So, got the ROTS ICS, hope this hasnt been posted already.

[Darth Wong]

It would be a HUGE waste of resources for a company to build and produce a starfighter that can ONLY be used by Jedi.

Why? There are special armoured limousines built and produced only for political dignitaries in real-life, aren't there? What's the big deal about a specialized fighter for Jedi knights, especially given their command significance?

[FTeik]

Good point.

However there is a difference between a political figure and the average Jedi, the wealth of the Republic is vaning according to the ICS, the Jedi no longer enjoy the prestige they once held, the limousines of the politicans aren't war-vessels and i somehow doubt, that the Jedi command their forces from the cockpit of a fighter, that is already lacking shields and sensors.

The point i'm getting at is, that a government at war can't afford to misplace its resources - the Jedi ARE a resource (battle-coordination, communication, precog) in limited numbers so it would be foolish to waste them as fighter-pilots.

On the other side we have large engagements with thousands, if not millions of fighters so the question has to be asked, what difference can a few Jedi in fighters at each battle make?

The third point is about conformity: Of what use are fighters, that NOT everybody (alright, not every pilot) can use? Suppose you have a clone-pilot ready to fight and the only remaining fighter remaining on the flight-deck is one of those Jedi-Interceptors? Those fighters are hardly equivilent to a Stealthbomber.

[Ekiqa]

It would be a HUGE waste of resources for a company to build and produce a starfighter that can ONLY be used by Jedi.

Why? There are special armoured limousines built and produced only for political dignitaries in real-life, aren't there? What's the big deal about a specialized fighter for Jedi knights, especially given their command significance?

For a company that would be producing starfighters, setting up a production run for, at most, a couple thousand fighters, which would mean they would most likely lose money compared to setting up a production run of hundreds of thousands of fighters, able to actually make money.

[Firefox]

For a company that would be producing starfighters, setting up a production run for, at most, a couple thousand fighters, which would mean they would most likely lose money compared to setting up a production run of hundreds of thousands of fighters, able to actually make money.

I doubt that would concern them, since they're already making a profit from their other projects (Star Destroyers, other starfighters, etc.).

[FTeik]

For a company that would be producing starfighters, setting up a production run for, at most, a couple thousand fighters, which would mean they would most likely lose money compared to setting up a production run of hundreds of thousands of fighters, able to actually make money.

I doubt that would concern them, since they're already making a profit from their other projects (Star Destroyers, other starfighters, etc.).

Don't let your shareholders hear that.

[Coalition]

The production run for the Jedi fighters was likely included in the contract negotiations:

We need XXX new Venators, YYYY figters for them, and ZZZ fighters for the jedi"

"All right, it'll cost you $$$$$$$$$. Any questions?"

The production run for the Jedi fighters could be a single line, set to that model, and left alone to get the full run done. For other fighters, they would have several runs going, to get the numbers needed.

Or, crank up the cost per Jedi fighter, to cover expected financial losses. Of course, with the Jedi abilities, it is likely that the fighters will do more damage before they are destroyed

Someone better than me in engineering or factory management can explai it better. I am figuring that each prodution line has a certain startup cost (including research), and a continuous cost. The startup cost is divided by the number of items to be produced, to avoid losing money.

If you produce a lot of the item, the startup cost is a very small fraction of the total cost per item. If you only produce a few, or that startup cost is large, then each fighter costs relatively more.

I.e. (totally top off head numbers). A new fighter costs 100k to research. If you produce 1000 fighters, you have to charge an extra 100 per fighter, to cover research costs. If you only produce 100 fighters, then you have to charge 1000 per fighter to cover research costs.

[Lord Revan]

Also the Eta-2s seem to replace the Delta-7s used by Jedi before(and during) the Clone wars. So might not so much making new fighters for the Jedi then chaging the Model of the fighters made for the Jedi.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

I'm personally glad to see that the book indicated that the ARC-170 doesn't really have anything to do with the X-wing, and that the latter is still a decendent of the Z-95...

[VT-16]

I thought the large number of Eta-2's showed that the Jedi were no longer 'special' and had to use standard interceptors common to the fleet. Unlike their pre-CW days.