Scimitar assault bomber

• Appeared in:
  
  I
  II
  III
  IV
  V
  VI
  CW

• Size:
  8 meters long

• Weapon:
  Laser cannons, concussion missiles, proton grenades, thermal detonators

• Affiliation:
  Galactic Empire

• Type:
  Advanced space bomber

• Manufacturer:
  Sienar Fleet Systems

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From the Expanded Universe

Though designers at Sienar Fleet Systems constantly revisited the standard TIE starfighter to developed new variants and improved combat models, the designs of bomber craft did not evolve at such a hurried pace. The TIE bomber was seen as a significant advancement over the older TIE/gt, but for most of the Galactic Civil War, the twin-pod bomber remained unchanged.

During Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign to retake the Galactic Core, he ordered a new generation of bomber craft, and Sienar delivered the Scimitar Assault Bomber. It's memorable name comes from the famous Scimitar Assault Wing, easily the most decorated wing of TIE bomber pilots in the Imperial Navy. The new ship is far more advanced than the TIE bomber of old.

Rather than a twin-pod craft, the Scimitar has a single elongated body. The pilot and bombadier sit in a forward capsule-shaped module, which can eject and serve as an escape pod. Elongated solar array wings bracket the craft. Interlocked repulsorlift thrusters provide the Scimitar with exceptional maneuverability.

In space, the ship is far faster than a TIE bomber. In an atmosphere, it can achieve cruising speeds of up to 1,150 kilometers per hour, and divebomb speeds of 1,250 kilometers per hour.

The bomber has a reinforced hull and shields, proton grenades, free-falling thermal detonators, and space for 16 concussion missiles. There are also linked forward laser cannons.

Eleven years after the Battle of Yavin, the rogue Royal Guard Kir Kanos used a Scimitar bomber as a booby trap to destroy the Star Destroyer Emperor's Revenge while it was orbitting the planet Yinchorr.