TIE/sr starfighter

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The TIE/sr starfighter, or TIE scout, was a limited production TIE series starfighter used by the Galactic Empire as a scout and light reconnaissance vessel. It was one of the many TIE variants in service during the Galactic Civil War.

Contents 1 Characteristics 1.1 Civilian model 2 History 3 Appearances 4 Sources

[edit] Characteristics

At 24 meters long, the TIE/sr was one of the largest TIE variants, and it was distinctive in appearance, with a tall, elongated main fuselage behind the cockpit, flanked by large, bent-wing solar panels. Although slow and not very maneuverable by starfighter standards, neither heavily armored nor heavily armed, it boasted an impressive suite of CommScan equipment, and its enlarged hull could accommodate a crew of up to three, sometimes including a second pilot.

The most notable feature of the TIE scout was that it carried the most capable hyperdrive of any TIE variant. In contrast to the TIE/rc starfighter and TIE Vanguard fighters, which were capable of only sublight reconnaissance ahead of their carrier, the TIE scout could undertake extended lightspeed missions.

It was also capable of making a sensor ping that could reveal unseen enemies.

[edit] Civilian model

Unlike most other TIE designs, the TIE scout also had a civilian variant, the Lone Scout-A, designed as an exploration vessel and armed with a single chin-mounted cannon. This variant could carry three passengers and supplies for up to a year, and boasted a cargo capacity comparing favorably with many light freighters: up to 60 cubic meters by volume, or 150 metric tons by weight.

[edit] History

Several TIE scouts were carried aboard Thrawn's flagship, Admonitor, when he was posted to the Unknown Regions. They may have been design ancestors of the similarly-sized TIE-variant scout ships later used by Household Phalanx pilots based at the Hand of Thrawn.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars: Empire at War
• Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
• Command Decision (First appearance)
• Heir to the Empire (Possible appearance)

[edit] Sources

•  "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: TIE Scout)
• Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
•  TIE scout in the Databank

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