Second Battle of Ord Biniir

"Y-wing pilots bragged of their great victory at the First Battle of Ord Biniir. Of the Second Battle of Ord Biniir, they say little. Perhaps it is because few of them survived to brag. Then again, perhaps they knew that battle was insignificant."

- Soontir Fel

The Second Battle of Ord Biniir took place in 0 ABY during the Galactic Civil War. Several week prior Rebel Alliance Y-wing starfighter squadrons managed to capture the planet Ord Biniir from Imperial control in the First Battle of Ord Biniir. In response, the Empire launched an operation to retake Ord Biniir, which included the second squadron of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing under the leadership of Captain Soontir Fel. With the help of the 2/181st, the Imperial counterattack was a success and the Empire wiped out the Rebel occupiers on Ord Biniir. Although the battle was truelly just a minor victory, it took place the same day as the Battle of Yavin and the destruction of the first Death Star, and as a result, Imperial propaganda marked the Second Battle of Ord Biniir as a major victory and held Captain Fel as a hero of the Empire

Prelude
In 0 ABY&mdash;during the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance&mdash;the Alliance successfully took the planet Ord Biniir in the Outer Rim from Imperial control in the First Battle of Ord Biniir. The battle&mdash;which pitted the Empire's 223rd Fighter Wing against the Alliance's BTL Y-wing starfighters&mdash;was a resounding victory for the Rebellion, and the Empire planned to soon launch an operation to retake Ord Biniir. Part of the operation involved air cover provided by the TIE fighters of the second squadron of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing, led by the disgraced Captain Soontir Fel. Captain Fel had previously been an flight instructor at the Empire's Prefsbelt Fleet Camp when several of his former trainees defected to the Alliance, and as a result, Fel was transferred over to the disreputable 181st.

The battle
The Empire launched their invasion of Ord Biniir, with the 2/181st engaging the Rebellion's Y-wing starfighters defending the planet.

Appearances

 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron 25: The Making of Baron Fel