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  Tie Bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
TIE Bombers were used to assault space stations and stardocks and to plant mines at planetary orbits.
The TIE Bomber packed a high payload for its small size and could and could often slip through enemy defenses, which tended to be geared toward detecting capital ships.
TIE Bombers are preferable to large capital ships because of their pinpoint targeting - capital ship turbo lasers are far less precise.
www.compusmart.ab.ca /azinet/Tie_Bomber.html   (454 words)

  
 Scimitar Assault Bomber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scimitar assault bomber was a replacement to the slow and bulky TIE bomber.
During Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign to retake the Galaxy Core from Ysanne Isard and the New Republic, the Scimitar Assault Bombers were developed as a new generation of TIE Bombers.
In space, the Scimitar Assault Bomber is faster than any TIE Bomber and in planetary atmospheres it can travel at 1,150 km per hour and its divebomb speed is 1,250 km per hour.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scimitar_Assault_Bomber   (233 words)

  
 Star Wars Jedi Council
TIE bombers typically carry an array of concussion missiles, orbital mines, proton bombs and free-falling thermal detonators, though they are frequently customized to carry specific ordnance as missions dictate.
Adhering to the TIE-design philosophy, the bomber is not equipped with shields or a hyperdrive.
The TIE bomber was originally designed for A New Hope, but did not appear until The Empire Strikes Back.
www.angelfire.com /tn/jedicouncil2/tiebomber.html   (196 words)

  
 T.I.E. Bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The TIE Bomber was the Empire's prime assault bomber before the creation of the Scimitar Assault Bomber.
Traditionally, TIE Fighters wouls first soften up the target before the TIE Bombers came in with their precise tageting systems to knock out vital points in Rebel Capital Ships.
The TIE Bomber's small size and precise targeting made it a preferred craft to capital starships to attack enemy capital starships.
www.shadowolf.net /starwars/impcraft/tiebomb.htm   (224 words)

  
 TIE Oppressor - SWG Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
A recent development, the TIE Oppressor is being deployed in limited numbers among selected units of the Imperial starfighter cadre elite.
It is an attempt to build a variant of the standard TIE hull that can carry heavy weapon payloads with sufficient armor and shielding to allow the ship to operate in the vanguard of an Imperial assault force.
Only the most veteran Imperial TIE pilots are being allowed to participate in the Oppressor flight test program as only these personnel are deemed to have the tactical know-how to properly employ the ship as well as the loyalty to be trusted with such as expensive flight article.
www.atombender.de /swgwiki/index.php/TIE_Oppressor   (326 words)

  
 Sienar TIE Starfighter
While the TIE bomber is not as maneuverable as the TIE fighter, is an excellent platform for pinpoint assaults on large space and ground targets.
The bomber has two solar collecting panels on either side of the bomber but the top and bottom sides of the panels are at an angle and the panels are elongated.
The TIE bombers primary purpose os to carry various explosive ordnance such as thermal detonators, mines, concussion missiles, and proton torpedoes.
www.kitsune.addr.com /SF-Conversions/Rifts-SW-Vehicles/TIE_Bomber.htm   (2265 words)

  
 Echo Station: XvT/BoP Tips
Missiles are what give a TIE Bomber meaning, and here they show their worth by having a turning rate that allows them to lock on to most enemy starfighters (something which Y-Wings are incapable of doing).
The TIE Bomber is defined by its ordnance.
TIE Bomber (Dupe) - Good agility and the ability to carry missiles are the few redeeming characteristics that keep this starfighter from being scrapped as space junk.
www.echostation.com /gaming/compgames4.htm   (4870 words)

  
 TIE Bomber
TIE bombers were used to assault space stations and stardocks and to mine planetary orbits.
The TIE bomber packed a high payload for its small size and could often slip through enemy defenses, which were geared toward detecting capital ships.
A rare, hollow-hulled version of the TIE bomber could carry small boarding parties when larger ships such as the Gamma-class assault shuttle were not available or appropriate to the task.
members.aol.com /LrdCoursca/Valkyrie/Tie_bomber.html   (516 words)

