Battle of Dega

The Battle of Dega was an Alliance strike against a resupply operation of Admiral Senn, initiated by traitorous Airam clan leader Ilay.

The Battle
Both Rogue and Green groups had been equipped with B-Wings fully loaded with Proton Torpedos - their task was to destroy any freighter carrying supplies as well as disable those carrying Airam conscripts.

When the Rebel fighters arrived at Dega they were presented with a full view of the Vengeance and the Rage - and eight Bulk freighters closer to their position. The Rogues split up to inspect the running freighters but encountered a nasty surprise when they targeted the cargo vessels: Ilay had equipped one-shot warhead launchers to the freighters that would automatically target any incoming starfighter targeting the freighter.

This nearly bought the freighters enough time to run to the safety the Star Destroyer's guns provided, but Rogue Group managed to disable the conscript carriers while Green wreaked havoc amongst the warhead freighters.

But the sheer scope of this convoy put a heavy strain on the Rebel starfighters in their task to inspect, disable and destroy the freighters, as more and more Bulk freighters dropped out of Hyperspace, eventually numbering around 20, spread out over ten kilometers - a large area to cover for the rather slow B-Wings.

Even a starfighter distraction force launched by Vengeanceand Rage was not able to prevent Rogue and Green groups from completing their tasks or destroy the Rescue shuttles sent by the Alliance. Once the last freighter was destroyed, the Alliance withdrew.

Aftermath
The dire supply situation of Task Force Vengeance was evident with this course of action taken by Senn. During questioning the Airam conscripts confirmed that they were to undergo basic flight training aboard the Star Dreadnought and sent on suicide missions against the Alliance forces in the sector - the large supply of warheads in the accompanying freighters would have proven lethal to the Rebels in such missions.

Senns options were now cut down to very few possibilities: either withdraw the remainders of the Task Force and face a likely early demise at the Empires highest ranks hands, or to continue his mission at all costs - an option he chose to pursue with his following attack at Nocto.

Appearances

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