Pipefighter

The pipefighter was the key component of Operation Starlancer, which involved using several fighters firing beams of energy supposedly focused through large lambent crystals to create a long-range weapon capable of hitting targets light years away, similar to a scaled down version of the superlaser in that the Starlancer beam was composite- made of several intersecting beams of energy.

However, the entire Starlancer project was a fraud designed by Wedge Antilles for the Second Battle of Borleias (Yuuzhan Vong War)- the pipefighters were cobbled together out of spare parts and had no actual firepower. The entire purpose of the project was to lure the Yuuzhan Vong into attacking Borleias out of a need to stop a superweapon. In that sense, the pipefighters served their purpose.

Appearances

 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand