Amphibious fighter

Amphib fighter, or amphibian fighter is a Calamarian design of starship used during the Clone Wars.

It was used and probably developed by Tikkes followers after he joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Commander Merai was provided with an amount of amphib fighters, as well as droid fighters to initiate an attack against the main reactor of Tipoca City, on Kamino. Should he succeed, he was said, the Republic would loose its supply of clones. Thus, Merai began his attack, confronting his amphib fighters against the Jedi starfighters protecting Tipoca.

The battle of Kamino, as it would be known, began as a probable victory for Merai, but his own ship was destroyed. Merai then took his personal amphib fighter, the Shark, and tried to destroy the reactor himself. He would then discover that the information after his mission was false, and then changed his plan: He would only destroy the hyperspace rings used by the Jedi to go to and from Kamino. Merai self-destructed the Shark to guarantee a certain amount of success.

After the sound Republic victory on Kamino, the amphib fighter was apparently replaced by other designs, as it is not widely seen during the rest of the war.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Republic 50: The Battle of Kamino