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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:48:27 GMT
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:48:41 GMT
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:49:44 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/7GQiITV.jpg) Darth Vader piloted this distinctive experimental TIE fighter above the first Death Star, using its blaster cannons and his uncanny abilities with the Force to blast Rebel starfighters into glittering fragments.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:50:27 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/LHnjVue.jpg) As the Millennium Falcon fled from the grasp of the Empire, ignoring the odds of 3,720 to 1 and plunging into the Hoth asteroid belt with a Star Destroyer and four TIE fighters on its tail, the piloting skills of Han Solo and Chewbacca were enough to evade capture. Unknowingly hidden from sight in the belly of an exogorth, the Empire was determined to flush them out, so the destroyer cleared a path to allow the TIE/sa bombers to do their work. With its two central pods, one for the pilot and the other for ordnance, this eight-meter-long bomber was often sent in first, to carpet bomb ground installations and weaken the defenses of enemy capital ships.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:50:42 GMT
The Empire uses flights of its specialized double-hulled TIE bombers to drop vast quantities of munitions on rebellious planets and targets in space, delivering devastating attacks with frightening accuracy.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:51:33 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/yaR30hw.jpg) Attack of the Clones chronologically introduced us to the Firespray-class patrol and attack craft owned by Jango Fett, but in 1980 The Empire Strikes Back first revealed this iconic Star Wars ship. One of very few made, this modified former police craft was perfectly built for adaptation, with a dazzling array of countermeasures, armaments, a military-grade sensor suite, offensive weaponry, and blistering speed all making this a highly valuable vessel for Jango and later his son, Boba. This was the ship that carried Han Solo into the skies of Bespin and to the sands of Tatooine to be delivered to the palace of Jabba the Hutt.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:51:58 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/fZ9Wuh4.jpg) A powerful pursuit craft made famous by Jango Fett in the days of the Republic, this ship was inherited by Boba Fett for his career as a bounty hunter. The aged but effective ship is loaded with hidden defensive and offensive weaponry and equipment, and has a reputation earned from decades of successfully capturing fugitives.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:53:37 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/zZxPtN1.jpg) The TIE fighter was the unforgettable symbol of the Imperial fleet. Carried aboard Star Destroyers and battle stations, TIE fighters were single-pilot vehicles designed for fast-paced dogfights with Rebel X-wings and other starfighters. The iconic TIE fighter led to other models in the TIE family including the dagger-shaped TIE Interceptor and the explosive-laden TIE bomber. The terrifying roar of a TIE's engines would strike fear into the hearts of all enemies of the Empire.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:54:03 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/iEojGgX.jpg) TIEs and Star Destroyers pursued the Millennium Falcon after Han escaped the war-torn planet Hoth, continuing the chase even after the freighter sought refuse in a perilous asteroid field.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:54:25 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/h5fNmJY.jpg) After Lando Calrissian helped Princess Leia and Chewbacca escape captivity on Cloud City, TIE fighters pursued the Falcon through the skies of the gas giant Bespin.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:55:06 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/6KfbN7K.jpg) Coming in at 19 kilometers long with 5,000 turbolasers, an ion cannon and a class 1 hyperdrive, this terrifying floating city dwarfed the imposing Imperial Star Destroyer (ISD) II (which also debuted in Empire), essentially relegating them to escort vessels as it jumped into rebellious systems across the galaxy. Serving as the command ship of Darth Vader himself and heading up his aptly named Death Squadron, the Executor carried a flotilla of ships including numerous TIE fighters, TIE bombers, Imperial shuttles and more. A statement of intent from the Emperor, these dreaded destroyers may have been built in small numbers but starkly represented the might of the Empire’s fist.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:57:21 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/MLI2bPA.jpg) The mighty flagship of Darth Vader, the Executor led Death Squadron during the Empire’s assault on Hoth and pursued the Millennium Falcon to Bespin, where Luke Skywalker and his friends narrowly escaped her tractor beams. First commanded by Admiral Ozzel and later by Admiral Piett, the massive warship met her end during the Battle of Endor, when a rebel A-wing smashed through her command bridge. Out of control, the Executor careened into the Death Star and exploded.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:58:08 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/T9VtTSM.jpg) The wedge-shaped Imperial Star Destroyer is a capital ship bristling with weapons emplacements. Turbolasers and tractor beam projectors dot its surface. Its belly hangar bay can launch TIE fighters, boarding craft, land assault units, hyperspace probes, or be used to hold captured craft. In the days of the Empire, its bustling bridge would be staffed by the finest crewers in the Imperial starfleet. Its presence in a system mark matters of extreme Imperial import. Though, as is typical of the Empire, not even the Star Destroyer was enough to sate the Imperial hunger for displays of power. Larger vessels, such as the Super Star Destroyer, dwarf even these giants.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:58:53 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/sM17l1b.jpg) Of all the new vehicles introduced in The Empire Strikes Back, the TIE/sh shuttle is one that many will be unfamiliar with. Seen only fleetingly as Captain Needa travels from the ISD Avenger to the Executor, this TIE series shuttle was designed to ferry crew and troops between Star Destroyers and Imperial vessels. Slightly smaller in size than the bomber, its wings were bent outwards instead of in, it had no hyperdrive capabilities, minimal weaponry and shielding. The TIE/sh fell out of favor as the more luxurious Lambda-class shuttle assumed many of its duties.
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Post by Science Fiction Movie on Nov 19, 2023 2:59:32 GMT
![](https://i.imgur.com/p8SXifJ.jpg) Made famous later by its appearance in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the All-Terrain Scout Transport, or “chicken walker” as it is sometimes known, actually made its first fleeting appearance in Empire. Running alongside its more powerful but slower big brother the AT-AT, the AT-ST was a nine-meters-tall, two-crew reconnaissance vehicle that could reach speeds of up to 90 kph on flat terrain and was able to subdue enemy fire from ground-based combatants using its powerful chin-mounted laser cannons. Susceptible to being destabilized as the Battle of Endor would later prove, the AT-ST could easily be taken off its feet by an opponent.
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