Battle of Ton-Falk

An early battle in the Galactic Civil War, where two Nebulon-B frigates and one Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser were destroyed by Rebel Alliance fighters.

The Rebel fighters exploited the fact that these ships had to get close to the battle to deploy their TIE fighter squadrons, thus making them vulnerable. The Alliance starfighters ganged up on the larger, slower ships, and subsequently destroyed them.

This defeat led to the developement of Escort Carriers.