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"X-TIE" STARFIGHTER
AFFILIATION
Open market.
MANUFACTURER
Improvised.
CLASS
Starfighter.
ROLE
Aerospace superiority starfighter.
COMPOSITION
Titanium, quadanium and transparisteel.
DIMENSIONS
Length - 13 meters.CREW
1 pilot, 1 astromech.
PASSENGER CAPACITY
N/A.
CARGO CAPACITY
110 kilograms.
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.
CONSUMABLES
1 standard week.
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The "X-TIE" starfighter has a top speed of 100 MGLT and has excellent maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 2x medium laser cannon.
EQUIPMENT
- 1x class 1 hyperdrive.
- 1x astromech socket.
- 1x light deflector screen generator.
- 1x ejection seat.
DESCRIPTION
The "X-TIE" starfighter is a common form of improvised combat spacecraft, scrapped together from parts of the T-65B X-Wing and TIE/LN "TIE Line" starfighters. Commonly built by pirates, salvagers, low-rent mercenaries and cash-strapped paramilitary groups, not to mention individuals with technical skill and a will to build their own ship. Considered a ship of last resort, the quality of such "ugly" designs varies wildly, from better-than-factory to barely spaceworthy.As its heritage might suggest, the X-TIE combines the strengths and weaknesses of the ships used to build it. Ditching the X-Wings quad ion turbines in favor of the TIE's Twin Ion Engine assembly, speed has not really taken a hit, remaining at 100 MGLT. Armament is reduced, with a pair of medium laser cannons taking the place of the X-Wing's warhead launcher. The wingtip lasers, naturally, have been lost. Besides this, however, the X-TIE retains the X-Wing's shields, hyperdrive and astromech droid, giving it better durability and range than the TIE; maneuverability has also been increased.
LEGALITY
Restricted. X-TIEs are starfighters, and are subject to extra licensing requirements and increased scrutiny by authorities.INTENT
To create another common "ugly" starfighter.