Battle of Aiquin 4

The Battle of Aiquin IV was a Rebel effort to capture Airam clan leader Ilay during a meeting with Star Destroyer Rage.

The Battle
Rogue and Green squadrons performed a Hyperspace jump into the Aiquin system just in time to see the Dreadnought Kala'din - their target - arrive. However, the ISD Rage was positioned between the Dreadnought and the Rebel strike team, forcing X-wing Rogue to engage the Rage's fighter screen prematurely, while Green group made a run for the Dreadnought.

Unloading a few Proton Torpedos onto both Dreadnought and Star Destroyer, the shields of Kala'din collapsed relatively quickly. The B-Wings proceeded to disable the ship and focused on the Rage after that, driving off the warship.

Rogue squadron fought valiantly to fend off any attackers bothering Green group, and later to protect corvette Storm during its boarding operation.

After the successful capture of clan leader Ilay, Storm headed off to jump to Hyperspace. Even when the Super Star Destroyer Vengeance itself jumped into the system, it could not prevent the Rebel corvette from completing its mission.

After Storm entered Hyperspace, Rogue and Green groups withdrew from the battlefield.

Aftermath
Ilay's capture provided a wealth of information for both the Airam clans as well as the Alliance. One piece of information was that conscripts from Ilay's clan would be sent to the SSD Vengeance soon, accompanied by fresh supplies.

How desperate the supply situation of Task Force Vengeance had become was shown by Rage's deployment of TIE Bombers without missiles against a starfighter force.

Appearances

 * X-wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power