Talk: Predator-class fighter

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Predator-class starfighter?

This should be at Predator-class starfighter. That's the proper designation we use on the Wookieepedia, despite what may be in Legacy 0 - Kwenn 08:36, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

• Actually, no. We use whatever a canon source calls it, even if we know it should be at something else. —Jaymach Ral'Tir (talk) 11:10, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Hello, fighter is short for starfighter. Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 11:53, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Are these classified as TIEs though?Tocneppil 19:37, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

• They've got the cockpit of TIEs, so why not? Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 19:51, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
  • Bow-TIEs perhaps? :DTocneppil 22:56, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
    • That's a good one. Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 23:58, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Tie cockpit vs slats?

Predator-class fighters with classic TIE-style cockpits were flown by squadron leaders. Other pilots flew fighters with horizontal slats across the front of the central fuselage.

Is there any source for this? I had assumed that the slatted window units where droid piloted slaved to the standard cockpited fighters. I seem to remember that Zsinj used a similar system in the Rogue Squadron novels with his Tie Raptors. It just seems odd that the designers would go through the difficulty and trouble of making a varient that would severly limit the visual fields for nearly 3/4's of the pilots.--204.76.128.217 10:25, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

• Yes, there is a source. User:LtNOWIS provided it. Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 14:46, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
  • It was in the IRC chat with Jan Duursema. [1] -LtNOWIS 18:51, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Thanks for getting that link. Fleet Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 19:22, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

i always imagines that the slats helped the pilot. considering they in no way improve the view id like them to atleast show some sort of holigraphic display or even some sort of sensor views on the slats. makeing it an advantage or even a test bed fighter that worked well in testing.

atleast id like the slat versions to be more along the lines of advanced tie fighters with the slats giveing combat information to the pilot eg better imaging and the normal screen gives the pilot a view of his squodron with displays showing each of them. if this is taken into consideration than the design will suffer from major flaws and to me is just impractical. --Chaosdemon99 (talk) 17:40, October 17, 2012 (UTC)

TIE starfighter variants

• Why is this ship listed as a non-Imperial variant? To my knowledge every depiction of this craft in the Legacy comics shows it as an Imperial operated vessel. Sulgran 02:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
  • I think "non-Imperial" needs to be re-defined. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 11:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Are there any others?

Is this the only new starfighter we have seen in Legacy era so far?Jasonfu 06:39, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

• Legacy 0 has sketches of at least two others.Tocneppil 22:02, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

What is this I don't even

I'm not gonna lie, this thing looks like a step Behind the TIE/in But hey, thats my opinion. --71.68.47.123 00:11, August 19, 2010 (UTC)KillerK91