TIE/gt starfighter



The TIE ground-targeting starfighter, or TIE/gt, was an Imperial ground targeting starfighter-bomber.

The TIE/gt was a predecessor to the TIE bomber. It was designed to be dependent on the TIE/fc fighter, which provided precise targeting information; however, many larger structures could be destroyed even without its assistance. The fighter's payload could include 6 proton torpedoes, 12 concussion missiles, 18 air-deployed mines, 2 cluster bombs, or 20,000 plastic leaflets which were used for propaganda missions.

After the introduction of the TIE Bomber, the Imperial Navy transferred the TIE/gt to outlying posts and lower-priority assignments, and to the Imperial Army, as quickly as the datawork could be filed; however, Army resistance and legitimate lack of demand slowed down the process considerably.