Escort duty for starfighter pilots were difficult assignments for pilots owing to the sacrifice of their vessels speed advantage in order to stay close to their assigned bombers. The rear and ventral turrets offered a potent defense against attackers approaching from below or from the rear, but were less effective against threats from above or in front of the bomber squadron. Resistance flight instructors taught bomber crews to fly in tight formation, opposing attacking fighters with overlapping fields of fire. Other turrets included a remotely operated dorsal turret of similar firepower to the EM-1919 paired repeating laser cannons installed on the ball turrets, two remote-linked cannon arrays at the rear of the vessel, two forward laser canons, and two more laser canons, one on the tip of each stabilizer foil.Īs a bomber, the MG-100 Starfortress was slow and ungainly, making it prone for starfighter attack. Despite this protection, many gunners felt exposed to enemy fire. A magnetic seal retained the atmosphere when the bomb bay doors were open.īall turrets on the StarFortress were encased in an armored transparisteel shell, while deflector shields protected the gunner. The system calculated the optimum time for release, and at a given prompt, or at the discretion of the bombardier, the control button on a wireless remote triggered the release of the payload.
The assembly could be programmed to drop specific sections of the payload in sequence, but the most common configuration was "deploy all." To drop the ship's payload, the bombardier on the flight deck monitored a concentrated sensor feed. The bombs would then be drawn magnetically to their targets. The modular bombing magazine, called the "clip" by the bomber's crew, would drop the bombs through sequenced electromagnetic plates in the clip, which propelled the bombs to "drop" in microgravity environments. The B/SF-17's intended purpose was to deliver a payload of 1,048 proton bombs on top of a target. The bombardier operated a targeting pedestal on the flight deck, and two gunners operated the rear and ventral ball turrets. A single pilot and flight engineer operated within the armored cockpit. In total, the ship was crewed by five individuals. Jutting horizontally from the ship's profile were two stabilizer foils. Two short range comms antenna were located along the top of the ship along its keel line. At the bottom-front of the ship strutted a targeting sensor mast, which contained a targeting sensor and active-tracking array. The starship featured three sublight ion thrusters, a single hyperdrive, and artificial gravity projectors. The MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 was a heavy bomber manufactured by Slayn & Korpil. Load the bombs through the top hatch and press the button to release them.Features a bomb release function with 6 bombs, 2 spring-loaded shooters, 2 opening rear minifigure gun turrets, elevating rear guns, 2-minifigure front cockpit with detachable canopy, removable top section for easy access and a flat base.Includes 5 minifigures: Poe Dameron, Vice Admiral Holdo, Resistance Gunner Paige, a Resistance Bomber Pilot and a Resistance Bombardier.It can also stand on any even surface when not in use. This feature-packed model includes a button-activated bomb release function, spring-loaded shooters, 2 opening rear gun turrets with space for a minifigure, elevating rear guns, a 2-minifigure front cockpit with detachable canopy and a removable top section for easy access.
Play out action-packed LEGO® Star Wars: Episode VIII missions with the Resistance Bomber. Description This is a description taken from.
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