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TIE Aggressor (2) |
| First appearance: Star Wars Galaxies : Jump to Lightspeed | |
| Relations: Sienar Fleet Systems | |
| The TIE/AG Aggressor starfighter was a multi-role superiority starfighter-strike fighter. Its specific role was a hybrid fighter/bomber. Like most other TIE Series starfighters, the TIE Aggressor sacrificed shields and armor for firepower and maneuverability. It was strong in multipurpose mission profiles, but was more expensive than specialist fighters, like the TIE Interceptor or the TIE Bomber, and its pilots required more training. As such, it was noted as being a TIE Fighter that was a combination of a fighter and a bomber, the craft saw limited use, and never really left the experimental phase. In addition, the fighters also had similar maneuverability to the Y-wing starfighter, which combined with their lack of a shield generator made them fairly easy to ambush by Rebel fighters. The overall frame was longer than a TIE Fighter, but it nonetheless possessed similar features to various TIEs, including the lack of shielding, the series' signature twin ion engines, the spherical command pod, and the broad solar collector wings. Unlike the other TIEs, the command pod's hull is extended to include room for an on-board gunner to operate the fighter's primary weapons system: the dorsal-turret mounted light laser cannons. Read more... |
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