Besides, these are new Tie Fighters. So for them to have certain design changes made by the First Order is kind of to be expected, I would think.
Well, I still stand by my turret complaint, because it feels like they’re developing backwards.
As in, early fighter planes were generally biplanes with two seats and a turret on the back (the second seat being for the gunner). This is comparable to the TIE in TFA.
Later, to solve certain problems as well as eliminate the need for two men in the plane, a new system was developed for the guns. Machine guns were placed in the front, facing forward, and a timing mechanism was created to allow the guns to fire between turns of the propeller. This is comparable to the original TIE design.
I was in that argument as well and I gave a clear explanation (from engineering and air combat perspective) why turret on a fighter (that comes with an additional seat) is stupid. However, I would say that is a minor thing compared to rehashing TIEs vs X-wings. By ROTJ we already see that new ship models were introduced by both sides. Either reverting back to TIEs/X-wings or no progress in 30 years (whichever you prefer) is simply dumb. Okay, you can call me “too demanding” if I want originality, but could things at least make sense? They simply wanted to rehash TIE vs X-wings because it is more iconic now.