Star Wars: Squadrons/Components

Components are unlockable tools and weapons that change the way your starfighter flies. Components are unlocked by spending requisition - one requisition point per unlock. Requisition points are gained by gaining levels. Levels can be gained in co-op fleet battles vs. the AI or fleet battles solo, but not the main story.

Components do not have to be unlocked in any specific order.

The component slots for each fighter are:

• Weapons: The fighter's lasers; your primary weapon.

• Left and Right Auxiliary: Additional abilities like sensor jammers, missiles, and repair abilities. You cannot equip two of the same ability to both slots, but otherwise the two slots are identical.

• Countermeasures are used to defeat incoming missiles.

• Hull: The body of the fighter. Most upgrades either improve manoeuvrability or stealth at the expense of health, or sacrifice mobility in exchange for durability.

• Engines: The ship's engines. Upgrades in this category modify the ship's maximum speed, manoeuvrability, or the ship's acceleration.

• Shields: Available only on New Republic starfighters and the TIE Reaper. Shields offer regenerating health in either the front or the rear halves.

For loadout information and less technical weapon descriptions for each craft, read the articles on each individual ship: the X-wing, Y-wing, A-wing, U-wing, TIE Fighter, TIE Interceptor, TIE Bomber, and TIE Reaper.

Weapons

Standard Laser Cannon

The standard laser cannon is available on all ships, though it has minor statistic changes from ship to ship. Interceptors have higher DPS than bombers and support craft. It is called the Standard Taim & Bak KX8 Laser Cannon for the New Republic, and the Standard Sienar L-s1 Laser Cannon for the Empire.

It has a range of 1000 regardless of the ship it is equipped to.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate
A-wing	545.5	182	9.1	6
X-wing	450.1	182	7.5	9
Y-wing	472	182	8	9
U-wing	440	182	8	9
TIE Interceptor	681.8	182	9.1	5
TIE Fighter	480	182	6.7	7
TIE Bomber	640	182	8	9
TIE Reaper	440	182	8	9

Guided Laser Cannon

Support ships have a guided laser cannon that is identical to the standard, but features enhanced auto-aim. They have extremely low damage, lesser only than the guided burst cannons. It is called the Gyrhil EM-8V Auto-Aim Cannon for the U-wing, and the Sienar Au-8 Guided Laser Cannon for the TIE Reaper.

Both versions have identical stats.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
Both	211.2	237	8	9	1000

Burst Cannon

Burst cannons are available on X-wings and TIE Fighters and consist of the Czerka Burst Cannon and the Sienar Burst Cannon. These weapons deal more damage per second than the standard, but fire in 3-shot bursts. It is either called the Czerka Burst Cannon when employed by the X-wing, or the Sienar Burst Cannon when employed by the TIE Fighter.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
X-wing	480	48	4	4	1000
TIE Fighter	560	32	4	4	1000

Guided Burst Cannon

Guided burst cannons share the burst fire feature from their non-guided counterparts, but features auto-aim. This comes with a significant drop in damage, and with it the dubious distinction of having the lowest DPS in the game.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
X-wing	172.8	48	4	4	1000
TIE Fighter	207.4	32	4	4	1000

Plasburst Laser Cannon

The Plasburst laser cannon features on fighters and interceptors. This weapon is a short range weapon (600m) but is a charge-up weapon that does more damage the longer you hold the fire button. It has the highest potential damage per second of all the standard weapons, but also the lowest rate of fire.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Rate of Fire	Range
A-wing	882	1	600
X-wing	882	1	600
TIE Interceptor	882	1	600
TIE Fighter	882	1	600

Rapid Fire Cannon

Rapid fire cannons feature on the A-wing and the TIE Interceptor. It has notably less range (600m) but a far more damage per second than the standard lasers (almost 50 points more on the A-wing).

It is called the Gyrhil R/F Rapid Fire Cannon on the A-wing, and the Sienar F/A Rapid Fire Cannon on the TIE Interceptor.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
A-wing	666.7	90	16.7	12.5	600
TIE Interceptor	666.7	90	16.7	15	600

Ion Cannon

Ion cannons are used on all craft and cause minimal hull damage, but additional damage to shields and capital ship subsystems. Disabled ships have to either repeatedly press or hold down (depending on settings) a button to reboot their systems. Ion weapons are more used by the Empire than the New Republic, as all New Republic fighters have shields.

