Predator-Class Fighter

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Production information
Manufacturer
Sienar Fleet Systems

Product line
TIE series

Model
Predator-class fighter

Class
Starfighter

Technical specifications
Maximum speed (atmosphere)
1,500 km/h

Engine unit(s)
Equipped

Hyperdrive rating
Class 1

Hyperdrive system
Equipped

Shielding
Equipped

Targeting systems
Equipped

Navigation system
Navigation computer

Armament
Medium laser cannons (4)

Crew
Pilot (1)

Cargo capacity
70 kg

Consumables
1 week


The Predator-class fighter, also called TIE Predators and nicknamed Eyeballs by the Galactic Alliance, was a starfighter produced by Sienar Fleet Systems and used by the new Galactic Empire as of 130 ABY.

Considered a successor to the older TIE/In interceptor, the Predator-class fighter was still highly maneuverable and heavily armed, but unlike most previous TIEs, it was also equipped with hyperdrives and a deflector shield generated through its blade-shaped wings. As with the earlier Chiss Clawcraft, these wings could adjust to a variety of positions, aiding the starfighter's maneuverability. They folded back fully for docking mode.

Predator-class fighters with classic TIE-style cockpits were flown by squadron leaders. Other pilots flew fighters with horizontal slats across the front of the central fuselage.