/me looks at x-wing.
hmmit has to long thingies where lasers come out, but there to long to turn without braking from drag in a atmosfeer.

TY2D2, i did read it, but i was replying on other posts.
vaders figher was a special fighter, it was made for him (to aim with a plunger, but hey )
it one of the few fighters to have your somekind of aiming system.
simple because the other ar fighters. they can move fast and take aim again.
they need to be light to. TIE's have close to none armor to made them very fast.

things like transports and cargo ships are generaly slower, but can carry lots more.
so a mounted laser turret is a option. with aiming systems, or with a person in it, like the falcon

Beta: Latin for "still doesn't work".