24/03/2022
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The TIE/x8 Aethernight was a prototype of "laser fighter-bomber" developed by the First Order.
Based on a new approach to torpedoless attack, it was equipped with two long-range turbolaser cannons capable of piercing a corvette's shield with a few shots. For close defense it was equipped with two rapidfire lasers but had to be escorted by at least one interceptor.
The turbolasers were powered by an experimental antimatter cell, as were with the engines and shields. Equipped with a class 0.8 hyperdrive, it was capable of extraordinary speeds in the atmosphere and in space.
It was never tested in real combat by Kylo Ren, who preferred the TIE Silencer, which was more offensive at close range.