Jar Jar Bricks said:
My problem with the sequence isn’t the speeds, but rather the fact that the TIEs can follow the falcon through lightspeed.I don’t understand the issue with this, it seems perfectly reasonable to me for technology to develop over the course of the timeline. For example, in the PT era, Anakin could only get a metal hand but by the time of the OT era, Luke could get a real-looking prosthetic. So I don’t see why hyperdrives couldn’t be progressed into being small/cheap enough for a TIE fighter.
So, things progress more in one year than the previous half century? Damn! Those TIE fighters got upgraded more than flagships?
I mean, TFA/TLJ-era Special Forces TIEs have hyperdrives. It’s not all that bizarre for them to become more widespread, especially because if you look closer, they’re actually TIE Whispers - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/TIE_whisper_starfighter
Also, that IS the pace at which real technology advances sometimes, lol.