It is called the Krupx JR-89 Ion Cannon on New Republic fighters, or the Sienar Ion Cannon on TIEs.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
A-wing	1680 (shields)	140	8	6	1000
X-wing	1680 (shields)	140	8	9	1000
Y-wing	1680 (shields)	140	8	9	1000
U-wing	1680 (shields)	140	8	9	1000
TIE Interceptor	1680 (shields)	140	8	5	1000
TIE Fighter	1680 (shields)	140	6.7	11	1000
TIE Bomber	1680 (shields)	140	8	9	1000
TIE Reaper	1680 (shields)	140	8	9	1000

Rotary Cannon

Rotary cannons are found exclusively on bombers. After a 1 second wind up time, rotary cannons unleash a flurry of lasers rivalling that of the rapid fire cannons found on interceptors - but without the range limitation.

It is called the Krupx Heavy Rotary Cannon on the Y-wing, and the Sienar Heavy Rotary Cannon on the TIE Bomber.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
Y-wing	567.7	600	16.7	16	1000
TIE Bomber	766.67	600	16.7	20	1000

Guided Rotary Cannon

Guided rotary cannons feature auto-aim, but have deal less damage per second than the standard lasers. They are the heaviest hitting auto-aim weapon, but are beaten in damage even by default lasers.

Craft	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
Y-wing	283.3	600	16.7	16	1000
TIE Bomber	383.3	600	16.7	20	1000

Auxiliary

Auxiliary systems are your alternative weapons and skills, and are the most varied components of the list. Their exact role varies, from anti-starfighter, to anti-capital ship, to defence and support.

Quick Lock Missile

Consists of the A-wing's Kessler Quick-Lock Missile and the TIE Interceptor's Sienar Anti-Starfighter Missile. Hits for roughly a third of the damage of a regular missile, but has much better homing. Easily defeated by most countermeasures.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
375	1000	8	1.3 sec	4 sec

Cluster Missile

Consists of the TIE Interceptor's Sienar XG-9 Cluster Missile and the A-wing's Kessler IF-42 Cluster Missile. Cluster missiles lock up to four times on a single target, and then launch all four missiles at about 1 second intervals. Effective against hardened targets and flares (which can only hit two missiles at once). Less effective against chaff. Always consumes one ammo, no matter how many missiles are actually fired.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
450	1500	5	1.3 sec	4 sec

Ion Missile

Consists of the New Republic Gyrhil EP Ion Missile and the Sienar I-7 Ion Missile. Used by fighters and support craft. A variant of the standard concussion missile that instead deals heavy shield damage and disables the target. Highly effective against New Republic craft. Not as often used as the Ion Torpedo, which is also equippable by fighters and supports. Can also be dumbfired into capital ships for considerable shield damage.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
6000	1000	6	1 sec	20 sec

Goliath Missile

Consists of the Y-wing's ArMek Goliath Missile and the TIE Bomber's Sienar Goliath Missile. A massive missile that explodes with a huge blast. Capable of wiping out entire AI squadrons, and damaging enemy players even if they use countermeasures.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
1000	1000	3	2 sec	15 sec

Rockets

Consists of the New Republic's ArMek Barrage Rockets or the Empire's Sienar Onslaught Rockets. Usable on fighters and interceptors. A series of unguided rockets that cause notable damage when fired in succession. Individual rockets don't cause much damage, but they cause heavy damage as a group. Great against capital ships and unshielded fighters.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
100	1000	40	Unguided	0.3 sec

Seeker Mines

Consists of the Imperial Sienar Seeker Mine and the Republic's Czerka Seeker Mine. Equippable on bombers, supports, and interceptors. A mine that is dropped behind you. Has highly effective homing and hits about has hard as a concussion missile. Ineffective against capital ships, but useful at getting people off your back. Remember that enemies can shoot down your mines, so don't lay them when an enemy is directly behind you. Deploy these around obstacles to catch enemies hugging asteroids.

Damage	Lifespan	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
900	10 sec	6	Unguided	9 sec

Concussion Missile

Consists of the Republic's Krupx MG5 Concussion Missile and the Imperial Sienar CB-08 Concussion Missile. Equippable only to fighters. Concussion missiles are well balanced missiles causing reasonable damage with decent homing.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
1000	1000	6	2 sec	9 sec

Multi-Missile

Consists of the Republic Arakyd MD-88 Multi-Lock Missile and the Imperial Sienar MR-93 Multi-Lock Missile. Usable only by bombers, and is by default unlocked for both. A missile capable of locking onto multiple targets at once, and firing a missile for each lock. Consumes 1 ammunition per use, regardless of the number of missiles actually fired. Very effective at sweeping enemy AI fighters in Fleet Battles.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
750	1000	5	1 sec	15 sec

Targeting Jammer

Consists of the A-wing's Carbanti Targeting Jammer and the TIE Interceptor's Sienar Targeting Jammer. Makes you invisible on radar for 3 seconds.

Duration	Cooldown
5 sec	30 sec

Assault Shield

A frontal shield that blocks a huge amount of damage for 3 seconds. Effective against capital ships, and head-on attacks by fighters.

Duration	Cooldown
3 sec	20 sec

Ion Torpedo

Consists of the Republic Krupx Ion Torpedo and the Imperial Sienar Ion Torpedo. Can be equipped on supports and fighters, with supports carrying two additional torpedoes than fighters. A slow-moving torpedo with a long lock on time. Causes excellent damage against shielding - two can eliminate the shields of a capital ship. For best anti-shield performance, target the capital ship itself and not its subsystems. Only disables enemy subsystems with hits.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
24000	1500	1 (fighter), 3 (support)	3 sec	15 sec

Proton Torpedo

Consists of the Republic Krupx MG7-A Proton Torpedo and the Imperial Sienar KB-D28 Proton Torpedo. Can be equipped on fighters and bombers, with bombers carrying 3 additional torpedoes than fighters. Causes heavy hull damage if it hits, but is overall ineffective against shields. For best effects, time your attacks to coincide with ion torpedo strikes.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
4000	1500	2 (fighter), 5 (bomber)	3 sec	10 sec

Emergency Repair

Consists of the Republic Kryotech Emergency Repair Droid and the Imperial Sienar Emergency Repair System.Can be equipped on fighters and interceptors. A self-heal that repairs your hull by 80 points for 5 seconds. 30 second cooldown.

Hull repair	Duration	Cooldown
80	5 sec	30 sec

Composite Beam Cannon

Consists of the Y-wing's Quarrie Composite Beam Cannon and the TIE Bomber's Sienar Beam Cannon. A Death Star-like laser that cuts through capital ships. Must fly straight while the beam is engaged.

Damage	Range	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
1,066.67	1000	3 sec	10 sec

Ion Bomb

Consists of the TIE Bomber's Sienar HC-7 Ion Bomb and the Y-wing's Taim & Bak Ion Bomb. A straightforward bomb that drops straight downwards and hits whatever is directly beneath you when you pull the trigger. Bombs do not inherit the bomber's momentum, so do not try to lead your target. Causes heavy damage to shields, but you must get close to the target.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
4000	200	10	Unguided	1 sec

Proton Bomb

Consists of the Y-wing's Arakyd PW-16 Proton Bomb and the TIE Bomber's Sienar KW-84 Proton Bomb. A straightforward bomb that drops straight downwards and hits whatever is directly beneath you when you pull the trigger. Bombs do not inherit the bomber's momentum, so do not try to lead your target. Causes heavy damage to the hull of the target, but you must get close to the target. Notably less effective against shields.

Damage	Range	Ammo Capacity	Lock-on Time	Cooldown
4000	200	5	Unguided	1 sec

Automatic Ion Cannon

The ArMek Automatic Ion Cannon, exclusive to the Y-wing, is a canopy-mounted gun. When activated, takes pot shots at nearby enemies to dissuade them from following you. With a long duration and relatively short cooldown, always have this active if you have it equipped. As it consumes a secondary slot, however, it is rare to find competitive players using this.

Duration	Cooldown
21 sec	19 sec

Squadron Mask

The U-wing's Fabritech Squadron Mask and the TIE Reaper's Sienar Squadron mask stealths all nearby allies for 10 seconds.

Range	Duration	Cooldown
750	10 sec	20 sec

Targeting Beacons

Consists of the U-wing's Carbanti Targeting Beacons and the TIE Reaper's Sienar Targeting Beacons. Marks nearby enemies for 20 seconds. Marked enemies take additional damage, are quicker to lock missiles onto, and cannot use countermeasures.

