He should have expected the portuguese acquisition though.

Snubfighters such as TIE Fighters and TIE Bombers are not faster than capital ships. Simply more maneuverable with better acceleration. This is hinted at in A New Hope when Han mentions the Falcon can outpace the Empire, and he’s not talking about star cruisers. He’s talking about the “big Corellian ones” which we’re…

Hyperspace is another reality. Think of it like another dimension where the distance between two points is significantly shortened. And in this hyperspace reality, large objects create mass shadows that one needs to navigate around before jumping to lightspeed. Han explains this in ANH as jumping through a star or…