Battle Name : | Escorting Convoy Through Halbara System [Rebel Campaign: Spreading the Rebellion, Mission 3] |
Battle Location : | Halbara System in the Airam Sector |
Battle Occurred : | Some time after the Battle of Hoth and after Imperial Task Force Vengeance was sent into the Airam Sector |
Battle Type : | Escort (For the Rebels) |
Force Making Attack : | Galactic Empire |
Opposing Forces : | Galactic Empire / Rebel Alliance |
Victorious Force : | Rebel Alliance |
Imperial Personnel : | Unknown |
Imperial Force Composition : | Nebulon-B Frigate Damocles, Nebulon-B2 Frigate Lightning, 24 TIE Interceptors, 24 TIE Bombers (Armed with Proton Torpedoes) and 12 Assault Gunboats (Armed with Proton Torpedoes) |
Rebel Personnel : | Unknown |
Rebel Force Composition : | Escort Carrier Gallant (Carrying B-Wings), CR90 Corellian Corvettes Python 1 (Modulators) and 2 (Dampeners), Cargo Ferries Athega 1-3 (Carrying B-Wings), Rogue Squadron (X-Wings armed with 8 Concussion Missiles) and Gold Squadron (X-Wings armed with 8 Concussion Missiles) |
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Imperial Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | Nebulon-B Frigate Damocles and Nebulon-B2 Frigate Lightning |
Imperial Loses : | All starfighters destroyed |
Rebel Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | Escort Carrier Gallant, CR90 Corellian Corvettes, Cargo Ferries, Rogue Squadron and Gold Squadron |
Rebel Loses : | Minimal losses were taken, most likely with the cargo carrying vessels |
With the Imperial Fleet
massing near the Airam Sector, Rebel High Command ordered a full mobilization
of all available Rebel Forces to assist in their attempts to defend their
interests in this sector. Therefore, Rebel High Command ordered the deployment
of B-Wings in the Airam Sector, so a convoy was sent out to deliver the
B-Wings to the Rebel Headquarters that were established in this sector.
Rogue and Gold Squadrons were ordered to escort a convoy of Rebel ships
carrying B-Wings en route to their hyperspace point. The Rebel starfighters
were already waiting when the Rebel convoy came out of hyperspace to go
to their next hyperspace point. Without warning, Assault Gunboats came
out of hyperspace to attack the Rebel Escort Carrier. After the first wave
of Assault Gunboats, Imperial Nebulon-B Frigate Lighting and the Nebulon-B
Frigate Damocles came out of hyperspace and let loose their TIEs to engage
the Rebel ships. The TIE Bombers targeted the Escort Carrier. Unfortunately
both the Assault Gunboats and the TIE Bombers were defeated before the
could get the chance to destroy the Escort Carrier. In the end unfortunately,
the Rebels were able to defeat the Imperial TIEs and were able to inflict
heavy damage upon the Imperial frigates, forcing both into retreat. However,
Imperial forces were able to inflict minimal losses upon the Rebel convoy.
The Rebel convoy led by the Escort Carrier Gallant and the Rebels starfighter
escorts safely hypered out of the area to deliver the B-Wings to their
intended destination. With the B-Wings in Rebel hands, the Rebels could
unfortunately now begin to plan offensive operations against Imperial Forces
that were pursuing them in this sector.