Destruidores de estrelas
Star Destroyers têm blindagem, os enormes objetos esféricos que você vê no topo são descritos como " Domes de proteção do defletor ".
Nós vemos evidências de que os Destruidores Estelares estão usando ativamente essa proteção tanto no Retorno dos Jedi quanto no Império Contra-Ataca.
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ROTJ:
INTERIOR - VADER'S STAR DESTROYER [The Executor] - BRIDGE
Admiral Piett and a commander stand at the window, looking out to the battle. They look concerned.
CONTROLLER : Sir, we've lost our bridge deflector shield.
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O Império Contra-Ataca :
INTERIOR STAR DESTROYER [The Avenger] - BRIDGE
The tiny Falcon heads directly for the Avenger's bridge. The Imperials stationed there are stunned to see the small spaceship racing low across the hull, headed directly at the huge windows of the bridge area. Alarms go off everywhere. The Destroyer's commander, Captain Needa, can scarcely believe his eyes.
NEEDA : They're moving to attack position! Shields up!
TIE Fighters
No que diz respeito aos TIE-Fighters, a intenção do Império parece ser construí-los o mais barato possível. A adição de sistemas adicionais (como escudos defletores, hyperdrive, suporte de vida e assentos ejetores) é tecnicamente viável, mas aumentaria o custo total por unidade.
Para o registro, o próprio ' TIE / x1 ' do Vader deflector shield e um hyperdrive, pelo menos de acordo com o jogo da LucasArts " Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3 ":
The prototype starfighter used by Darth Vader at the Battle of Yavin and the basis for the frightening efficient TIE Interceptor, the TIE Advanced X1 is easily recognizable due to its distinctive bent wings. Unlike all other TIE Fighters, the prototype is equipped with a deflector shield generator and a modest hyperdrive system. The TIE Advanced is armed with fixed twin heavy blaster cannons, but has no life support systems.
O Jornal Técnico de Star Wars artigo sobre o lutador TIE entra em detalhes um pouco mais por trás do pensamento. Sem rodeios, resume-se a três fatores principais: peso, custo e o baixo valor percebido de um piloto.
The most common of these is the TIE fighter, a deadly match for any starfighter in the Rebel arsenal. TIE fighters are cheap to produce (hence their great number) and operate quite efficiently, with no defensive shielding or ejection systems for their pilots (which would add to the ship’s overall body mass).
This reflects the unfortunate Imperial viewpoint, with no regard for the value of life, that like their fighters the combat pilots of the Empire are plentiful and easily replaced.