Alliance Fleet

"The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped. They're more dangerous than you realize."

- General Cassio Tagge

The Alliance Fleet, also called the Rebel Fleet, was a group of various starships used by the Rebel Alliance in their struggle against the Galactic Empire.

Evacuating Yavin
Following the Battle of Yavin, Admiral Gial Ackbar and the Rebel Fleet arrived at Yavin 4 to begin evacuating their base. Afterwards, the Rebel Fleet orbited the remote world of Orto Plutonia while waiting for a suitable base of operations to be established, sending rebel troopers to the planet below for training exercises. The mathematical genius Drusil Bephorin correctly predicted that the Rebel Fleet would be located there and was later rescued from her Imperial captivity by Luke Skywalker. Following the rebel attack on Cymoon 1, Princess Leia and her team rendezvoused with the fleet to meet Ackbar and Mon Mothma.

Battle of Hoth
During the Battle of Hoth, many transports from the Alliance Fleet were used to evacuate personnel and equipment from Echo Base. Although the battle was a loss for the Rebellion, a significant portion of the Rebels managed to flee Hoth. Following the Battle of Hoth, a new rebel base was erected on the remote world of 5251977. Following heavy losses after Hoth, the rebel fleet utilized the scatter protocol, splitting the fleet into small fragments spread out across the galaxy in an effort to deny the Empire a swift propaganda victory like it had on Hoth, as well as overextend the Imperial Navy in its effort to engage the rebellion. Unlike the previous bold encounters following the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel Fleet now waged a war of survival.

Assembling near Sullust
After a high-stakes meeting on the Outer Rim world of Zastiga, where numerous members of the Alliance learned of the existence and location of the second Death Star, the Alliance Fleet gathered over the planet Sullust prior to their attack, knowing that their failure to immediately destroy the Empire's dreaded battle station would spell doom for the entire revolutionary movement. Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO, Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian joined the fleet here after rescuing Han Solo from Tatooine, where they were soon joined by Luke Skywalker after he returned from Dagobah.

Battle of Endor
Upon arriving at the Forest moon of Endor, the larger capital ships engaged the Imperial Fleet in the Battle of Endor. At least two Mon Calamari star cruisers were destroyed by the second Death Star's operational superlaser, but the other ships were able to pull into close range of the Imperial fleet to attack. Despite heavy losses, they were able to defeat the forces massed at Endor. After the battle, the New Republic was established by leaders of the Alliance, and the Alliance Fleet was reorganized into the New Republic Starfleet.

Command and Control
The Alliance Fleet and its activities were overseen by Alliance High Command, who managed the logistical and strategic matters of the Rebellion's efforts against the dominant Galactic Empire, with Gial Ackbar serving as admiral of the Fleet. Owing the to the Alliance being a volunteer military, recruits could come and go as they pleased without reporting it to their superiors. Such practice, however, was frowned upon, while members would often stay with the fleet owing to a sense of camaraderie and impracticality of returning to their home systems, which were often under Imperial control. With the Fleet constantly moving, it could take weeks for a separated pilot to rejoin their squadron, owing in part to the scatter protocol for rebel pilots, which established a practice of randomly choosing a path to various worlds throughout hyperspace in order to lose any possible Imperial pursuit.

Upon the formation of the New Republic, the Alliance Fleet was reorganized into the New Republic Starfleet.

Capital ship classes

 * MC80 star cruiser

Frigates

 * EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate

Corvettes

 * CR90 corvette

Transport

 * CR25 troop carrier
 * E-9 Explorer
 * GR-75 medium transport
 * YT-2400 light freighter

Gunships

 * Braha'tok-class gunship
 * LAAT/i

Freighters

 * Mighty Oak Apocalypse
 * Millennium Falcon

Shuttle

 * GX1 short hauler

Starfighters

 * A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter
 * HWK-290
 * RZ-1 A-wing interceptor
 * T-65B X-wing starfighter
 * Y-wing starfighter
 * Z-95 Headhunter

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part I
 * Star Wars: Commander
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
 * Star Wars 1: Skywalker Strikes
 * Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV
 * Star Wars 5: Skywalker Strikes, Part V
 * Star Wars 8: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part I
 * Star Wars 9: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part II
 * Star Wars 10: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part III
 * Star Wars 11: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Lost Stars
 * Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Part I
 * Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Part II
 * Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Part III
 * Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Part IV
 * Aftermath
 * Aftermath