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I have tagged the page with the in-universe tag since after the first paragraph it takes and sticks to a fully in-universe tone. Such expressions as "The Y-Wing has become one of the mainstays of the Rebel Alliance" or "Fortunately, the Y-Wing can be easily modified" are not really appropriate in an encyclopedia article. Especially one where the primary interest should be on the Y-Wing's use and occurence in the real world (I.e. Star Wars media, toys, etc.) rather than its fictional history and use. Eluchil404 08:36, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Exosquad

I would like to put a disambiguation page, as there is a vehicle in the Exosquad universe operated by the Neosapiens that is also referred to as a Y-wing. Any objections? --CloutierFan02 10:22, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:YWing.jpg

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BetacommandBot 12:16, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced but interesting statement

I'm excising this unsourced statement from the article, but a source would be great to have:

Many space combat simulators exacerbate [the ship's slow speed and low maneuverability] by designing the ship's hitbox as a pentagaonal prism (which is easier on the game engine), giving the vessel a substantially larger target area than would actually be the case.

Any help? --EEMeltonIV 13:38, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

I think I heard something like that before. Another interesting statement is whether the bubble pod initially on the Y-Wing was used on those attack ships in the Clone Wars. — Deckill er 14:05, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Well, it's not mentioned here. Perhaps in one of those other types of sources out there -- I think they're called "boox"? ;-) --EEMeltonIV 14:13, 29 August 2007 (UTC)