Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

[PotatOS2]

The tie mech will revolutionized war xD kek honestly i can see it transforming to a mech like the vulture droid able to preform land and air combat but exceeding in neither

 

[Fallout5368]

In my head the pet is Khanivore but it's also cat-sized and has force powers.

Spoiler: Khanivore

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It's also very likely that this thing is only a Baby of it's species. So it is possible that it will grow to that size.

 

[Orangeduke38]

I think producing TIEs is much to ambitious, Mouse droids is more the speed of a colony with less than half a million people.

 

[Dalriaden]

These ones proplay do. Remember these were made by board engineers. Aint nothing being left out of these baby.

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Bored engineers probably made a more powerful engine but placed the starter inside of it or something, not adding survivability and quality of life improvements lol

 

[Shane.W]

Love the Tie variants. Can't wait to see everyone's reactions to some governor in the rim making better Tie's.

 

[Dalriaden]

I think producing TIEs is much to ambitious, Mouse droids is more the speed of a colony with less than half a million people.

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Clearly there needs to be a 1:1 ratio of improved armed mouse droids to turn any land war into a nightmare for the invaders.

That said you could probably convert a walker into a 40k style dreadnought by giving it arms and changing the legs up.

 

[Fallout5368]

Love the Tie variants. Can't wait to see everyone's reactions to some governor in the rim making better Tie's.

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Oh Tarkin's going to Hate Las. While he is Feared Las is more Respected and he is never Hated. There may still be some elements that grumble every now and then but no one really Hates Las.

 

[Knight Sovereign]

I'm okay with this, but the hyperdrive maybe a bad idea; a theory I've heard that makes sense is that Tie's don't have hyperdrives to stop deserters from escaping, so adding them will make that much more common.

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Didn't that TIE Fighter game have the TIE Advanced, which has hyperdrives, which was a project of Admiral Zaarin who tried to launch a coup against the Empire?

Love the Tie variants. Can't wait to see everyone's reactions to some governor in the rim making better Tie's.

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You don't even need a hyperdrive to make better TIEs. At the very least, just adding shields to them would make them better already.

 

[War Sage]

I have to say I love the look at the Tie variants and the other tech.

 

[Aeroeng]

Clearly there needs to be a 1:1 ratio of improved armed mouse droids to turn any land war into a nightmare for the invaders.

That said you could probably convert a walker into a 40k sequence dreadnought by giving it arms and changing the legs up.

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Nah, all you need to do is add explosives, rolling mines.

 

[CreepyUncleLuke]

Damn, those idiots are incredibly lucky Mugwuffin was there. If they actually tried anything they would be dead because they didn't even listen to Las lmao.

 

[QuickDeath007]

So, the Cat is force sensitive.

I'm okay with this, but the hyperdrive maybe a bad idea; a theory I've heard that makes sense is that Tie's don't have hyperdrives to stop deserters from escaping, so adding them will make that much more common.

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TIEs don't really need them, to be honest. They have plenty of design flaws, but they are designed to be based from some of the biggest, angriest capital ships to ever be designed in the galaxy far, far away. They're backed by the full force of the Empire's military industrial complex at this point in time, there are countless carriers available to ensure TIEs can get anywhere they need to go in great numbers. Minda specifically might need hyperspace capable fighters because of their inability to field more than a handful of carriers, but those stationed on a carrier would be better off skipping the hyperdrive and using the space to install better shields or something.

 

[CrazyGamer92]

Probably more easily mass produced and rugged at the cost of being less well off in combat compared to the cutting edge f-22/35 that is Thrawns wonder tie.

Honestly saying these would be upgraded F-16/ 18 types. 3.5 gen fighters versus the ultra cutting edge 4th gen f-35/22 Tie that thrawns putting together

While in a 1v1 thrawns will win every time against 99.9% of piloted small craft in the galaxy, cough plot armor rebels cough, you could make 5-10 of these tie variants that can stand with the best X and A wings available

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Also known as 'Good Enough in War is Perfect'

 

[Nikoli]

Omake 6
"A TIE variant factory should be enough to satisfy Momma Mola, right? I check Las's memories real quick.
Fuck me, I have a lot of work to do."

Scene opens.
Momma Mola arrives in system.

