Previous Battle of Geonosis[1] Next Battle of Dubrillion[1] Mission to Destrillion Conflict Galactic Civil War[1] Objective Destroy Imperial Tibanna gas platform[1] Date 3 ABY[2] Place Destrillion[1] Outcome Indecisive outcome[1] Factions Alliance to Restore the Republic[1] Rogue Squadron[1] Galactic Empire[1] Commanders Commander Wedge Antilles[1] General Crix Madine[1] Participants One RZ-1 A-wing interceptor[1] Four BTL Y-wing starfighters[1] Five Rebel pilots[1] 24 TIE Hunters[1] Several Imperial transports[1] Casualties None[1] All TIE Hunters[1] [Source]

During this mission to the planet Destrillion in the year 3 ABY, Wedge Antilles was assigned to pinpoint critical targets in an Imperial Tibanna Gas facility for a squad of Y-wings to bomb. Antilles flew through the tunnels leading to the facility and engaged a new Imperial starfighter squadron. He subsequently took out the fighters and discovered that there was in fact no facility.

Contents 1 Prelude 2 The battle 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Notes and references

PreludeEdit

Alliance Intelligence received information about an Imperial Tibanna Gas installation conducting scientific research in the Destrillion system. General Crix Madine was given a task force, including the ace pilots of Rogue Squadron to destroy the installation.^[1]

The battleEdit

Commander Wedge Antilles of Rogue Squadron flew an A-wing and was in command of a squad of BTL Y-wing starfighters toward the facility. General Madine contacted him and informed him of his mission objectives. Antilles noticed the energy fields protecting the facility included a series of corridors and volunteered to fly through them. In the tunnel, Antilles encountered about two squadrons of TIE Hunters flying around a Tibanna gas platform. The Hunters were a new TIE series designed to match the capabilities of the X-wings of the Rebel Alliance. Madine contacted Antilles and warned him of the dangers the new TIEs posed. Force fields activated, blocking the corridors. Antilles subsequently engaged the Imperial fighters and was able to destroy them with the help of his A-wing's missiles. With the TIES gone, the force fields deactivated.^[1]

Continuing to the end of the tunnels, Antilles discovered that there was no facility; there was just was a convoy of transports about to jump to hyperspace. Antilles contacted Madine with this fact, and Madine ordered him to return to the fleet. In truth, the battle was a diversion in order to lure the Rebel fleet near Dubrillion and destroy it using Dubrillion's superlaser.^[1]

Behind the scenesEdit

This event was a mission appearing in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. In the Developer's Commentary, it was revealed there was to be an extended mission, but was cut out for time. The player was originally tasked with destroying a floating installation. The A-wing is the default craft for the mission but it is possible to fly another craft in later run-throughs.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (First appearance)

Notes and referencesEdit