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They were being phased in more after yavin for sure, and absolutely they were an "upgrade" on ties, but a-wings were phased in in a similar way and were seen as an upgrade on x-wings due to increased speed. X-wings and ties still continued to be used because they were so reliable and cheap respectively.
According to Star Wars: Rebels A-Wings were around 5 years before the Battle of Yavin.

They're also light armed and armoured compared to TIEs and their main defence is raw speed. They're pretty much a couple of engines with some blasters attached and not much else.
 
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According to Star Wars: Rebels A-Wings were around 5 years before the Battle of Yavin.

They're also light armed and armoured compared to TIEs and their main defence is raw speed. They're pretty much a couple of engines with some blasters attached and not much else.
Rebels has slightly embellished but I suppose it's canon. The retcon would be that those were early A-Wings that hadn't entered full circulation yet - otherwise where were they at the Battle of Yavin?
 

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Rebels has slightly embellished but I suppose it's canon. The retcon would be that those were early A-Wings that hadn't entered full circulation yet - otherwise where were they at the Battle of Yavin?
A-Wings fulfil a certain role in the Rebel arsenal they're lightly armed and armoured interceptors and scouts. X-Wings replaced the aging Y-Wings as fighters and the Y-Wings were relegated to bombers before being replaced in that role by B-Wings. Also being a Rebel movement not every base/cell will have access to every type of fighter. At the Battle of Yavin the Rebels had to field it's Y-Wings in a fighter role and had to rely on the X-Wings to work as fighter-bombers as well not to mention they were only able equip each fighter with enough torpedoes for a single attack run.

With the TIE Interceptor they're just a better TIE fighter, quicker, and more heavily armed and armoured.
 

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Canon = What ever Disney says is Canon including it's own TV-series.
Technically. But I suspect people aren't checking which novels are canon and which aren't before they post their info from page 247 of The Great Adventure Book.
 

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Sure, Return of the Jedi might have suggested that the Empire had fallen with the death of the emperor, but what actually happened after the Battle of Endor is far less tidy, according to writer Greg Rucka.

Rucka, who's writing Marvel Entertainment's Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Shattered Empire comic book series, told StarWars.com that, even without the emperor, the Empire remains a force to be reckoned with. (No pun intended.)

"The Empire still has resources. The Empire still has an enormous fleet," Rucka explained. "They may be in disarray post the Battle of Endor, but to think that in that vacuum people aren’t stepping up [is shortsighted]. … There’s a Moff out there who’s like, 'Right. I’m emptying the bank accounts, I’m changing my name, and I’m going to Aruba.’ You know there is. But for every Moff who does that, there are five who say, 'Like hell am I leaving this post. We’ve got Stormtroopers for a reason. You get out there and you shoot every last one of these upstart insurgents, these terrorists, and you make clear to them that the rule of law still stands.' So it does get ugly."

The mention of insurgents and terrorists is deliberate. Rucka mentioned real-life elements such as the Arab Spring and the totalitarian regime in North Korea as influences for the series. "Who controls the airwaves? The Empire does," he argued. "So, the Rebellion can be jumping up and down, and screaming at the top their lungs, 'Palpatine is dead!' But I guarantee you, that message didn’t reach 70 percent of the galaxy. It’s a rumor. It’s a whisper."

The four-issue series will focus on two new character, rebel pilot Shara Bey and her husband Kes, whom Rucka described as "very tired veterans" of the conflict, although movie characters including Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian also will appear. "I really wanted to honor the moment in the [movie] characters, but at the same time, I didn’t want to exploit them," he said.
 

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