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The Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter,[5] also known as the Alpha-3 Nimbus or V-wing starfighter, was a starfighter model manufactured by Kuat Systems Engineering.[1] They were first deployed by the Galactic Republic in the final days of the Clone Wars[2]—serving in the Battle of Coruscant against the Confederacy of Independent Systems—and continued to see use under the Galactic Empire. V-wings were also utilized as escort fighters for Darth Sidious's personal Theta-class T-2c shuttle.[6] In the following years, V-wings were gradually replaced by TIE/ln space superiority starfighters. The Alpha-3 Nimbus was little more than a single pilot fuselage pod sitting on vertically stacked ion engines flanked by deployable, heat radiating, stability foils. The V-wing was designed for speed and agility, at the expense of a reliable life support system or hyperdrive. The pilot instead relied on a sealed flight suit in case of ejection.[7]
Appearances
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
- Lords of the Sith
- "Mercy Mission"—The Rise of the Empire
- Tarkin
- Thrawn
- Thrawn 1
- A New Hero (Picture only)
Sources
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Alpha-3 Nimbus)
- Entertainment Weekly's Ultimate Guide to Rogue One
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (First identified as Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter)
V-wing Fighter in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as V-wing starfighter)
