Battle Name : | Rendezvous on Barkhesh |
Battle Location : | On the planet of Barkhesh |
Battle Occurred : | Little after 6 months after the Battle of Yavin |
Battle Type : | Planetary Convoy Escort (For the Rebels) |
Force Making Attack : | Rebel Alliance |
Opposing Forces : | Rebel Alliance / Galactic Empire |
Victorious Force : | Rebel Alliance |
Imperial Personnel : | ? |
Imperial Force Composition : | 8 AT-STs, several Stormtroopers, several Probe Droids, 4 Turbolasers and 1 Big Gun (Turbolaser Tower) Turret (Planetary Defence) and 5 TIE Bombers |
Rebel Personnel : | Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles |
Rebel Force Composition : | 5 X-Wings from Rogue Squadron, 1 Lambda-class Shuttle, <Barkhesh Resistence> 3 Rebel Assault Vehicles and 5 Rebel Cargo Vehicles, <Resistence Base> Base with Resistance "Freedom Fighters" |
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Imperial Survivors : | ? |
Surviving Forces : | Very Few |
Imperial Loses : | At least 7 AT-STs, 5 TIE Bombers, most of the Stormtroopers, all Probe Droids and most likely several Turbolasers |
Rebel Survivors : | Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles |
Surviving Forces : | All 5 X-Wings Rogue Squadron, 1 Lambda-class Shuttle, <Barkhesh Resistence> 3 Rebel Assault Vehicles and Rebel Cargo Vehicles, <Resistence Base> Base with Resistance "Freedom Fighters" |
Rebel Loses : | ? |
Rogue Squadron was assigned
by General Carlist Rieekan to escort a Barkhesh convoy carrying valuable
supplies and equipment that were vital to the Rebellion to a rendezvous
at a landing site where a Rebel shuttle would pick up the supplies and
equipment. These supplies were desperately needed by the Rebels since they
had lost their base at Yavin. The Galactic Empire knowing this, did everything
in power on this planet to stop this transfer of supplies, by posting AT-STs
in the planet's canyons where the Resistance convoy would pass through.
When the 5 X-Wings from Rogue Squadron arrived, they had to destroy several
Probe Droids on their way to the Barkhesh Resistance Base, where the convoy
was assembled. The X-Wings had to clear out another group of Probe Droids
blocking the route of the 5 Rebel Cargo Vehicle convoy which was led by
1 of the 3 Rebel Assault Vehicles. The other 2 Rebel Assault Vehicles took
another route to the landing site. The convoy travelled through the planet's
canyons where the Rebel X-Wings cleared out the 6 AT-STs that where posted
throughout the area, while protecting the convoy from two attacks by two
pairs of TIE Bombers doing bombing runs on the convoy. Meanwhile, the other
2 Rebel Assault Vehicles went through an Imperial blockade, passed the
Big Gun (Turbolaser Tower) Turret and an Imperial Bunker, where they were
able to destroy most of the Stormtroopers and destroy 1 of 2 AT-STs blocking
that road. After that they past two more Turbolasers and went on to the
landing site where they waited for the convoy. Before convoy reached the
landing site, it was attacked one last time by a lone TIE Bomber, however
the TIE Bomber was quickly destroyed. With the Barkhesh Resistance convoy
at the landing site and unfortunately Imperial Forces defeated, the Rebel
Lambda-class Shuttle came to pick up the supplies and equipment to take
to Rebel Forces.