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A TIE bomber squadron assaulting a pair of Mon Calamari cruisers.
Bombers (occasionally called Starbombers) were starfighters specifically designed for use against well armored, often large or immobile targets, such as capital ships, space stations, and buildings.
Characteristics[edit | edit source]
There were comparatively few types of starfighter found in a pure bombing role, since many less specialized fighters were versatile enough to attack both other fighters and larger or more heavily armored targets.
Most bombers employed some type of projectile weapon, such as proton bombs, concussion missiles, proton torpedoes, or thermal detonators to attack their targets, rather than energy weapons such as blasters. For best effectiveness against defended targets, bombers were escorted by other, nimbler starfighters. For protection against point-defense vessels such as anti-fighter corvettes, they were sometimes accompanied by support spacecraft such as frigates which provided cover as they closed on their objectives.
Dedicated bombers include:
- Advanced droid bomber
- E-STAP Advanced Droid Starbomber
- E-STAP Droid Starbomber
- E-STAP Shielded Droid Starbomber
- Hetrinar assault bomber
- Hyena-class droid bomber
- NB-1 Royal Bomber
- NB-1S Royal Bomber
- NB-1T Royal Bomber
- NTB-630 naval bomber
- Neutralizer-class bomber
- PTB-625 planetary bomber
- Scythe-class bomber
- TIE/IT Interdictor starfighter
- TIE/sa bomber
- Scimitar assault bomber
- YT-5100 Shriek-class bomber
In addition, some heavy assault starfighters such as Y-wings, B-wings, K-wings and GAT-12 Skipray Blastboats were occasionally referred to as bombers.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Force Commander
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars: Rebellion
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars: X-Wing
Sources[edit | edit source]
"Glah Ubooki's Strange & Wondrous Imports"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
- The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
"Imperial Garrisons"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
- Introductory Adventure Game
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
"Message to Spacers 8" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup link)
- Suns of Fortune
Hyena bombers in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Y-wing starfighter in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
Star Wars: Armada – Core Set (Card: Luke Skywalker)
Star Wars: Armada – Core Set (Card: X-wing Squadron) (Reissued in Rebel Fighter Squadrons Expansion Pack)
- Strongholds of Resistance
Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ - Road Map 2017 on The Old Republic's official website (backup link)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Captain Jonus)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: "Deathfire")
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Gamma Squadron Ace)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Major Rhymer)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Scimitar Squadron Pilot)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Tomax Bren)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit (Card: Captain Nym)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit (Card: Lok Revenant)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Scum and Villainy Conversion Kit (Card: Sol Sixxa)
External links[edit | edit source]
Bomber on Wikipedia