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Size:
6.3 meters long
Manufacturer:
Sienar Fleet Systems
Type:
Fire control starfighter
Weapon:
Laser cannon
Affiliation:
Galactic Empire

 

A TIE/fc fighter is a modified standard TIE fighter equipped to provide accurate fire control and target designation for long-range naval bombardment of ground or space-based targets. A TIE/fc will maneuver near the target, and transmit precise aiming adjustments back to a fleet ship that is safely out of the target's counterfire range. These fighters carry laser target designators to "paint" an enemy target, and are equipped with jam-proof data comlinks.

Though primarily designed to aid capital ship gunnery, a TIE/fc can also provide targeting data to fellow TIE fighters. A TIE/fc only carries a single laser cannon. Although this variant fighter is 20 percent slower than the standard TIE, it is considerably more maneuverable.


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