Re: Fighters have too much health!
It's difficult to make a judgement based on an anecdote and how things looked from a killcam.
For balancing reasons I would say, yes the TIE Fighter should win a head-to-head shootout against an A-Wing.
Maybe not at 60% health but that doesn't align with my own game experience anyway.
Maybe he was equipped with reinforced hull and assault shield...
I would agree though that across the board all fighters, bombers and interceptors should get their base health reduced by around 25%.
Support ship health is fine I guess.
In turn, reduce respawn timers by 25% also.