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|manufacturer=[[Koensayr Manufacturing/Legends|Koensayr Manufacturing]]<ref name="PHTFN">[[Pablo Hidalgo]] comments on [[TheForce.net|TFN]].</ref>
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*[[MG7 proton torpedo/Legends|MG7 proton torpedo]] [[Proton torpedo launcher/Legends|launcher]]<ref name="SWPMTCG2">Torpedo model from WhizKids PocketModel gallery</ref>
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The '''BTL-B Y-wing starfighter''' was an assault [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter]]/[[Bomber/Legends|bomber]] that flew combat missions for the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]].

==Characteristics==
[[File:YwingCockpits-TCWs1BR1.png|thumb|left|200px|Close-up of the cockpit and gun turret]]
Unlike the [[BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighter|BTL-S3 Y-wing]] and its successor designs, the BTL-B model had a full covering of both the primary fuselage and engines. A bubble-turret provided clear view for the [[Gunner/Legends|gunner]].<ref name="OSP" />

The BTL-B was designed as a bomber, using such weapons as [[Proton bomb/Legends|proton bombs]]. The bubble-turret utilized two light [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannons]] for defense against enemy starfighters. It also was equipped with two medium [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]] mounted on the front of the starfighter.

They possessed a [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]] system allowing them to jump into [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]] without the reliance on a carrier or hyperspace ring. To aid them in their operations, they also made use of an [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droid]].

==History==
Early in the Clone Wars, the BTL-B Y-wing was acquired from a [[Koensayr Manufacturing/Legends|Koensayr]] [[Bormus testing facility/Legends|testing facility]] in orbit around [[Bormus/Legends|Bormus]] where they were undergoing prototyping. [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]] led an unsanctioned mission to retrieve them.<ref name="The Clone Wars: Procedure">''[[The Clone Wars: Procedure]]''</ref>

<div style="float: right">[[File:BTL-B_Y-wing_rear.jpg|thumb|left|200px|View of the engines of three BTL-Bs]]</div>

After receiving the fighters, Skywalker formed [[Shadow Squadron/Legends|Shadow Squadron]] of the Republic's most skilled [[Clone trooper pilot/Legends|Clone trooper pilots]], and began using the ships immediately to hunt [[General/Legends|General]] [[Grievous/Legends|Grievous's]] [[Flagship/Legends|flagship]] [[Malevolence/Legends|''Malevolence'']], the secret weapon of the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]].<ref name="The Clone Wars: Procedure" /><ref name="TCW:TVG">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide]]''</ref>

Koensayr testing facilities could barely keep up for the demand on the fighter, and in addition to the ships that were acquired by Skywalker, two squadrons of BTL-B's were issued to [[Hunter Squadron (Galactic Republic)|Hunter Squadron]], who participated in the [[Battle of Gwori]], led by Jedi Generals [[Plo Koon/Legends|Plo Koon]] and [[Saesee Tiin/Legends|Saesee Tiin]].<ref name="Shipyards">''[[The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom]]''</ref>

One Y-wing, painted light green, was used by both [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] and [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] to escape [[Adi Gallia/Legends|Adi Gallia's]] doomed flagship when General Grievous ambushed her fleet.

BTL-Bs were subsequently issued to [[Blue Squadron (Galactic Republic)/Legends|Blue]] and [[Red Squadron (Galactic Republic)/Legends|Red]], and were repainted with their respective squadron's colors. [[Gold Squadron (Galactic Republic)/Legends|Gold Squadron]] were also issued Y-wings.<ref name="SWPMTCG" />

Around [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]], the Y-wings were used as a decoy in the [[battle of Ereesus]].<ref name="Speak">{{InsiderCite|139|Speaking Silently}}</ref> Y-wings also served in the [[Battle of Umbara/Legends|Battle of Umbara]]<ref name="TCW:DOU">{{TCW|Darkness on Umbara}}</ref> and the [[Attack on Obi-Wan Kenobi's fleet/Legends|attack on Obi-Wan Kenobi's fleet]].<ref name="TCW:BFR">{{TCW|Bound for Rescue}}</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Designer [[Russell G. Chong]] spearheaded the ship's development. "The Y-wing was a really fun project, bringing it back fully faired," he says.

When Joe Johnston refined the Colin Cantwell and Ralph McQuarrie [[BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighter|Rebel Alliance Y-wing]] designs for construction into a visual effects model for [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']], he posited that the starship was once a sleek vessel that was chopped and stripped like a hot rod by Rebel Alliance technicians. The BTL-B is apparently the stock version of the "stripped-down" Rebel ships.

