Anchorhead said:
Tyrphanax said:
Palpatine preferred quantity over quality (which is why TIE fighters don't have shields as it was cheaper to just replace a TIE than to keep one running apparently).
That's something I find very interesting about the EU in general - the different ideas people have for things. It's back to the imagination part of the equation. Plus you can take or leave whatever you want. I haven't seen the last two films, so I don't know where that shield explanation comes from (film or EU novel).
In Death Star, the TIEs don't have shield generators, hyper-drives, or emergency life support systems because those all add unnecessary weight to the craft.
Wait. What??
The empire is worried about the tie fighters having unnecessary weight.... In space?????