DID the Death Star II have a “huge TIE fighter/bomber complement”? Since the station was unfinished, its fighter defenses might not be at full capacity.
A very good point. Since it was only at 1/4 of the construction phase, it certainly did not have a full TIE complement as the finished DS would have. However, the structure was still huge and could accommodate many hangars. So I would assume they still had a lots of TIE fighters to patrol and defend the construction site. At least that would be a smart thing to do.