The only way a TIE pilot could get a better view on his surroundings is via the helmet embedding sensor data or camera images in his field of vision BattleTech-style, but from what we saw in the movies that seems very unlikely to be true. Peripheral vision is near zero making this fighter extremely vulnerable to attack from. So tiny in fact, that they are barely more than slits in the cockpit hatch.Īnd even when the pilot leans forward closer to the viewport there are the solar panels serving as additional blinders.
A viewport full of bars to the front and two tiny windows above the pilot. The TIE on the other hand is a complete disaster. Not as generous Field of Vision as modern bubble canopies, but overall – not too bad. There are also some big struts between the windows which obscure the view, the instrument panel is pretty high and the side windows are slanted in a way that doesn’t allow the pilot to look down easily. The X-wing has pretty big engines and thick wings obstructing the view out the sides of the cockpit and to the back, especially with S-Foils in attack position. NOTE: I analyse mainly fighter on fighter combat, assuming equally skilled pilots. The things that make a fighter good in combat are its speed, manoeuvrability, firepower, protection and – with modern designs very important – sensors and electronic countermeasures.īut once in a dogfight the sensors move into the background and the field of view from the cockpit gets really important.
Let’s break this down to settle the dispute for good. The rank-and-file spacefighter of the Empire against the backbone of the Rebel’s forces. The duel of duels in the Star Wars-Universe.
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