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BTL-B Y-wing starfighter/bomber

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The BTL-B Y-wing fighter-bomber[1] was a model of Y-wing starfighter used by the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. It was both a starfighter and a bomber, and 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.[3]

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A BTL-B Y-wing flying in the thick of battle

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.[5] 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;[8] Clone Captain CT-7567, however, knew the Y-wings to be solid in combat.[9] 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,[10] as well as the being used to bombard entrenched Confederate gunners and dogfighting with Geonosian starfighters during the Second Battle of Geonosis.[11]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 TwitterLogo Received some excellent books yesterday courtesy of @insighteditions - the Rebel Starfighters features some fantastic shots of the new Resistance Y-wing from #TheRiseofSkywalker as well as T-85 x-wing from #StarWarsResistance (@yak_face) on Twitter (backup link (yak_face/status/1180497407047536640) not verified!)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Battlefront II
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 StarWars-DatabankII Y-wing Starfighter in the Databank (backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ultimate Star Wars
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
  6. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nomad Droids"
  7. ↑ StarWars "Shadow of Malevolence" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  8. ↑ Rebels-mini-logo Star Wars Rebels — "The Forgotten Droid"
  9. ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
  10. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Zillo Beast"
  11. ↑ TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
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