Sensor officer, "Dommie mommie, we have detected over 200,000 ships and structures in system. There appears to be several thousand mining operations in the asteroid field. Furthermore, we are detecting a Kuat style orbital ring around the primary settled world. Also, Minda 1 appears to be undergoing conversion into the Starkiller base and it looks like the Star Forge is operating at full capacity and producing several thousand ships and fighters a week. (Edited the following in after the Lord Vader post a few down about him helping on the design teams) Lord Vader's personally designed prototype, "The Biggest Stick" is undergoing space trials while Lord Vader is currently in the reopened Minda Eve Classic Pod Race and is currently the favorite to win."

Communication officer, "Madam private communication for you."

Momma Mola after reading her message and conversing with her private network of watchers, "Disappointing. He still cannot clean his own room or do the important things. I sent him here to be able to take care of himself and meet girls and he still can't even do those simple things himself. Well at least he didn't make a mess of things in the system. Now I hear he has been seeing a nice woman but I don't see a ring yet. I gave him two years to get this job done and he is still not there. I need to remind him of some things so he can hurry up and make me some grandbabies to spoil. Emperor knows his sisters will not give me any."

Trailer from the Historical Romantic Documentary, "How I met my mother-in-law." Joining us tonight to discuss the early life of the Imperial family and the historical accuracy of this documentary is Dr…

@Freefaller
Got another Omake for you to link.

 

[B00ki5h]

There's a good chance your factory is going to attract rebels or thrawn if they find out. Worse if that useless admiral finds out and starts complaining to the moff about it.

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Thrawn might be the best option outside of Vader for direct Imperial support. Both are highly skilled pragmatists so as long as our governor can show honest effort being spent to accommodate the interests of his backer the two of them would leave him to it. They don not like playing political games they just want to do their jobs. Plus if Thrawn does arrive he is likely to bring in the third sister.

Okay now that I think about it Vader showing up would be hilarious. I could see him having an Anakin moment when he finds out about what the engineers are doing on their down time. "Set me up with an anonymous terminal I would like to test them myself."

 

[Bound Sandwich]

So, the plan was to start up a TIE factory for a modified TIE variant

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I look forward to how this develops the story.
I bet the rebels and thrawn would both take keen interest in this.

 

[War Sage]

I can't wait to the new Stormtrooper armour and exoskeleton in action

 

[Nikoli]

Thrawn might be the best option outside of Vader for direct Imperial support. Both are highly skilled pragmatists so as long as our governor can show honest effort being spent to accommodate the interests of his backer the two of them would leave him to it. They don not like playing political games they just want to do their jobs. Plus if Thrawn does arrive he is likely to bring in the third sister.

Okay now that I think about it Vader showing up would be hilarious. I could see him having an Anakin moment when he finds out about what the engineers are doing on their down time. "Set me up with an anonymous terminal I would like to test them myself."

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You are an azz. I just finished an omake and now you put that idea out. You should make one yourself. I will sleep on a variation if you don't post in the next few days.

 

[SadBeater09]

I really hope that you use some of those ship designs they look super cool!! I also hope you add some more non traditional ships into the star wars universe.

 

[Mr.Plainboard]

I think he should build 2 prototypes each and have his pool of pilots test each design for mission performance.

Chicken teriyaki should be the next flavor of ration bar or honey chicken.

 

[Knight Sovereign]

Chicken teriyaki should be the next flavor of ration bar or honey chicken.

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Ooh, how about lemon pepper chicken? Or maybe garlic parmesan, or the local equivalent. Just goes to show that better taste for the men can do wonders for their morale, and also caring for their lives, of course.

 

[B00ki5h]

You are an azz. I just finished an omake and now you put that idea out. You should make one yourself. I will sleep on a variation if you don't post in the next few days.

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Go for it I am shit at writing scenes off the cuff.

 

[Lokabrenna]

Hmm, the TIE Vigilante honestly just looks to me like a Sienar Fleet Systems ripoff of the VT-49 Decimator.

It is pretty weird that star destroyers don't have an internal C.I.C. and I mean in Star Wars there is no electronic warfare to speak of between ships, and if your ship is hit with an E.M.P having a window makes absolutely no difference. At least now the E.M.P. can't be targeted onto the obvious weak point.

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They actually do have a CIC, or at least an internal auxiliary command center. The fact that it usually goes unused appears to be an issue with the Republic and Imperial Navy's institutional culture, not because they don't have them. And yes, they do have electronic warfare. Remember in Return of the Jedi when the Rebel Fleet couldn't get any readings from the second Death Star because they were being jammed? And how that jamming also allowed the Imperial fleet to sneak up behind them unnoticed until they turned around and physically saw them? Yeah, that's electronic warfare.

