TIE Advanced
The first TIE advanced prototype was built by Sienar Fleet Systems to Darth Vader’s specifications. Only limited quantities of these starfighters were produced, due in large part to the fighter’s excessive price tag. Those prototypes that did see use were instead assigned to elite squadrons and utilized to great effect during high-risk sorties against the Rebel Alliance. Vader himself flew the first prototype during the Battle of Yavin. taking the lives of many Rebel pilots in the process.
Despite the fact that the TIE advanced was manufactured only in limited quantities, it can still be found in use many years after the collapse of the Empire. These fighters, rare as they are, occasionally turn up on the open market, or are found mothballed in abandoned Imperial caches throughout the Core. Lando Calrissian, for instance, utilized modified TIE advanced starfighters for sport in the Dubrillion asteroid belt.
Capabilities
The TIE advanced is much more robust than the standard TIE fighter. This is due to a sturdier frame, which is visually obvious when one examines the fighter’s thicker wing struts and elongated rear deck. Utilizing the same powerful drive system that would eventually propel the TIE interceptor, the TIE advanced was exceptionally swift for its size. Despite this, the larger mass of the fighter, further exacerbated by the presence of a hyperdrive and shield generators, meant that it was no faster and less maneuverable than an unmodified TIE fighter.
Sienar Fleet Systems TIIE Advanced ×1 (CL 9)
Starships of the Galaxy, page 144.
Huge starfighter
Initiative: +9; Senses: Perception +8
Defenses: Fort 24, Ref 14 (flat-footed 11) ; +3 armor, Vehicular Combat
Hit Points: 90; DR: 10; SR: 20; Damage Threshold: 34
Speed: fly 16 squares (max. velocity 1,200 km/h), fly 5 squares (starship scale)
Ranged: heavy blaster cannons +10 (see below)
Fighting Space: 3×3 or 1 square (starship scale); Cover: total
Base Attack: +5; Grapple: 29
Attack Options: autofire (heavy blaster cannons)
Abilities: Str 38, Dex 16, Con —, Int 16
Skills: Initiative +9, Mechanics +8, Perception +8, Pilot +9, Use Computer +8
Crew: 1 (expert); Passengers: none
Cargo: 150 kg; Consumables: 5 days; Carried Craft: none
Hyperdrive: ×4, limited navicomputer (10-jump memory)
Availability: Military; Cost: 160,000 (65,000 used)
Heavy blaster cannons (pilot)
Attack: +10 (+5 autofire), Damage: 6d10×2