TIE Phantom
Chassis: T/I
Length: 15m
Short Name: T/P
Crew: 1
Shields: 2500 [50 SBD]
Hull: 1375 [20.6 RU]
Power: 290 [130 MGLT / 200 KTU]
Accel: 16
Pitch: 50
Roll: 23
Armament:
- 2 Shadow Works Armored Heavy Particle Lasers (Weapon Code:146)
- 2 Sienar G3x Warhead Launchers
- 1 Jammer Beam/Cloaking Device
The Phantom was a design originally tested in another Imperial program but never produced due to a Rebel assault infiltrating the base and destroying the prototype and the facility. A copy of the plans had been delivered to the Emperor at Coruscant and logged into the Top Secret Database which survived and was downloaded by fleeing Imperial forces after Endor and at the Research Base at Borus.
Its hull is based on an armoured TIE cockpit with cloaking projectors and Interceptor-style "dagger" wings are mounted at 120 degree intervals. The weaponry consists of a pair of heavy particle lasers built by Shadow Works.
The lasers are twice as powerful than normal, and carry a larger power storage battery. They are also fitted with radiation shielding and armour to keep them operational where other systems might fail. Because the guns are more powerful, a supercharged shot travels more slowly and takes more time to fire - a readjustment flight is recommended before combat missions. When the guns fire nominal charges, they appear to fire faster than normal TIE lasers which many pilots prefer - some are known to drain the lasers on purpose into the shields to maintain the advantage of rapid-fire.
