Battle Name : | Rescue of Rebels from Kessel |
Battle Location : | On the planet of Kessel, at prison facilities area |
Battle Occurred : | Well after the Battle of Yavin, after the Rescue on Kessel |
Battle Type : | Rescue Raid (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, 17 Turbolasers, 3 Missile Turrets, 4 Imperial Landing Platforms, 4 prisons, small numbers of Missile Turrets, 1 shield generator, Stormtroopers, 9 Probe Droids, 3 Scout Troopers with 74-Z Speeder Bikes, well over 1 Squadron of TIE Fighters and 1 Squadron TIE Interceptors |
Rebel Personnel : | Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Kasan Moor and General Crix Madine |
Rebel Force Composition : | 3 X-Wings from Rogue Squadron, 1 Rebel Sentinel-class Landing Craft, Rebel Personnel (Captured and being held in prisons) and Rebel Commandos |
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Imperial Survivors : | ? |
Surviving Forces : | The Imperial Landing Platforms and prisons |
Imperial Loses : | All of the AT-STs, most likely all of the fixed defences, 1 shield generator, Stormtroopers, at least 3 Probe Droids, most likely 3 Scout Troopers with 74-Z Speeder Bikes, all of the TIE Fighters and TIE Interceptors |
Rebel Survivors : | Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Kasan Moor and General Crix Madine |
Surviving Forces : | 3 X-Wings from Rogue Squadron, 1 Rebel Sentinel-class Landing Craft, Rebel Personnel and surviving Rebel Commandos |
Rebel Loses : | None |
This large rescue attempt
by the Rebels was done after the recently rescued Wedge Antilles revealed
that while he was on the Armoured Hovertrain he learned of other captured
Rebels being held at the main prison facility. The Rebel Sentinel-class
Landing Craft was being escorted by Rogue Squadron to each prison to provide
air and ground cover while the Rebel Commandos enter the prisons and get
the imprisoned Rebels out. The first facility was located and was invaded
right after the Rebels were on the planet. The prison had 2 Barracks for
Stormtroopers, an Imperial Landing Platform and 1 storage tank. The prison
was defended by 4 Turbolasers. However the Rebels could not enter the prison
because of the shield protecting it, Skywalker had to locate and destroy
the shield generator which was protected by 1 Missile Turret 3 Turbolasers,
1 AT-ST and 1 Stormtrooper Barracks. Once the shield dropped the Rebels
began their rescue operation. Defending TIE Fighters and Interceptors attacked
the Rebel starfighters and did strafing runs on the Rebel shuttle throughout
the entire rescue operation, however they were not successful in destroying
any of the Rebels. Also note that if the Stormtrooper Barracks were not
destroyed before the Rebel Commandos debark from the shuttle, the Stormtroopers
would rush out and try to eliminate the Rebel invaders. After rescuing
Rebels out of the first prison the Rebels went to the next prison, but
they had to pass and destroy 3 Probe Droids that were defending the area.
The second prison had 2 Stormtrooper Barracks, 1 Imperial Landing Platform,
1 storage tank and it was protected by 3 Turbolasers and 1 overlooking
Missile Turret. During the raid on the second prison 2 AT-STs arrived to
join the fight against the Rebels, they attacked the Rebel shuttle, but
unfortunately they were destroyed. After the Rebel's success at the second
prison they moved on to the third prison, which was protected by 4 Turbolasers
and 1 Missile Turret that was overlooking the area which protected both
the third and fourth prisons. The third prison also had an Imperial Landing
Platform, 2 Stormtrooper Barracks and 2 storage tanks. During the Rebel
rescue raid on this prison another 2 AT-STs entered the area and began
attacking the Rebel shuttle, but were unfortunately destroyed by the Rebels.
Once again the Rebels were successful in freeing imprisoned Rebels, then
the Rebel force moved to the fourth and last prison which was protected
by 3 Turbolasers and had 2 Stormtrooper Barracks, an Imperial Landing Platform
and 2 storage tanks. This time during the Rebel rescue 4 AT-STs came to
eliminate the Rebel shuttle once and for all, however unfortunately they
met the same fate as the other AT-STs. The Rebel Commandos were able to
successfully free the remaining Rebels that were being held by the Empire
on Kessel. After the Rebels successful operate in freeing their comrades,
they all left Kessel unopposed.