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The '''V-wing Airspeeder''' was the first atmospheric assault speeder used by the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] during the [[Battle of Mon Calamari]] where they were used against the reborn [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]]'s deadly [[World Devastator]]s and [[Wavewalker]]s. It was manufactured by [[Slayn & Korpil]] which also manufactured the [[B-wing]] starfighter. The V-wing Airspeeder was a swift and agile speeder and could travel at 1000 km per hour with the help of its 2 specially-designed Chab-Ylwoum scramjet boosters. These scramjets could be used to outrun enemy craft. The V-wing Airspeeder's weapons were 2 fire-linked blaster cannons located on each side of the craft's scramjet intakes beneath the V-wing Airspeeder's wings. These cannons were capable of Rapid-Fire for short periods, however, these easily overheated. Cluster Missiles were fitted as a secondary weapon, as seen in the original [[Rogue Squadron]] game on N64. The blaster cannons had a range of 2 km though they could only take on similar-sized vessels such as [[TIE/D Automated Fighter|Droid TIE Fighter]]s and were obsolete against warships or assault craft. The V-wing also lacked deflector shields with the pilot having to rely on his ejector seat. The V-wing could be used to handle a variety of missions and could be used as patrol craft. They were to fight in many other battles against the [[Imperial Remnant]]. The V-wing could also be transported by the [[V-wing Speeder Transport]] which could carry four of these. |
The '''V-wing Airspeeder''' was the first atmospheric assault speeder used by the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] during the [[Battle of Mon Calamari]] where they were used against the reborn [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]]'s deadly [[World Devastator]]s and [[Wavewalker]]s. It was manufactured by [[Slayn & Korpil]] which also manufactured the [[B-wing]] starfighter. The V-wing Airspeeder was a swift and agile speeder and could travel at 1000 km per hour with the help of its 2 specially-designed Chab-Ylwoum scramjet boosters. These scramjets could be used to outrun enemy craft. The V-wing Airspeeder's weapons were 2 fire-linked blaster cannons located on each side of the craft's scramjet intakes beneath the V-wing Airspeeder's wings. These cannons were capable of Rapid-Fire for short periods, however, these easily overheated. Cluster Missiles were fitted as a secondary weapon, as seen in the original [[Rogue Squadron]] game on N64. The blaster cannons had a range of 2 km though they could only take on similar-sized vessels such as [[TIE/D Automated Fighter|Droid TIE Fighter]]s and were obsolete against warships or assault craft. The V-wing also lacked deflector shields with the pilot having to rely on his ejector seat. The V-wing could be used to handle a variety of missions and could be used as patrol craft. They were to fight in many other battles against the [[Imperial Remnant]]. The V-wing could also be transported by the [[V-wing Speeder Transport]] which could carry four of these. |
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Revision as of 21:24, 13 January 2006
This article is about the New Republic airspeeder. For similarly named craft, see V-wing.
The V-wing Airspeeder was the first atmospheric assault speeder used by the New Republic during the Battle of Mon Calamari where they were used against the reborn Emperor Palpatine's deadly World Devastators and Wavewalkers. It was manufactured by Slayn & Korpil which also manufactured the B-wing starfighter. The V-wing Airspeeder was a swift and agile speeder and could travel at 1000 km per hour with the help of its 2 specially-designed Chab-Ylwoum scramjet boosters. These scramjets could be used to outrun enemy craft. The V-wing Airspeeder's weapons were 2 fire-linked blaster cannons located on each side of the craft's scramjet intakes beneath the V-wing Airspeeder's wings. These cannons were capable of Rapid-Fire for short periods, however, these easily overheated. Cluster Missiles were fitted as a secondary weapon, as seen in the original Rogue Squadron game on N64. The blaster cannons had a range of 2 km though they could only take on similar-sized vessels such as Droid TIE Fighters and were obsolete against warships or assault craft. The V-wing also lacked deflector shields with the pilot having to rely on his ejector seat. The V-wing could be used to handle a variety of missions and could be used as patrol craft. They were to fight in many other battles against the Imperial Remnant. The V-wing could also be transported by the V-wing Speeder Transport which could carry four of these.