Battle of the Bajic Shipyards

"There's the shipyard, dead ahead. Look at that Imperial force!"

- MK-09 to Ace Azzameen

The Second Battle of Bajic, also known as the Second Battle of Vergesso Prime, was a battle that took place at the Vergesso Asteroids some time after the Battle of Hoth, in which a major Rebel/Smuggler base was destroyed by the Empire.

Prologue
Aeron and Ace Azzameen learned from friend and Rebel pilot Olin Garn that the Alliance outpost in the Vergesso Asteroids was critically short on supplies. The siblings teamed up to raid supplies from the Viraxo, a rival shipping family. During the raid, Black Sun Supa Fighters came to the assistance of the Viraxo Razor Fighters. The Azzameen craft managed to escape to the Vergesso Asteroids, but were tracked by a couple of Supa Fighters. Though the fighters were destroyed, the Rebel outpost was compromised to the Black Sun organization. In an attempt to gain favor with Emperor Palpatine (and embarrass Darth Vader at the same time), Prince Xizor provided the location of the outpost in the Bajic Sector, saying that a large number of Rebel vessels were currently undergoing repair at the facility. Palpatine then ordered Vader to take Admiral Okins to destroy the base.

This act served a double purpose for Xizor. Not only did it allow him to gain more favor in the eyes of Palpatine, but it would serve as a fitting punishment for the Tenloss Criminal Syndicate, who owned Ororo Transportation, a company based at Vergesso Prime and had recently incurred the wrath of Black Sun.

The battle
Upon arrival at the base, the Imperials began their attack on the base. The Vergesso base being a small outpost, Vader only brought his flagship, Executor, Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Avenger and two Victory II-class Star Destroyers for battle. These ships, along with their fighter complement completely overwhelmed the four starfighter squadrons and few small capital ships stationed at the base.

Aeron Azzameen, who recently arrived at the base, put out a distress call to her younger sibling Ace, who departed from the nearby Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Liberty onboard Otana.

Meanwhile, the attack continued on the base uninterrupted. Vader even took to his personal fighter to eliminate several enemy fighters, but soon returned to Executor, sensing none of the excitement he had experienced in his fight against Luke Skywalker at Bespin.

As the battle neared its conclusion, Otana arrived, dodged the swarms of TIE/ln starfighters and other craft in the area, and docked with Vergesso Prime, Ace intent on rescuing his sister. Aeron eventually boarded Otana, which undocked from the station shortly before its destruction and joined the other survivors in fleeing the area.

Although 85% of the station's personnel had escaped, very few of the Alliance's warships were able to survive undamaged.

Appearances

 * Shadows of the Empire novel
 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance