Unreviewed TIE/PR Experimental Shuttle Fighter

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TIE/PR EXPERIMENTAL SHUTTLE FIGHTER​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a compact personnel transport fighter for the Tarkin Initiative capable of escorting dignitaries, delivering operatives, and performing short-range courier missions without relying on larger shuttles.
• Image Source: Sienar Systems Engineering TIE/dt (TIE Delta)
• Canon Link: None
• Permissions: HAMWAGON Permission
• Primary Source: Tarkin Initiative | TIE/rp Reaper attack lander | TIE/ln space superiority starfighter

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY
• Affiliation: Tarkin Initiative
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: TIE/PR Experimental Shuttle Fighter
• Production: Limited
• Material:
  • Impervium Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
  • Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
  • Myoflex Heat Sinks, Blast-tinted Mirrsteel-Glasteel alloy viewport
  • Thermal Gel, Duravlex & Agrinium mesh inner hull liner
  • combat de-ionizer(s).
  • Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and starship components.
  • Various Orbital Components.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Starfighter / Shuttle Fighter Hybrid
• Length: 18.2 meters
• Width: 15.4 meters
• Height: 6.8 meters
• Armament:
  • 2 Double Heavy Laser Cannons
  • 2 Starship Mounted Launchers with Energy Torpedo Modification
    • Proton Torpedoes - Brilliant Missiles - Carbonite Missiles - Disruptor Torpedoes - Nagnol Gas Torpedos
• Defenses: High
  • Reinforced Carbon-nanofilament Armor Plating & Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor Reinforcements
  • Medium Power Energy-charged Ablative Plating Reinforcements
  • Medium Power Reinforced Shield Generator, & Galaxy Guard Booster
    • Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers - Overlaid
• Squadron Count: Low: 8
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: High
• Hyperdrive: Imperialized Froond-class Hyperdrive boosted by Improved Series 401 hyperdrive motivator

STANDARD FEATURES

• Compact personnel compartment (6 passengers + pilot)
• Active SLAM
• Tensor Fields
• Electronic Countermeasures Suites
• Missile Deactivation Transmitters
• Shrouds
• De-Ionizers
• Scramblers
• Chaff
• Standard Countermeasures - Standard Engine Unit - Standard Guidance Systems -
• Standard Hyperdrive System - Standard Life Support Systems
• Standard Shielding System - Standard Targeting Systems

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Internal Antisepsis Field
• Bio-hexacrypt Systems
• Animated Metal Sealant,with Automated Repair Remote.
• DB-SR01x 'Powerslave' Droid Brain loaded with Tempest A.I
• Rear Warning System
• Universal Transceiver Package
• Target-Aggressor Resolution Software
• Ranging Laser
• Target Indentification Network
• Target Acquisition and Tracking
• 3K40 Targeting System
• Holographic Imaging System
• Installed SubSpace Transceiver
• Sub-Space Image Transmitter
• Rubicon navigation computer
  • Microaxial HyD modular navicomputer

STRENGTHS

• Escort-Capable Shuttle
  Unlike most personnel transports, the TIE/PR carries a meaningful weapons package and strong shields, allowing it to escort VIP craft, survive interdiction attempts, and punch through light patrols rather than relying solely on escorts.
• Advanced Targeting & Strike Capability
  Its dense targeting software suite, ranging laser, and modular launcher system allow the TIE/PR to function as a precision strike courier, capable of delivering specialized munitions or eliminating pursuit craft during extraction runs.
• Independent Deployment Range
  With a modern hyperdrive, advanced navicomputers, and robust communications systems, the craft can operate independently of carriers, enabling deep-space courier missions, covert insertion runs, or rapid diplomatic transport.
• Low-Profile Landing & Insertion Craft
  The compact hull and reinforced landing design allow the TIE/PR to deploy passengers directly into urban zones, forward bases, orbital stations, or improvised landing sites where larger shuttles would be too conspicuous or vulnerable.

WEAKNESSES

• Limited Passenger and Cargo Volume
  Despite its shuttle classification, the craft only carries a small team and minimal cargo, making it unsuitable for troop transport, evacuation missions, or sustained logistics operations.
• Mission Role Overlap
  While versatile, the TIE/PR does not fully replace either starfighters or dedicated transports. It is less agile than interceptors and less spacious than true shuttles, forcing commanders to use it in niche roles rather than mass deployment.
• Vulnerable to Heavy Capital Weapons
  Although tough for its class, the craft cannot endure sustained fire from frigates, destroyers, or dedicated anti-fighter batteries and must rely on speed and ECM to survive in major fleet engagements.

DESCRIPTION

The TIE/PR Experimental Shuttle Fighter was developed to give the Tarkin Initiative a compact transport capable of operating in hostile space without relying on larger, slower shuttles. Built as a hybrid between a starfighter and a personnel carrier, it sacrifices comfort and cargo space in favor of survivability, speed, and combat capability.

Its reinforced hull, layered shields, and anti-ion protection allow it to endure threats that would destroy standard TIE craft, while its hyperdrive and advanced navigation systems enable independent courier missions, rapid diplomatic transport, and special operations insertions. A small internal compartment carries up to six passengers in a tightly secured, mission-focused environment designed for short-duration deployments rather than long travel.

Armed with heavy laser cannons and modular torpedo launchers, the TIE/PR is not meant to win extended battles, but it can fight its way through patrols, deter interception, and protect its passengers during extraction runs. Within Initiative doctrine, it serves as a discreet, fast-response shuttle for operatives, officers, and sensitive deliveries where speed and survivability matter more than capacity.