Model: TIE/x1 Fighter

Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems

Designation: Space Superiority Starfighter

Length: 7.8 meters

Crew: 1

Cargo Capacity: 150 kilograms

Consumables: 5 days

Hyperdrive Multiplier: x4

Speed: 100 MGLT

Hull: 14 RU

Shields: 20 SBD

Weapons: 2 Laser Cannons

 

A program that never became a standard craft, the TIE X series is no less impressive despite it's low numbers. Intended to replace the TIE/ln Fighters in many roles, it was the first group of TIEs to carry shields and hyperdrive. Using a long set of solar panels, similar to those that would later be used on the TIE Bomber, it is not as maneuverable as the TIE/ln Fighter. Many pilots feel that the higher speed more than counteracts the loss of nimbleness (these apparently include Lord Vader, who supposedly had a personal hand in the design of the TIE X series), as a good pilot can make up for poor performance. They use advanced targeting systems and stronger laser cannons, but the boosted power chambers experience greater erosion than the standard models, thus requiring higher level of maintenance. This is the running theme of the TIE X series, as all of the systems require a higher degree of care taking for reliable function. Nevertheless the X1 was the first in a series of new TIE designs that would see service in the Imperial Starfleet.

After the TIE X1, sometimes referred to as the TIE Assault Craft, there would be a many notable variation of the TIE advanced fighters. The first was a custom made craft, given as a gift to Lord Vader by the President of Santhe/Seinar, which he used in the Battle of Yavin. It is believed that Lord Darth Vader used this craft until it was destroyed during the Battle of Endor, resting in it's launch cradle on the Super Star Destroyer Executor.