  
 TIE Heavy Bomber 
The standard TIE Bombers was developed to replace the aging TIE/gt fighters.
The new bombers should be able to take the TIE Bombers role in full scale fighter assaults.
All the persons involved in the development of the TIE Heavy Bomber was soon retired from active duty.
insd.swcombine.com /insd/tiehbomb.htm   (454 words)

  
 TIE fighter - TheBestLinks.com - Star Wars, Backronym, Ion thruster, TIE Bomber, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
TIE fighter, Star Wars, Backronym, Ion thruster, TIE Bomber, TIE Advanced...
The TIE fighter, a fictional starfighter in the Star Wars universe, is the standard Imperial starfighter.
It had been intended that the TIE/ln would be replaced by the TIE Interceptor, but the collapse of the Imperial government into sectionalism precluded this.
www.thebestlinks.com /TIE_fighter.html   (442 words)

  
 Darksaber's X-Wing Station - XWAUP Imperial TIE's #1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
TIE Fighters are present aboard even the smallest Imperial cruisers and are stationed at starports and garrison bases across the galaxy, an ever present reminder of the Empires might.
Tie fighters are short range ships whose most distinguishing feature is the pair of dominant solar arrays wings mounted on either side of a small, spherical command pod.
TIE fighters are used for planetary and cruiser defence as well as in assaults against Rebel, pirate, and alien vessels.
www.darksaber.gaylenol.com /craftxwaupimp1.htm   (2167 words)

  
 Marikallees XvT/XWA Guide
Well, the TIE Bomber, also called a brick because it flies like one, is one of the least used ships in the game.
The hull of a TIE Bomber is actually stronger than an X-Wing, with a rating of 28 and the X-Wing with a rating of 20.
It's sometimes fun to take a Bomber against two Interceptors in a Free For All match and frustrate them as you kill them with ease and they are hard pressed to kill you.
www.geocities.com /marikallees/tbshipguide.html   (394 words)

  
 STAR WARS: Exhibtions: TIE Fighters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
TIE interceptor display case, in its situation between the B-wing and TIE bomber models.
In this overview of the TIE, the starboard wing seems to be misaligned with the rest of the fighter.
Front ventral view of TIE bomber, with two reflections in the perpendicular side walls of the display case.
www.theforce.net /swtc/exhibit/tie.html   (1713 words)

  
 MASSASSI STAR WARS, ARCHIVES, STAR FICHTERS, TIE BOMBER
Unlike the other models, the TIE bomber features a cylindrical double-hull, one of which carries a cargo of proton torpedo's, guided missiles, orbital mines and atmospherically-shielded free-falling thermal detonators.
he TIE bomber is used whenever surgical precision in the placement of solid ordnance is needed.
A hollow-hulled version of the TIE bomber can be equipped to carry small boarding parties when necessary.
massassi.yavin4.com /sw/as_tieb.htm   (145 words)

  
 Star Wars Action Figure Reviews
TIE bombers carry a heavy and diverse payload that allows them to not only attack ships and stations but also perform ground bombing and deploy orbital mines.
Looking at the TIE Bomber, one can only imagine what could have been--what could now exist if Hasbro/Kenner chose to do all new sculpts for the vehicles instead of retooling the vintage versions.
The TIE pilot is the same one we got with the TIE Interceptor.
starwars.carrotnetwork.com /reviews/tie   (688 words)

  
 TIE Bomber
TIE Bombers are escorted by TIE Starfighters when making their bomb run on capital ships, space stations, and stardocks.
These bombers are preferred over capital ship turbolasers due to their pinpoint targeting, since full scale bombardment generally destroys entire surface areas along with any assets.
A rare hollow-hulled version of the TIE Bomber could carry small boarding parties when larger ships such as the Gamma Class Assault Shuttle were not appropriate to the task.
www.galacticempiredatabank.com /TIEBomber.html   (475 words)

