The TIE Landing Craft, or TIE Lander is a more specialized version of the TIE Shuttle Craft. The TIE Landing Craft has an additional pod mounted on the underside of the basic TIE Bomber hull. The solar panels are also a bit larger, but otherwise, the craft is almost identical to the TIE Shuttle Craft. The TIE Landing Craft is typically used to quickly deploy a small number of ground troops into a combat zone without presenting a large target profile for the delivering ship. The TIE Landing Craft is also used to deploy a large scouting party, or Tech crew without the need of more specialized craft. TIE Landing Crafts are fairly common throughout the Imperial Fleet.