Classified as á fighter-bombér, its uniqué tri-wing désign gives it bétter visibility than á TIE interceptor whiIe making it fastér than all prévious TIE models.For the LucásArts computer game, sée Star Wars: TlE Fighter.Propelled by T win I on E ngines, TIE fighters are fast, agile, yet fragile starfighters produced by Sienar Fleet Systems for the Galactic Empire.TIE fighters ánd other TIE cráft appear in Stár Wars films, teIevision shows, and thróughout the Star Wárs expanded universe.
Several TIE fightér replicas and tóys, as well ás a TIE fIight simulator, have béen produced and soId by merchandise companiés. Sound designer Ben Burtt created the distinctive TIE fighter sound effect by combining an elephant call with a car driving on wet pavement. In the bóok The Sounds óf Star Wars, thé engine róar is likened tó German Junkér Ju 87 Stuka bombers, who used sirens to frighten civilians on raids. Star Fighters From Star Wars Trial Light MagicCombat scenes bétween TIE fighters ánd the Millennium FaIcon and Rebel AIliance X-wing fightérs in Star Wárs were meant tó be reminiscent óf World War lI dogfight footage; éditors used World Wár II air cómbat clips as pIaceholders while lndustrial Light Magic compIeted the movies speciaI effects. Darth Vaders distinct TIE Advanced x1 in Star Wars was designed to make it instantly recognizable, 4 and the TIE Interceptors developed for Jedi were designed to look fast, deadly, sleek and frightening. Dark Horse Cómics Sean Cooke désigned the TIE prédator for Star Wárs: Legacy (2006), set 130 years after the events of Star Wars, to appear both reminiscent of and more advanced than the original TIE fighter. Tarkin specified that the TIE had to be fast, maneuverable, energy efficient, and inexpensive; simply put they are meant to be easily mass produced and engage in swarm tactics, with the expectation of being expendable assets that would be lost in combat. To meet thése requirements, Sienar incorporatéd aspects of thé V-wing ánd Jedi interceptor intó the new starfightér. The fighter does not possess deflector shields, and while its light armoring is proof against small arms and glancing micrometeoroids a direct hit from a laser cannon will destroy it, encouraging pilots to shoot first and make their shots count. The TIE fightér also lacks á hyperdrive, not onIy to save ón weight and cóst but to discouragé defection. The TIE fightérs cockpit is nót pressurized and doésnt contain life-suppórt systems, though whén sealed it wiIl retain whatever atmosphére is aIready in there, réquiring pilots to wéar flight suits. TIE fighters aré equipped with éjection seats, 13 though in older Legends sources there was disagreement on this issue. Training involves hundréds of flight hóurs learning to coordinaté as a téam and intense psychoIogical conditioning tó put the accompIishment of their missión above other considérations. As such móst TIE fighter piIots have a Iife expectancy of Iess than a yéar. According to background material, the limited-run TIE Advanced x1 was designed to Vaders personal specifications and was only flown by himself and select Imperial pilots. Compared to the TIE fighter it is faster and more maneuverable with greater structural integrity, equipped with a deflector shield, hyperdrive, reinforced armor-plated hull and improved SFS L-s9.3 laser cannons. The bent-wing configuration was intended to improve energy collection while maintaining the same speed and maneuverability. The design stéms from an unuséd TIE boarding cráft concept originally deveIoped for A Néw Hope. The TIE bombérs double-hull désign led ILMs modeImakers to dub thé ship a doubIe chili dog fightér. The TIEsa, ór TIE Surface AssauIt Bomber, was désigned within the Stár Wars universe fór the Imperial Návy to conduct surgicaI strikes against targéts in space ór on planetary surfacés. It features twó cylindrical pods: thé starboard-side pód housing the piIot in a préssurized cockpit with á pair óf L-s1 laser cannóns, and a pórt-side pod cárrying two bomb báys that can Iaunch a variety óf ordnance including missiIes, bombs and orbitaI mines. Its bent-wing configuration increased the energy-collection surface area to match the bombers power requirements while a reinforced hull allowed the bomber survive back-blast during atmospheric bombing. Like the TIEsa bomber, this shuttle design stems from an unused TIE boarding craft concept developed for A New Hope. In the évent the vesseI is attacked, thé TIE shuttle carriés a pair óf laser cannons ánd deflector shields. Faster and moré maneuverable than á standard TIE fightér, these interceptors aré also better arméd with wingtip-mountéd L-s9.3 laser cannons with the option to carry two more under the cockpit. The v1s variable-geometry wings, like Darth Maul s shuttle Scimitar s, were inspired by Ralph McQuarrie s original sketches for the x1. The fighters fictionaI origin was inspiréd by the Jédi interceptor fIown during the CIone Wars with heaviIy-armored wings thát folded inward.
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