TIE Fighter

TIE fighters are the go-to light attack craft for the Empire. Due to their incredibly sturdy construction, complete with imitation durasteel and a faux-leather interior, TIE fighters do not have energy shields. They can take ones of hits before exploding in a fireball that inexplicably has sound despite occurring in the vacuum of space.

Catalytic Converter
TIE fighters, despite their relative worthlessness, contain valuable catalytic converters. About the size of an adult space goose, they contain valuable rare ground elements, like neodymium, mythril, adamantium, unobtainium, kryptonite, and naquadah. These elements are essentially priceless and would garner an incredible price on the black market when sold to the right people. Despite their exorbitant cost, the Empire can obtain these elements for TIE fighters from tightly controlled mining planets. Due to the heavy export restrictions imposed by the Empire, these elements are all but unobtainable except by ransacking a TIE fighter, which many are hesitant to do for fear of being force-choked.