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{{Youmay|the reconnaissance fighter used by the Galactic Empire|the [[TIE Reconnaissance Fighter]], used by the [[Galactic Federation of Free Alliances|Galactic Alliance]]}}
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The '''TIE/rc starfighter''' was a variant of the standard [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE/LN]] [[Starfighter/Legends|starfighter]] that was specialized for reconnaissance, used for scouting in both [[fleet]] and [[Fighter wing/Legends|starfighter wing]] operations.

==Characteristics==
One of the two [[Laser cannon/Legends|laser cannons]] found on the TIE/LN was replaced with additional [[Sensor/Legends|sensor]] and communications gear in the TIE/rc. Although the TIE/rc was not as well armed, it had upgraded thrusters which made it more maneuverable than the TIE/LN.

The TIE/rc lacked a [[Hyperdrive/Legends|hyperdrive]], but it could still move beyond the detection area of [[Capital ship/Legends|capital ships]]; it carried enhanced [[Sensor/Legends|sensors]] that allowed it to range ahead of the main force and relay pre-engagement reconnaissance data back with its improved communication equipment. These small ships were often deployed in crowded areas where larger vessels could not operate (e.g. [[Asteroid/Legends|asteroid]] fields), or were sent to scout ahead for starfighter forces.

There was an upgraded variant of the TIE/rc known as the [[TIE Vanguard]]. The Vanguard was equipped with [[Deflector shield/Legends|shields]], and its solar collectors were bent in order to increase sensor visibility.

Standard procedure for long-range TIE reconnaissance missions involved the carrying vessel dropping a TIE/rc squadron into a system, then jumping to [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]], ensuring its safety. The TIEs would race through the system, gathering data, before meeting the carrier at a rendezvous point elsewhere in the system.

==History==
TIE/rcs were used by the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] during the [[New Order/Legends|New Order]].

The Empire deployed a TIE/rc during the [[Attack on Ort Hoogra-D'En's base|strike]] at [[Ort Hoogra-D'En's base]], although it was shot down by the laser cannons.<ref name="Gone">{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Gone To Ground}}</ref>

A flight of the fighters patrolled the prison planet [[Captivity]], and several were [[Mission to Captivity|destroyed]] as the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] extracted the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|rebel]] infiltrators and prisoners.<ref name="To Free">{{WEGCite|book=The Star Wars Rules Companion|story=To Free the Forgotten|stext=''To Free the Forgotten''}}</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
The TIE/rc starfighter was created by [[West End Games]].

==Appearances==
*''[[Strike Force: Shantipole]]''
*{{WEGCite|book=No Disintegrations (West End Games)|text=''No Disintegrations''|story=Gone To Ground}}
*{{WEGCite|book=The Star Wars Rules Companion|story=To Free the Forgotten|stext=''To Free the Forgotten''}}
*''[[Before the Storm]]'' {{1stID|TIE/rc reconnaissance fighter}}
*{{DarkStryder|Endgame|Endgame}}

==Sources==
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Rules Companion]]''
*''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two]]''
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]''
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*[[Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Imperial Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]''
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''
*{{Journal|10|Alliance Intelligence Report: TIE Fighters}}
*{{Journal|12|Imperial Garrisons}}
*''[[Cracken's Threat Dossier]]''
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*{{CCG|set=A New Hope Limited}}
*''[[Star Wars: Chronicles]]''
*{{FFCite|7|TIE1, ''TIE Fighter''}}
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels]]''
*{{DB|starship|tiercvanguard|TIE/rc vanguard|archivedate=20110315084630}}

==Notes and references==
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