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[Star Wars] Why did the First Order continue with improved TIE Fighters instead of TIE Interceptors?

The T/I was far superior to the T/F, and almost as cheap to produce. It was faster, had a smaller port/starboard silhouette, six laser cannons instead of two, and could be modified with two rocket/missile launchers.
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The First Order is largely reliant on aping the symbolic might of the Empire. The TIE/f is the iconic Imperial fighter, so it's what the TIE/fo and TIE/sf are based on.

It may also be better suited to equipping with a shield generator, befitting the needs of the First Order, who, being much smaller, have a greater need to keep individual pilots alive than the Empire did.