Talk:Test Pilot "Blackout"/@comment-86.146.119.50-20171218150407/@comment-454133-20171218185630

But lots of large ships are faster than lots of small ships. Lancer, Jumpmaster, Falcon, etc come to mind. More than speed, I'd figure it's overall size & cross section, ability to handle large equipment, and/or power it can devote to that equipment. It's harder to hit a distant target if the broad-side-of-a-barn in front of you is emitting a powerful jamming signal that interferes with your equipment (in addition to physically obstructing the shot).

You can hook up a jamming dish to a Millennium Falcon and the thing's fat enough to not notice the weight or power drain, but an A-Wing would certainly notice an attachment fully a third of its mass and off-center. :)  And the A-Wing might not be able to power the thing at all.

Though trying to make sense of game mechanics this way may be the first step toward a descent into madness. ;)