Bombshell Genius
Five TIE Reavers seen from different angles
Image Source: Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Affiliation: Open market
Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
Model: TIE/rv Reaver bomber
Modularity: Can switch Guernicas for a cargo hold
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Alusteel hull
Classification: Bomber
Length: 9.7m
Height: 5.0m
Width: 12.4m
Armament: Rating 10
2 Laser Cannons
1 Guernica ordnance launcher (8 standard proton bombs or 16 standard concussion missiles/proton torpedoes, the Guernica counts for two bomb bays)
Defense: 12
Squadron Count: 12
Special Features:
- Distress beacon
- Ejector seat
- Lateral solar panels
- Inertial compensator
- Landing gears
Manoeuvrability Rating: 5
Speed Rating: 5
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:
- Ordnance versatility
- Strong hull
Weaknesses:
- Vulnerable to spinning once hit due to its uneven mass distribution
Description: The TIE/rv Reaver was designed with the pilot's survival in mind, unlike the TIE/sa bomber it was derived from. Many bomber operators see in pilots being critical assets that prove difficult to replace, it was decided at the onset that the pilot's seat would be ejectable, the bomber would be hyperdrive-capable and have deflector shields. Also peculiar is the presence of two pods to the bomber's port side, stacked one on top of the other, and only one in the starboard side. The ordnance pod contains a Guernica ordnance launcher capable of firing a wide variety of ordnance, ranging from standard proton torpedoes all the way to the heavy Deathball proton bombs. On top of the ordnance pod is the engineering pod containing the hyperdrive, the reactor, shield generator, inertial compensator and navicomputer. As a result, the mass distribution is very uneven, even more so if fully loaded, and thus highly vulnerable to spinning if hit by fire in combat. It is equipped with an inertial compensator so that the uneven mass distribution does not become a problem so long as the bomber doesn't take a hit.
One can convert a Guernica into a cargo hold that can hold two tons of cargo inside; said cargo can be jettisoned thanks to the Guernica's main functions. If the Guernica is so converted, a bomber pilot can outfit two tons of cargo inside a TIE Reaver. Like other TIE-series craft, the side panels are used as solar panels, as they are equipped with the same twin ion engines equipped on the TIE/it (due to the TIE/rv higher mass). It also comes equipped with landing gears that are specifically designed around the laterally uneven mass distribution of the craft.
Development Thread: If necessary
Intent: To provide an hyperdrive-capable version of a canonical bomber
Who Can Use This: Anyone
Primary Source: TIE Heavy Bomber on Wookiepedia
