Summary
The B-wing was a class of heavy assault starfighter bomber utilized by the Alliance to Restore the Republic throughout the Galactic Civil War. The origins of this odd looking craft go back to a prototype designed and built by eccentric Mon Calamari engineer Quarrie, who was vehemently anti-imperial, on the planet Shantipole. The Prototype B6, affectionately nicknamed Blade Wing by Quarrie, performed exceptionally well in breaking through an Imperial Navy blockade of the planet Ibaar in 4 BBY, even taking down an Arquitens-class light cruiser during the skirmish. Impressed with the craft, Senator Bail Organa took the design to Slayn & Korpil, a starfighter manufacturer sympathetic to the rebellion, and they agreed to undertake manufacture of the B-wing in secret. Quarrie would go on to personally oversee the production of the B-wing while also making several improvements to the design to make it more suitable for mass production. These included abandoning the powerful composite-beam laser of the B6 in favour of heavy anti-capital ship grade proton torpedo launchers.
The A/SF-01 B-wing would enter service with the Alliance to Restore the Republic as early as 0 BBY. Although not as famous as the likes of the X-wing and Y-wing, the B-wing would go on to play a vital role in the Galactic Civil War, downing many an Imperial Navy capital ship. They proved especially crucial at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, where Blade Squadron, which exclusively utilized B-wings, would earn fame as the ones who took down the infamous Devastator, Darth Vader’s personal Imperial I-class star destroyer. After the fall of the Galactic Empire, the B-wing would continue to see service with the New Republic Starfleet, eventually being phased out in favour of the B-wing Mark II.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-A with laser cannons, 7-B with proton torpedoes | 8-A with laser cannons, 6-C with composite-beam laser
Key: A/SF-01 B-wing | Prototype B6
Name: A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter | Prototype B6 Blade Wing
Origin: Star Wars
Classification: Heavy assault starfighter bomber | Heavy assault starfighter
Users: Alliance to Restore the Republic, New Republic Starfleet
Length: 16.9 metres
Width: 2.9 metres
Height: 2.5 metres (7.3 metres with S-foils extended)
Material: High grade durasteel fuselage
Needed prerequisite for use: 1 trained pilot | 1 pilot and 1 gunner
Terrain: Space, Atmosphere
Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level with laser cannons (Far more powerful than standard multi-role starfighters), at most City level+ with proton torpedoes (The MG9 proton torpedo utilized by the B-wing is far more powerful than the MG7 model utilized by the X-wing & Y-wing and specifically designed for anti-capital ship operations, although they were deflected by the heavy armour of the Devastator and could only break through weakspots. Can severely damage orbital station-sized asteroids and shatter a "small mountain's worth of stone". The entire torpedo, ion and laser cannon supply of a B-wing is capable of vaporizing a small mountain) | Multi-City Block level with laser cannons (Same as those used on the production model), Island level with composite-beam laser (A single blast can rip through the hull of a fully-shielded Arquitens-class Light Cruiser)
Speed: Subsonic+ atmospheric travel speed (950+ km/hr), can accelerate continuously to Sub-Relativistic+ in space (Noted to be surprisingly swift in a straight line and capable of just about keeping up with the Millennium Falcon), Massively FTL+ travel speed via hyperspace (Equipped with a Class 2 hyperdrive. Should thus be this fast) | Subsonic+ atmospheric travel speed (950+ km/hr), can accelerate continuously to Sub-Relativistic+ in space (Same as the production model), Massively FTL+ travel speed via hyperspace (Likely the same as the production model)
Durability: Small Building level (Significantly more durable than the standard T65-series X-wing), Multi-City Block level with deflector shields (Its heavy shields can briefly deflect fire from a TIE Interceptor and shrug off hits from a standard TIE Fighter) | Small Building level (Same as the production model), Multi-City Block level with deflector shields
Range: Kilometers with laser cannons; Tens of Kilometers with proton torpedoes | Kilometers with laser cannons and composite-beam laser
Weaknesses: Extremely difficult to pilot and it takes a while to properly master this craft. This problem is compounded by the cockpit being cramped and uncomfortable. B-wing pilots also note that they lack agility even compared to the likes of the Y-wing and thus fare poorly in dogfights. | Same weaknesses as the production model. There is also the additional weakness of firing the composite-beam laser leaving the hyperdrive system temporarily inoperable due to the significant power consumption.
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Discussions
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