Post by Marcus Starkiller on Dec 6, 2005 19:18:11 GMT -5
Model: TIE/ts Fighter
Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems
Designation: Short Range Trainer/Shuttle Fighter
Length: 6.3 meters
Crew: 1
Troops: 1 (trainer or priority personnel)
Cargo Capacity: 45 (+ 100 if no passengers are carried) kilograms
Consumables: 1 day
Speed: 80 MGLT
Hull: 9 RU
Weapons: 1 Laser Cannon
While most Imperial training takes place in simulators, there is still a point at which a pilot must have a real craft with real vacuum around him, while not yet being ready to solo. The TIE/ts Fighter uses a slightly extended fuselage of the one on the TIE/gt Fighter (the cockpit pod has been extended by 21 cm), and replaces the concussion missile launcher with a (very cramped) seat for an instructor pilot. It also serves as a short range (intra-fleet and surface-to-orbit) shuttle. While it can carry a second pilot, among the instructors at fighter academies, being assigned to "back seat" students is seen as a punishment, because of the minuscule seating.