TIE/IT Interdictor starfighter

TIE Interdictor The TIE Interdictor, also known as the advanced TIE Bomber, was a heavy bomber in service to the Galactic Empire.

Characteristics


Its wings and command module were nearly identical to those found on a TIE/sa bomber. However, the command module was flanked by two twin ordnance pods providing the Interdictor four times more destructive capability than the standard TIE Bomber. The lower two ordnance pods had bombing chutes allowing the Interdictor to drop multiple bombs at once. A modified version was made with an interdictor field genorator (hence thier name), but due to its high costs, only a handful were built.

History
This design, for whatever reason, did not gain popularity among the Imperial Navy and as a result was hardly seen among their numbers of other TIE craft. Some pilots speculated the reason for their unpopularity might have been the difficulty of the complex weapons systems.

Behind the scenes

 * Few technical details are provided for this craft in the only known source. Most of what is known is based on extrapolation from its physical structure and similarity to the TIE Bomber.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

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