Basic info

	First appearance: Empire Strikes Back Empire Strikes Back (MOVIE)
	Dimensions: 7.8 meters long Cargo capacity: 1 ton
	Crew: Pilot Passenger capacity: 2
	Was manufactured by: Sienar Fleet Systems Sienar Fleet Systems Organization Manufacturers
	Was based on: TIE Bomber TIE Bomber Starship Starfighter Models

Known Facts (4)

Falcon's Escape (4) »

• Departed from Avenger
• Lorth Needa was among its passengers
• Arrived on Executor
• Lorth Needa was among its passengers

Summary

	To ferry priority personnel between ships of the Imperial fleet Imperial Navy Organization Galactic Empire Navy , the Empire used modified TIE bombers TIE Bomber Starship Starfighter Models to act as shuttlecraft. The TIE shuttle, or TIE/sh, was a variant of the basic TIE bomber / TIE boarder twin-pod starfighter dedicated for the transport of personnel. It was used to transport command level officers from ships of the fleet. Lower ranking officers typically used the TIE/sh, while flag officers usually used the larger Lambda-class shuttle Lambda-class Shuttle Starship Starship Models . The TIE/sh had passenger space for two, plus a pilot Pilot Miscellaneous Roles , and could carry a metric ton of cargo if necessary. It was not built for combat, as it was not very maneuverable and only sports a single laser cannon Laser Cannon Weapon Mounted weaponry and equipment . During the search Falcon's Escape Event Galactic Civil War for the Rebels Rebel Alliance Organization Rebel Alliance around the Battle of Hoth Battle of Hoth Event Galactic Civil War , the Imperial Death Squadron Death Squadron (Imperial Navy) Organization Galactic Empire Navy extensively used TIE shuttles to transport face-to-face messages between ship officers. Read more...	See also Battle of Hoth Imperial Navy Lambda-class Shuttle Pilot Rebel Alliance

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Organizations that used this starship

Death Squadron

Weaponry and equipment

Laser Cannon 1

Known passengers

Lorth Needa

Complete list

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TIE shuttle
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Tags (9) TIE Shuttle | Sienar Fleet Systems | Imperial Navy | Galactic Empire | TIE Bomber | Lambda-class Shuttle | Avenger | Imperial-class Star Destroyer | Executor | Super-class Star Destroyer
Events (2) Battle of Hoth | Falcon's Escape

Full unit name: TIE Shuttle Last updated: 28.11.2024 23:45:47