Unreviewed TIE/ob Obliterator

[FN-999 (restored)]

“For customers looking to solve particularly large problems, look no further than the TIE Obliterator."​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a heavy bomber for Imperial aesthetic customers.
• Image Source: ArtStation - TIE Destroyer by Elliot Davis
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: ArtStation - TIE Destroyer by Elliot Davis

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: TIE/ob Obliterator
• 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: Heavy Bomber / Strategic Bomber
• Length: 17.5 meters
• Width: 10.4 meters
• Height: 6.6 meters
• Armament: Very High
  
  • 6x repeating laser cannons (3 per wing)
  • 2x armored heavy ordinance bays
    
    • Each bay can hold 30 missiles, bombs, or torpedoes (60 total)
• Defenses: Very High
  
  • Two layer deflector shielding
    
    • Particle shield
    • Ray shield
  • Electronic Countermeasures Suite
  • Percidium hull
  • 2x stern-mounted dual laser cannon turrets (gunner)
• Squadron Count: Low (8)
• Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
• Speed Rating: Low
• Hyperdrive: Class 1.5

STANDARD FEATURES

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

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• None

STRENGTHS

• Obliterator: True to its name, the TIE/ob is capable of obliterating large fortifications and capital ships with ease using its heavy ordinance. Additionally, its six laser cannons give it a powerful dedicated anti-starfighter armament to wield against any pilot foolish enough to engage a TIE/ob head-on.
• Juggernaut: The TIE Obliterator is very well defended, equipped with heavy shielding and thick armor well suited for frontal assaults.
• I Got Your Back: A pair of dual laser turrets on the rear of the TIE Obliterator make attacking it from behind a perilous endeavor.

WEAKNESSES

• Built Like a Turtle: The heavy bomb load and defenses of the TIE Obliterator make it a very cumbersome starfighter that is poorly suited for dogfighting or hit-and-run attacks.
• Chain Reaction: A well-placed hit to a loaded ordinance bay on the TIE Obliterator will immediately detonate every explosive inside, instantly obliterating the Obliterator and everything within a considerable radius of it.

DESCRIPTION

The TIE/ob Obliterator is a heavyset, heavily armed and armored starfighter of the TIE line designed for nothing short of utter annihilation of the enemy. Envisioned as the strategic bomber counterpart to lighter, more agile craft such as the NZ Umbrella TIE/sb, the Obliterator excels at medium to long range, using the armament inside its immense ordinance bay to cripple capital ships, space stations, and large fortifications. Alternatively, TIE Obliterators can saturate large areas of a planet from tens of thousands of meters above its surface, razing enemy formations or natural obstacles to the ground in a matter of seconds.

Despite its slow speed, the TIE Obliterator is far from a sitting duck. Powerful deflector shields intended for a light freighter grant the Obliterator almost total immunity from small-arms fire and a high resistance against laser cannons. Even if its shields are brought down, the TIE/ob boasts armor significantly thicker than that of most TIEs, allowing it to take a bruising before being shot down.

Since entering service in early 901 ABY, the TIE/ob has proven well-liked by its crews for its durability and modular payload.
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