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Previous Attack on Porso Hill[1] Next Duel on Tatooine[2] Liberation of Camp Four Conflict Invasion of Naboo[3] Date 32 BBY[3] Place Camp Four[1] Outcome Naboo victory; Camp Four liberated.[1] Combatants Royal Naboo Security Forces[1] Bravo Squadron[1] Trade Federation[1] Commanders Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes[1] Strength Three N-1 starfighters[1] One Borvo the Hutt's starfighter[1] One stolen Heavy STAP (late battle)[1] One Gian Speeder (late battle)[1] Camp Four[1] Barracks[1] Laser turretss[1] B1 battle droids[1] Droid starfighters[1] Droid bombers[1] One C-9979 landing craft[1] Proximity Mines[1] Three Trade Federation gunboats[1] Heavy STAPs[1] Several troop carriers[1] Casualties Light-to-medium civilian casualties[1] Camp Four[1] Many Droid forces[1] The C-9979 landing craft[1] Many starfighters and bombers[1] [Source]

Camp Four was liberated during the Invasion of Naboo in the year 32 BBY. During the Trade Federation's occupation of Naboo, one of the first things the Federation did was put most of the Naboo into prisoner camps such as Camp Four. Naboo's Bravo Squadron wanted to liberate the camp to add to the Naboo resistance as they prepared to retake their planet from the Trade Federation. The pilots infiltrated the camp, fighting through droid starfighters to reach it. Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes stole a Federation speeder and sneaked into the camp. The other pilots provided cover while he freed the prisoners.

PreludeEdit

As the battle for control of Naboo wore on, the fight became increasingly desperate. Members of Bravo Squadron, having dealt with a traitorous smuggler, needed to get back into the offensive. To do so, the squadron set out to liberate prison camps and gain new recruits. Kol Kotha, a former employer of Borvo the Hutt, had previously scouted the camps, and he suggested they head to Camp Four.^[1]

The BattleEdit

The valleyEdit

The first order of business for the squadron was to locate the camp, hidden in a valley. Under cover of darkness, Bravo Squadron infiltrated the valley. The Trade Federation had completely stripped the area for their own purposes. One of the pilots, Lutin Hollis, broke formation to look for the camp because his family might be in there. He gave away the squadron’s position when he flew into a Federation installation. The base launched many droid starfighters, as well as a landing craft. The squadron had to fly away under intense fire.

Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes, the flight lead, shot down the landing craft, which tried to fight back by launching airborne mines from a rearward launcher. Sykes dedicated its destruction to the planet of Naboo.^[1]

Meanwhile, more starfighters and bombers attacked local farmhouses. Kol Kotha said they didn’t have time to help, but the Naboo pilots shot down the attackers anyway. With that threat eliminated, they continued the search for the camp. Flying through a canyon, the squadron found a Trade Federation hangar which was releasing troop carriers. Kotha proposed the Federation was using them to transport prisoners from across the planet. After shooting down the starfighter defenders, he landed in the hangar and took a Heavy STAP. He programmed several unoccupied troop carriers to enter the base and would follow them in.^[1]

The CampEdit

Once inside the gates, however, the battle droids scanned the carriers and noticed they were unoccupied. They ordered Sykes to stop, but when he continued to head into the camp, the base went into high alert. Tanks and Heavy STAPS poured out of their hangars, but Sykes managed to destroy them. He traveled up the nearby cliff and found the first cell blocks. Kotha tried to strafe the power generator but missed and subsequent fire from laser turrets drove him off, forcing Sykes to destroy it himself. Once inside the block, the prisoners called to him. He told them to stand back so he could blow the door. The prisoners ran to nearby speeders, and he escorted them uphill to the next set of cell blocks, destroying turrets and droids. They hid behind a hangar, while Sykes switched to a Gian speeder. He came out into a maelstrom of fire. Hollis strafed the camp, blowing a hole into a wall so Sykes could destroy another generator and take the laser fencing off-line. Sykes freed the prisoners and had to go up another cliff to take down the generators powering the entrance to the next section of camp.^[1]

EndgameEdit

As he escorted the prisoners downhill into the last group of cell blocks, they were ambushed by more tanks and fighters. Hollis flew in and took out several tanks, and also blew a hole in the wall, allowing Sykes to take down the last generator which powered the rear entrance to the camp. Sykes freed the last prisoners and went up a separate hill to destroy the generator powering the main gate.^[1]

On the way back down, he found technology useful to the resistance.^[1]

With the gates now down, all the prisoners could leave. Sykes led them out, firing at the last droids.^[1]

AftermathEdit

With the camp liberated, the resistance gained new recruits, including several seasoned officers. With an expanded force, they would set their sights next on retaking the capital after Naboo's Queen returned home.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

This event was a mission appearing in the 2000 video game Star Wars: Battle for Naboo. The mission took place in two parts: in a starfighter searching for the camp and in a speeder rescuing the prisoners. The mission wouldn't proceed until the starfighters near the hangar were destroyed. In the course of the mission it was possible to find an upgrade. Picking it up fulfills the bonus objective. Switching speeders mid-mission was an option and it was possible to play using the Heavy STAP. Shooting down the landing craft was also optional; its flight path can be traced to the camp and if left alone, the ship will fly off the map.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Battle for Naboo (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia ("Sykes, Gavyn")
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 62

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