Ye-4 gunships, also called Imperial Gunboats, were heavily armed gunships employed by the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War.
Characteristics[]
Two X-wings attacking a Ye-4
Two vertical stabilizers protruded from the top and bottom of the ship's rear. It was armed with six turret weapons that could effortlessly destroy enemy starfighters. Two of its weapons were forward-firing, two were able to fire in a 180 degree arc above the ship, one was mounted aft to fire at pursuing vessels, while the last was mounted under the cockpit section to cover the gunship's belly.
The ship's design was similar to Sienar Fleet Systems' Sentinel-class landing craft.
History[]
Ye-4 gunships were designed by Sienar Fleet Systems specifically for patrolling the Kessel system.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Ye-4 gunships, also called gunboats, were mid-sized ships introduced in the Jump to Lightspeed expansion of Star Wars Galaxies as NPC ships. They were mainly found in deep space and the Kessel system, but occasionally appeared in other star systems as well.
With the introduction of Chapter 8 in January 2008 the Ye-4 became a multiplayer ship available to Imperial ace pilots. It was one of several ships made playable in Chapter 8 along with the X4 Gunship, the AEG-77 Vigo, and the N-1 starfighter.[7]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed (First appearance)
- Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE)
Sources[]
Friday Feature – Witness the Firepower on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)- Chapter 8: The Nova Orion Crisis on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- Imperial YE-4 Assault Gunship on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (As Imperial assault gunship)
- Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
- ↑
Friday Feature – Witness the Firepower on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑
Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees — Space Quest: "Fall of the Black Scale" in the Kashyyyk system
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Space Quest: "Deliver Hutt Cargo" in the Dantooine system
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed — Space Quest: "Destroy the Coynite Mothership" in the Dathomir system
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Collection: "Hidden Daggers Pilot Quota Progress"
- ↑ Chapter 8: The Nova Orion Crisis on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
External links[]
- YE-4 Gunship on the SWG Wiki
