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Cool, explains the similiarity to the fighter the clones hat with the gunner stations. Still would have been nice to see some y-wings with the engine plating intact. I beleive it was the either the Art of Star Wars or oine of the technology books that said that the strust on the engine of the Y-wing used to be covered with plating but the rebels removed it all for some reason. Can you shed any light on this?
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The reason the original armor was removed from the Y-wings by the Rebel mechanics was that, as stated above, the ships were in constant use, and therefore in constant need of repair, tune-ups, etc. Also, if I remember correctly, I believe I've read that the Y-wings were supposed to be rather tricky and tempermental, and the parts for them were very rare, leading to what were essentially improvisational field repairs, even when the ships weren't in the field.
kyle