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Ships
TIE Boarding
Craft
Craft: |
TIE/bc
Boarding Craft |
Type: |
Boarding
Craft |
Length: |
7.8 Meters |
Weapons: |
2 Laser
Cannons
1 Hull-Cutting Airlock |
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Crew: |
1 |
Top Speed: |
80 MGLT |
Troop Capacity: |
14 |
Cargo Capacity: |
Unknown |
Passengers: |
14 |
A special model of the TIE
Shuttle, this custom TIE built on the basic TIE Bomber model had its weapons
pod gutted and re-fitted to carry commandos or repair techs. The pod is
small and tight, able to hold only a few commandos. Thus, when making a
boarding strike on a larger pirate ship, several of these TIE/bc's are
necessary in order to implant enough troopers in the ship to overcome any
opposition. Not surprisingly, this TIE concept was not very popular or
widely used, as Lambda-class Shuttles, Delta-class Shuttles, and Gamma-class
ATR Assault Transports, and even Action-class Stormtrooper transports could
do a better job, carrying more personnel and defended by stronger shields
and armor. The TIE/bc's only advantage is very minimal: speed. It gets the
troops to the target faster and presents a smaller profile for the guns
aboard the enemy ship.
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