Unreviewed TIE Bolt

[Ronhar Tane]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To modify Ronhar Tane 's TIE Podracer.
• Image Source: Reddit Link.
• Canon Link:
  • Podracer
  • TIE Podracer
  • TIE Interceptor
• Permissions: Bido Roz'lyn, permission given here.
• Primary Source:
  • Wookieepedia
  • Wookieepedia
  • Wookieepedia

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer:
  • Sienar Fleet Systems
  • Mahporeem Imperial Remnant
• Affiliation:
  • Ronhar Tane
• Market Status: Closed Market.
• Model: TIE Bolt.
• Modularity: No.
• Production: Unique.
• Material:
  • Titanium
  • Durasteel
  • Transparisteel
  • Carbon Plating
  • Quadanium Steel
  • Electronic Components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Podracer.
• Role: Racing.
• Size: Large.
• Weight: Heavy.
• Armaments: High.
  • Magna Spike Launcher
    • Rear Facing
  • 4 SFS L-s9.3 Laser Cannons
    • Front Facing
  • 2 Engine Mounted Flamethrowers
    • Side Mounted
• Defenses: Very Low.
  • Phase 5 Carbon Plating
  • T100 Dual Power Absorber
• Maneuverability Rating: Very High.
• Speed Rating: Extreme.
• Propulsion: Repulsorlift.
• Minimum Crew: 1.
• Optimal Crew: 1.
• Passenger Capacity: None.
• Cargo Capacity: None.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• N-s4 Navcon
• Booster Meter
• Cooling Systems
  • Stack-6 Radiator
  • Turbo Coolant Pump
• R-600 Repulsorgrips
• Fuel Injection System
  • Tradium Fuel
  • Quad 44 Injector
  • Injectrine Fuel Booster
• Plasma Energy Binders
• Steelton Control Cables
  • Perfect-Series Control Cables
• Quold Runium Liquid Pressurization System
• All laser cannons have been upgraded with Dornean Plasma
• Combines parts from a TIE Fighter, a TIE Bomber and a TIE Interceptor

STRENGTHS

• Need for speed: The TIE Bolt is capable of reaching absurdly high speeds during racing, in excess of 950 kilometers per hour
• Nitro: When the TIE Bolt's booster system is engaged, the podracer is capable of achieving even higher speeds for a short amount of time
• Agile: The TIE Bolt is supremely agile, capable of performing incredible maneuvers even under high speeds
• Viewscreen: Though the original TIE Podracer's cockpit was cut open to allow its pilot a better view, the transparisteel viewport was retained to help protect against oncoming hazards
• Armed: The TIE Bolt is armed with a variety of different weapons, allowing it to actively eliminate other contestants during podraces

WEAKNESSES

• Need for speed: The TIE Bolt is essentially uncontrollable at its top speed unless its pilot is force sensitive or cybernetically augmented
• Temperamental: The TIE Bolt requires constant maintenance to keep the vehicle in anything resembling operable condition
• Armed: It is extremely difficult to hit anything with the TIE Bolt's weaponry, especially when the vehicle is moving at high speed
• Crash landing: Should the vehicle crash during a race, it is almost guarantee that its pilot will suffer serious injury or even death, especially when moving at high speed

DESCRIPTION

Though Ronhar Tane 's TIE Podracer proved to be an impressive racing machine, it was decided to modify the craft even further in order to improve the vehicle's overall performance. A number of changes were made to the body of the podracer, and the newly constructed craft was renamed to "TIE Bolt" to signify the nature of the improvements made.

The podracer's cockpit was modified to be open on its top and sides, in order to give the pilot better peripheral vision when racing, though the Transparisteel viewport was retained to protect the pilot from oncoming hazards and debris, striking a good balance between visibility and personal protection. Of course, should the podracer crash during racing, no amount or lack of cockpit armor is likely to save the person piloting the vehicle.

The chassis of the TIE Bolt was also modified, with its podracing engines being enlarged and its TIE Bomber wing replaced with TIE Interceptor wings. The podracer's weapons were also reworked, with the original TIE Podracer's cockpit mounted L-s1 laser cannons being replaced with four wingtip mounted L-s9.3 Laser Cannons. This was done to ensure that the TIE Bolt's pilot was no longer able to shoot its own engines with its laser cannons.

A single Magna Spike Launcher and a pair of Engine Mounted Flamethrowers were kept from the original model, giving the TIE Bolt the ability to target other podracers from all sides. Though the TIE Bolt lacks the raw physical and battering power of the TIE Podracer, the quality of life improvements done to the vehicle make the TIE Bolt a much more efficient and effective racing machine than the TIE Podracer ever was.

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