TIE Vanguard

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Production information
Manufacturer
Sienar Fleet Systems

Product line
TIE series

Model
Twin Ion Engine Vanguard

Class
Starfighter

Technical specifications
Hyperdrive rating
None

Hyperdrive system
None

Shielding
Equipped

Hull
Titanium alloy hull (15 RU)

Sensor systems
Additional sensor and communications gear

Armament
SFS L-s1 laser cannon (1)

Crew
Pilot (1)

Passengers
None


The TIE Vanguard was a variant of the TIE/rc starfighter reconnaissance craft. Like the TIE/rc, it was a short-range ship based on the common TIE/ln starfighter concept.

The physical differences between the TIE Vanguard and other TIE series starfighters were greater than those of the TIE/rc. Several large antennae connected to sensor arrays and communications equipment protruded from the cockpit ball, and the upper section of each Quadanium alloy solar ionization panel was shortened and swept outwards to reduce interference with the dorsal scanners.

As with the TIE/rc, weaponry consisted of a sole laser cannon that was placed on the chin of the cockpit ball; however, unlike its predecessor, the Vanguard was protected by limited shielding, thus enabling it to better protect any intelligence and other data that it had gathered.