- Appeared in:
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CW
- Size:
6.3 meters long
- Weapon:
laser cannon
- Affiliation:
Galactic Empire
- Type:
Ground-targeting starfighter bomber
- Manufacturer:
Sienar Fleet Systems
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From the Expanded Universe
A modified standard TIE fighter with a reinforced hull and elongated cockpit to support a bomb bay, the TIE/gt fighter gets its two-letter suffix from its role as a ground-targeting starfighter bomber.
During the early Empire, the TIE/gt was found in ground support squadrons before gradually being phased out of service by the newer TIE bomber, though even during the height of the Galactic Civil War, TIE/gt fighters could still be found in low priority deployments.
TIE/gt fighters typically operate with support from TIE/fc fighters, which provide scanner data for pinpoint accuracy. Large targets, such as buildings and capital ships, can successfully be attacked without the need for TIE/fc data.
The TIE/gt hull can carry 12 concussion missiles, but the modular launcher can also handle other special payloads, such as six proton torpedoes, 18 air-deployed mines, two cluster bombs and -- for special propaganda missions -- 20,000 plastic leaflets.