A version of the [[BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter]] seen in the original trilogy reference book ''[[Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections]]'' depicts the "original" version of the starfighter encased in armor plating. While the concept jibes with the intent behind the BTL-B, the illustration provided in the book shows the craft with the traditional Y-wing shape and no bubble turret, unlike the "arrowhead" shape of the craft seen in the TV series.<ref name="ICS">''[[Star Wars: Incredible Cross-Sections]]''</ref>

[[File:BTL-B_multiview.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Multiple views of a BTL-B]]
According to Chong, "We back-engineered the Y-wing and turned it back into a bomber. I took images of the actual Y-wing model from the files at Lucasfilm and I designed our new version over it. We revitalized the bubble turret that Colin Cantwell and Ralph McQuarrie had developed. All the body panels are very much the same as the original Y-wing. I did my best to give it the same styling and the same look as the original Y-wing."

The early Cantwell concept models built of the Rebel Y-wing featured an immense bubble turret dome for a gunner to sit in. The limitations of bluescreen technology at the time made such a dome impractical. Concerning the original turret design, Chong states, "I didn't want to use the actual bubble turret with the single laser cannon in the original Ralph McQuarrie illustration because it was too bulky and interrupted the sleek lines of the ship so I opted for a more aerodynamic design similar to the WWII B-17 and B-25 top turret."

The role-playing supplement, ''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]'', identifies a starfighter of the same design as the BTL-S1 Y-wing starfighter.<ref name="TCWCG" /> This is likely an error on the part of the writers of the book, being that the iteration that the Rebel Alliance had access to was the BTL-S''3''. The writers likely made the assumption that the first of the line of Y-wings developed by Koensayr was an S1 model. It is possible, however, that the very next series of Y-wings after the BTL-B was the BTL-S1.

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: Procedure]]''
*{{TCW|Shadow of Malevolence|Shadow of ''Malevolence''}}
*[[The Clone Wars 9|''The Clone Wars'' 9]]
*''[[The Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan]]''
*{{TCW|Storm Over Ryloth}}
*{{TCW|Innocents of Ryloth}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Liberty on Ryloth}}
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes]]''
*{{TCW|The Zillo Beast}}
*[[The Clone Wars 12|''The Clone Wars'' 12]]
*{{TCW|Landing at Point Rain}}
*{{TCW|Legacy of Terror}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Grievous Intrigue}}
*[[LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2|''LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' game]] {{Nc}}
*[[LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 (film)|''LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2'' film]] {{Nc}}
*''[[The Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny]]''
*{{TCW|ARC Troopers}}
*{{TCW|Senate Murders}} {{Flash}}
*{{TCW|Nightsisters (episode)|Nightsisters}}
*{{TCW|Mercy Mission (episode)|Mercy Mission}}
*{{TCW|Nomad Droids}}
*{{InsiderCite|139|Speaking Silently}}
*{{TCW|Darkness on Umbara}}
*{{TCW|Plan of Dissent}}
*{{TCW|Bound for Rescue}}
*{{TCW|A Necessary Bond}}
*{{TCW|Point of No Return}}
*{{TCW|The Jedi Who Knew Too Much}}
*{{TCW|The Wrong Jedi}}
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==Sources==
*{{JCFcite|postnum=29267113|board=Literature|thread=Clone Wars web comics: Official thread|user=[[Pablo Hidalgo|Pabawan]]|PTtime=10/7/08 1:19pm|accessdate=2013-02-10|archiveurl=https://archive.is/43km7}}
*{{SWArchive|url=theclonewars/news/news20080403.html|text=''The Clone Wars'': Y-Evolution|archivedate=20080405131024}}
*{{Blog|official=true|index.php/2008/07/25/designing-the-clone-wars|Designing the ''Clone Wars''|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726120946/http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/07/25/designing-the-clone-wars}}
*[[Clone Wars (PocketModels)|''Star Wars PocketModel TCG: Clone Wars'']]
*[[Clone Wars Tactics|''Star Wars PocketModel TCG: Clone Wars Tactics'']]
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 12]]''
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Clone Wars (toy line)|text=''Star Wars: The Clone Wars''|pack=Clone Pilot Goji|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/TCW28-CloneGoji.asp}}
*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]''
*{{DB|starship|ywingstarfighter|Y-wing starfighter|archivedate=20110910112256}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.26]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide]]''
*[[Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (2013)|''Star Wars: Complete Vehicles'']] {{Imo}}
*{{SWE|technology|ywing|Y-wing starfighter}}

==Notes and references==
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