Scimitar assault bomber

Scimitar assault bomber
Production information
Manufacturer	Sienar Fleet Systems
Product line	TIE series
Model	Scimitar assault bomber
Class	Starfighter
Cost	Approximately 120,000 Imperial credits
Technical specifications
Length	13.8 meters
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	1,150 km/h (cruising) ; 1,250 km/h (dive-bombing) ;
Engine unit(s)	Ion engine (1) ; Interlocked repulsorlift generators ;
Hyperdrive system	None (can be equipped as an upgrade)
Shielding	Equipped
Armament	L-s laser cannons (2) ; Missile racks (16) Standard load: 32 concussion missiles ; ; Thermal detonators ; Proton grenades ;
Crew	Pilot (1) ; Bombardier (1) ;
Minimum crew	1
Passengers	None
Cargo capacity	200 kilograms (250 cm²)
Consumables	2 days
Other systems	Detachable command pod
Usage
Role(s)	Bomber ;
Era(s)	New Republic era ; New Jedi Order era ; Legacy era ;
Affiliation	Galactic Empire ; Imperial Remnant ; Galactic Federation of Free Alliances ;

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The Scimitar assault bomber was an advanced starfighter/bomber based on TIE series technology. It was used by the Galactic Empire.

[edit] Characteristics

Scimitar schematics.

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 an escape pod. The fuselage was supported by two large elongated array wings on either side. Interlocked repulsorlift 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 standard TIE/ln starfighter. Its weapons included two laser cannons, concussion missile launchers, and chutes for thermal detonators and proton 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.

[edit] History

A Scimitar cockpit module escape pod.

During Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign to retake the Core Worlds from the New Republic, the Scimitar assault bombers were developed as a new generation of TIE/sa bombers. Before this, some Imperial generals employed a TIE bomber type very similar to the Scimitar.^[source?]Kir Kanos used a Scimitar to destroy Emperor's Revenge above Yinchorr. He programmed a service droid to self-destruct the bomber in the Star Destroyer's hangar bay, killing everyone aboard the warship.

The ships were also used during the Yuuzhan Vong War. A full squadron was considered one of the elite Galactic Alliance squadrons by the Final Battle over Coruscant.

Scimitar bombers formed part of the starfighter element of Admiral Natasi Daala's Maw Irregular Fleet at the Second Battle of Fondor.

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[edit] Appearances

[edit] Sources

A Scimitar assault bomber.

Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
"Special Military Unit Intelligence Update" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
Starships of the Galaxy (2001)
The Official Star Wars Fact File 86 (SCI1-2, Scimitar Assault Bomber)
Scimitar assault bomber in the Databank

[edit] Notes and references

↑ Starships of the Galaxy (2001)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 The Official Star Wars Fact File 86

TIE starfighter variants

Imperial starfighters
T.I.E. starfighter · TIE/ln starfighter · TIE Advanced x1 · TIE Advanced x2 · TIE Advanced x3 · TIE Advanced x7 TIE Aggressor · TIE/ad starfighter · TIE boarding craft · TIE/D Defender · TIE/D automated starfighter · TIE/fc starfighter TIE/gt starfighter · TIE Hunter · TIE/In starfighter · TIE Interdictor · TIE lander · TIE Light Duty · TIE Oppressor · TIE Phantom TIE/rc starfighter · TIE/sa starfighter · TIE/sh shuttle · TIE/sr starfighter · TIE starfighter · TIE Vanguard Scimitar assault bomber · Predator-class fighter
Non-Imperial starfighters
Advanced Project ship · Aleph-class starfighter · Clutch · Y-TIE · X-ceptor · X-TIE · TYE-wing · Lone Scout-A · TIE/rpt starfighter · Nssis-class Clawcraft · TIE stealth
Non-starfighter models
Century tank · TIE ap-1 · TIE fighter boat · Lancet Aerial Artillery

[SotG-0] Starships of the Galaxy (2001)

[FF-1] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 The Official Star Wars Fact File 86

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