TIE/Ae dive bomber

The TIE/Ae Dive Bomber was a variant of the Imperial TIE Bomber.

Characteristics
The TIE/Ae Dive Bomber was very similar to the original design in that it had two cylindrical hulls attached to each other. The classic bent wings on the sides were replaced with a single horizontal bent wing on top of the craft. As such, it could not land on planetary surfaces; it used standard TIE racks instead.

The armament of the Dive Bomber wass essentially the same as its predecessor; the weapons were two laser cannons and two general-purpose warhead launchers. The warhead launchers could be fitted with any of the following loads, including:


 * 16 Concussion Missiles
 * 12 Proton Torpedoes
 * 8 Proton Rockets
 * 6 Space Mines
 * 4 Proton Bombs
 * 64 Thermal Detonators

Most Dive Bombers were fitted with standard Concussion Missiles, but they could be swapped out for any of the other warhead complements as needed.