Class: Starfighter
Model: SFS TIE/ad Advanced Space Superiority Fighter "Avenger"
Crew: One pilot
Weaponry: Four SFS L-s9.3 Laser Cannons
>Two SFS M-g-2 Warhead Launchers
Propulsion System: SFS P-sx7.4 Twin Ion Engines
Speed Rating (MGLT): 145 (Manuverability 150 DPF)
Power Generator: SFS I-s3a Solar Ionization Reactor
Flight Control System: SFS F-s5x Flight Avionics System
Navigation System: SFS N-s6 Navcon Computer System
Hyperdrive: SFS ND9 Class One Hyperdrive Activator Unit
Shielding: 100 SBD Forward/Rear Projecting Novaldex Shields
The TIE Advanced (TIE/ad) was developed by
Darth Vader before the
Battle of Yavin, (as
TIE Advanced x1) and he
flew a prototype prior to the destruction of the
Death Star. This craft is a version of the TIE Fighter based on the
TIE Advanced x1 prototype, and was the precursor to the TIE Interceptor. The Avenger's wings were bent inward at the
top and bottom, and the wing supports were strengthened with fins attached to the hull. It also has
deflector shields
and a
hyperdrive, which significantly added to its cost. It's popular for high profile missions, but usually it is
replaced by the
TIE Interceptor due to its cost.
Aside from the prototype x1, there is only one model of this craft.
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Because of its extensive features, the "
Avenger" is now much more widely used than it was when it first was
introduced. Long before the Battle of Endor, the Empire decided to pull the TIE Advanced X1 model completely out.
However, the designers of the TIE Advanced X1 were puzzled over how
Vader's ship had survived a collision with
another fighter. One of the reasons, apart from the shield generator and heavy armor, was the wing shape, which was
curved. This wing shape made the ship stronger, and so it was adapted for both the
TIE Interceptor and
TIE Bomber,
both of which were introduced before the
Battle of Hoth, but after the
Battle of Yavin.
Sources: misc Star Wars sites, including the official. part of