TIE/rc starfighter

The TIE/rc Fighter is a variant of the standard TIE fighter that is specialized for reconnaissance missions. These ships are equipped with extra-sensitive sensors and long-range communications gear. To make room for this added equipment, the TIE/rc is only armed with a single laser cannon. Lacking hyperdrives, TIE/rc fighters are still short range craft. However, they can still exceed the range of capital ship and launch base sensors. The TIE/rc is often deployed in asteroid fields or areas of dense starship traffic, which can limit the mobility of larger vessels. In squadron activities, a TIE/rc may fly in advance of the main starfigther force and send back important pre-engagement data.

There is an upgraded variant of the TIE/rc known as the TIE/rc Vanguard. The Vanguard has slightly angled solar gather panels to increase sensor visibility, and limited shields to protect intelligence it may have gathered.