Imperial Research Ship

The Imperial Research Ship is a single engine vessel that maintains two bridges, one on the dorsal side and the other on the ventral side. Concerning this eight hanger vessel, the Rebel Alliance possesses very little data about it, and thus it continues to be a mystery to them. Due to the multiple hangers this vessel features the Rebellion believes that this vessel may be associated with the development and launching of starfighters. At any given rate however, this experimental command and control ship serves as a mobile base for the TIE Experimentals. It is believed by the Rebels that the first operational controller ship for the TIE Experimentals was the Sardis, which was encountered on their strike against the XQ1 Platform Obsidian. During the Rebel attack against the platform, the Sardis launched TIE Experimentals, and acted as the master control craft for them. Unfortunately, this Rebel strike mission proved to be a major set back (as both the Sardis and the platform were destroyed), as the Empire elected not to continue with the TIE Experimental Project.