ZA-13

ZA-13 was an Imperial factory space station that originally manufactured the hyperdrive units for the TIE Avenger and TIE Advanced fighters. When Admiral Zaarin's plan to capture Emperor Palpatine and rule the Empire failed, he and his co-consperitors fled. Zaarin and his allies would loot Imperial facilities and space stations as they fled. One space station that was looted was factory ZA-13. ZA-13's survival was critical, as Zaarin's fleeing forces allready destroyed three other TIE Avenger factory stations in the Omar System. Imperial Admiral Thrawn was dispatched to re-secure ZA-13 and drive off Zaarin's looters. Thrawns task force, with the aid of ace Imperial pilot Maarek Stele, droce off Zaarin's ships. Thrawn was then given orders to guard the facility while it was converted from making hyperdrive units to full TIE Avenger and TIE Advanced fighters. During the conversion, however, Rebel raiders attacked the convoy, code name: Rope 17, that was bringing the parts for the conversion to ZA-13. The Rebel fighters and bombers were armed with their new Mag Pulse warhead. Admiral Thrawn's forces quickly drove the Rebels off, and routed the orgin of the raid. The Rebel raiding force came from a Rebel space station, RS-32, which manufactured Mag Pulse warheads. Thrawn knew this would be a chance to strike a major blow to the Rebels and sent most of his task force to capture RS-32, leaving two frigates behind to defend ZA-13. Admiral Thrawn successfully captured RS-32, but while the brunt of his forces were away, the rouge Admiral Zaarin launched a strike on ZA-13, destroying the factory and the frigates guarding it.