It's a TIE/Advanced x 1 (Darth Vader's personal prototype)
Not to be confused with the TIE/Advanced x 2, x3 or x7.
It lead to the development of the TIE/ad starfighter (commonly known as the TIE Avenger, so as not to get confused with the TIE/Advanced x 1) although this may in fact be the same as the TIE/Advanced x2.
The TIE/Advanced x3 and x7 both went on to develop different craft (the TIE/in / TIE Interceptor and the TIE/D / TIE Defender)
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It's a TIE/Advanced x 1 (Darth Vader's personal prototype)
Not to be confused with the TIE/Advanced x 2, x3 or x7.
It lead to the development of the TIE/ad starfighter (commonly known as the TIE Avenger, so as not to get confused with the TIE/Advanced x 1) although this may in fact be the same as the TIE/Advanced x2.
The TIE/Advanced x3 and x7 both went on to develop different craft (the TIE/in / TIE Interceptor and the TIE/D / TIE Defender)
sorry bout all that XD