Y-Wing Starfighter

The BTL-B Y-wing starfighter was a heavy fighter and bomber utilized by the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. The fighter featured armor plating on its y-shaped fuselage and a spherical turret where the ship's ion cannons were located. The hyperdrive unit on board the fighter allowed to operate at long ranges than other ships without needing assistance from a hyperdrive ring or carrier vessel.

Armament
The Y-wing yielded an arsenal of forward mounted laser cannons, ion cannons, proton torpedo launchers and proton bombs.

Complement
As a two man fighter the Y-wing needed a pilot and gunner to operate efficiently and the ship also was capable of hosting its own astromech droid.



Shadow of Malevolence
The BTL-B saw its first use during the Malevolence crisis where Anakin Skywalker, his apprentice, Ahsoka Tano and Jedi Master Plo Koon faced off against General Grievous' flagship. In this engagement the ship displayed the effectiveness of their complement of weaponry in disabling the Malevolence and its massive ion cannons saving the Kaliida Shoals Medical Center.

Darkness on Umbara
It was used later on during the Battle of Umbara, where it bombed the Umbaran positions.

Nomad Droids
C-3PO and R2-D2 crash-landed a BTL-B Y-Wing Starfighter on Patitite Pattuna and later, after it had been repaired, were forced to make an emergency landing on Balnab.

Unfinished Business
The Y-Wing Starfighters were used during the Battle for Anaxes, In the attack on the Anaxes Assembly Complex.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

 * "Shadow of Malevolence"
 * "Storm Over Ryloth"
 * "Innocents of Ryloth"
 * "Liberty on Ryloth"
 * "Children of the Force"
 * "The Zillo Beast"
 * "Landing at Point Rain"
 * "Legacy of Terror"
 * "Brain Invaders"
 * "Grievous Intrigue"
 * "ARC Troopers"
 * "Senate Murders"
 * "Nightsisters"
 * "Mercy Mission"
 * "Nomad Droids"
 * "Darkness on Umbara"
 * "Plan of Dissent"
 * "A Friend in Need"
 * "Bound for Rescue"
 * "A Necessary Bond"
 * "Secret Weapons"
 * "Point of No Return"
 * "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
 * "The Wrong Jedi"
 * "An Old Friend"
 * "Unfinished Business"
 * "Victory and Death"

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

 * "Battle Scars"
 * "Devil's Deal" Wreckage only

Video games

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures