I don't think so. A single laser cannon blast detonated their proton payload pretty reliably in the movie. And to toot my own horn a bit...🤓
In honor of the release of the new Star Wars movie Final Trailer (in which we see at least one of these spacecraft)... let us celebrate the debut of the much beloved Resistance Bomber...
MG-100 StarFortress SF-17
The MG-100 StarFortress SF-17, also known as the B/SF-17 heavy bomber, was a model of heavy bomber manufactured by Slayn & Korpil for use by the New Republic during the late stages of the Galactic Civil War. Following the Galactic Concordance and New Republic disarmament, the ship was primarily...starwars.fandom.com
The MG-100 Star Fortress was apparently designed by a company known as Slayn & Korpil which made the second best bomber in the Star Wars canon, B-Wing. It is also known as the B/SF-17 Heavy Bomber... get it?
Now in a direct comparison to the B-Wing we can see how much better the Star Fortress actually is.
Payload:
The B-Wing can only deploy an anemic 12 proton torpedos
The MG-100 can deploy over ONE THOUSAND proton bombs
That's all you really need to know... With over a hundred times the destructive firepower of the much vaunted B-Wing, it is no surprise that the Resistance adopted an entire fleet of Heavy Bombers instead of B-Wings... or Y-Wings... or those Legendsdary K-Wings.
There are only some minor drawbacks to the MG-100 Star Fortress. Unlike the B-Wing which only requires a single pilot, the MG-100 requires a minimum of three crewmembers plus an extra two if you want to man the defensive laser cannons. Oh yeah... that's right... the B-Wing has almost the same armament level as the MG-100 but with the ability to be equipped simultaneously with a variety of ion cannons, laser cannons, blaster cannons and proton torpedo launchers the B-Wing is infinitely more versatile.
Also the B-Wing possesses a long range phased tachyon array complimented by a short range targeting grid, a targeting computer, holographic imaging, and a flight control and avionics system originally designed for small capital ships thus allowing it to engage enemy starships at range.
However the B-Wing does have some notable weaknesses. It is a very poor dogfighter and despite possessing a strong hull compared to Y-Wing's and a shield comparable if not superior to X-Wings, often requires an escort on its attack runs. It was also very expensive to manufacture.
Thankfully the MG-100 covered all of those weaknesses. By eschewing most of the avionics and targeting systems, the MG-100 merely has to fly over a target and using a simple bomb sights, dead drop a thousand proton bombs upon its target on a flyover, simplifying the process and no doubt reducing cost and flight crew training.
Also while the B-Wing has a powerful four thruster engine designed for a light freighter, the Star Fortress added two more thrusters which unfortunately only allow it a much slower acceleration and combat speed and very limited maneuverability. Also its shields and hull design leave it extremely vulnerable to enemy turrets and starfighters as an errant burst of laser cannons can detonate the proton payload.
However this can all be mitigated by simply flying in a box formation... or as seen in The Last Jedi a loose staggered line formation and escorted by a random swarm of X-Wing starfighters and far faster A-Wing interceptors. In this "box" formation the laser cannons combined with the escort fighters will protect the bombers during their slow linear bombing run which will take them directly over a vulnerable sweet spot on the enemy target.
GGWP enemies of the #resistance
