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common name for the Incom T-65c A2 Starfighter, this is a 12.5 meter snub fighter with two wings that split in two by activating S-foils. This allows for greater maneuverability and firing accuracy; each of the split wings has its own laser cannon (total of four). It is a single-pilot ship, with an R2 astromech droid socket. The R2 unit is used in place of a navigationa computer. It is extremely maneuverable, even at its top sublight speed of 110 MGLT. It has also been clocked at 1,050 kilometers per hour in an atmosphere. The X-Wing was designed by Incom just before the Empire stopped contracting out naval construction. The Empire believed that Incom was infiltrated by Alliance sympathizers, and relieved the X-Wing team of duty. The X-Wing team then defected to the Alliance, flying out with all the X-Wing prototypes and the starfighter's plans. Their parting gesture to the Empire was to destroy all records of the X-Wing in Incom and Imperial databases. The Alliance then began to produce the X-Wing themselves, recognizing its potential. It continued to gain acceptance after the Galactic Civil War due to its maneuverability and durability. Several upgrades and modifications from the liberated Incom design team didn't yield major improvements until the advent of the T-65d A1, which eliminated the astromech droid in favor of more computer power to provide the pilot with more in-flight options in terms of maneuverability and management of shipboard resources. The T-65c A2 boasts the following shipboard components:

Incom GBk-585 Hyperdrive Motivation Unit
Incom MKI Drive Module
4 wing-mounted Incom 4j.4 Fusial Thrust Engines (some models use Incom 4L4 Fusial thrusters)
IN-344-B Sightline Holographic Crosshairs
4 Taim and Bak IX4 Laser Cannons (some models use Taim and Bak KX9 laser cannons)
Fabritech ANq 3.6 Target Tracker
Fabritech ANs-5d Sensor Unit
Fabritech k-blakan Mini Sensor
S-foil Activator
Gax Revival Life Support System
Guidenhauser Ejection Seat
Novaldex O-4Z Ionization Reactor
Chempat Defender Shield Projector (rated at 50 SBD)
Cryogenic Power Cells
Torplex Rq8.Y Avionics Control Package
Carbanti Universal Transceiver Package
Melihat Multi-Imager Dedicated Energy Receptor
Tana Ire Electro-photo Receptor
Long Range Phased Tachyon Detection Array Model Number PA-9r
Short Range Primary Threat Analysis Grid Number PG-7u
Bertriak Screamer Active Jammer
Krupx MG7 Proton Torpedo Launchers (2 racks of 3)
Titanium Alloy Hull (rated at 20 RU)
Transparisteel Canopy
R2 Astromech Navigation Droid
4 Exhaust Nacelles
Sarylcorp Reactant Agitator Injector
Surge Vent
Fire Extinguisher