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The Galactic Empire considers the TIE Fighters to be
expendable assets, and other Imperial pilots often
view TIE Fighter pilots as suicidal, considering how
many TIE Fighters are destroyed in combat. In a similar
fashion to Stormtroopers, TIE Fighter pilots have their
own identification numbers, which further reinforces the
idea that they are anonymous operatives of the Imperial
military and that they themselves, like the TIE Fighters,
are expendable assets.
The front section of the TIE Fighter is compact to make
it difficult to hit with blasters. The side panels are wide
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targets for flanking enemy pilots; they also make it
difficult to manoeuvre while in the atmosphere. Because
TIE Fighters are easy to pilot and indistinguishable from
each other, captured TIE Fighters are sometimes used
by Rebel forces to infiltrate Imperial ranks.
With thousands at its disposal, the Imperial military
continues to rely on TIE Fighters as a valuable weapon
and tool when in combat against the Rebel Alliance.
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