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Avenger Squadron

General information
Leader(s)	E.C. Nerwal
Other information
Era(s)	Rebellion era New Republic era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

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Avenger Squadron was an elite Imperial Starfleet starfighter unit led by E.C. "Easy" Nerwal. They were assigned to Task Force Vengeance on its quest to pacify the Airam sector.

Unlike regular Imperial starfighter squadrons, Avenger Squadron was permitted to modify their TIE craft with advanced and expensive gadgets previously deployed only by Grand Admiral Zaarins experimental test units. This extra equipment included deflector shields, beam weapons—including jamming, tractor and decoy beams—and extra missile racks for increased warhead payload. However, except for the shields, those upgrades were only made available if and when the mission at hand called for a specific upgrade.

Initially, the standard starfighters employed by Avenger Squadron were modified TIE/In Interceptors with deflector shields, but other craft were available to them.

Veterans of Avenger Squadron flew TIE Intercepters that were marked with double white vertical stripes on both lower wing panels. Such marked ships naturally the squadron's commander, Avenger Leader, designated Avenger One, who flew the so-called TIE Avenger, or TIE/ad starfighter.

During the campaign into the Airam sector, the whole squadron received the advanced TIE/ad fighters also known as TIE Avengers) that had previously only been flown by Avenger One. Subsequently, Avenger Squadron usually flew the TIE Avengers.

During her attempt to turn Corran Horn, Ysanne Isard offered Horn command of the unit. Appealing to his vanity, Isard proposed that Horn could lead the elite Imperial pilots against Rogue Squadron, but he was unswayed.

Behind the scenesEdit

The squadron was introduced with the Balance of Power expansion pack for the Star Wars: X-wing vs. TIE Fighter game. When playing the imperial campaign, the upgraded Interceptors with shields and later the TIE Avengers provided the player with starfighters similarly powerful to Rebel Alliance craft, unlike regular TIE Fighters which possessed no shields and were easily destroyed by a few hits. This is similar to the various upgraded special craft which are made available to the player in the Star Wars: TIE Fighter game.