B-Wing Starfighter

## A/SF-01 B-Wing Starfighter

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* 56 Seconds (Galactic Conquest)
* 13 Seconds (Space Skirmish)

Non-Targetable:

* 1x Hvy Laser
* 3x Med Laser
* 1x Lt 2-Burst Laser
* 2x Hvy Ion Blaster
* 1x Hvy Ion Stunner
* 2x Hvy Proton TRP

## Player Evaluation

Commissioned by Admiral Ackbar, the B wing starfighter was designed to be the definitive answer to Imperial Star destroyers and other heavy capital ships. To this end, the B wing carries heavier proton torpedoes than the Y wing, and features a wide array of ion weaponry, with both anti-shield ion blasters and system-disrupting ion stunners at its disposal. For smaller targets, the B wing also carries a full range of laser weapons,

With its arsenal of ion weapons, the B wing can strip shields and reduce the effective damage output of enemy capital ships, while also dealing devastating damage to key hardpoints with heavy torpedoes. It also carries medium, and heavy, and burst fire Lasers for dealing with smaller targets.

The B wing has the weapons to be a significant threat to ships of any size, though like many other bombers it suffers from a low top speed and sub-average maneuverability. These attributes can be enhanced by closing the S foils, though this comes at the expense of firepower, making it more useful for escaping from a fight than getting into one. The B wing is durable enough to survive some fire, but isn’t fast or agile enough to easily escape from most threats without the aid of other ships.

## Lore Description

The **A/SF-01 B-Wing Starfighter**, designed by Slayn & Korpil with the cooperation of Alliance Admiral Gial Ackbar, was a heavy assault starfighter assigned for anti-capital ship warfare which was used by the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic.

After the Battle of Yavin, the Galactic Empire was forced to recognize the Rebel Alliance's emphasis on the effective use of high-quality starfighters. In response they chose to produce even more capital ships in order to overwhelm the Alliance with greater size and firepower.

The Rebel Alliance's primary assault bomber, the BTL-Y-Wing, was already outdated and had suffered heavy losses when engaging in assaults on enemy capital ships. It became clear that the Alliance was in need of a new approach if they were to successfully counter the increasing threat of the Empire's Star Destroyers.

The Alliance High Command 's Supreme Allied Commander of the Alliance Fleet, Admiral Ackbar, decided that the best solution would be the creation of a new starfighter capable of effectively taking down modern Imperial Destroyers. High Command agreed that this was a better approach than attempting to obtain equally powerful warships.

This led to the development of the B-Wing, with Ackbar placed in charge of "Project Shantipole" to work alongside Slayn & Korpil's sympathetic Verpine colony engineers. The project was named after the research station where it was based, which was located somewhere within the Roche Asteroid Field out in the Mid Rim of the galaxy. The resulting design was similar to Slayn & Korpil's V-19 Torrent Starfighter which had been utilized by the Galactic Republic in the earliest years of the Clone Wars.

B-Wings were known for being difficult to pilot due to the a unique feature of the B-Wing's spaceframe. In order to evade enemy fighters it sported a gyro-stabilization system, which maintained the cockpit position while the rest of the starfighter rotated during flight. The complexity of this system also served to make repairs and maintenance difficult. As a result, the B-Wings were a relatively unusual sight during the battles of the Galactic Civil War, as they were only utilized by advanced pilots who could best utilize its unique combat capabilities.