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S I E N A R F L E E T S Y S T E M S
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Darth Vader's TIE Fighter
(TIE Advanced X1 Prototype)
Imperial Landing Craft
(Sentinel-Class Landing Craft,
manufactured with Cygnus Spaceworks)
Interdictor Cruiser
(Immobilizer 418)
Lambda-Class Shuttle
Scimitar Assault Bomber
Skipray Blastboat (GAT-1 2h)
TIE Bomber
TIE Fighter
(TIE/In)
TIE Defender
TIE Interceptor™
TIE/D Fighter
SIENAR FLEET SYSTEMS INFO
Sienar Fleet Systems (SFS) is a prime
military contractor and the manufacturer
of the Empire's TIE fighters. A subsidiary
of Santhe/Sienar Technologies, SFS is
acknowledged as one of the dominant
fighter manufactures in the galaxy,
although the success of the Skipray
Blastboat and the Interdictor Cruiser
makes the company a major player in the
capital ship market, as well.
Sienar's TIE Interceptor is the Empire's
newest addition to its TIE series of
starfighters.
After the destruction of the Death Star
at the Battle of Yavin, Imperial comman-
ders and pilots called a meeting with top
Imperial designers to decide how best to
counter the unexpectedly high level of
Rebel daring and ingenuity as evidenced by
the performance of Rebel Alliance pilots
and machines during the combat. After
much debate, the panel concluded that the
Empire needed a fighter that was faster,
more maneuverable, and more lethal
- a fighter, in short, that could far sur-
pass the Rebellion's X-wings and Y-wings.
The number of TIE Interceptors that have
actually come off the assembly line is
unknown, but sources speculate that a
sizeable force is ready to fly.
Sienar's most recent design is the Scimitar
Assault Bomber which combined the best
features of the TIE Interceptor, the TIE
Bomber, and Alliance starfighters to
create a dedicated assault bomber, yet
another stunning success for the compa-
ny.
solar array wing
targeting sensors
wing blaster cannon
Tie Interceptor™ info
The maximum speed of the new TIE Interceptor
was enhanced by increasing the size of the
standard twin ion engines and providing the
necessary additional power input by increasing
the size of the solar panels. This was avoided
in the original TIE series fighters to maximize
pilot visibility, but in the Interceptor the panels
have been streamlined and reshaped. They utili-
ze the new bent-wing format found on Vader's
prototype craft, but are dagger-shaped instead
of rectangular to solve the visibility problem.
main transparisteel
viewpoint
ingress/egress
access hatch
main sensor package
wing pylon
laser tips
high-performance solar cells
Firepower was increased by forward-mounting
four laser cannons on the tips of the modified
dagger-like solar panels and dispensing with
the twin chin-mounted cannon found on the
standard TIE Fighter.
Maneuverability was hard to improve upon; the
TIE series already is one of the most maneuvera-
ble crafts available. But a new system of ion
stream projection was developed that allows
the pilot to execute tighter turns and rolls,
and the bent-wing and larger panels compensate
for any loss in stabilization.
center wing
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