T-65BR X-wing reconnaissance starfighter

T-65BR X-wing reconnaissance starfighter The T-65BR X-wing reconnaissance starfighter, commonly called the Recon-X or Snoopscoot, was a variant of the Incom T-65 X-wing starfighter modified for reconnaissance missions.

Characteristics
A vast improvement over the aged and slow Longprobe Y-wings, the T-65BR featured an advanced, high-gain, long-range sensor package with high-speed hypertransceivers in place of the standard X-wing's proton torpedo launchers.

The on-board R2-R-series astromech droid coordinated the sensors to provide maximum efficiency, a requirement when jumping into potentially dangerous zones. It was also equipped with a HoloNet communicator that enabled it to relay its findings instantaneously to allied command centers.

T-65BR used updated engines and etheric rudder prototypes to eliminate the need for thrusters. In the event that a T-65BR was captured, the pilot was armed with a deadman baradium charge that would destroy the vessel and its recorded data if the pilot was killed.

A T-65BR lacked weaponry other than its laser cannons, as the space and energy was used for its sensor package.

Operational history
Xarcce Huwla flew Rogue Squadron's T-65BR during the Galactic Civil War. Later, Nrin Vakil flew a T-65BR with Rogue Squadron during the search for the Pulsar Station. During the Black Fleet Crisis, Lieutenant Rone Taggar flew the T-65BR Jennie Lee on a deep-penetration reconnaissance operation in the Koornacht Cluster and T-65BR escort squadron Bravo Flight was assigned to escort Commodore Han Solo's shuttle, Tampion.

Appearances

 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
 * Shield of Lies
 * Tyrant's Test
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin