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The MG7 proton torpedo launcher was a model of proton torpedo launcher manufactured by Krupx Munitions.
Description[]
The MG7 proton torpedo launcher had a magazine of three torpedoes, usually loaded with MG7-A proton torpedoes. Rebel T-65 X-wing starfighters were outfitted with a pair of MG7s, one on either side of the fuselage, giving the fighter a total warhead capacity of six torpedoes.[1]
History[]
Luke Skywalker fired Proton torpedoes from an MG7 launcher during the Battle of Yavin that destroyed the first Death Star.[1]
Appearances[]
- "The Farlander Papers" — Star Wars: X-Wing (First identified as MG7 proton torpedo launcher)
- Allegiance (and audiobook)
- "The Stele Chronicles" — Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Sources[]
- Star Wars Screen Entertainment
- Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 1 (XWI 1-2: T-65 X-Wing Fighter)
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume 1
- Star Wars Blueprints: Rebel Edition
X-wing starfighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
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