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TIE/SF "SPECIAL FORCES TIE" STARFIGHTER
AFFILIATION
Open market.
MANUFACTURER
Sienar-Jaemus Fleet Systems.
CLASS
Starfighter.
ROLE
Aerospace superiority/special operations starfighter.
COMPOSITION
Quadanium and transparisteel.
DIMENSIONS
Length - 6.69 meters.CREW
1-2.
PASSENGER CAPACITY
N/A.
CARGO CAPACITY
110 kilograms.
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.
CONSUMABLES
5 standard days.
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The TIE/SF has a top speed of 110 MGLT and has excellent maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 2x medium laser cannon.
- 1x ventral dual medium laser/torpedo turret.
- 4x torpedo in magazine.
EQUIPMENT
- 1x class 2 hyperdrive.
- 1x navicomputer.
- 2x ejection seat.
- 1x light deflector screen generator.
DESCRIPTION
The TIE/SF space superiority starfighter, better known as the Special Forces TIE, is an update of the original TIE/LN starfighter produced for the Galactic Empire. Designed by engineers of the First Order military junta and manufactured by the Sienar-Jaemus Fleet Systems corporation, the TIE/SF is much more durable and sophisticated than its semi-disposable predecessor. The TIE/SF is slightly smaller than the TIE/LN, just 6.69 meters in length compared to the LN's 7.24. The type embodies the First Order's philosophy of quality over quantity; rather than being treated as little more than piloted ordinance, TIE/SFs and their crews were considered valuable assets, and thus the fighters were equipped with safety features such as rudimentary deflector shields, making them more durable in combat. TIE/SFs are slightly faster than their predecessors, and just as maneuverable.
In all other respects, the TIE/SF is very close to its ancestor. It has an almost identical layout to the TIE/LN, sharing the same central ball cockpit-and-engine pod, flanked by two horizontal heat dissipators/solar collectors. This is where the similarities stop, however; this next-generation TIE was designed with special operations in mind, and is equipped with a class 2 hyperdrive and a second, rear-facing seat, accommodating a gunner who controls a ventral-mounted dual medium laser turret, which also mounts a 4-shot torpedo launcher. The pilot controls their own armament, a pair of chin-mounted medium lasers. Unlike almost all other TIEs, the TIE/SF is equipped with a full life support system, allowing pilots to wear standard flight suits or even First Order stormtrooper armor.
The TIE/SF is still considered one of the finest snubfighters ever made, even a century later. Unfortunately, as with most First Order technology, it is not nearly as common as its old Imperial counterpart; not as many were manufactured, and most of those that saw service were destroyed during the uprisings that ended the First Order's brief reign.
LEGALITY
Restricted. TIE/SFs are starfighters, and are subject to extra licensing requirements and increased scrutiny by authorities.INTENT
To create a standard, high-end starfighter.RESTRICTIONS
TIE/SFs are vanishingly rare, and are still well respected fighters; a character having one would require a very good explanation. TIE/SFs also cannot be upgraded with aftermarket modifications.