Who wants to fly a Missile Boat?

RayCav of ASVS · Post by **RayCav of ASVS** » 2002-09-27 10:22pm

General discussion about Cygnus SpaceWerks' XM-1 NovaWing Missile Boat!

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-09-27 10:50pm

Like it second only to the TIE defender

Though it's fun destroying Star Destroyers and all manner of cap ship in a funky looking Shuttle

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-09-27 11:22pm

They hurt real bad. Pose as New Rebel Alliance Starfighter Pilots, flying on Mon Calamiri, the new Rebel provincal capital. And let loose on some Shipyards & Mon Calamiri Cruisers.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-09-27 11:43pm

I think it's vastly superior to the TIE Defender. My accuracy in that game was always over 90% with lasers, but I still like the Missile Boat better because of its extraordinary advantages in range, firepower against capital ships, and speed advantage when using SLAMS. It is, IMO, a vastly superior ship.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-09-28 12:07am

Missile Boats kick ass.

However I think I could be satisfied with a very large WIG aircraft fitted out for naval strike, at least that tech might finally work, unlike the Missile Boat which is unfortunately impossible.

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-09-28 05:03am

Yes those small boats are useful bastards.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-09-28 07:30am

XM-1 NovaWing?

FINALLY

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ITS OFFICIAL NAME?!

Ahem.

Please don't tell me you made that up. Where'd you find it?

I just don't remember from TIE Fighter or X-Wing Alliance the Missile Boat being referred to as anything else except Missile Boat.

XG-1 StarWing Assault Gunboat
XM-1 NovaWing Missile Boat

Cool ...........

I love Cygnus Spaceworks!

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2002-09-28 10:08am

40 missles. 30 torpedoes. 1 uber fighter.

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2002-09-28 10:18am

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:40 missles. 30 torpedoes. 1 uber fighter.

Perfect for taking down Feddie ships.

Anyway I like the Missle Boat b/c it's fast and manuervable. Well in XWA anyway heheh.

Cyaround,
Jason
P.S.- If those missles and torps are in the three digit mt range.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2002-09-28 11:33am

It's also equipped with a speed boost that drains the single blaster. What I don't remember is, does it have a tractor like the TIE Defender? Because I remember one of the missile boat's purposes was to counter the TIE Defender. But I still like the TIE Defender better, though.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-09-28 11:35am

does it have a tractor like the TIE Defender? Because I remember one of the missile boat's purposes was to counter the TIE Defender

No it does not come with a Tractor, however to be specfic it was designed to fight squadrens of TIE Defenders

Though I'd take a Defender of a Boat any day

RayCav of ASVS · Post by **RayCav of ASVS** » 2002-09-28 01:08pm

Vympel wrote:XM-1 NovaWing?

FINALLY

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ITS OFFICIAL NAME?!

Ahem.

Please don't tell me you made that up. Where'd you find it?

I just don't remember from TIE Fighter or X-Wing Alliance the Missile Boat being referred to as anything else except Missile Boat.

XG-1 StarWing Assault Gunboat
XM-1 NovaWing Missile Boat

Cool ...........

I love Cygnus Spaceworks!

The Emperor's Throne Room, a non-canon source but the only source that's non-silent. Officially, though, it might simply be Missile Boat. It is referred to as the XM-1 in the game, however, so at least that part is official.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-09-28 01:16pm

The Missile Boat would be a fine interceptor if you added a WSO/RIO in the back. It's speed and missile load would allow it to decimate incoming strikes.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-09-28 01:42pm

phongn wrote:The Missile Boat would be a fine interceptor if you added a WSO/RIO in the back. It's speed and missile load would allow it to decimate incoming strikes.

Don’t forget the Blastboat or assualt shuttle with most or all of the armament removed and replaced by an updated sensor suit with data links.

Actually I think the Jedi had something like this only with ECM in Star By Star

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-09-30 03:58am

Mr Bean wrote:
No it does not come with a Tractor,

Yes it does.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2002-09-30 06:53am

You see the missle boat coming, you try to get the hell out of the way.

Then it outrun you, outpreforms you, out manuevers you, and reduces you to flaming scrapnel in a multi-megaton missle buffet.

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-09-30 10:48am

Which XM-1 do you prefer?

1- the ingame XM-1 from TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance
2- the cutscene XM-1 from TIE Fighter (i.e. the one that gets dropped out of the hangar)

They look significantly different: Number 2 has a more detailed appearance and a more distinctive cockpit.

I prefer 2.

My favorite non-TIE look in all of SW has to be the XG-1 StarWing though.

Thunderfire · Post by **Thunderfire** » 2002-09-30 10:58am

The Missileboat isn't that good against human pilots in XWA.
It is pretty good in a human vs AI situation.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2002-09-30 03:33pm

Without SLAMS in XWA, half of its utility is gone. Otherwise, it's a pretty good little ship.

RayCav of ASVS · Post by **RayCav of ASVS** » 2002-09-30 07:41pm

Vympel wrote:Which XM-1 do you prefer?

1- the ingame XM-1 from TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance
2- the cutscene XM-1 from TIE Fighter (i.e. the one that gets dropped out of the hangar)

They look significantly different: Number 2 has a more detailed appearance and a more distinctive cockpit.

I prefer 2.

My favorite non-TIE look in all of SW has to be the XG-1 StarWing though.

2 looks cool. 1 looks like a crappy shuttle.

RayCav of ASVS · Post by **RayCav of ASVS** » 2002-09-30 07:42pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:Without SLAMS in XWA, half of its utility is gone. Otherwise, it's a pretty good little ship.

The Missile Boat is severely castrated in XWA.

Admiral Drason · Post by **Admiral Drason** » 2002-09-30 08:10pm

Don’t forget the Blastboat or assualt shuttle with most or all of the armament removed and replaced by an updated sensor suit with data links.

Actually I think the Jedi had something like this only with ECM in Star By Star[/quote]
I think it was a Skipray Blast Boat in Star by Star.

RayCav of ASVS · Post by **RayCav of ASVS** » 2002-09-30 08:42pm

Admiral Drason wrote:Don’t forget the Blastboat or assualt shuttle with most or all of the armament removed and replaced by an updated sensor suit with data links.

Actually I think the Jedi had something like this only with ECM in Star By Star

I think it was a Skipray Blast Boat in Star by Star.[/quote]

Sure. Why blast them into smithereens when you can JAM THEIR SENSORS so that other prissy flyboys CAN SHOOT THEM FOR YOU?

Post by **Vympel** » 2002-10-01 12:13am

Hang on the Missile Boat does have SLAMs in XWA doesn't it?

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-10-01 01:25am

The missile boat was nice, but it would have been a lot more useful if it was equipped with off-boresight targetting (or at least a larger misile locking arc) and missiles that were properly sized given the nature of the missile boat's typical targets.

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