TIE/gt starfighter
Production information
Manufacturer	Sienar Fleet Systems[1]
Product line	TIE series
Model	TIE/gt starfighter
Class	Ground-targeting starfighter Bomber[1]
Technical specifications
Length	6.3 meters[1]
Maximum speed (atmosphere)	800 km/h
Engine unit(s)	SFS twin ion engines
Hyperdrive rating	None
Hyperdrive system	None
Power plant	SFS solar ionization reactor
Shielding	None
Hull	Titanium alloy hull
Armament	Laser cannon (1)[1] Warhead launcher, carrying any of the following munitions loads: Concussion missiles (12; standard load)[1] Proton torpedoes (6)[1] Air-deployed mines (18)[1] Cluster bombs (2)[1] Plastic leaflets (20,000)[1]
Crew	Pilot (1)
Cargo capacity	10 metric tons
Consumables	2 days
Usage
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[1] Rebellion era[1]
Affiliation	Galactic Empire[1]

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The TIE/gt starfighter was an Imperial ground targeting starfighter-bomber.

CharacteristicsEdit

The TIE/gt starfighter was based on the standard TIE Fighter design but with the main pod elongated to accommodate a bomb bay. It was designed to be dependent on the TIE/fc starfighter, which provided precise targeting information; however, many larger structures could be destroyed even without the TIE/fc's assistance.

The TIE/gt's payload could include 6 proton torpedoes, 12 concussion missiles, 18 air-deployed mines, 2 cluster bombs, or 20,000 flimsiplast leaflets when used for propaganda missions.

HistoryEdit

The TIE/gt was a predecessor to the TIE/sa bomber.

After the introduction of the TIE bomber, the Imperial Navy transferred the TIE/gt to outlying posts, lower-priority assignments, and the Imperial Army as quickly as the datawork could be filed; however, Army resistance and legitimate lack of demand slowed down the process considerably.

Behind the scenesEdit

In Star Wars: Battlefront II there is a TIE series fighter armed with proton torpedoes. It could be this ship, but it also could have been the game mechanics, equaling the TIE/LN starfighter with the T-65 X-wing starfighter.

AppearancesEdit

• Dark Forces: Jedi Knight

SourcesEdit

• The Star Wars Sourcebook (First mentioned)
• The Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
• "Alliance Intelligence Report: TIE Fighters"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
• Star Wars: Chronicles
• "Special Military Unit Intelligence Update"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
•  TIE/gt fighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

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