Range	Duration	Cooldown	Targets
1,250	20 sec	30 sec	4

Repair Droid

Consists of the U-wing's Arakyd Tactical Supply Droid and the TIE Reaper's Sienar Tactical Supply Droid. Heals and replenishes the countermeasures and missiles of the targeted craft. Has strong homing and will almost always hit its target. If it misses, it will remain on site and repair the next friendly to pick it up. Enemies cannot use the repair droid. Cannot be used to repair yourself.

Range	Ammo Capacity	Cooldown	Health healed
900	6	8 sec	50

Tactical Shielding

Consists of the U-wing's Loronar Tactical Shield and the TIE Reaper's Sienar Tactical Shield. Grants additional shielding to the targeted friendly, allowing them to take more damage than normal. Has a notably long range of 2000 metres.

Range	Ammo Capacity	Cooldown	Tactical Shield Health
2000	10	8 sec	500

Turret Mine

Consists of the Sienar Deployment Turret used by the TIE Reaper and the Taim & Bak Turret Mine used by the U-wing. Drops a stationary drone that takes potshots at nearby targets. Lasts 24 seconds or until you die.

Damage	Lifespan	Ammo Capacity	Cooldown
900	24 sec	4	16 sec

Tractor Beam

Consists of the TIE Reaper's Sienar Tactical Tractor Beam and the U-wing's Incom Light Tractor Beam. Lock onto an enemy and then fire to immobilize them. Ineffective vs. capital ships. Tractored targets can use their boost to break free.

Range	Lock on time	Duration	Cooldown
750	2.5 sec	7.5 sec	10 sec

Countermeasures

Seeker Warheads

Seeker Warheads, sometimes called flares, launch out from behind your craft and will intercept missiles locked onto you. Flares are the most versatile countermeasure and work regardless of how you are manoeuvring. They can easily be overwhelmed by multiple locks from different sources, or by swarm or multi-missiles.

No. of Uses	Range	Cooldown	Number of Targets
4	750	12	2

Particle Burst

Particle Burst, sometimes called chaff, creates a cloud behind you that blocks missile locks and causes any missiles in flight that contact the cloud to detonate. Useful in protecting capital ships, but you must fly in a straight line to ensure the missiles hit the chaff cloud.

No. of Uses	Range	Cooldown	Lifespan
3	200	9 sec	3 sec

Sensor Jammer

Sensor Jammers simply cause all missiles that have you as a target to lose their lock. It always works and is effective at any range, but has only one charge before you must resupply.

The sensor jammer lasts for a short while and puts a large icon above your craft when active, informing players that you cannot be locked onto for the duration.

No. of Uses	Range	Cooldown	Lifespan
1	400	26 sec	4 sec

Sensor Inverter

Unique to interceptors, the Sensor inverter is a close-range, two-shot countermeasure. When activated, nearby missiles will instead loop around and acquire the person who fired the missile as a target.

Corrupted missiles can be corrupted again by another use of the sensor inverter.

No. of Uses	Range	Cooldown
2	300	18 sec

Hull

Name	Description
Standard hull	No benefits or drawbacks. Available for all craft.
Dampener hull	Reduces max HP, increases time required for missiles to lock onto you. Available for fighters, interceptors, and bombers.
Laminasteel hull	Reduces damage from auxiliary weapons like missiles, but increases damage from lasers. Available for interceptors and fighters.
Reflec hull	Reduces your max HP, but provides passive stealth benefits. Available for interceptors and fighters.
Light hull	Reduces max HP, but increases acceleration and maximum speed. Available for fighters and support.
Reinforced hull	Increases max HP, but decreases acceleration and manoeuvrability. Available for fighters, bombers, and support.
Deflector hull	Reduces max HP, increases max shields. Available only for the U-wing, X-wing, Y-wing, and the TIE Reaper.

Engines

Standard engine	No benefits or drawbacks. Available for all craft.
Unstable engine	Reduces max health and shield health, but increases your max speed and your acceleration. Creates giant explosion when you die, damaging nearby enemies. Available for fighters and bombers.
Microthrust engine	Reduces acceleration and max speed, but improves manoeuvrability. Available for fighters, interceptors, and support.
Propulsion engine	Increases acceleration, reduces maximum speed. Good for changing speeds quickly. Available for fighters, interceptors, and support.
Jet engine	Reduces the power of your boost, but increases the recharge rate of your boost. Available for fighters and bombers.
Thrust engine	Reduces acceleration and manoeuvrability, but increases max speed. Available for fighters and interceptors.
SLAM engine	Reduces maximum speed, but constantly generates boost power if any power is in the engines. Boost generation is slow, but can add up over time. Put more power into engines to increase boost generation. Available for fighters, bombers, and support.

