Work In Progress Nines’ Pre-Factory Goodies

[FN-999 (restored)]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a new TIE model.
• Image Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3rZ0m
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3rZ0m

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: The Galactic Empire & select customers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: TIE/Pr Prosecutor
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material:
  • Hull & Engines: Percidium frame and plating, transparisteel viewport, wiring & electric components
  • Wings: Percidium, wiring & electric components
  • Solar Panels: Quadanium steel, wiring & electric components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Superiority Starfighter
• Length: 8.2 meters
• Width: 12.5 meters (at widest)
• Height: 9.9 meters (at tallest)
• Armament: Average
  • 3x laser cannons [2x wing-mounted, 1x chin-mounted]
  • 4x shoulder-mounted missile hardpoints [4 missiles total]
    • Each hardpoint is capable of holding 1 of the following:
    • Advanced concussion missiles
    • Cruise missiles
    • Mag pulse warheads
    • Brilliant missiles
• Defenses: Average | Low [Afterburners engaged]
  • Basic deflector shielding [Disabled when afterburners are engaged]​
  • Electronic Countermeasures Suite​
  • Percidium hull​
• Squadron Count: Average [12]​
• Maneuverability Rating: Very High | High [Afterburners engaged]
• Speed Rating: High | Very High [Afterburners engaged]
• Hyperdrive: None​

STANDARD FEATURES

• C-3A Mercury Class Communications Suite
• LS-132 Terra Life Support Systems
• A-6 Starfighter Internal Tracking System
• 2 days of standard rations

ADVANCED FEATURES

• Afterburners: The six smaller engines flanking the Howler’s main ion engine function as afterburners. When activated through a console in the cockpit, the afterburners give a ~20 second speed boost at the cost of diverting power from the Howler's deflector shields to fuel its additional engines. There is a five minute cooldown between afterburner uses to prevent reckless fuel consumption.
• IE-10 Event Horizon Ion Drives
• Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
• Armament Duplicators

STRENGTHS

• Dogfighter: The TIE Prosecutor is a superb dogfighter thanks to its excellent speed and agility, making it very challenging for its contemporaries to shake or target.
• Gotta Go Fast: When its afterburners are engaged, the TIE Prosecutor gains a brief but significant burst of speed, allowing it to quickly escape a pursuer or evade a fatal strike.

WEAKNESSES

• Mothership Needed: Lacking a hyperdrive, Howler squadrons are reliant on larger carrier craft or a dedicated hyperspace ring to transport them into distant battles.
• Find Someone Your Own Size: The Howler is equipped primarily with anti-starfighter weapons, making it highly inefficient in combat against any capital ship larger than a corvette.
• Fragile Speedster: The deflector shields on the Howler are disabled while its afterburners are running, leaving its hull exposed.

DESCRIPTION

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Representing the best balance of quality and quantity that Alge Imperial Shipyards can manage, the Howler-class superiority starfighter is a nimble yet well equipped vessel that allows individual First Order pilots to fight on equal or near-equal terms with most higher-end general production starfighters.

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Originally developed when Alge Imperial Shipyards was still a private corporation carrying out contracts for the Imperial Confederation, the Howler incorporates lessons learned from earlier AISI starfighters such as the TIE Meteor and TIE Vindicator. A longer, thinner profile gives the Howler improved handling in atmospheres and reduces its profile from behind, making it more challenging to target. Its lack of an onboard hyperdrive and large missile pods reduce its weight considerably, increasing agility without requiring more expensive engine components.

Like the more elite Vindicator, the Howler has seven engines, making it technically not a true TIE (twin ion engine) fighter. Unlike the Vindicator however, the Howler has one large primary ion engine that provides the majority of its thrust. The other six engines function as afterburners and can be engaged by the pilot to provide a burst of speed at the cost of maneuverability and shielding.

In combat, the Howler-class superiority fighter often complements the more common TIE Reaver, serving as wing leaders or the core of more experienced, veteran-led formations. In the hands of a First Order ace, a Howler is a potent instrument of war that can tear apart even corvettes with a precise application of lethal cannon and missile fire, speeding away with its afterburners before a foe can properly retaliate.