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A diagram of the solar collectors on a TIE fighter wing
Solar collectors[1] also called solar arrays,[2] solar-collecting arrays,[3] solar gather panels[4] and simply solar panels[5] were devices that captured solar radiation for producing energy.[1] The wing panels of the TIE/ln space superiority starfighters used by the Galactic Empire had six solar arrays each, with energy accumulator lines running back and forth beneath the panels.[2] The collected energy was then channeled through a reactor to fire emissions from a high-pressure radioactive gas stored in a ventral fuel tank.[6] The TIE/fo space superiority fighter of the First Order used similar, yet improved, technology.[3]
The TIE/mg Mining Guild starfighter had two panels removed on each side, giving them improved visibility at the expense of overall combat capability.[7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Republic police gunship in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (as "solar gather panel")
- Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- Rey's Survival Guide
- Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy (as "solar energy collector")
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Bomber - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Interceptor - Blueprints)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Fighter - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Darth Vader's TIE Fighter - Blueprints)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
Star Wars Helmet Collection 6 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Imperial Fleet)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Galactic Empire Conversion Kit (Card: Tempest Squadron Pilot) (Reissued in TIE Advanced x1 Expansion Pack)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Mining Guild TIE Expansion Pack (Card: Mining Guild Sentry)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
Asteroid Belt Gas Refinery in the Databank (backup link)
Inquisitor's TIE Advanced Prototype in the Databank (backup link)
Patrol Transport in the Databank (backup link) (as "solar gather panel")
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Rebellion Begins
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rey's Survival Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑
Patrol Transport in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- ↑ Star Wars: TIE Fighter Deluxe Book and Model Set
- ↑
Mining Guild TIE fighter in the Databank (backup link)