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Koensayr Manufacturing was a starship manufacturing company that produced starfighters and starship components. It notably manufactured the BTL-series Y-wing starfighter-bombers for the Galactic Republic, which would later see service with the Alliance to Restore the Republic and its successor, the New Republic.
History[edit | edit source]
Koensayr was a major supplier of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars.[3] The BTL-B Y-wing fighter-bomber, designed in the conflict's early stages as a combination starfighter and long-range bomber as a replacement for V-19 Torrent and Jedi interceptors,[2] became a mainstay of the Republic Navy during the conflict.[3] Koensayr was spurred to produce several variants in the Y-wing series, including the BTL-A4 and BTL-S3,[1][2] as well as many of their parts.[4]
With the rise of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Navy placed their emphasis on the doctrine that space superiority was won and held with capital warships.[5] This meant that hyperdrive-equipped snub-fighters fell out of favor, and Koensayr lost its important government contract. Because of this, it was forced to sell much of its stock to local planetary defense markets, although many of their craft eventually ended up in the hands of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[3]
The Rebel Alliance's use of the Y-wing caused Koensayr to restart the Y-wing line with its BTA-NR2 Y-wing, which featured a stripped hull and single pilot seat in the vein of the BTL-A4.[2]
Koensayr also manufactured flight gear, such as the K-22995 light flight helmet.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- "Grounded"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Squadrons (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Ultimate Star Wars (First mentioned)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Y-wing Starfighter - Blueprints)- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Helmets: Y-wing Pilot)- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z (as Koensayr Manufacturing Company)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Star Wars Helmet Collection 71 (Helmets: General Merrick)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 72 (Helmets: Pilot/Training Helmet)- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 79 (Helmets: Jek Porkins)- Starships and Speeders
- The Star Wars Book

