TIE Advanced x1

The TIE Advanced x1, or TIE/x1 was an advanced prototype starfightertouted as a replacement for the standard TIE Fighter. Further development of the Advanced continued, eventually leading to the TIE Avenger and TIE Defender.

Characteristics
The TIE Advanced x1 featured a Sienar Fleet Systems I-s3a solar ionization reactor and paired P-s5.6 twin ion engines like the original TIE Fighter. However, the x1 had an original spaceframe, with an elongated rear deck and reinforced durasteel-alloy hull. The x1's most important innovation was the use of "bent-wing" solar array wings, like those used on the TIE/sa bomber, which had the advantages of increased surface area for more power while also reducing the craft's profile, compared to the TIE/LN starfighter's hexagonal panel wings.