Designed exclusively for the New Republic 5th fleet, this retrofit of the aging Y-wing bomber was designed due to the need of a heavily armored strike bomber. The B-Wing Bomber was designed to become the New Republic's replacement to the Y-wing, offering more weapons, strong shields and faster speeds, which allowed it to excel at devastating attacks against large Imperial capital ships during the Civil War. The main drawback to the B-wing was that it was only lightly armored, relying on its robust shields to compensate. This proved fine until the Vong attacked, utilizing their dovin basal technology to instantly drain shields of New Republic fighter craft. The K-wing proved far better at surviving oncoming Vong assaults thanks to its heavy armor and strong shield generators, but K-wings were limited in quantities and were expensive to produce... But, the New Republic still had many Y-wings in reserve, featuring decent shields and strong armored hulls. The only drawback to using the original Y-wing was that it was the slowest bomber out of the 3, which prompted a retrofit to attach supercharger engines replacing the original nacelle engines. These new Y-wings still flew at their original speed for normal flight, but now had the ability of Power to Engines to keep up with the fast moving E-wings and Defender Starfighters.