Talon (Imperial corvette)

Talon was a CR90 corvette that served in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War. It was carrying disks which contained important information when it was attacked by a Rebel strike force. The attack was led by the Nebulon-B frigate Liberator, supported by X-wings from Red and Blue Squadrons and Y-wings from Gold Squadron. Involved in the attack were Captain Charger and Cadet Keyan Farlander, flying his first mission as wingman to Lieutenant Hamo Blastwell in Red Squadron.

While the X-wings assisted Liberator in engaging defending TIE Fighters, the Y-wings used their ion cannons to disable Talon. The ship was then boarded by Storm Unit. Needing an extra R2 unit, Storm Unit asked if any pilots had one to spare. While Storm Unit fought against defending stormtroopers, Farlander and his R2 unit worked their way to the bridge where they deactivated any remaining turbolaser batteries and began downloading data from the ship's computer. He also relieved an Imperial officer of some disks which he was attempting to destroy before leaving the ship.

In order to make a quick escape before Imperial reinforcements could arrive, the Rebels left Talon where it was.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: X-wing
 * X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide