TIE Bomber
| TIE_Bomber.jpg TIE Bomber | |
| Production Information | |
|---|---|
| Class |
Space/Planetary Bomber |
| Model | |
| Manufacturer |
Sienar Fleet Systems |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Length |
7.8 meters |
| Maximum Acceleration |
2,380 G |
| MGLT |
60 MGLT |
| Engine Units |
SFS P-s4 twin ion engines (rated 125 KTU) |
| Hyperdrive Rating |
None (can be upgraded) |
| Shielding |
None (can be upgraded) |
| Hull |
Titanium alloy hull with quadanium steel armor (50 RU) |
| Targeting Systems |
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| Armament |
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| Crew |
Pilot (1) |
| Passengers |
None |
| Cargo Capacity |
15 metric tons in bomb bay |
| Usage | |
| Roles |
Bomber |
Characteristics[edit]
The TIE bomber had two hulls next to each other; one carried the pilot and the other carried a pair of general purpose warhead launchers, enabling them to carry a variety of weapons tailored for the mission. The bomber was much more heavily built-up than the "fighter"-series of TIEs; it carried more sophisticated sensors to penetrate capital ship jamming and SFS P-s4 twin ion engines powered by a SFS I-a2b solar ionization reactor to allow a full payload to be carried at a reasonable speed.
The TIE bomber was capable of carrying one of the following payloads: sixteen concussion missiles, twelve proton torpedoes, eight heavy rockets, six orbital mines, four proton bombs, sixty-four thermal detonators, or thousands of propaganda pamphlets. Its fixed armament was two wing-mounted laser cannons.
The bomber was slower and less maneuverable than the original TIE/ln starfighter, and like most TIEs it lacked shields, though it did partly compensate by having a stronger hull. Standard Imperial doctrine required that bombers be escorted to target by other starfighters. The bomber was agile enough to deliver devastating strikes with surgical precision; as shown by a mission when a group of these craft destroyed a Rebel-occupied tower in the middle of a crowded city while leaving the surroundings untouched.
Due to their distinctive shape, TIE bombers came to be referred to occasionally as "dupes" by enemy pilots.
History[edit]
The TIE Bomber was derived from the TIE Advanced x1, from which it adopted the "bent-wing" design, and the TIE/gt starfighter. The TIE/gt had its main pod elongated to accommodate a bomb bay.
During the Battle of Hoth, several TIE bomber squadrons attacked escaping Rebel transports trying to run the blockade, causing significant losses among them. Only the intervention of Rogue Squadron in holding off enough of the bombers allowed the greater part of the Rebels to escape. Shortly afterwards, a group of these craft were used to bomb the asteroid in which Millennium Falcon was hiding.
Source[edit]
- Credit to Wookieepedia for the above information
