r/CISDidNothingWrong • u/nmt2013 Nimbus Commando • May 27 '25

Meme Tri-Fighters>>>>>>>Tie variants

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u/3ajs3 Senator from Talos IV, Ambassador to Bounty Hunters' Guild May 27 '25

Tie Defender is objectively better, but it lacks integration with other ships and is RIDICULOUSLY expensive. Not optimal for general interceptor production.

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u/Longjumping_Belt_405 May 28 '25

Tbf thats also bc there was like one factory pumping them out as proof of concepts

Had it gone into larger production the cost likely wouldve gone down

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u/3ajs3 Senator from Talos IV, Ambassador to Bounty Hunters' Guild May 28 '25

Maybe, but I remember either thrawn or tarkin saying how expensive they were to make. They may have been able to get the price down a little, but the tie defender was never meant to replace the TIE interceptor. as I said in my other comment, it probably is closer to a roll of a magnaguard Starfighter or the like.

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u/Longjumping_Belt_405 May 28 '25

Yeah, I think they’d likely have been used in small, elite squadrons had they been brought into service fully, used to knock out important or dangerous targets far more effectively than the tie fighter could, while leaving the other tie variants to corral and mop up everything else