Scimitar assault bomber
Scimitar assault bomber
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Scimitarschematics.
The Scimitar assault bomber had a single elongated body, and the pilot and gunner sat in a forward, shaped module which could eject from the craft and serve as anescape pod. The fuselage was supported by two large elongated array wings on either side. Interlockedrepulsorlift thrusters provided it with additional maneuverability.
In space, the Scimitar assault bomber was faster than any TIE Bomber, and, in planetary atmospheres, it could travel at 1,150 km per hour, with its dive-bombing speed an additional 100 km per hour faster.
It was 13.8 meters long, and thus longer than the standardTIE/LN starfighter. Its weapons included twolaser cannons,concussion missile launchers, and chutes forthermal detonators andproton grenades. However, instead of two ion engines, it only had one, thus the lack of the prefix TIE. It was designed to bomb planets into submission.
History[]
A Scimitar cockpit moduleescape pod.
The Scimitar was originally conceived as an upgrade to theTIE bomber perCaptainTomax Bren's specifications as theTIE Bomber Mark 2 but this upgrade wasn't approved. WhenGrand AdmiralThrawn rose to power, he approved a modified version of Bren's design and had it put into production.[4]
Kir Kanos used a Scimitar to destroyEmperor's Revenge aboveYinchorr. He programmed anAPA-5 mess hall droid to self-destruct the bomber in theStar Destroyer's hangar bay, killing everyone aboard thewarship.
The ships were also used during theYuuzhan Vong War. A full squadron was considered one of the elite Galactic Alliance squadrons by the time of the war's finalbattle overCoruscant.
Appearances[]
"Endgame" — Endgame (Reprinted and collected inThe DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)- Dark Force Rising(andunabridged audiobook)(First appearance, in book)
- Crimson Empire 5
- The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force
Sources[]
A Scimitar assaultbomber.
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- Wanted by Cracken
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- "Special Military Unit Intelligence Update" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Starships of the Galaxy
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 86SCI 1-2: Scimitar Assault Bomber
- Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 3
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 13
- Scimitar assault bomber in theDatabank(original site is defunct)