  
 STAR WARS: TIE Fighters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
TIE interceptor of the ten-cannon sub-model used at Endor, with all the cannons highlighted.
TIE fighters with extended aft sections were part of Admiral Griff's forces based at Jovan station and participating in the early strikes against the rebels' base at Yavin IV.
Sketch and schematics of the TIE Scimitar from
www.theforce.net /swtc/tie.html   (13525 words)

  
 TIE Bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The TIE Bomber was developed to replace the aging TIE/gt fighter.
After the Battle of Yavin, and a two year replacement operation of the TIE/gt, the TIE Bomber became the primary space bomber in the Imperial Navy.
Before the Emperor's death, the Empire was working on an advanced prototype TIE bomber which eventually evolved into the TIE Scimitar Assault Bomber.
insd.swcombine.com /insd/tiebomber.htm   (204 words)

  
 Star Wars Vehicles and Vessels
The TIE Bomber was used during the search for the Millenium Falcon after its escape from Hoth.
TIE Bombers are armed with two front-firing laser cannons, and can drop a variety of payloads, including bombs, torpedoes, heavy rockets, guided concussion missiles, orbital mines and thermal detonators.
This TIE differs from it's predecessors, in that it has shields and a hyperdrive system, it easily survives a collision with a TIE Fighter during the battle of Yavin.
groups.msn.com /starwarsvehiclesandvessels/twinionenginestarfighters.msnw   (747 words)

  
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Strategy: At first glance, this appears to be just another type of TIE fighter with an odd wing configuration, a variant on the globe-cockpit, blah, blah, blah.
Why, a TIE Avenger in the clouds is even better than the Obsidians with regards to total modified power AND maneuver (though not deploy).
When using starship weapons, the Boosted TIE Cannon was always better than the Enhanced TIE Cannon when using the bonus to hit starfighters.
www.angelfire.com /pa2/DIF/tieavenger.html   (545 words)

  
 Saber-Scorpion's Lair - My Star Wars LEGO Customs - Imperial TIE Bomber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The TIE Bomber was only shown briefly in the Empire Strikes Back, when two of them fly over the surface of an asteroid and drop blue bombs into the craters, attempting to flush out the Millennium Falcon from her hiding place.
I had already by then built this model of a TIE Bomber, which, though I don't like it and don't think it is as good as it could be, is certainly better than LEGO's set.
I was going to make my TIE Bomber able to quickly change into a boarding craft, but I changed my mind and just added the soldier seating space so that they can still board with it if they want to.
www.saber-scorpion.com /lego_sw_tiebomber.htm   (323 words)

  
 Imperial Fighters
The basic TIE Fighter has good speed and manouverability and as such was hard to improve upon the design.
The TIE Interceptor has no hyperdrive system as it was believed that they could be better deployed from Imperial Class Stardestroyers with greater effect.
The inclusion of the shield system has given the TIE Advanced much greater survivability and the Hyperdrive system allows it to be a rapid pesponse fighter, capable of surprising bands of unsuspecting rebels.
www.geocities.com /Area51/Rampart/9143/tiepage.html   (614 words)

  
 Welcome to the Shadow Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The TIE Fighter simply was not capable of posing a threat to light capital ships due to its thin hull and lack of warhead launchers.
Although the TIE Bomber was slower than the TIE Fighter, it had a strong hull and an impressive warhead capacity that made it the Empire’s primary bomber until the Rebel Alliance deployed more heavily armed, large capital ships - like the Mon Calamari Cruisers.
The TIE Dragon is a modification on the original TIE Bomber.
www.dur.ac.uk /d.p.goad/sa/order_iset.html   (3079 words)