Shields

Shields are used by all New Republic fighters and the TIE Reaper. The TIE fighter, interceptor, and bomber are unshielded.

Name	Description
Standard shield	No benefits or drawbacks. Available for all shielded craft.
Nimble deflector	Reduced shield capacity, but increased regeneration. Available for X-wings and A-wings.
Resonant shield	Reduced shield capacity, but provides extra weapon power when the shield is fully charged. Available for U-wings, X-wings, and the TIE Reaper.
Scrambler shield	Reduced shield regeneration, but greatly increases missile lock on time for enemies when your shield strength is full. Available for X-wings, U-wings, A-wings, and the TIE Reaper.
Fortified shield	Increased max shield capacity, but reduced shield regeneration. Available for the X-wing, U-wing, and TIE Reaper.
Conversion shield	When shields reach zero, consume all ammunition reserves to put up a nearly impenetrable barrier. Available for the X-wing and the Y-wing.
Ray shield	Reduces damage from lasers, but increases damage from auxiliary components like missiles. Available for the X-wing and the Y-wing.
Overloaded shield	Extremely strong shield that reduces damage from all sources, but will not regenerate if fully depleted. Available for the A-wing, X-wing, and Y-wing.

Weapon Statistic Comparison

Name	Availability	Damage Per Second	Ammo Capacity	Rate of Fire	Recharge Rate	Range
Standard Taim & Bak KX8 Laser Cannon	A-wing	545.5	182	9.1	6	1000
Standard Taim & Bak KX8 Laser Cannon	X-wing	450.1	182	7.5	9	1000
Standard Taim & Bak KX8 Laser Cannon	Y-wing	472	182	8	9	1000
Standard Taim & Bak KX8 Laser Cannon	U-wing	440	182	8	9	1000
Standard Sienar L-s1 Laser Cannon	TIE/IN	681.8	182	9.1	5	1000
Standard Sienar L-s1 Laser Cannon	TIE/LN	480	182	6.7	7	1000
Standard Sienar L-s1 Laser Cannon	TIE/SA	640	182	8	9	1000
Standard Sienar L-s1 Laser Cannon	TIE/RP	440	182	8	9	1000
Krupx JR-89 Ion Cannon	A-wing	1680	140	8	6	1000
Krupx JR-89 Ion Cannon	X-wing	1680	140	8	9	1000
Krupx JR-89 Ion Cannon	Y-wing	1680	140	8	9	1000
Krupx JR-89 Ion Cannon	U-wing	1680	140	8	9	1000
Sienar Ion Cannon	TIE/IN	1680	140	8	5	1000
Sienar Ion Cannon	TIE/LN	1680	140	6.7	11	1000
Sienar Ion Cannon	TIE/SA	1680	140	8	9	1000
Sienar Ion Cannon	TIE/RP	1680	140	8	9	1000
Plasburst Laser Cannon	A-wing	882		1		600
Plasburst Laser Cannon	X-wing	882		1		600
Plasburst Laser Cannon	TIE/IN	882		1		600
Plasburst Laser Cannon	TIE/LN	882		1		600
Gyrhil R/F Rapid Fire Cannon	A-wing	666.7	90	16.7	12.5	600
Sienar F/A Rapid Fire Cannon	TIE/IN	666.7	90	16.7	15	600
Czerka Burst Cannon	X-wing	480	48	4	4	1000
Sienar Burst Cannon	TIE/LN	560	32	4	4	1000
Czerka Guided Burst Cannon	X-wing	172.8	48	4	4	1000
Sienar Guided Burst Cannon	TIE/LN	207.4	32	4	4	1000
Krupx Heavy Rotary Cannon	Y-wing	567.7	600	16.7	16	1000
Sienar Heavy Rotary Cannon	TIE/SA	766.67	600	16.7	20	1000
Krupx Guided Rotary Cannon	Y-wing	283.3	600	16.7	16	1000
Sienar Guided Rotary Cannon	TIE/SA	383.3	600	16.7	20	1000
Gyrhil EM-8V Auto-Aim Cannon	U-wing	211.2	237	8	9	1000
Sienar Au-8 Guided Laser Cannon	TIE/RP	211.2	237	8	9	1000

Sources

Statistic information is drawn from Squadrons.tools.