DarthBo said:Meh
Putting fancier OT ships in the prequels sounds like fanboy fapmaterial to me.
How many new cars do you see lower class citizens driving compared to how many older used cars they drive. The rebels could be compared to lower class citizens. The higher class citizens (compare to imperials) are driving new cars. It as Bar Bar Jinx stated makes perfect sense. The rebels couldn't afford new ships. The Imperials could. Fanboy fap material or not it makes more sense than what geoge lucas gave us in the prequels.