First Order TIE fighter

The TIE/fo space superiority fighter (commonly known as a First Order TIE fighter) is a series of combat fighters used by the First Order.
==Description==
Like its Imperial predecessor, the First Order TIE fighter is a single-pilot attack craft with twin ion engines, a central spherical pod that houses the cockpit, and two hexagonal solar energy-collecting wings. And like the Imperial TIE, the TIE/fo lacks a hyperdrive, which limits the craft's uses to short-range missions and combat. However, the First Order utilized various technological advances to make the TIE/fo structurally stronger and more deadly than the standard Imperial TIE. The hull of the TIE/fo is substantially darker than previous TIEs in the series, making it a more difficult target to spacefaring enemies who rely primarily on visual scanning and sensors.
Despite an obvious resemblance to the Imperial TIE, the TIE/fo boasts many technological advancements, including high-efficiency energy coils, compact shield generators, an enhanced communications antenna, and deadlier firepower.
The shield generators on the TIE/fo not only protect the pilot but serve to illustrate a significant difference between the Empire and the First Order: The Empire, which had virtually unlimited resources for recruiting and training TIE fighter pilots, regarding Imperial pilots as essentially expendable, whereas the First Order values pilots as key military assets. Although the TIE/fo costs more to manufacture than the Imperial TIE fighter, First Order leaders believe their investment will pay off with more loyal and dedicated pilots, and eventually victory over the Resistance.
===Specifications===
*Solar-Collector wings: The TIE/fo's wings gather solar energy, which travels through a high-efficiency power line to the craft's reactor, where the energy triggers emissions from a high-pressure radioactive fuel.
*Deflector shield generators: First Order designers equipped the TIE/fo with compact deflector shield generators that offer substantial protection against enemy fire, and which also provided a smoother passage through atmospheres and greater atmospheric control without requiring streamlined modifications to the spaceframe.
*Laser cannons: Each fighter holds two L-s9.6 cannons which are positioned below each side of the command cockpit module. On First Order TIE fighter controls, the right control column houses the weapon's trigger. In keeping with the tradition of Imperial TIE fighters, First Order TIE fighter laser cannons release green laser fire.
*Ion engines: Unlike the Imperial TIE which featured ion engines on either side of a solar ionization reactor, the TIE/fo's SJFS P-s6 twin ion engines are positioned above and below the reactor, a configuration that First Order engineers and pilots hail as a significant improvement for maneuverability.
*Cockpit: Although the First Order TIE fighter's cockpit is in many ways similar to the Imperial version, the hull and structural reinforcements are much stronger, and the access hatch has a pressurized seal to contain the air that circulates inside the cockpit. Sienar designers made many subtle modifications to the fighter's interior to make the pilots more comfortable without making them less alert. Modifications include ergonomic data interfaces, adjustable temperature controls, and a form-fitting backpad on the ejector seat.
**Flight controls: The flight controls have adjustable control columns for each hand, a weapons trigger on the right-hand column, and a weapon interface that provides data display for weapon operations. As the pilot shifts the control columns, a sophisticated Torplex flight computer translates the pilot's movements into micro-adjustments to operate and maneuver the twin ion streamers that propel the fighter.
==Trivia==
*Like the Imperial TIE fighters, the First Order TIEs have the window alignment error. While they have point aligned windows on the exteriror, they are edge angled on the exterior.
==Gallery==
The Force Awakens 9.jpg|Two First Order TIE fighters chasing the Millennium Falcon on Jakku.
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Star Wars Resistance (132).png|First Order TIE fighters in Star Wars Resistance.
==See also==
*TIE Fighter
*TIE Bomber
*TIE Interceptor
*TIE Advanced x1
*TIE Advanced v1
*TIE Brute	
*First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter
*TIE Striker
*TIE Defender
*TIE Silencer
*TIE Whisper
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