudrig system. Your mission is to be the advance scout for this capture operation. A shuttle has been dispatched to repair and capture the freighter. Be on the look out for Pirates as well as the Empire in this sector.
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Ordnance and Supply Command has alerted all Sector Commands that our reserve of astromech droids is dangerously low. R2 units, especially, are essential equipment for our starfighters. Therefore, High Command has issued a priority acquisition search for these items.
Yesterday, an A-wing scout mission located a freighter carrying these vital components that had broken down near Rudrig.
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Your mission is to protect the shuttle carrying a boarding party that will capture this freighter loaded with droids.
Beware, opposition is expected to most likely come not from Imperial forces, but from freelancing pirate bands. These rogue pirates are very active in this Sector and have frequently stolen our starfighters. Identify all spacecraft closely before engaging.
Hang on, if this is still when Spearhead fighters were used, how does that explain the appearance of Tie Interceptors in the last mission? Both the RZ-1 and TIE/In were developed after the battle of Yavin.
FarthingFury 9 months ago
@FarthingFury Wookiepedia's explanation for that seems to be that they were prototypes, but then again the source for that was this game so. . .
dodopod 9 months ago