Also, the two things might actually tie into one another. If sensor jamming powerful enough to hide entire fleets moving into position behind you is a fairly common battlefield phenomenon, then it actually makes perfect sense to command primarily from the exposed bridge. It's a trade-off where you may be more exposed, but you can actually physically see and react to the enemy even if their ECM is so good that your sensors can't.

Considering that the Imperial Navy learned all its lessons about how to fight from the Clone Wars, and the CIS' military doctrine featured a heavy focus on electronic warfare, it actually makes perfect sense that the Republic - and later Imperial - Navy would adapt by commanding from the exposed navigation bridge. Otherwise, it is conceivable that you could lose entire fleets because their commanders were huddled in a windowless CIC staring at blank sensor screens while the enemy fleet tore them apart. You couldn't even solve this with camera systems piping real-time feeds to screens in the CIC, because we have the technology to blind such measures right now, irl. For an ancient spacefaring civilization, it would be child's play. In that scenario, the Mark 1 eyeball staring out of a window really would be the best - or at least the most reliable - available option in combat.

 

[Abba is the best]

A TIE variant factory should be enough to satisfy Momma Mola, right? I check Las's memories real quick.

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It's a bit nitpicky from me but he probably shouldn't call it a Tie variant so he doesn't get sued to hell and back by seinar fleet systems.

Also refitting his existing Tie models is probably a good idea as well, all he really needs to do is improve the powersource, put shielding on the ties that can survive a hit or two and mabie add a 360°cameras on the wings (and of course have helmets made that can connect to those cameras). This seems like it would be less expensive to set up than a full ship manufacturing plant, and also alot less politically dangerous to offer the services of to nearby governors.

 

[noblej7]

Chp-20: Intimidation?
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Turning back to my terminal, I switch over to the newest set of plans being put into place. Even with the pirate menace hurting trade, business is still booming. As more and more Imperial Mining Facilities are set up, so did the capacity for more industry. And out here, there was a perfect industry to target that could benefit Minda and make a profit off of every other governor.

TIE fighters.

They were cheap, weak, and all but useless for most things other than swarm tactics. Except, out here, pilots aren't as easy to come by.

So, the plan was to start up a TIE factory for a modified TIE variant with a hyperdrive, shielding, life support, and the works. Wouldn't be as fast or cheap as a standard TIE, but it would be survivable and still affordable enough to outfit the few Gozanti crews that usually defended most near barren colonies around these parts.

The techs even had some designs made in mere days! Apparently, like the projectile turret that was now actually functional as an AA weapon around Accordia, many of the techs, with all their government mandated off days, had been designing TIE variants for fun and competing with them in simulated AI battles.

I actually watched some of those, it was very fun. Like playing TABS back when I was on Earth. God I miss my PC. And my thousands of dollars of unplayed Steam games.

But, the techs had made some interesting designs. Some were silly, like the TIE mech, while others were actually viable, like the Demolisher, Mangler, and Supremacy. A couple weren't even fighters or bombers, just gunships and transports like the Stingray or the Vigilante.

Now, would this factory be done anytime soon, or the dozens of other factories needed to create an entire supply chain? No. Hell no. Do I want to even start this project? Also no, the paperwork will kill me. But the fact of the matter is that more and more attention is being brought to this system than ever before, regardless of my actions, and things are going to get worse before they get better.

With the long term project of an alternate, outer rim TIE project, at least I have a deep dark hole with which to funnel money and resources into, hopefully reducing the rate of expansion to something more manageable and less attention grabbing. Hopefully.

A TIE variant factory should be enough to satisfy Momma Mola, right? I check Las's memories real quick.

Fuck me, I have a lot of work to do.
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Hi there folks. Honestly, spent more time surfing ArtStation's bevy of TIE variant concepts than I did writing this chapter.

Really good stuff over there.

Also, before I go, this marks the 20th chapter of this series. As the Arc really starts to kick off after this, I want to ensure more quality. On top of that, my winter semester just ended and my spring semester kicks off next week. Therefore, I won't be posting daily for a week or two, both to get used to my new classes and schedule, and also to create longer, hopefully higher quality chapters. So, don't worry for my health if I don't update in a while. Honestly, I was really only updating daily because I liked seeing my username on the weekly polls SB and SV do for stories, but I've come to realize that not that many people look at those, so It's kinda irrelevant. Also, I don't want to burn out chasing the clout of internet strangers. Not worth it.

As always, feedback is appreciated.

Thanks for reading!

