Unreviewed TIE Courier

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• Intent: To create a shuttle for agents of the Imperial Reclamation Authority
• Image Source: Angelos Karderinis [x] [x] [x]
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

• Manufacturer: Imperial Reclamation Authority
• Affiliation: Imperial Reclamation Authority
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: IRA-TIE Courier
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Titanium
  • Quadanium

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• Classification: Transport Shuttle
• Length: 17m
• Width: 15.2m
• Height: 8.3m
• Armament: High
  • [2] Laser Cannons
  • [2] Blaster Cannons
  • [2] Concussion Missile Launchers
  • [1] Rear Twin-Barreled Laser Turret
• Defenses: High
  • Shielding Systems
    • Primary Molecular Shields
    • Secondary Overlapping Deflector, Particle, Ray, and Ion Shields
  • Warhead & Fighter Countermeasures
    • ECM
    • Flare Launcher
  • Hull
    • Titanium Hull​
    • Double Layered Quadanium Armor​
• Squadron Count: None: 1
• Maneuverability Average
• Speed Rating: Low
• Hyperdrive: Yes, a 2.0 category hyperdrive

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• All Standard Features

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• Escape Pod: Due to the TIE Courier's role in ferrying important Imperial personnel throughout hostile regions necessitated the inclusion of an escape pod. The forward airlock compartment of the TIE Courier doubles as a detachable pod equipped with the technology and supplies needed to maintain the crew's lives for up to two weeks.

STRENGTHS

• Super TIE: The largest of the TIE variants, the TIE Courier is a powerfully built and incredibly durable craft that disregards many of the TIE line's staples; mostly being that it is purpose built to survive practically any confrontation. It is incredibly durable, and while it may not be excellent in a fight it can certainly hold its own.
• Easy to Repair: Being built to operate away from allied supply lines the TIE Courier is designed to be relatively easy to repair and to find replacement parts as a temporary fix. Most interstellar markets carry the needed supplies and equipment to repair just about anything the Courier uses.

WEAKNESSES

• TIE Barge: Being the biggest of the TIE lineage has also made the TIE Courier the slowest. For a line of ships dedicated to speed, the TIE Courier is the tortoise to the TIE Defender's Hare.
• Sore Thumb: The TIE Courier is not a subtle vessel. Even individuals who have never seen one before can clearly place it as an Imperial design, and it lacks many stealth features associated with specialized transport craft.

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The TIE Courier was a experimental design of the Galactic Empire which has since been refined and adopted by the Imperial Reclamation Authority. The ship's design is favorably described as utilitarian; spartan living quarters, a tiny medical bay equipped with a medical droid and bacta tank, long range communications attached to a cramped bridge and operations room, and enough guns and shields to deter common threats. Every inch of space in the TIE Courier was meticulously planned so that it can accomodate an Imperial agent such as an Inquisitor, Officer, or Spy while on prolongued missions outside of Imperial core territories.

Where the Lambda-class Shuttle is spacious; meant for the transportation of important officials and their retinue, the TIE Courier is a brutalist work horse meant to take a beating and dish one out in return if required. It is from this vessel that Imperial agents can oversee their operations efficiently while staying mobile enough to always be where they need to be, not tied down to a single base or larger more noticable command frigate.