Many more of the ships were liberated from an Incom assembly facility prior to the Battle of Yavin. After four prototypes were extracted from Fresia during the Battle of Fresia, it first encountered Imperial forces in the Battle of Turkana. It was directly descended from the old Z-95 Headhunter, built by Incom and Subpro, with lessons learned from the ARC-170 Starfighter. The X-wing was originally designed by Incom Corporation for the Empire by Vors Voorhorian, but the entire engineering team defected to the Rebel Alliance with the prototypes hidden on Fresia.
The onboard droid also manages hyperspace calculations, operates individual systems, and can even fly the craft without the aid of a pilot, allowing the pilot to rest during missions, or saving labor as the X-wing is routinely moved around inside hangar bays. The fighter has space for one pilot, assisted by a droid (such as an R2-series astromech droid unit) in an external socket, which monitors the status of the craft and can make emergency repairs. Stutter fire, where many underpowered beams are fired in rapid succession (added to later models).Quad fire, where all four lasers fire together, converging on the target.Dual fire, where two lasers, one on each side, pair up and fire alternately.Single fire, where each laser fires individually.The X-wing's lasers have various settings: Other warheads, such as concussion missiles, can be fitted as an alternative secondary weapon, however this requires a considerable amount of time and effort on the part of the technical crews. The X-wing features four Taim & Bak KX9 laser cannons, along with dual launch tubes for proton torpedoes. During hyperspace travel, the S-foils remained locked to conserve energy. This gives the craft its distinctive "X"-like appearance when viewed from the front or rear. The foils on each side are usually locked in place flush against each other during combat, however, the foils are folded out to increase the spread coverage of the laser cannons mounted at the tips of the foils. X-wings have two pairs of wing-like strike-foils, or S-foils, mounted at the rear of the craft on opposite sides. It is unknown why two different systems were developed. These are usually thought of as different names for the same variations (with the T-65AC1 being the same craft as the T-65A and so on).
There is also a second system, in which a letter is appended to the end in increasing value (T-65B, T-65D, T-65J, etc.). One of them uses the suffix "AC1" with the last number incrementing as the fighter is revised. The basic designation "T-65" is always constant, but the version modifier is not. There are two conflicting systems of identification for the X-wing. Possessing deflector shields, a hyperdrive, an R2 astromech for repairs and navigation, and a complement of proton torpedoes, the X-wing is a well-rounded fighter. Known for its versatility and good combat performance, it has been a favorite with Rebel and New Republic pilots. The X-wing has been so predominantly flown by Rebel and New Republic forces that it has became a symbol of their faction, much like the TIE Fighter and Star Destroyer have become symbols of the Galactic Empire.
It was most heralded as the fighter that destroyed the Death Star. The Incom T-65 X-wing Starfighter has played a major role in the Galactic Civil War following its capture on Fresia and the defection of its designers to the Alliance. " Time to retire those old Z-95’s! These X-wings can handle anything the Empire can throw at us!" - Raymus Antilles IN-344-B "Sightline" Holographic Imaging System.