Plasma torpedo

"Firing all plasma torpedoes now, Captain!"
"Heh, heh…Just like shooting acid rats in a crater!"

―The two heads of a Dyclops pirate

A BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter firing plasma torpedoes.

Plasma torpedoes, also known among pilots as shieldbuster torpedo or rotten eggs, were a special type of weapon specifically configured to overwhelm a vehicle's shields. They were plasma-based and upon impact they released a burst of radiation that was designed to interfere with shields. They were considerably less effective against armor and other protection.

History

Circa 15 BBY, the flagship of the Red Fury Brotherhood pirates, the Blood Brother, used plasma torpedoes during an attack against a diplomatic convoy near Armath.

By the time of the Black Fleet Crisis, New Republic K-wing starfighters were equipped with two T-33 plasma torpedoes.

Appearances

• Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void (and audiobook)
• Droids (1986) 3 (First appearance)
• Children of the Jedi
• Shield of Lies
• Tyrant's Test (as an "Egg")

Sources

• Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
• Message to Spacers 7 on Wizards.com (original site is defunct) (as shieldbuster torpedo)
• The Droids Re-Animated, Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)
• Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — K-wing Expansion Pack (Card: Plasma Torpedoes) Reissued in TIE Punisher, Punishing One, and M12-L Kimogila Fighter Expansion Packs
• Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighter Expansion Pack (Card: Plasma Torpedoes)