BTL-B Y-wing fighter-bomber

The BTL-B Y-wing was a starfighter/bomber that was in service of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. It was an early predecessor to the BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber flown by the Alliance to Restore the Republic decades later in the Galactic Civil War.

History
BTL-B Y-wings were a mainstay in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars, becoming an instrumental bomber in the fight against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Y-wings were notably used by Shadow Squadron during the attack on the Separatist heavy cruiser Malevolence. During the Battle of Ryloth, a squadron of Y-wings were used to break the blockade over Ryloth. As noted by AP-5, a Republic analyst droid who helped coordinate the campaign, Y-wings tended to be "a bit buggy" during atmospheric operations; Clone Captain CT-7567, however, knew the Y-wings to be solid in combat. The light bomber was used to drop an experimental electro-proton bomb on Separatist forces near the end of the Battle of Malastare, completely annihilating the droid army, as well as the being used to bombard entrenched Confederate gunners during the Second Battle of Geonosis.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II