Star Wars Explained | Why Weren't U-Wings Seen in the Battle of Yavin? #starwars @StarWarsExplained | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
Why were U-Wings not used in the Battle of Yavin? We know the Rebel Alliance had them on Yavin 4 thanks to Rogue One, so why not send them to attack the Death Star? There are a couple reasons for this. First, most of the Rebellion’s U-Wings were destroyed during the Battle of Scarif. They were part of Blue Squadron, which was sent to the planet’s surface during that battle. Most if not all of their ships were destroyed, and they suffered the loss of their flight leader, General Merrick. Even if some U-Wings had survived the battle, they would not have made sense to use to attack the Death Star. U-Wings were primarily transport ships, delivering troops into combat zones. If part of the Battle of Yavin involved dropping soldiers onto the Death Star itself, then maybe they would have been useful. The game Star Wars Squadrons does show the ship offering support and resupply to fellow starfighters as well, but I imagine that if any U-Wings had been available they would have been deemed impractical for the Battle of Yavin.
Why were U-Wings not used in the Battle of Yavin? We know the Rebel Alliance had them on Yavin 4 thanks to Rogue One, so why not send them to attack the Death Star? There are a couple reasons for this. First, most of the Rebellion’s U-Wings were destroyed during the Battle of Scarif. They were part of Blue Squadron, which was sent to the planet’s surface during that battle. Most if not all of their ships were destroyed, and they suffered the loss of their flight leader, General Merrick. Even if some U-Wings had survived the battle, they would not have made sense to use to attack the Death Star. U-Wings were primarily transport ships, delivering troops into combat zones. If part of the Battle of Yavin involved dropping soldiers onto the Death Star itself, then maybe they would have been useful. The game Star Wars Squadrons does show the ship offering support and resupply to fellow starfighters as well, but I imagine that if any U-Wings had been available they would have been deemed impractical for the Battle of Yavin.
