User:DjMack/Assault on Kile II

The assault on Kile II was a battle during the Galactic Civil War, in 1 ABY. The battle, an attack on a major Galactic Empire outpost on Kile II by Rogue Squadron, was another operation engineered by Kasan Moor, a former Imperial pilot who defected to the Rebellion during the Liberation of Gerard V. The pilots of Rogue Squadron, led by Commander Luke Skywalker, the famous pilot who destroyed the Empire's Death Star I, flew Y-wing starfighters outfitted with twenty proton bombs each. The bombing runs were aimed towards three major sectors of the Empire's base: a spaceport city, stormtrooper barracks, and a sensor array.

The battle would end in disastrous loss for the Galactic Empire. The entire base would be completely destroyed, and the remaining Imperial force retreated from the battlefield, largely due to the fact that the operation was swift and unexpected. Only one pilot flying under Rogue Squadron would be shot down during the course of the battle: Wedge Antilles. The fleeing Imperials captured Antilles and brought him in tow off the planet, shipping him to the Imperial prison colonies on Kessel. As Antilles was considered to be one of the squadron's most valuable pilots, and a close friend of Commander Skywalker, an attack on Kessel was later launched aimed at freeing Antilles and other prisoners of war.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron