I thought that this was going to be one stupid idea, but checking on Wookipedia it's a completely different stupid idea: five pilots in five different types of starfighter. It would be one thing if it was something like four regular X-wings and a "Wild Weasel" fighter-bomber where the heterogeneous squadron composition provided some specific tactical advantage, but sticking a B-wing in a squadron with faster, more maneuverable starfighters means the entire element is reduced to the speed and maneuverability of the B-wing.
Not only for the speed and manoeuvrability points you mentioned, even something as simple as range- can all five starfighters maintain the same operational range, or is your heavy, long-range B-Wing hobbled by only being able to deploy as far as the short-range gunfighter of the A-Wing?
To reference real life: US operations in Vietnam tended towards composite wings of Hueys to allow some tactical flexibility, but even there you're talking about mixing up two types - troop transport and gunship - and for specific purposes - providing heavy fire support from the moment the troops touched ground.
... you're not wrong, and here's a thought ... do they even use the same ammo?
There's other problems as well, of course. Picture this: Alphabet Squadron is conducting a heavy strike mission, only the Empire remnants are evil, not stupid, so focus all of their attack on the B-Wing ... once it's gone, Alphabet Squadron has to turn around and head home because between a Y-Wing and whatever else is left, they simply don't have the ordnance to neutralise their target.
These guys make me wanna be Imperial. Sweet black suits and hot pilot chicks who can really handle a stick.
(for reference: The Right needs to use women to appeal to all the lonely sexless incel antifa/blm types. A converted enemy is twice as good as a dead one)
I thought that this was going to be one stupid idea, but checking on Wookipedia it's a completely different stupid idea: five pilots in five different types of starfighter. It would be one thing if it was something like four regular X-wings and a "Wild Weasel" fighter-bomber where the heterogeneous squadron composition provided some specific tactical advantage, but sticking a B-wing in a squadron with faster, more maneuverable starfighters means the entire element is reduced to the speed and maneuverability of the B-wing.
Ohh, I heard about this one.
It's utterly, utterly retarded.
Not only for the speed and manoeuvrability points you mentioned, even something as simple as range- can all five starfighters maintain the same operational range, or is your heavy, long-range B-Wing hobbled by only being able to deploy as far as the short-range gunfighter of the A-Wing?
To reference real life: US operations in Vietnam tended towards composite wings of Hueys to allow some tactical flexibility, but even there you're talking about mixing up two types - troop transport and gunship - and for specific purposes - providing heavy fire support from the moment the troops touched ground.
Maintenance would be a problem too - the squadron's going to have five incompatible sets of spare parts to manage.
... you're not wrong, and here's a thought ... do they even use the same ammo?
There's other problems as well, of course. Picture this: Alphabet Squadron is conducting a heavy strike mission, only the Empire remnants are evil, not stupid, so focus all of their attack on the B-Wing ... once it's gone, Alphabet Squadron has to turn around and head home because between a Y-Wing and whatever else is left, they simply don't have the ordnance to neutralise their target.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_CP4SuoTU
These guys make me wanna be Imperial. Sweet black suits and hot pilot chicks who can really handle a stick.
(for reference: The Right needs to use women to appeal to all the lonely sexless incel antifa/blm types. A converted enemy is twice as good as a dead one)