TIE/rc starfighter

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TIE/rc starfighter

Characteristics[]

One of the twolaser cannons found on the TIE/LN was replaced with additionalsensor and communications gear in the TIE/rc. Although the TIE/rc was not as well armed, it had upgraded thrusters which made it more maneuverable than the TIE/LN.

The TIE/rc lacked ahyperdrive, but it could still move beyond the detection area ofcapital ships; it carried enhancedsensors that allowed it to range ahead of the main force and relay pre-engagement reconnaissance data back with its improved communication equipment. These small ships were often deployed in crowded areas where larger vessels could not operate (e.g.asteroid fields), or were sent to scout ahead for starfighter forces.

There was an upgraded variant of the TIE/rc known as theTIE/rc vanguard. The vanguard was equipped withshields, and its solar collectors were bent in order to increase sensor visibility.

Standard procedure for long-range TIE reconnaissance missions involved the carrying vessel dropping a TIE/rc squadron into a system, then jumping tohyperspace, ensuring its safety. The TIEs would race through the system, gathering data, before meeting the carrier at a rendezvous point elsewhere in the system.

History[]

TIE/rcs were used by theGalactic Empire during theNew Order.

The Empire deployed a TIE/rc during thestrike atOrt Hoogra-D'En's base, although it was shot down by the laser cannons.^[1]

A flight of the fighters patrolled the prison planetCaptivity, and several weredestroyed as theMillennium Falcon extracted therebel infiltrators and prisoners.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The TIE/rc starfighter was created byWest End Games.

Appearances[]

• "Gone To Ground" —No Disintegrations
• "The Farlander Papers" —Star Wars: X-Wing(Mentioned only)
• Strike Force: Shantipole(reprinted inClassic Adventures: Volume Five)
• "To Free the Forgotten" —The Star Wars Rules Companion
• "The Stele Chronicles" —Star Wars: TIE Fighter(Mentioned only)
• "Endgame" — Endgame (Reprinted and collected inThe DarkStryder Campaign, Deluxe)
• Before the Storm(First appearance)(First identified as TIE/rc reconnaissance fighter)

Sources[]

• The Star Wars Sourcebook(First mentioned)
• Star Wars Campaign Pack
• The Star Wars Rules Companion
• Imperial Sourcebook
• Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two
• Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
• Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three
• The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
• The Star Wars Planets Collection
• The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook
• "Alliance Intelligence Report: TIE Fighters" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 10(First pictured)
• Endgame
• "Imperial Garrisons" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
• Cracken's Threat Dossier
• Star Wars Chronicles
• The Far Orbit Project
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 7TIE 1-2: TIE Fighter
• The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• TIE/rc vanguard in theDatabank(original site is defunct)

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