First the TIC launched a fake attack on the planet of Chandrila. This drew away the core sector fleet which typically protected Coruscant. The new republic most likely believed that their capital planet even without the protective fleet was untouchable, this would be tested……
The TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter, also known as the TIE/sk atmospheric fighter or simply the TIE striker, was a streamlined variant of the TIE line starfighters used by the Galactic Empire, most notably during the Battle of Scarif. Specialized for in-atmosphere missions, the atmospheric fighter was identifiable by its horizontal high-speed wings and large central pod. Largely because of its specialization for such missions, it was one of the few TIE models to be used by the Imperial Army as well as the Imperial Navy.
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