While we gawked at the pretty colored photos, the bulging troop compartment in the diagram could be easily missed: That’s the U-wing. Notice how much larger it is than an X-wing or Y-wing? It hides a big belly which might be a troop compartment.ĭon’t believe us? Here’s a clearer shot with the hatchway open:Īctually the answer was right in the leak. What most people don’t realize is, they’ve actually seen this craft way before, in the concept images of Rogue One! Looks like a sleek T-47 snowspeeder married to a pair of scissors right?
It’s actually a combination gunship / troop transport, like the old LAAT gunship of the Clone Wars!įirst, here’s the leak again from Rogue One: The Official Visual Story Guide: Today, Stormtrooper Larry brings you another tidbit: the U-wing is NOT a space fighter like the X-wing, despite what Wookieepedia, Yahoo News, the Inquisitr and other sites say. See the leaked pic of the Lego version here.Ī couple of weeks ago, we brought you the controversial news that the security droid from the Rogue One leak is actually named K-2SO, not K-250.
Update (June 2, 2016): Yep, the U-wing is not a fighter.
