[StarWars] TIE/ia Skirmisher

One of the starfighters I made for the Star Wars universe. The TIE/Independent Action Skirmisher is a heavy fighter designed by Sienar Fleet Systems as the next evolution of the TIE series. Similar to its predecessor, the TIE Defender, the Skirmisher is equipped with heavy shielding and a class 1.0 hyperdrive. In addition, the fighter is equipped with a lightweight stealth drive

The lightweight stealth drive is a partial cloaking device that disguises the small starfighter by matching its passive emissions with its environment. While not as powerful as stealth fields capable of being generated by larger ships, the stealth drive consumes very little power while effectively hiding the starfighter from passive sensors. While technically the ship could be seen with the naked eye, space is vast, and the likelihood of being detected through visual means is highly unlikely.

The Skirmisher is armed with a single heavy rotary laser cannon mounted in the nose below the main sensors. With its high rate of fire and accuracy, the rotary cannon can quickly disassemble most fighters with short bursts, as well as effectively saturating ground targets during CAS operations. In addition the fighter has two weapon pylons at the wing tips for ion cannons, as well as a large internal storage for missiles and torpedoes, giving the ship the ability to fight toe-to-toe with capital ships, though not with the same firepower of the Defender. 

With its hyperdrive, the ship is designed to quickly saturate a target capital ship or fighter flotilla with concussion missiles or homing torpedoes from stealth before quickly jumping away before the enemy could respond.

The pilot sits in a reclined position within the hull and relies on the ship's advanced sensors instead of visual identification. The reclined position helps the pilot endure the Skirmisher's high acceleration and high-intensity maneuvering achieved by the three heavyweight ion engines and a secondary maneuvering repulsor in the nose of the fighter.

Production information

Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems
Line: TIE line
Model: TIE/ia Skirmisher
Class: Starfighter

Technical specifications

Length: 14.1m
Engine unit(s): 
Advanced heavyweight ion engines (3)
Hyperdrive System:
Equipped
Shielding:
Equipped
Hyperdrive rating: 
Class 1.0
Armament:
Heavy three-barrel rotary laser cannon
Ordinance launcher
Heavy pylons for exterior mounted laser or ion cannons
Crew: Pilot (1)

Usage

Role(s): 
Multirole, fighter-bomber
Affiliation: 
Galactic Empire
New Republic
Disciples of Ragnos
Imperial Remnant
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

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tl:dr it's a mini submarine in space. Now the tracking systems on the missiles and torpedoes in SW universe border on useless, as a missile in vacuum should be able to maneuver far better than a manned fightercraft and, without the use of chaff, flares or the force, should have a 100% hit rate, no matter how much of a hotshot the pilot is. Maybe later I'll design a more effective concussion missile and proton torpedo for this ship.