Y-wing
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| Star Wars craft | |
| Y-wing | |
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| Manufacturer | Koensayr |
| Specification | BTL-S3/BTL-A4/BTL-A4 (LP) Y-wing Starfighter |
| Type | Attack Fighter/Bomber starfighter |
| Length | 16 meters |
| Weapons | Heavy Laser cannons Twin ion cannon (on rotating turret) Proton torpedo launchers Proton Bombs |
| Crew | 1 pilot (S3 models have an added gunner) 1 astromech droid |
| Troop Capacity | N/A |
| Affiliation | Rebel Alliance New Republic |
| Cargo | 110 Kilograms |
| Passengers | N/A |
Y-wings are fictional Rebel Alliance and New Republic starfighters in the Star Wars universe. They appear in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and the Star Wars Expanded Universe's books, comics, and games.
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[edit] Origin and design
Industrial Light and Magic's Colin Cantwell, who also designed the saga's TIE fighters, initially designed the Y-wing with a large bubble turret for a gunner.[1] However, the dome did not appear properly when filmed against bluescreen, and subsequent designs excised the turret.[1]
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[edit] Depiction
Y-wings are described as durable but slow fighter-bombers. The destruction of Y-wings tasked with destroying the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope leads to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) firing the proton torpedoes that destroy the Empire's battle station. Y-wings also participate at the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi. The Expanded Universe describes several Y-wing varieties, such as a one-seater version, a two-seater (one pilot, one gunner) variety, and the "Longprobe" reconnaissance ship.[2][3] The Y-wing is a player-flyable craft in LucasArts' X-Wing, Battlefront II, and the Rogue Squadron series, and it appears in other LucasArts Star Wars titles such as Empire at War.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Y-wing starfighter (Behind the Scenes). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ Y-wing starfighter (Expanded Universe). Star Wars Databank. Lucasfilm. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ Murphy, Paul; Peter Schweighofer (04 1994). Rebel Alliance Sourcebook. West End Games. ISBN 0874312094.
[edit] External links
- Y-wing starfighter in the Star Wars Databank
- Y-wing on Wookieepedia, a Wikia wiki
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