The Backbone of the Rebel Alliance - We Breakdown the MC80 'Mon Calamari Cruiser'
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When the Galactic Empire looked like it would devour all hope, the MC80 Star Cruiser, or Mon Calamari Cruiser, was the backbone of hope. Though the Rebel Alliance may be vaunted for its scrappy use of X-Wing Starfighters, Corellian Corvettes, and of course, even Nebulon-B Medical Frigates, the backbone of the Rebel Fleet was the […]
    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      I love them because they’re just so freaking ugly.

      Mostly practical, though.

      But still ugly.

      My favorite ship in Star Wars is the B-wing. But I head cannon it to being a dragster-fast on the sprint, but shit for turning.

      (Though on the blade wing, I would have just yeeted the hyperdrive and brought back hyperdrive rings, or like built the hyperdrive to be on its own isolated power system…)

      • Klanky@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        The B-wing was so cool when I was a kid. Star Wars does asymmetrical ships so well.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          They do ugly ships well.

          Things with history. Y-wings, b-wings. The Nebbies. The falcon. (Yeah, i said it.)