Chiss starfighter

The Chiss starfighter, also known as the Chiss heavy fighter, was a successor to the Chiss heavy fighter and a predecessor to the Chiss Clawcraft, first seen twelve years before the Battle of Yavin. It was armed with four maser cannons and a shock net launcher. Though their sublight drives and shields were less advanced than those on contemporary Republic starfighters, their maser beams and shock nets could be used strategically for devastating effect. It was a common tactic for a Chiss starfighter pilot to launch a net behind him while being pursued by multiple enemies, in order that each of the pursuers are caught in the net and disabled.

Though this tactic was rendered useless against the organic Coralskippers during the Battle of Sector 9 and the skirmishes leading up to it, the Chiss Ascendancy did employ their fighters well alongside the Galactic Empire and the 1337 N00B5 in the confrontation with the Yuuzhan Vong in 11.5 BBY.

Behind the scenes
The Chiss starfighter was created for Avian Hunt, designed by I really love yoda. At the request of C3PO the Dragon Slayer, the design was made to be a natural evolution of the fighter depicted on the cover of Outbound Flight.

Appearances

 * Avian Hunt
 * Ace and Commander