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Name
K-Wing
Designer/Manufacturer
Koensayr
Combat Designation
Starfighter/Heavy Bomber
Crew
1 pilot, 1 gunner/navigator
Speed Rating
140 MGLT
Hyperdrive
No
Weapons
Two Heavy Laser Cannons
Two Ion Cannons
Two Proton Torpedo Launchers
(10 torpedoes each)
Shields/Armor
Forward/Rear Projecting Shields; Titanium Alloy hull
The K-Wing is a bomber that was developed by the New Republic about twelve years after the Battle of Endor. From the front, the K-Wing resembles the letter K, lying on its long side. The central fuselage is studded with four wings: two larger wings extend upward, while the shorter wings at the bottom act as landing skids. The four wings have eighteern unique positions, which can be adjusted depending on weaponry and payload. It has three primary thrust engines, two on the lower wings and one at the rear of the fuselage. The two-seated fighter was flown by a pilot and a gunner and a bomber, and was designed to fly in gravity-dense arenas. The K-Wing has no hyperdrive, being an atmospheric bomber. It primary mission is as a bomber, and it is the equal of the TIE Bomber in armament. It can also be armed to the teeth as a starfighter, but the ship suffers in maneuverability when more weapons are added. Thus, it is not a ship for dogfighting. It was first tested by the crew of the Monitor, and was first assigned to active duty with Task Force Quickfire. It first saw combat with the Fifth Battle Group near Bessimir.
The K-wing is a smaller, faster heavy bomber than the B-wing, with a heavier payload. Unlike the B-wing, however, this new starfighter is not nearly as heavily armored and shielded, but it is still a formidable opponent in battle. The K-Wing was in the prototype stage just before the Battle of Endor.
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