-Freefaller

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He could make a Tie scout model varient which they make tie scouts with hyperdrives in legends and Disney retcons. Most scout models look like normal ties while empire at war had some tie scouts that looked more like darth vaders advanced tie from the new hope which suggests the extra shields hyperdrives and maybe navigation droid would go. Also note that in legends Tarkins homeworld Eriadu had a warlord splinter state that modified their normal tie models with shields. The extra mass reduced their speed by 10% but they reduced casualties with shielding. Depending on your budget you're available upgrades will vary. But it's already a noted possibility to refit normal tie fighters with shields and hyperdrives. The only question is how much tradeoff adding both will be to ship speed and maneuver capabilities. Oh and power systems but i think that's fine. Life support isn't technically as bad on the list. But i doubt you'll be able to get all the tie defender goodies in one. At 60,000 credits for a normal TIE and 300,009 for a defender. You could double the budget of normal TIEs and still not be half the cost. Perhaps you can make that middle ground. As long as the imperials feel superior in their TIE interceptors which would technically be faster to hunt and kill other fighters you might could swing it. I would present it to the brass as a TIE scout with the shields justified to ensure they survive the trip back with vital intel. Gotta play politics in addition to budget juggling. Pf course if you can secretly get defenders built there with thrawns help that's great. there are a lot of legends TIE models of various levels of production and usefulness. The rebellion did light a fire under RnD for improvement for all the TIEs. The main issue was settling on an all rounder to replace thee cheap mass production model TIE fighters. Along with rebels sabotaging and competing imperial leadership ensuring the best models like defenders didn't become mainline adopted because of the street cred it's inventors would get etc.

 

[Lokabrenna]

Also refitting his existing Tie models is probably a good idea as well, all he really needs to do is improve the powersource, put shielding on the ties that can survive a hit or two and mabie add a 360°cameras on the wings (and of course have helmets made that can connect to those cameras).

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That's actually a really good idea. You could run it as a sort of augmented reality program that lets the pilot see "through" the hull and wings, as well as a toggleable view of the rear of his ship. That system alone would probably vastly improve the survival rate of Imperial pilots, even if you did nothing else to the fighter.

As for the rest of the proposed upgrades in the chapter, I'm honestly not sure they're needed. Finding a way to slap shields on them is a good idea, but there's really no need for hyperdrives or more extensive life support systems. Imperial fighter doctrine isn't changing anytime soon, and they already have specialist TIE variants that are shielded and hyperspace capable, so it's not actually a niche that needs filled. The reason the Rebels used them is because they were a guerilla force for whom mobility was absolutely key. The Imperial Navy doesn't use its fighters that way, which means that a hyperdrive would just be an expensive paperweight in most TIEs.

And lastly, Las himself has no need for fighters with those capabilities. His entire "realm" is a single star system, and he has already been investing in a fleet that can project force across that system at will, and which is more than capable of carrying TIEs along for the ride. Just stick shields on them. It will be much, much cheaper, less politically problematic, and would actually suit his military needs. And building a facility to construct or retrofit standard TIEs with shields would be much easier and cheaper to accomplish than setting up an entirely new construction line. He could even lobby for support with certain members of the Imperial military establishment that support improved fighter designs, like Thrawn, Demetrius Zaarin or Shea Hublin to cut through the red tape and help with the setup.

 

[Another Guy in the Forum]

But, the techs had made some interesting designs. Some were silly, like the TIE mech, while others were actually viable, like the Demolisher, Mangler, and Supremacy. A couple weren't even fighters or bombers, just gunships and transports like the Stingray or the Vigilante.

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Frankly, some of those designs looks good, if you drop the Hyperdrive and change it for a weapons bay, while leaving shields, a better frame and cockpit, then you are golden.

The Mangler looks to be the better design for a fighter, shorten the upper solar collector, lower the wings struts, rise the cockpit a little and give it proper windows for the sides and ceiling, and a window and/or permanent camera/monitor to keep an eye on the rear, you can keep the heavy blaster, the standard laser cannons could be upgrade with a gimbal mount, or at the very least limited free aiming, the small pilon under the cockpit could be a weapon bay, the size in general of the body could allow for a good shield... and, above all else, the general shape could allow the Mangler to land without a specialized equipment, which remove a headache.

The Demolisher is the obvious long range Heavy fighter/bomber, it would be a little more costly but you know that when a number of Demolisher are send, that same number returns, scorched and a little scarred, but overall fine. It is big enough that a Demolisher variant could be spawned, one with long range sensor and communication, which paired with a Hyperdrive, end ups fullfiling a role similar to an AWACS or Deep/Long range recon, could be called the Overlord, which I am sure the big ships will appreciate.

