NTB-630 naval bomber

NTB-630 naval bomber The NTB-630 naval bomber was a bomber manufactured during the Clone Wars by the Incom and Subpro Corporations. Designed to attack capital ships, the NTB-630 was better armed then the similiar PTB-625 planetary bomber and produced to be used in realspace. The Republic Navy employed many of these bombers during the Clone Wars and Jedi Master Wom-Nii Gnaden piloted such a bomber during the Battle of Crombach Nebula.

Characteristics
The NTB-630 naval bomber was a bomber that was jointly produced by the Incom and Subpro Corporations during the Clone Wars. The NTB-60 was more heavily armed and armored then its close cousin, the ARC-170 starfighter. With a narrow spaceframe flanked by large engines, the NTB-630 resembled other Incom/Subpro starfighters such as the Z-95 Headhunter, PTB-625 planetary bomber, and the ARC-170. The NTB-630 was created to deliver its payloads while engaged in space battles. It was therefore more maneuverable than the PTB-625, allowing it to get close to capital ships and avoid their turbolasers as it executed its bombing runs.

Role
The NTB-630 was used in space battles to attack the enemy's greater ships. The bomber was built to get close to the capital ships and bomb them.

History
The bomber saw common use by Republic forces during the Clone Wars. Jedi Master Wom-Nii Gnaden piloted an NTB-630, and crashed into the Munificent-class star frigate Tide of Progress XII after his bomber got damaged and the Jedi lost control of his ship.

Behind the scenes
The NTB-630 was first mentioned in Revenge of the Sith: Incredible Cross-Sections, a book detailing ships seen in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. This page was reprinted in 2007 in Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections. Later, the bomber was mentioned in the Databank entry of the ARC-170 starfighter on StarWars.com and in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.