Advanced concussion missile

An advanced concussion missile was a type of missile used by starfighters during the Galactic Civil War. Compared to standard concussion missiles, they had a higher blast rating and exit velocity, and they are capable of tracking a target for a longer period of time. A pair of these was enough to eliminate a fully-shielded TIE Defender or DX-9 Delta Transport.

Advanced missiles were equipped on new craft such as TIE Avenger, TIE Defender, and the Missile Boat (where its standard armament is two launchers each with 20 advanced missiles). The traitor Admiral Harkov's TIE Avengers were never equipped with advanced missiles, while Stele's loyalist unit of Avengers was, enabling Stele and his wingmen to defeat waves of Harkov's fighters. During the Zaarin insurrection, as regular missiles proved largely insufficient, Assault Gunboats and Mine Type Cs also received advanced missiles as well.

Maarek Stele, when often facing enemy Defenders in a Gunboat or Avenger, however often opted to advanced proton torpedoes instead, using his tractor beam weapon to snare the opposing fighter, and one advanced torpedo was enough to take out a full-strength Defender.