A specially-equipped TIE fighter which employs sophisticated sensors and long-range communications equipment for reconnaissance, The TIE/rc replaces several designs of tactical recon fighter that were in use with the Republic. With improved sensors, it has garnered a good reputation for getting data, and bringing it home. It features the only set of particle shields found on 2nd generation TIEs, but since it is armed only with a single laser cannon, the TIE/rc will always be found escorted by fighters, often a TIE/gt. TIE/rc's are expected to go into harms way to gather sensor and holographic data for missions such as finding enemy bases, discovering landing sites, estimating the size of a distant fleet, and finding targets for ground assaults. Even with the advent of improved tactical scouts such as the Vanguards and /fc's, the need for precision sensors and combat durability keeps the TIE/rc in production.