TIE Fighter


    The TIE Fighter is the most widely used starfighter of the Imperial Navy.  TIE is an acronym for Twin Ion Engine which is a prefix to most of the Imperial's fighters.  Like all TIE's the TIE fighter has no shields making it very vulnerable to enemy fighters.  One quad-linked laser shot from an X-Wing is usually enough to destroy one.  It also has no hyperdrive as it is a short range fighter.  It is armed with two forward mounted laser cannons as its only protection from enemies.  Although the TIE fighter is a simple fighter and is no match for an X-Wing, they are much cheaper to produce and are considered to be expendable.  Pilots must rely on their skill alone to survive.  The TIE Fighter has appeared in all the original Star Wars movies, but was not around in Episode I, seeing as the Empire didn't exist yet.

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