  
 Vega Transports - STAR WARS POTJ TIE BOMBER 2-PACK
In Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back, TIE Bombers are deployed to locate the Millennium Falcon when it hides in an asteroid field after it’s escape from the Battle Of Hoth.
The TIE bomber has always been a popular design from the original trilogy that both kids and collectors should respond well to because it's never been done before.
They will be adapting the existing TIE pilot mould to allow bending knees for a better fit, using existing tooling from the wings of Darth Vader's TIE Fighter and modifying them for sharper detail, combined with a newly tooled torso, the ship became a reality.
www.vegatransports.com.au /2001/tiebomber.html   (1185 words)

  
 Brickset   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The TIE bomber is a BOMBER, which would suggest that it contains a shipload of bombs, like a B52 during WW II.
With the TIE advanced and the TIE fighter this is already wobbly, but this intensified with the bomber as it has two cockpits, with in between the same type of connection.
All in all it's a very nice copy of a TIE bomber, but it misses out on some parts (bombs, connections, cockpit controls) but I guess for a kid it's a great toy.
www.brickset.com /search.aspx?Set=4479-1   (615 words)

  
 Darksaber's X-Wing Station - Imperial Starfighters #1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The pilot and bomber compartment is in the forward section of the pod and can be quickly ejected from the main hull in the event of a critical hit by enemy gunners.
Primarily a ground targeting starfighter-Bomber, the TIE GT Fighter is a retrofitted TIE Starfighter used for carrying ordinance, but is being replaced by the newer TIE Bomber.
However like the TIE Bomber, compared to other TIE models, this fighter has an elongated hull, but unlike the TIE Bomber, precise targeting for the TIE GT is achieved through the use of the TIE fc, but most larger structures can be destroyed without its assistance.
www.darksaber.gaylenol.com /craftimperial1.htm   (2410 words)

  
 EyeOnStarWars.com/Trilogy ~ Vehicle Info - TIE Striker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
It was originally produced to replace the aging, and inadequate TIE Bomber models which had served with the Imperial Navy for many years.
This was due to the large mass of the TIE Striker and its poor handling (similar to TIE Bombers).
Like most TIE Bombers, it is equipped with two lasers for defensive purposes.
www.eyeonstarwars.com /trilogy/vehicle/tie_striker.html   (192 words)

  
 Starship Modeler - SMT's TIE Bomber Preview
The Sienar Fleet Systems Imperial TIE Bomber shares one thing in common with the Rebel B-Wing in that it is barely seen on the screen yet still manages to attract a cult following in Star Wars fans.
SMT's TIE Bomber is an excellent kit and considering the price and size, it is a most excellent value.
As an accurate scale model of an Imperial TIE Bomber, it is a very good kit but could use a little, relatively simple improvement.
www.starshipmodeler.com /starwars/pre_smt_tieb.htm   (1190 words)

  
 Star Wars: Databank | TIE fighter
Bursting from Imperial hangar bays in gnat-like clouds are the standard starfighters of the Imperial arsenal -- the Twin Ion Engine craft known as the TIE starfighter.
TIE fighters were typically employed en masse to make up for their shortcomings.
As the Galactic Civil War raged on, the standard TIE arsenal was supplemented with more advanced and specialized craft, such as the fearsome TIE interceptor and the dedicated TIE bomber.
www.starwars.com /databank/starship/tiefighter   (177 words)

  
 Star Wars: Databank | TIE bomber
Using the standard TIE fighter as a starting point, Imperial engineers designed a dedicated craft to deliver explosive payloads through bombardment.
Showing its TIE roots, the TIE bomber's fuselage is bracketed by a pair of solar gather panels.
The TIE bomber has twin cylindrical hulls between its panels.
www.starwars.com /databank/starship/tiebomber   (114 words)

  
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The TIE Bomber (TIE is an acronym for Twin Ion Engine) is the most heavily armed fighter used by the Empire.
The usefulness of the TIE Bomber is attacking with heavy weaponry.
The TIE Interceptor (TIE is an acronym for Twin Ion Engine) is basically a faster TIE Fighter with a stronger hull and four cannons instead of two.
www.obh.snafu.de /~madley/starwars/Tech.html   (1283 words)

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