TIE/br boarding shuttle

The TIE/br boarding shuttle was a variant of the TIE/sa bomber used for boarding and troop transportation.

Characteristics
The TIE/br boarding shuttle had an enlarged, hollow secondary pod with clamps and a hull-cutter.

It was used to deliver small stormtrooper boarding parties onto captured or disabled ships when larger vessels such as the Gamma-class assault shuttle were not appropriate for the task. Unlike most craft in the TIE Series, the boarding craft was equipped with landing gear and was able to land on a hangar deck instead of in an overhead launch rack. Passengers could then disembark via a boarding ramp.