TIE Aggressor

The TIE Aggressor was a fast, powerful fightercraft built alosgside the TIE Oppressor.

Characteristics
The TIE Aggressor is quite fast - about X-wing speed - and has four modular weapon mounts on its front wing struts. Aggressors have shields and a hyperdrive system. Mixed squadrons of Aggressors and Oppressors are deployed for maximum effect.

The Aggressor is heavily armed, possessing two laser cannons facing forward and two concussion missile launchers with three missiles each. Its unique feature is that it has two more laser cannons on a dorsally mounted rear turret to defend itself from pursuers. Its speed, good agility, and rear turret allow it to cover the more powerful Oppressors to make bombing runs on weak spots. Usually they operated in groups with Oppressors in a 2:1 ratio (two Aggressors for each Oppressor) or a 2:2 ratio when approaching enemy ships.

These ships are aggressive fighters (as their name suggests) and will actively support slower craft on the battlefield.