A-6 Interceptor

The A-6 Interceptor was a nimble short-range starfighter, manufactured by Kuat Drive Yards during the waning days of the Galactic Republic. It was equipped with triple laser cannons.
A-6 Interceptors were used in the Stark Hyperspace War. In the First Battle of Qotile, they were part of the fleet of Ranulph Tarkin's Republic Outland Regions Security Force. Jedi-piloted A-6 interceptor squadrons, including Red and Blue Squadrons led by Jedi Master Saesee Tiin, launched from Trade Federation freighters in the final battle of the conflict.
It was the predecessor of the A-7 Hunter interceptor and eventual A-9 Vigilance interceptor.
==Behind the scenes==
The Republic-affiliated starfighter that appeared in the 2001 comic arc Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War was retconed by The Essential Guide to Warfare as being the A-6 Interceptor from the Jedi Quest novel.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars (1998) 36 
*Star Wars (1998) 37 
*Star Wars (1998) 39 
*Jedi Quest: The School of Fear 
==Sources==
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*The Essential Guide to Warfare
==Notes and references==
==External links==
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Category:Starship classes of the Galactic Republic