V-wing starfighter

V-wing starfighter Star Wars craft

V-wing Manufacturer 	Kuat Systems Engineering Specification 	Alpha-3 Nimbus V-wing starfighter Type 	Starfighter Length 	7.9 meters Weapons 	Twin swiveling laser cannons Shield Hull Crew 	1 pilot, 1 Q7-series astromech droid

Top Speed 	52,000 km/h Troop Capacity Affiliation 	Galactic Republic, later Galactic Empire

Cargo Capacity Passengers 	0 This article is about the Loyalist/Imperial starfighter. For similarly named craft, see V-wing.

In the fictional Star Wars saga, the V-Wing is a capable but not popular starfighter.

The agile V-wing starfighters served in the Republic Starfleet in large numbers during the Clone Wars and likely continued to serve in the Imperial Starfleet in the years following this massive conflict. The fighter was primarily used as an interceptor to engage droid-fighters, complementing the robust ARC-170's. They bore a passing resemblance to the TIE fighters of the later Imperial era, with their vertical heat radiator wing-panels making the fighter look like an 'H' when viewed from the front. V-wings carried a single pilot and a Q7-series astromech droid. Like most of the fighters mass-produced for Republic forces, V-wings were too small for a hyperdrive, relying instead on carriers like the Venator-class Star Destroyer. Its armament consisted of twin laser cannons capable of swiveling to engage targets off-axis. The V-wing's twin ion drive thrusters gave it a maximum acceleration of 4,800g.

Three Elite V-wings escort Emperor Palpatine's Theta-class Shuttle as he returns to Coruscant from Mustafar at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

The Rebel Alliance also uses a ship called the V-Wing, although theirs is different in form and function. Is it seen in the battle of Endor, and is a playable ship in the Star Wars:Rogue Squadron video games.In Rogue Squadron the Alliance version of the V-wing with its large wing surface excels at atmospheric flight and is both fast and highly maneuverable.. It is shaped in the fashion of the flying wing design of the US Stealth Bomber. The fighter is effective in both ground support and air superiority roles. Its main armaments include two twin blaster cannons that can be set on a devastating rapid fire mode and a launcher for Cluster Missiles. These missiles are extremely effective against both air and ground targets as they split off into multiple independent missiles capable of tracking several targets at once.