TIE Fighter

Cheap and efficient, TIE fighters are not so much feared for their capabilities as their numbers. Mass-produced by Sienar Fleet Systems, TIE fighters cost only a fraction of what a comparable fighter costs. Keeping the price down means that the TIE fighters have no shields, hyperdrives, or life support—not even cockpit gravity. They can’t even land without special supports. The Imperial Navy believes that this teaches pilots to rely on higher authorities. In reality, it just teaches them to hope that they live long enough to be promoted to a more advanced TIE variant.

TIE Fighter (CL 7)

Saga Edition Core Rulebook, page 179.

Huge starfighter

Initiative: +8; Senses: Perception +6

Defenses: Fort 22, Ref 15 (flat-footed 11) ; ++3 armor

Hit Points: 60; DR: 10; Damage Threshold: 32

Speed: fly 16 squares (max. velocity 1,200 km/h), fly 5 squares (starship scale)

Ranged: laser cannons +4

Fighting Space: 3×3 or 1 square (starship scale); Cover: total

Base Attack: +2; Grapple: 24

Attack Options: autofire (laser cannons)

Abilities: Str 34, Dex 18, Con —, Int 14

Skills: Initiative +8, Mechanics +6 , Perception +6, Pilot +8

Crew: 1 (skilled); Passengers: none

Cargo: 65kg; Consumables: 2 days; Carried Craft: none

Availability: Military; Cost: 60,000 (25,000 used)

Laser cannons (pilot)
Attack: +4 (−1 autofire), Damage: 4d10×2

TIE/ln

Starships of the Galaxy, page 142.

The Empire, wanting to standardize its starfighter fleet with smaller ships, selected the TIE to replace a number of disparate models that were currently in use. In time, and with continual upgrades of the design, the TIE/ln became the standard Imperial starfighter craft. It is relatively inexpensive to produce, and though often maligned by both Imperial and Alliance pilots, its nonetheless effective.

Capabilities

In order to save production costs, the TIE/ln lacks many of the features that are considered to be standard on other starfighters. The relatively fragile craft is not equipped with deflector shields, a hyperdrive, or a life support system. In order to survive the rigors of space when piloting their fighters, TIE pilots must don distinctive, fully sealed flight suits. Without the proper supports or docking scaffolds, TIE fighters are also unable to land in any sort of conventional manner.

Although the TIE’s versatility is somewhat limited by these deficienccies, it does have several points in its favor. Its agility, combined with its small size and speed, makes it a difficult target for all but the most talented or well-trained gunners. TIE fighters, being inexpensive and easy to produce, are deployed in large quantities. Imperial starfighter tactics stress that enemies must be ovrwhelmed by sheer force of numbers, and casualty rates among TIE pilots are much higher than average.

TIE/LN (CL 7)