Rendezvous on Barkhesh

"Rogue Squadron, this is General Rieekan. One of our shuttles will rendezvous with a small convoy from local resistance on Barkhesh, which must first travel through enemy territory. They carry equipment and supplies vital to the Rebellion. Your mission is to rendezvous with that convoy and escort it to the landing zone. Good luck."

- General Carlist Rieekan's briefing

The Battle of Barkhesh was a minor engagement on the planet Barkesh fought between the Rebel Alliance&mdash;allied with native Barkhesh Resistance forces&mdash;and the Galactic Empire in 0 ABY. Following the evacuation of Yavin Base after the Battle of Yavin, the Alliance needed to recoup the large number of supplies either left behind on Yavin 4 or destroyed by Imperial forces during the evacuation. The Barkhesh Resistance offered supplies to the Alliance, and a Lambda-class T-4a shuttle was assigned to rendezvous with a supply convoy and pick them up. Because of Imperial forces in the region, Commander Luke Skywalker and Rogue Squadron were assigned to escort duty. The Rogues protected the convoy as it moved from a supply base to the landing zone, engaging TIE bombers, All Terrain Scout Transports, and static turbolaser defenses. Rogue Squadron eliminated the enemy presence, and the cargo transfer proceeded unhindered.

Prelude
"All right, Rogue Group, the supply vehicles have begun moving. Their escort will follow shortly."

- General Carlist Rieekan

A local resistance force attempted to transfer desperately needed supplies to the Rebellion.

With only a few infantrymen and combat vehicles available, the T-65 X-wing starfighters of Rogue Squadron were called in to do most of the fighting, leading up to the main battle.

The battle
"Luke, we've already got trouble. Probe droids." "Pick your targets and go."

- Wedge Antilles and Luke Skywalker



The Empire attempted to disrupt the transfer, deploying AT-ST walkers and TIE bombers to the planet’s surface, as well as turbolaser emplacements and stormtroopers. The Empire also deployed a few Viper Probe Droids as support.

Despite heavy fighting, the Rebellion managed to successfully escort the supply convoy to the rendezvous point and prevent the Empire from toppling the operation.

Aftermath
"The shuttle is clear. She'll pick up the rest of this cargo. The Rebel Alliance will appreciate those supplies, especially after we lost Yavin Base."

- General Carlist Rieekan



Behind the scenes
The Battle of Barkhesh was a minor skirmish featured in the second level&mdash;entitled Rendevous on Barkhesh&mdash;of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, a game for both the Nintendo 64 and the PC released in 1998. The player takes on the role of Luke Skywalker during the mission.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron