TIE lander

The TIE Lander was a model of troopship fielded by Astragon in its navy.

Characteristics
The Lander was one of many variants to the TIE Bomber, but it had more in common with the TIE/sh Shuttle than the bomber. It was only minimally armed with two laser cannons, but had a triple-cylinder hull that could carry 180 passengers. When flying, it was suprisingly fast, but not exactly agile. The reason was that it was usually fitted with a booster engine similar to those on certain experimental TIE ships. That, plus a large fighter escort, prevented enemy units from getting anywhere near the ship.

In spite of all its strengths, it could be destroyed with two shots from a shoulder-fired proton torpedo launcher when it dropped its shields so the troops could disembark.