Post by Rose on Apr 20, 2007 19:03:21 GMT -5
TIE/qt Fighter
Basic Information -
Size: 6.3 meters long
Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems
Type: Ground-Targeting Starfighter Bomber
Weapon: Laser Cannon
Affiliation: Galactic Empire
A modified standard TIE fighter with a reinforced hull and elongated cockpit to support a bomb bay, the TIE/gt fighter gets its two-letter suffix from its role as a ground-targeting starfighter bomber. During the early Empire, the TIE/gt was found in ground support squadrons before gradually being phased out of service by the newer TIE bomber, though even during the height of the Galactic Civil War, TIE/gt fighters could still be found in low priority deployments. TIE/gt fighters typically operate with support from TIE/fc fighters, which provide scanner data for pinpoint accuracy. Large targets, such as buildings and capital ships, can successfully be attacked without the need for TIE/fc data. The TIE/gt hull can carry 12 concussion missiles, but the modular launcher can also handle other special payloads, such as six proton torpedoes, 18 air-deployed mines, two cluster bombs and -- for special propaganda missions -- 20,000 plastic leaflets.