Pinook fighter

Pinook Fighter The Pinook Fighter was a starfighter manufactured by Joraan Drive Systems.

Compared to other starfighters in service during the time of the Galactic Civil War, the Pinook was underpowered, undergunned, poorly shielded, and inadequately armored. A worse than mediocre craft all round, its only favourable quality was its better-than-average manoeuvrability, although it was still outperformed by a Z-95 Headhunter in this respect. In a one-on-one dogfight with a TIE Fighter, only a lucky hit by the Pinook would prevent its quick annihilation.

Only marginally swifter than the Y-wing, it had none of that craft's rugged durability. With a hull that was weaker than a TIE Interceptor's, and shields only half as powerful as an X-wing's, it was an unlucky pilot who was asked to sit in a Pinook's cockpit.

It was one of the few starfighters that fresh out of the factory was outperformed by the uglies that were commonly found in the hands of smugglers, bandits and pirates. A defense squadron of Pinook Fighters was no defense at all against the more common commercial starfighters, such as the R-41 Starchaser or T-wing. Indeed, using Pinooks to defend something was almost an open invitation for someone to come and attack.

Given technical specifications like these, it is unsurprising that this ship was unpopular with the Galaxy at large. A few Outer Rim bush pilots might have used a Pinook to practise until they could afford something better, or just scrounged a sturdier starfighter from a band of jawas. A cash strapped local government might use Pinooks to assuage public fears over piracy, although they would only be for show, and utterly ineffective in combat.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance