Editing X-wing fighter (section)

===In ''Legends''===
According to roleplaying and other literature prior to [[Disney]]'s acquisition of [[Lucasfilm]], the origin of the X-wing is somewhat different compared to later material. Incom Corporation had already begun designing the X-wing when the Empire's [[Imperial Security Bureau]] began to suspect the company of Rebel sympathies. Before the empire could seize control of the company, the designers defected to the Rebel Alliance and handed over the X-wing's schematics.<ref name=swrpg>{{cite book |title=Star Wars Roleplaying Game |edition=Second Edition, Expanded & Revised |publisher=[[West End Games]] |year=1996 |isbn=0-87431-435-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels |publisher=Ballantine Books |year=1996 |isbn=0-34539-299-X}}</ref>

The Rebel Alliance adopted the military strategy of ''[[Hit-and-run tactics|Doctrine of Space Denial]]'', wherein the Rebellion would raid Imperial [[Aircraft boneyard|boneyards]] and shipping frigates, both to disrupt Imperial logistics and operations, and also to requisition desperately needed materials. X-wing hyperdrive capabilities allowed for this kind of harassment and escape before the Empire could react. The presence of a hyperdrive and deflector shields differentiate the X-wing from the Empire's TIE fighters, emphasizing the importance the Rebels place on pilots surviving their missions.<ref name=rebsb>{{cite book |title=Rebel Alliance Sourcebook |publisher=[[West End Games]] |date=April 1994 |isbn=0-87431-209-4}}</ref>

Novels and roleplaying material set after ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' showed the X-wing continued to be refined and upgraded in service to the New Republic; the "XJ"-series X-wings, depicted in the war against the [[Yuuzhan Vong]], have a third proton torpedo launcher, stronger lasers and improved engines.<ref>{{cite book |title=The New Jedi Order Sourcebook |first=J.D. |last=Walker |author2=Steve Miller |isbn=0-7869-2777-1 |publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] |date=2002-02-01}}</ref>