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- "We've gotta call in the bombers!"
- ―A rebel trooper
Bombers were starships designed to strike heavily armored targets, like capital ships[2] or ground artillery. Most of these ships were armed with projectile weapons, such as proton torpedoes,[1] proton bombs,[3] and concussion missiles.[4] Even externally-mounted cargo containers could be used for bombing runs.[5]
In general, bombers were slow and ungainly craft, leaving them vulnerable to enemy starfighter attack. For protection, they often relied on both fighter escorts and each other. By flying in tight formations, bombers provided overlapping fields of fire, covering each other.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Force Arena
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
- The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower (and audiobook)
- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker 1
-
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Cat and Mouse" - Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Supply Lines"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Destroy Malevolence" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Storm Over Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Innocents of Ryloth" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Liberty on Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Children of the Force"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Zillo Beast"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Landing at Point Rain"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Legacy of Terror" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Brain Invaders" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "ARC Troopers"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Heroes on Both Sides"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Senate Murders" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nightsisters"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Citadel" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow Warrior" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Nomad Droids"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Darkness on Umbara"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Plan of Dissent"
- "The Shadow of Umbara" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Friend in Need" (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Massacre"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bound for Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Necessary Bond"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Wrong Jedi"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "An Old Friend"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Crisis at the Heart"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Big Bang"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch" (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "A Distant Echo" (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Unfinished Business"
-
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — "Resolve" -
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Battle Scars" - Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Devil's Deal" (Wreckage only)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Rescue on Ryloth" (Wreckage only)
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue (and audiobook)
- Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 4
- Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 5
- Rebel Rising (and audiobook)
- A New Dawn (and audiobook)
-
"The End of History" — Star Wars Insider 154 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2) - Han Solo & Chewbacca 6
- Lost Stars webcomic
-
Star Wars Rebels — "Empire Day" (Appears in hologram) - Star Wars Rebels — "Homecoming"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Steps Into Shadow"
- Star Wars Rebels — "The Antilles Extraction"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Hera's Heroes" (Wreckage only)
- Star Wars Rebels — "Iron Squadron"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Ghosts of Geonosis"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Secret Cargo"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Zero Hour"
- Vader - Dark Visions 1
- Star Wars Rebels — "In the Name of the Rebellion"
- Star Wars Rebels — "The Occupation"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Kindred"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers"
- Star Wars Rebels — "Rebel Assault"
- Boba Fett — Black, White & Red 1
- Obi-Wan 3 (In flashback(s))
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Rogue One Adaptation 4
- Rogue One Adaptation 6
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- Star Wars Battlefront
- "Sparks" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- "Desert Son" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- "Duty Roster" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
- "Grounded" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook)
-
Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Luke vs. the Death Star - X-wing Assault" - Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (and audiobook)
- Princess Leia 1
- Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure (and audiobook)
- "Last Call at the Zero Angle" — Star Wars Insider 156 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 2) (Mentioned only)
- Chewbacca (2015) 5
- Han Solo 4
- Han Solo 5
- Star Wars: Commander
- Star Wars (2015) 3 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2015) 4
- Star Wars (2015) 5
- Star Wars (2015) 8
- Star Wars (2015) 9
- Darth Vader (2015) 12
- Vader Down 1
- Darth Vader (2015) 13 (Cover only)
- Darth Vader (2015) 14
- Darth Vader (2015) 20
- Darth Vader (2015) 22
- Darth Vader (2015) 25
- Star Wars (2015) 23 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars (2015) 26
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 3 (Wreckage only)
- The Screaming Citadel 1
- Star Wars (2015) 33 (Wreckage only; appears on cover only)
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 25
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 30 (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars (2015) 43
- The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait 1
- Star Wars (2015) 44 (Cover only)
- Star Wars (2015) 49
- Star Wars (2015) 54
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 35
- Doctor Aphra (2016) 38
- "An Echo of Victory" — Empire Ascendant 1
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- "Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably)" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures — "Clash on Cloud City"
- Star Wars (2020) 1
- Star Wars (2020) 8
- Star Wars (2020) 10 (Cover only)
- Star Wars (2020) 11 (Cover only)
- Crimson Reign 2
- Star Wars (2020) 23
- Bounty Hunters 26 (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars (2020) 26
- Bounty Hunters 31
- Star Wars (2020) 37
- Dark Droids 2
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 36
- Dark Droids: D-Squad 2
- Hyperspace Stories 12
- Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion 1 (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (and audiobook)
- TIE Fighter 1
- TIE Fighter 4 (Mentioned only)
- Shattered Empire 1
- "Galactic Tales: Shockwave" — Star Wars Insider 220
- Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 1
- TIE Fighter 5
- Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising 2
- Ewoks (2024) 1
- Ewoks (2024) 4
- Shattered Empire 2
- Star Wars: Uprising
- Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook)
- Aftermath (and audiobook)
-
"Hunted" on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (article) (backup link) - Star Wars: Squadrons
-
The Light You Bring on Electronic Arts' official website (article) (backup link) - Count to Three on Electronic Arts' official website (article) (backup link) (Mentioned only)
- Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
- Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook)
- "Blade Squadron: Kuat" — Star Wars Insider 168 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)
- Battle of Jakku — Republic Under Siege 1
- Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
- Aftermath: Empire's End (and audiobook)
- Star Wars (2025) 10
-
Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian" (In flashback(s)) -
Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 19: The Convert" - Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 21: The Pirate"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 23: The Spies"
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 24: The Return"
- Poe Dameron: Free Fall (and audiobook)
- Age of Resistance - Rose Tico 1
- The Legends of Luke Skywalker (and audiobook) (Wreckage only)
- "Galactic Tales: The Crimson Corsair and the Sinister Secret of the Binary Star" — Star Wars Insider 234 (Appears in hallucination)
- Before the Awakening (and audiobook) (Parts only)
- Forces of Destiny—Rose & Paige (Mentioned only)
- Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren 1 (In flashback(s))
- Poe Dameron 9 (In flashback(s))
- Poe Dameron 10
- Poe Dameron 17
- Poe Dameron 18
- Poe Dameron 19
- The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron (and audiobook)
- "Destroyer Down" — Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down (Wreckage only)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 1
- The Last Jedi: Rey's Journey
- The Last Jedi: Rose and Finn's Secret Mission
- The Last Jedi Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only)
- Legacy of Vader 6
- Poe Dameron 28 (Mentioned only)
- Resistance Reborn (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
-
Star Wars Resistance — "No Place Safe" - Allegiance 1
- Allegiance 4
- Galaxy's Edge 2 (Appears as a toy)
-
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Rise of the Resistance - Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Non-canon appearances
Sources
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The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Shadow of Malevolence on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) - The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Storm Over Ryloth on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
-
"Shadow of Malevolence" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) - "Storm Over Ryloth" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
-
hyena bombers in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) - Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Y-wing starfighter in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Yavin (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) Weapons & Uniforms: Alliance Pilots
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Cody Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Bacara Databank A-Z: Dooku–Dwarf Spider Droids
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Anakin Skywalker Databank A-Z: Ewoks–Finn
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Databank A-Z: Imperial Future Council–Inquisitorius
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Helmets: Y-wing Pilot
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Highlights of the Saga: Fall of the Malevolence
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Y-wing Pilot Weapons & Uniforms: Yavin Base
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Snowtrooper Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Fleet
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: TIE Bomber
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Neyo Databank A-Z: Admiral Kilian–Kowakian
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Odd Ball Helmets: Odd Ball
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Odd Ball Weapons & Uniforms: Republic Pilots
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: AT-RT Driver Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Ryloth
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Thire Databank A-Z: Baze Malbus–Darth Maul
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: A-wing Fighter Pilot Databank A-Z: The X-wing Starfighter
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: A-wing Fighter Pilot Weapons & Uniforms: Green Squadron
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Ponds Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Ponds Helmets: Commander Ponds
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Wedge Antilles Highlights of the Saga: Leaving Skystrike
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Naboo Royal Guard Databank A-Z: Tauntaun–TIE Craft
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Ello Asty Helmets: Ello Asty
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Jek Porkins Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Scarif
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars Look and Find (2017)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: A-wing Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Activity Book with Stickers (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Ultimate Sticker Collection
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 Creating a Starship Fleet: Ralph McQuarrie — The Man Who Drew Star Wars (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Resistance Bomber Book and 3D Wood Model
-
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — BTL-A4 Y-Wing Expansion Pack Card: Gray Squadron Bomber — BTL-A4 Y-Wing Reissued in Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit - Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — RZ-2 A-Wing Expansion Pack Card: Green Squadron Expert — RZ-2 A-Wing Reissued in Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack (Picture only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Hyena-class Droid Bomber Expansion Pack Card: Bombardment Drone — Hyena-class Droid Bomber
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Hyena-class Droid Bomber Expansion Pack Card: DBS-32C — Hyena-class Droid Bomber
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Hyena-class Droid Bomber Expansion Pack Card: DBS-404 — Hyena-class Droid Bomber
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Hyena-class Droid Bomber Expansion Pack Card: Landing Struts
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Hyena-class Droid Bomber Expansion Pack Card: Separatist Bomber — Hyena-class Droid Bomber
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Hyena-class Droid Bomber Expansion Pack Card: Techno Union Bomber — Hyena-class Droid Bomber
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — BTL-B Y-Wing Expansion Pack Card: Red Squadron Bomber — BTL-B Y-Wing
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
-
Star Wars By the Numbers: Every Type of Ship in Rebels on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete) - Rebel Starfighters Owners' Workshop Manual
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
-
2020 Topps Women of Star Wars Card: #58: Paige Tico (backup link not available) - "Victory and Death" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
-
Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian — "Practical" - Star Wars: Squadrons Screenshots on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: 2020 Base Series 2, Card: Tallie Lintra
- Star Wars By the Numbers: Every Ship in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — LAAT/i Gunship Expansion Pack Card: Deadeye Shot Reissued in Xi-class Light Shuttle and TIE/rb Heavy Expansion Packs, and Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack (Picture only)
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: 2021 Base - Series 2, Card: Tallie Lintra
- "Aftermath" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only)
- "Anakin Skywalker" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Day-at-a-Time Calendar 2022
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- The Best of The Book of Boba Fett: 5 Highlights from "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian" on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars 100 Objects
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
-
501st Legion in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only) - Crimson Squadron in the Databank (backup link)
- Hyena Bomber Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- Jaycris Tubbs in the Databank (backup link)
- Nix Jerd in the Databank (backup link)
- Resistance bomber in the Databank (backup link)
- Resistance Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
- Stomeroni Starck in the Databank (backup link)
- TIE Bomber in the Databank (backup link)
- TIE fighter in the Databank (backup link)
- Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link)
- Y-wing Starfighter in the Databank (backup link)
Non-canon sources
- LEGO Star Wars: Choose Your Side: Doodle Activity Book (Picture only)
Notes and references
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