Battle Name : | Stop Attack on Imperial Repair Yard at Swellen [Imperial Campaign: Imperial Task Force Vengeance, Mission 11] |
Battle Location : | Swellen System in the Airam Sector |
Battle Occurred : | Some time after the Battle of Hoth |
Battle Type : | Defence (For the Empire) |
Force Making Attack : | Rebel Alliance |
Opposing Forces : | Rebel Alliance / Galactic Empire |
Victorious Force : | Galactic Empire |
Imperial Personnel : | Unknown |
Imperial Force Composition : | Repair Yard KDY-77, ISD Rage, Interdictor Compellor (Shields at 50%), Gun Emplacements Z1-Z4 and X1-X4 (Total of 8), Avenger Squadron (TIE Advanced have 8 Concussion Missiles and Jamming Beam) and Talon Squadron (Assault Gunboats have 16 Concussion Missiles and Tractor Beam) |
Rebel Personnel : | Unknown |
Rebel Force Composition : | ATR Storm 1-4 (Armed with Proton Torpedoes), 12 X-Wings (Armed with Mag Pulse Torpedoes and Flares), 12 A-Wings (Armed with Concussion Missiles and Flares) and 12 B-Wings (Armed with Proton Torpedoes) |
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Imperial Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | Repair Yard KDY-77, ISD Rage, Interdictor Compellor, Avenger Squadron and Talon Squadron |
Imperial Loses : | Gun Emplacements Z1-Z4 and X1-X4 (Total of 8) and Moderate Starfighter Losses |
Rebel Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | X-Wings, 12 A-Wings and 12 B-Wings |
Rebel Loses : | 2/3 of Rebel Force and all ATRs |
Upon receiving a request
for immediate reinforcements from the Imperial Repair Yard in the Swellen
System, the ISD Rage being the nearest ship proceeded to the Repair Yard.
The Repair Yard had reported the arrival of a small Rebel reconnaissance
patrol and believed that an attack was imminent. This was the repair yard
that the Interdictor Compellor was sent to for refit. Avenger and Talon
Squadrons were ordered to race ahead and intercept any Rebel forces before
they could do any harm. The Rebel attack force hypered into the area. The
B-Wings and X-Wings first went after the Gun Emplacements that was protecting
the Repair Yard, while the A-Wings provided starfighter cover. Avenger
and Talon Squadrons engaged the Rebels. Shortly after the battle the Rebel
ATR group Storm arrived to capture the Interdictor Cruiser Compellor. With
the battle raging on, the Interdictor Compellor began to leave the Repair
Yard in an attempt to escape. Unfortunately the Rebels were able to destroy
all of the Gun Emplacements defending the Repair Yard. Once that happened,
the X-Wings broke off to help the A-Wings against Imperial Forces while
the B-Wings turned their attention on the Interdictor Compellor. The B-Wings
were able to disable the Interdictor, thereby preventing its escape and
allowing its capture. With the Interdictor disabled, the ATRs made their
attempt to board and capture the Imperial vessel, but in the end they did
not succeed due to the efforts of Avenger and Talon Squadrons. With the
loss of all their ATRs, the remaining Rebel starfighters realizing that
their mission had failed tried to destroy the Interdictor. When the ISD
Rage finally arrived, the Rebels decided to cut their losses and escape
while they still could.