The Supremacy seems more like a Interceptor/Snub-fighter, cheaper than the standard TIE (unless someone manage to fit a shield in it), but faster and extremely agile but fragile and, by its general shape, it could land without a specialized equipment, too. But, it needs a better cockpit, the engineers could make it longer to have more viewpoints for the pilot, or have something like the cockpit of the Eta-2 actis-class interceptor, a little exposed but extremely good visibility.

The Stingray seem to be a solid choice for a transport, very well armed (the weapons could be bigger, though) and seem that the cargo space makes it a better choice over the standard Lambda shuttle, "the roles of the Lambda in a slimmer shape"... probably cheaper and slightly better, too... The cockpit could use a slight redesign, at the very least, expand the viewport.

... Excuse me, but the Vigilante does not look to be a good craft, if you do need a gunship then I can point you to the Low Altitude Assault Gunship which seems to be overall better, I mean, just look at it...

Spoiler: A sexy beast

This is the thing all infantry/personnel will love if used well, no matter who.

 

[theoretisch cool]

good kitty. show the mandos who the boss/bbq supplier is. We all know that his mother isn't happy until he produces SSDs. (sarcasm off). a TIE variant with shields will probably be very popular (hyperdrives aren't necessarily required). But he doesn't just need the factory that puts the TIE together. He also needs factories that manufacture all the individual parts (weapons foundries, etc.). So an entire industry. And with weapons manufacturing, he could also set up another line for blasters or vehicle armament, etc. He has to build everything from scratch anyway. And if he's already building a military industrial complex, he might as well spend the extra few million to do it right. PS: he should also invest a lot in counter-espionage and the like. Because that's what attracts spies.

 

[Psyckosama]

Honestly, I think the most realistic TIE varient for that would be the old kenner toy to be completely honest.

It's basically a standard TIE with a projection out the ass.

It could easily be justified as taking a standard TIE, boosting the reactor output to cover the increased engine need, adding a larger fuel tank, hyperdrive, shielding, and life support as well as the landing system of the TIE that Moff Gideon used and not basically be an entirely new vehicle with a TIE style cockpit.

Call it the Tie Frontier...

Though Sinar Flight Systems might have words for you either way.

 

[eebex]

Frankly, some of those designs looks good, if you drop the Hyperdrive and change it for a weapons bay, while leaving shields, a better frame and cockpit, then you are golden.

The Mangler looks to be the better design for a fighter, shorten the upper solar collector, lower the wings struts, rise the cockpit a little and give it proper windows for the sides and ceiling, and a window and/or permanent camera/monitor, you can keep the heavy blaster, the standard laser cannons could be upgrade with a gimbal mount, or at the very least limited free aiming, the small pilon under the cockpit could be a weapon bay, the size in general of the body could allow for a good shield... and, above all else, the general shape could allow the Mangler to land without a specialized equipment, which remove a headache.

The Demolisher is the obvious long range Heavy fighter/bomber, it would be a little more costly but you know that when a number of Demolisher are send, that same number returns, scorched and a little scarred, but overall fine. It is big enough that a Demolisher variant could be spawned, one with long range sensor and communication, which paired with a Hyperdrive, end ups fullfiling a role similar to an AWACS or Deep/Long range recon, could be called the Overlord, which I am sure the big ships will appreciate.

The Supremacy seems more like a Interceptor/Snub-fighter, cheaper than the standard TIE (unless someone manage to fit a shield in it), but faster and extremely agile but fragile and, by its general shape, it could land without a specialized equipment, too. But, it needs a better cockpit, the engineers could make it longer to have more viewpoints for the pilot, or have something like the cockpit of the Eta-2 actis-class interceptor, a little exposed but extremely good visibility.

The Stingray seem to be a solid choice for a transport, very well armed (the weapons could be bigger, though) and seem that the cargo space makes it a better choice over the standard Lambda shuttle, "the roles of the Lambda in a slimmer shape"... probably cheaper and slightly better, too... The cockpit could use a slight redesign, at the very least, expand the viewport.

... Excuse me, but the Vigilante does not look to be a good craft, if you do need a gunship then I can point you to the Low Altitude Assault Gunship which seems to be overall better, I mean, just look at it...

Spoiler: A sexy beast

This is the thing all infantry/personnel will love if used well, no matter who.

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The Empire's fighter doctrine might not need hyperdrives but remember the MC is in the outer rim training locals so his starfighters having hyperdrives makes sense cause he has a small fleet with little in the way of hanger space.