Why TIE Fighters Don’t Have Shields! (Canon)

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The Non-Canon Expert looks at why the Empire's TIE Fighters don't have shields.

This is a Canon story for the TIE Fighter with information found within the "Star Wars: TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual." I hope that you enjoy it!

[PapitoQinn]

Almost like Palpatine had a Stalinist view on things in that regard. "Not one step backwards, comrades. After all, no shields."

[creatoruser]

Ah yes, not having shielding protection makes a pilot more "dedicated." Like how in World War I pilots weren't given parachutes so they were REALLY motivated to win.

[mcthrull]

Why u want no shield on da tie fighter?
Tarkin: Because the pilots r cool and rlly stronk
Palpatine: I liek dat idea
Both: yay

[Burning-Twilight]

The First Order thankfully did not share the exact mindset as Tarkin when it came to their Tie Fighters. They knew their pilots were not expendable and weren't concerned about budgets. They gave their Tie Fighters shields and a hyperdrive if I recall correctly.

[greysapocalyptic]

I'm glad you started doing the "if not for me" again:)

[eternalemperorvalkorion]

So happy I’m getting notifications again this is gonna be a good video as always

[smashingpots]

Cause palpatine's overconfidence was his weakness. And so was tarkins.

[thepayne]

I love the TIE fighter video game from the 90's
Honestly there was something exhilarating about flying the TIE Fighter, Interceptor and Bomber and not having shields.
It really kicked up the tension in missions and put your flight skills to the test.
Kind of makes you feel like a badass flying a TIE Fighter or an interceptor and taking out ships with shields.

[humansvd]

Even in the New Hope, we clearly saw that shields only helped a bit. The lasers of the tie fighters still did great damage.

The thought of a massive firepower for a ship entraping a prey with swarms of ties worked very well.

[macwelch]

Practically speaking, they probably should’ve gotten shields

[davidordaz]

This is why if the empire hadn’t adopted the Tarkin doctrine than maybe they’d have better ships

[enoughothis]

If you're going to have fast expendable starfighters why not go all in and use Droid fighters? The CIS starfighter corps was the pinnacle of this philosophy. Why go to all the expense of training a human pilot just to be expendable?

[JanPeverell]

Grand Admiral Thrawn does not approve.

[JimmyTurner]

"Good pilots dont need them" some tie fighter pilot when talking about Thrawns interceptors.

[melikwalker]

Something tells me that Grand Moff Tarkin was smoking crack when he presented that idea to the emperor

[neilmurphy]

Early days of the Empire: end scenes of ROTS see V-Wings flying around the destroyers.. they had similar role to Ties after them but they had shields (Complete Vehicles book).. so..it was cost/cheapness that won out? Could argue the V-Wing was a better fighter.. for sharp pitch turns for example.. 🤔

[ABadassDragon]

The more i learn about the empire, the more i wonder how they ruled an entire galaxy for 20 years! Smh. Thankfully for them nothing changed in the core and around it so no one really cared

[HuronA]

Also, if some fool decides to defect in a ship without a hyperdrive & shields, well one turbolaser blast ends that idea in a hurry.

[generalobiwankenobi]

Hello there! This is a most interesting topic thank you! May the Force be with you always!

[tmamba]

Great video. It would be awesome if you covered more canon content!