- "Luke, you switched off your targeting computer! What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I'm all right." - ―Yavin Base controller, to Luke Skywalker, not anticipating Skywalker's Force abilities during the Battle of Yavin
A targeting computer (also called a target device) was a device used aboard starships to aid pilots in targeting their weapons. A target was considered vulnerable when it was aligned with the electronic crosshairs of a targeting computer's gun-sights.
They could be upgraded to advanced targeting computers.[1]
Characteristics
The size of these devices depended on the power of the weapon being targeted. Smaller targeting computers were used aboard one-man starfighters while much larger targeting computers were used to help target turbolasers.
Targeting computers generated a digital projection of the battlefield from the pilot's point of view, and located enemy units with various sensors. Crosshairs determined where the ranged weapons—whether laser cannon bolts or otherwise—would travel, and the targeting computer also highlighted an enemy fighter, turret, tank, or other target when it came in range of the ranged weapons.
Appearances
Sources
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion
- Star Wars Miniatures Battles
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
- Star Wars Miniatures Battles, Second Edition
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 6: Tramp Freighters, Second Edition
- Star Wars Miniatures Battles Companion
- "Outlaw Battle Armor" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 3
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Star Wars Screen Entertainment
- Star Wars Trading Card Game — The Empire Strikes Back (Card: TIE Bomber EX-1-2) (backup link (http://www.wizards.com/swtcg/images/esb/tie_bomber_ex_1_2.jpg) not verified!)
- 'Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Luke Skywalker (Special))
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — B-Wing Expansion Pack (Card: Fire control System)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — TIE Bomber Expansion Pack (Card: Scimitar Squadron Pilot—TIE Bomber)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Imperial Aces Expansion Pack (Card: Targeting Computer)
- Strongholds of Resistance