Ambush at Mos Eisley

This ambush on the Tatooine spaceport Mos Eisley occurred six months after the Battle of Yavin. For an unspecified reason, the Galactic Empire deployed detachments of TIE Bombers and Viper probe droids to Tatooine to bomb the spaceport and the surrounding areas.

Fortunately for the people of Mos Eisley, the attack began while members of the elite Rebel starfighter group Rogue Squadron were taking an off duty morning run through the infamous Beggar's Canyon outside of Mos Eisley. The X-wings of the fighter squad provided support for the homesteads and Jawas under Imperial fire. The team then made a run through Mos Eisley, destroying the six TIE bombers before the city was destroyed.

The battle
Rogue Squadron intially planned to have a simple patrol on the outskirts of Mos Eisley, when they discovered several Viper probe droids opening fire on a number of homesteads. As this was unexpected, one member of the squadron was shot down, but he survived the crashlanding. Rogue group fanned out and destroyed most of the probe droids and Imperialdewback patrols in the area.

After taking out the probes, a six fighter squadron of TIE Bombers began an attack on the city. Rogue Squadron quickly flew to the city, where the TIEs were flying in circles, dropping coordinated bombs on vital parts of the city, but the bombers were no match for Rouge Team's X-Wing starfighters, and all 6 bombers were shot from the sky.

Aftermath
After most of the ambush force was destroyed, Skywalker was convinced that the newly formed Rogue Squadron would be making a name for itself. It was never discovered why the Galactic Empire sent this force to attack Mos Eisly.Partially due to the overwhelming success of the defense, the Rouges were assigned to Barkhesh shortly after.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Notes and references
Zweites Scharmützel von Tatooine (0 NSY)