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New Republic V-11 Arrowhead (X-Wing redesign for TJ The Brickwrights contest)
The V-11 Arrowhead was the successor to the T-65 X-Wing and was used as a light fighter bomber, reconnaissance fighter or air superiority fighter by the New Republic and saw its first use during the Thrawn Crisis. The V-11 Arrowhead's were a massive upgrade to the X-Wings of the Rebel Alliance. The design had a built-up front in which a large number of new sensors and target equipment were installed. The pilot was supported by an Astromech unit as co-pilot and in each wing was installed half a battery of proton torpedoes, allowing the Starfighter to quickly gain the upper hand in battle. Like its predecessors, the Arrowhead had an "S-foil mechanism" that helped the target sensors of the proton torpedoes to fire. Unlike most ships, the fighter was not powered by Tibanna gas, but by a mixture of 20% Tibanna gas and 80% Ratan fuel, which gave the fighter a speed that was difficult to achieve up to the time. A complex air filter system ran through the ship which helped cool the fuel. In the vacuum of space, the air intakes at the drives were sufficient to achieve the appropriate cooling, but in the atmosphere the air intakes at the nose had to be opened in order to reach the maximum speed there as well. This complex air filter system made the fighter incredibly popular by New Republic pilots as the fear of overheating and other technical problems was greatly reduced. Most V-11s spent most of their days in the ranks of Vector Squadron, a squadron consisting of various starfighters, bombers and BAAT as well as BAAD landers, which often reached their destination with little casualties due to the help of these shiptypes. The Starfighter received some modifications over the years but were still seen at the time of the Sith Eternal Empire and the subsequent Yuuzhan Vong Invasion.
New Republic V-11 Arrowhead (X-Wing redesign for TJ The Brickwrights contest)
The V-11 Arrowhead was the successor to the T-65 X-Wing and was used as a light fighter bomber, reconnaissance fighter or air superiority fighter by the New Republic and saw its first use during the Thrawn Crisis. The V-11 Arrowhead's were a massive upgrade to the X-Wings of the Rebel Alliance. The design had a built-up front in which a large number of new sensors and target equipment were installed. The pilot was supported by an Astromech unit as co-pilot and in each wing was installed half a battery of proton torpedoes, allowing the Starfighter to quickly gain the upper hand in battle. Like its predecessors, the Arrowhead had an "S-foil mechanism" that helped the target sensors of the proton torpedoes to fire. Unlike most ships, the fighter was not powered by Tibanna gas, but by a mixture of 20% Tibanna gas and 80% Ratan fuel, which gave the fighter a speed that was difficult to achieve up to the time. A complex air filter system ran through the ship which helped cool the fuel. In the vacuum of space, the air intakes at the drives were sufficient to achieve the appropriate cooling, but in the atmosphere the air intakes at the nose had to be opened in order to reach the maximum speed there as well. This complex air filter system made the fighter incredibly popular by New Republic pilots as the fear of overheating and other technical problems was greatly reduced. Most V-11s spent most of their days in the ranks of Vector Squadron, a squadron consisting of various starfighters, bombers and BAAT as well as BAAD landers, which often reached their destination with little casualties due to the help of these shiptypes. The Starfighter received some modifications over the years but were still seen at the time of the Sith Eternal Empire and the subsequent Yuuzhan Vong Invasion.