Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter

The Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter was a type of light interceptor craft used by the Republic, Astragon, and other minor organizations.

Characteristics
This ship was based off the highly successful Delta-7 Aethersprite starfighter used by force-sensitives. However, to reduce weight, it lacked life support systems and any trace of particle shielding. That being the case, these ships were inherently vulnerable to ordinance, flak (weapons that fire in the general direction of the target and explode, creating a shrapnel minefield), chaff (a projectile cannon fires high-speed shards of durasteel), and other projectile weaponry (including mass-drivers).

While it had a swordlike design, it had an S-foil system that allowed it to perform advanced manuvers while not overheating the engines. The two ion drives were vertically stacked on one another, and two other panels covered the area above and behind the cockpit. These protected its pilot and - more importantly - an R3-D series astromech droid that enhanced its accuracy with the primary weapons (two dual laser cannons).

These ships also carried a payload of six flak missiles to help even the odds against larger numbers of enemy ships. The pilot however, must veer his ship away from the direction he shoots his missile (or he will fly into the shrapnel field along with his enemies).

V-wings have no hyperdrive, so they are either carried on large ships (Venator-class Star Destroyers can carry 192 of these ships) or fly solo via a Syliure-45 hyperspace booster ring (class 1.0). If they are fitted with the ring and are scouting, the R3-D unit can be swapped for a navigation-specific R4-P unit. Both of these droids replace the Q-7 droid in the original design (the repulsor in the droid would often malfunction).