Post by Marcus Starkiller on Dec 6, 2005 19:21:09 GMT -5
Model: TIE/l Lander
Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems
Designation: Short Range Landing Transport
Length: 7.8 meters
Crew: 2
Troops: 18
Cargo Capacity: 500 kilograms (+ 17 metric tons if no troopers are carried)
Consumables: 1 day
Speed: 80 MGLT
Hull: 35 RU
Weapons: 1 Laser Cannon
The TIE Lander, or TIE/l is a more specialized version of the TIE Shuttle. The TIE Lander has an additional large troop-pod mounted on the underside of the basic TIE Bomber hull. The solar panels are a bit larger, but otherwise, the craft is almost identical to the TIE Shuttle. The TIE Lander is typically used to quickly deploy a small number of ground troops into a combat zone without presenting a large target profile for the delivering ship. The TIE Lander is also used to deploy scouting parties, or tech crews without the need of more specialized craft. TIE Landers are fairly common throughout the Empire. Actually many fleets and installations received these troop transporters several years before the first TIE Bombers.
