Class: Starfighter
Model: SFS TIE Bomber TIE/b Dedicated Light Bomber
Crew: One pilot
Weaponry: Two SFS L-s1 Laser Cannons,
>Two SFS M-s3 Concussion Missile Launchers (4x2 missiles) or
>Two SFS T-s5 Torpedo Launchers (2x2 torpedoes)
Propulsion System: SFS P-s5.6 Twin Ion Engines
Speed Rating (MGLT): 80 (Manuverability 75 DPF)
Power Generator: SFS I-a2b Solar Ionization Reactor
Navigation System: SFS N-s6 Navcon Computer System
Avionics System: SFS F-s3.2 Flight Avionics System
The
TIE Bomber is
The Empire's exclusive bomber ship. It was designed after the original
TIE Fighter design and
modified with an extra cylindrical
hull for the
proton torpedo or
concussion missile lauchers. It has twin
lasers,
titanium hull, bent wings to decrease its profile and extra sensors by
Nordoxicon Micro Instruments. However accurate
and
robust it is, it's also a very slow ship, and that is its greatest drawback. It is clearly the least maneuverable
ship in the
Imperial Navy.
The bomber can carry a broad spectrum of payloads including
Proton Torpedoes,
Concussion Missiles,
Thermal
Detonators,
Space Bombs and
Orbital Mines. It can carry 2 missile
launchpods (4 missiles in each) or 2 torpedo
launchpods (2 torpedoes in each) at the same time. Because of its speed and weapons limitations, it's almost always
escorted by
TIE Fighters.
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The TIE Bomber has also been aerodynamically enhanced to make it better for planetary attacks. Again, its low
profile will make it harder to hit. Additionally, it employs the use of an ejection seat which makes the
Starfighter
Pilots' chance for survival much greater. The TIE Bomber was the first starfighter class ship to have this
capability.
Sources: misc Star Wars sites, including the official. ASCII art credit on bomber: pebz. part of