Starship class
BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter
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The BTL-S8 K-wing assault starfighter, commonly known as the K-wing, was a heavy starfighter/bomber.
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Facts
- Manufacturer
- Koensayr Manufacturing
- Model
- BTL-S8 K-wing
- Cost
- 250,000 credits (new)
- 120,000 credits (used)
- Length
- 16 meters
- Max accel
- 2,700 G
- Max speed
- 1,000 km/h
- Engine
- Ion engines (3)
- Hdsystem
- None
- Shield gen
- Equipped
- Armament
- Medium-range twin laser cannon turret (1)
- Short-range quad turbolaser turret (1)
- Hardpoints (18; various configurations)
- Concussion missiles
- Proton torpedoes
- Plasma torpedoes
- Flechétte missiles
- Advanced homing missiles (unusual)
- Ion bombs (unusual)
- Conner net (unusual)
- Escapepods
- Detachable cockpit
- Crew
- 4
- Pilot (1)
- Bombardier (1)
- Gunners (2)
- Passengers
- 0
- Cargohandling
- 440 kg
- Consumables
- 1 day
- Othersystems
- SLAM
- Availability
- Military
- Role
- Bomber
- Heavy starfighter
- Reconnaissance
- Escort
- Firstuse
- 16 ABY
- Affiliations
- New Republic
- Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
- Confederation
Appearances
11 works, in story order
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Before the Storm (first appearance)
- Before the Storm abridged audiobook
- Shield of Lies
- Shield of Lies abridged audiobook
- Tyrant's Test
- Tyrant's Test abridged audiobook
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star abridged audiobook
- Legacy of the Force: Fury
- Legacy of the Force: Fury abridged audiobook
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