

Unlike the TIE before it, the TIE/Ln sported independent generators for the engine and the weapons.


The TIE/Ln's engine was one of the most precisely manufactured propulsion systems in the galaxy and, with no moving parts, was low-maintenance. Ī Rebel T-65 X-wing starfighter in the sights of a TIE Fighter's targeting computer However, it also to some degree was named after an item of clothing due to its overall shape resembling a bow-tie. The namesake for the fighter and line was the Sienar Fleet Systems P-s4 twin ion engines that acted as its engines. In addition to the TIE and V-wing, it was also descended from the TIE starfighter, the first TIE model developed for the Galactic Empire. starfighter and the V-wing starfighter, both developed for the Galactic Republic, and was manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems. The TIE Fighter was a descendant of the T.I.E. The TIE Fighter is the original design for later upgraded TIE models such as TIE/sa bomber, TIE/IN interceptor, TIE/D Defender, TIE/D automated starfighter, and many more. " The aging, outdated craft employed by the Rebels are no match for the power of the TIE, and even the prototype T-65 X-wing created by the traitors who escaped from Incom is clearly outclassed." ― Captain David West Reynolds
