Battle Name : | Escape from Mytus VII |
Battle Location : | Near the Planet Mytus VII (Star's End) |
Battle Occurred : | Before the Battle of Yavin |
Battle Type : | Rescue (For the Rebels) |
Force Making Attack : | Rebel Alliance |
Opposing Forces : | Rebel Alliance / Neutral / Galactic Empire |
Victorious Force : | Rebel Alliance |
Imperial Personnel : | Unknown |
Imperial Force Composition : | Nebulon-B Frigate Furious, 16 TIE Fighters and Stormtrooper Transports Omicron 1-4 (Troopers) |
Rebel Personnel : | Unknown |
Rebel Force Composition : | Red Squadron (2 Y-Wings, have 8 Proton Torpedoes) and Lambda Shuttle Mercy |
Neutral Personnel : | Unknown |
Force Composition : | BFF-1 Freighter Hampton |
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Imperial Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | Nebulon-B Frigate Furious |
Imperial Loses : | 16 TIE Fighters and Stormtrooper Transports Omicron 1-4 |
Rebel Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | Red Squadron and Lambda Shuttle Mercy |
Rebel Loses : | None |
Neutral Survivors : | Unknown |
Surviving Forces : | BFF-1 Freighter Hampton |
Neutral Loses : | None |
Rebel Alliance Intelligence assisted two captured Rebel pilots to escape from Mytus VII by stowing away on an outbound freighter. A Rebel rescue team was sent to rendezvous with the freighter to rescue the fleeing Rebel escapees. Imperial Forces were stopping any craft they came across in the area and the Nebulon-B Frigate Furious was in the sector. The Empire was able to beat the Rebels to the rendezvous with the freighter, since the Stormtrooper Transport Omicron 1 was just docking as the Rebels just came out of hyperspace.
The Stormtrooper Transport
was being watched over by 4 TIE Fighters, which were destroyed by the Y-Wings
as the Rebel shuttle hung back and watched the battle. The Y-Wings were
able to destroy the Stormtrooper Transport before it could successfully
board the freighter. It wasn't long after that the Rebel shuttle was starting
its docking operations with the freighter. Shortly after the escorting
TIEs were destroyed, the Nebulon-B Frigate Furious dropped out of
hyperspace and deployed 12 TIE Fighters and three Stormtrooper Transports
against the Rebels. Their primary target was the Rebel Y-Wings and shuttle.
It took approximately three minutes for the Rebel docking operation. Unfortunately
in the end the Rebels were able to get their pilots off of the freighter
and were able to escape into hyperspace.