TOO R&D: Tie defender Mk II
Name/Model#:TIE/de Mk II; Tie Defender Mark II
Designer/Manufacturer:
Almanian system engineers
Combat Designation:
Long-range Fighter/Bomber/Interceptor
Length: 11 meters
Propulsion System:
SFS P-sz9.7 Twin Ion Engines
Crew:
1 pilot
Speed Rating:
Normal running speed: 162 MGLT
Intercepter speed: 200 mglt (Low maneuverability, low shields (25 SBD), weapons off line)
Maneuverability:
185 DPF
(Original 175 DPF)
Weapons:
Four SFS L-s9.3 Laser Cannons
Two Ion Cannons
Two Warhead Launchers (up to 16 torpedoes)
Hyperdrive:
SFS ND9 Hyperdrive Activator Unit
Shields/Armor:
Forward/Rear projecting Novaldex Shields (80 SBD);
Molecularly bonded hull with Quadranium Steel armored Solar Panel (60 RU)
With the development information gained from the planet of Imdaar Alpha, where many of the empires best fighters were developed, the Alderaanian guard has managed to take the design of the Tie Defender a step further into the mark two series.
Larger engines have been added to boost power to improve shields and speed systems. Addition of new technolological advances also add to increased efficiency and speed.
Hangerbay link:
hangarbay.tripod.com/td-tde.html
Comments
#3 7:04am 18/01/04
Speed is pretty high for a shielded fighter.
#2 6:30am 18/01/04
From what I gathered this was actually the norm for shields.
Hanger bay lists it as such.
If not accurate then could you point me to an officially reconized stat for the Tie Defender so that I may work off of it to improve said states in the mark II.
Also note source two:
"TIE Defender
an advanced form of TIE Fighters which employed shields. This 10-meter starfighter took the stability and agility of the TIE Interceptor's bent-wing design and added a third bent-wing to it. Not much is known about the TIE/D, as it was never fully accepted in battle and never mass-produced, but it was thought to have had a maximum speed of 155 MGLT, with 4 laser cannons, 2 ion cannons, 2 warhead launchers, [b]200 SBD shields, and a 20 RU hull[/b]. The fighter was propelled by the newer P-sz9.7 twin ion engines from Sienar Fleet Systems, and was equipped with Novaldex shield generators. The TIE Defender was used to defeat Admiral Zaarin, although the missions were so secret that very few Imperial officials were unaware of its role. The TIE Defender was produced at a cost of over 300,000 credits per fighter - about five times the cost of a TIE/ln. This, plus the political upheaval created by the Battle of Endor and the fact that it had an aft blindspot created by the wing placement, led to the demise of the TIE Defender as a widely-accepted starfighter."
-SW unofficial encyclopedia
I have yet to actually alter that particular part until I am sure on shield strength.
Editing hull.
#1 2:30am 18/01/04
Shields and hull too high.
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