Battle of Qretu 5 (Bacta War)
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The Battle of Qretu 5 was the result of a punitive strike conduced by Rogue Squadron against one of the off-world bacta-producing colonies of Thyferra.
[edit] Background
The Imperial retaliation against Halanit induced Rogue Squadron to change its strategy so to prevent Ysanne Isard to hit again innocent worlds. A list of viable targets for a punitive strike was compiled choosing between the dozens of thyferran off-world bacta-producing colonies. The target selected was the Q5A7 Bacta Refinement Plant on Qretu 5.
The scope of the mission was to destroy the industrial facilities and to take away as much bacta as possible: the remainder was to be destroyed. The bacta requisitioned would then be given to traders in exchange of arms, munitions and spare parts. In this way, Isanne Ysard would not know where the bacta stolen was diverted and would be deprived of the capability to make another retaliation attack similar to that launched against Halanit.
[edit] The battle
Rogue Squadron and its allies used the ring of asteroids surrounding the planet to enter the atmosphere and then arrived undetected at the bacta refinery flying a low-level approach.
Rogue Squadron made the first run, using proton torpedoes e laser fire to hit the ground targets. While the Tal'dira's Twi'lek squadron was to begin its run, a group of 8 TIE/ln starfighters piloted by thyferran pilots joined the battles, but they were soon shoot down by Rogue Squadron.
Having the area been cleared from enemy forces, a convoy of independent freighters and smugglers landed at the nearby spaceport and loaded all the bacta that they could take away.
