[Erax]

Admiral Wiers' private log, SGY 2402.8:

Our sector forces will soon have a starfighter arm. Plans for the TIE Fighter A (T/ln A) are complete and they are already being produced.

Lacking proper Imperial TIE pilots, we had to recruit them from the local population. This has already been taken care of and right now we have a large contingent of trained pilots on every world.

Commodore Telar will be the overall commander of our starfighter forces. We will produce two wings of TIE/ln A's initially, one full wing of 72 craft to defend Virgillia and a reduced wing with 48 craft to defend Gesaril. These defense wings are meant to harass and delay invading fleets; extensive facilities are available to mass produce more fighters which will then deal with the enemy ships.

As a side effect of our engine research, we now have marginally cheaper implosion drives. The Comet design has already been updated to use them.

Starfighters will go a long way towards ensuring our safety, but we need bombers, then carriers. The road ahead is long indeed.