Raid on Balmorra

This raid on Imperial territory on Balmorra took place around 1 ABY. Imperial defector Kasan Moor supplied the Rebel Alliance with information on Imperial factories on the planet. Piloting T-47 airspeeders, Luke Skywalker and Rogue Squadron infiltrated the facility by destroying security radar dishes. Being a surprise attack, the battle was unorganized for the Galactic Empire. TIE Fighters were destroyed before they could take off, and Lambda-class shuttles exploded during lift-off. The Empire couldn't launch a strong defense force. By the end of the raid, the Empire had lost an AT-AT factory and an AT-ST factory.

Prelude
This was the second raid based on the information given by the Imperial defector Kasan Moor after defecting to Rogue Squadron.

The battle
Rogue Squadron infiltrated the area by destroying sensor relays throughout a canyon leading to the factories. This caught the Empire by surprise as they were only able to mobilize a small opposition to counter the raid. Rogue Squadron destroyed the AT-ST factory and then proceeded to destroy the AT-AT factory.

Aftermath
The Empire lost two major factories on Balmorra and lost much of its personel.

Behind the scenes
This was the second mission in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron where a T-47 airspeeder was used.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Notes and references
Scharmützel von Balmorra (0 NSY)