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TIE Fighter, Interceptor & Bomber Collection (1 Mod)

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"For every TIE Fighter you shoot down, a thousand more will take it's place."
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History

Introduced in the middle of the Galactic Civil War, TIE line of starfighters exemplifies a new era of small craft for the Empire: light, nimble, cheap and easily replaceable. Heavily influenced by Kuat's line of war-time interceptors such as Eta-2 and Nimbus-3, Sienar took note and combined these lessons with his own prior work on the Sith Infiltrator. The resulting fighter turned out to be small, powerful and plenty deadly in the right pilot's hands. However, it's true genius laid in it's simplicity - the patented Twin Ion Engine was the efficient and reliable of it's day, and the resulting starfighter was cheaper than many landspeeders. Empire quickly ramped up production to first supplement and later completely replace it's aging, and rather expensive to maintain V-Wings. After Empire's unsuccessful use of Skipray Blastboats, dedicated TIE Bomber variant was soon ordered, further simplifying manufacturing and supply chains. However, no party lasts forever, and rogue engineers of Incom Corporation secretly transferred blueprints and prototypes of their newest starfighter - the T-65A. While much heavier, unreliable and difficult to maintain, those early X-Wings quickly turned the tides of starfighter combat in Rebels' favor. Soon joined by an entire fleet of alphabet-fighters, Empire had to act quick. Attempts to push TIE platform into heavy starfighter role such as Avenger or Defender projects were plagued by high costs and limited production: a cheaper alternative came in the form of TIE Interceptor. While still lacking shields and hyperdrive, it provided pilots with better visibility, increased firepower and yet better agility.

After the death of Emperor Palpatine in 4ABY, TIE's of all varieties continued to see service with anyone who could put their hands on one - Imperial warlords, pirates and the New Republic itself.

Pros: versatile and unified design, good acceleration, cheap to make (TIE Fighter), well armed (TIE Bomber).
Cons: very short range, high logistical dependency, lacking armament (TIE Fighter).

Tech Data (In-Game)


Size (In-Game)


Mods Used


Additional Notes:

• Programmable blocks are turned off by default to improve performance. If you still desire to use them - access the terminal and toggle the group "Programmable Blocks" on.
  
• Only TIE Bomber has proper cockpit window and cockpit pressurization, because it's the only on that had space to work with.
  
• Range and maneuverability are really limited, so don't push your luck too far (especially in atmosphere).

So boys and girls, I am, at long last, back. Sorry it took so long, but I had no choice - stuff can pile up very quickly in your life. Two more models are in the pipeline and are almost complete, they will be released ASAP. Stay tuned!

UPD: Also expect a Gen 3 update for LAAT/i at some point soon, as it turns it is a complete train wreck of a model...