Hijacking of Shipment 1037

In 0 ABY, an Alliance to Restore the Republic group of two CR90 corvettes and 36 BTL Y-wing starfighters, led by the privateering EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Far Orbit, targeted Shipment 1037, a convoy of transports. Occuring in the Ringali Shell, the Alliance group captured the convoy, as well as the Imperial EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate New Star, which was guarding the convoy.

Prelude
In 0 ABY, at the time of the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance and the Empire, the the crew of the Imperial Navy's EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Far Orbit mutinied from under Imperial control. The Far Orbit, under the helm of Captain Dhas Fenoep Vedij, went on the become a privateering vessel for the Alliance, and started targeting Imperial aligned shipping transports in the Ringali Shell, near the Core Worlds, under the disguise of an Imperial ship.

The frigate's first victim was Transport A-175, and during the raid, it was discovered that the transport was destined for a convoy, Shipment 1037, headed for the Core in thrre days. Seeing the convoy as a prime target, the crew of the frigate planned to hijack the shipment enroute, and managed to convince the Alliance to send reinforcements, composed of 36 BTL Y-wing starfighters and two CR90 corvettes, to help the Far Orbit take the convoy. Under the guise of an Imperial frigate come to help guard, the Far Orbit joined up with the twelve medium transports of the convoy and their escort frigate, the New Star, which was commanded by Captain Miech Conar. The officers of the Far Orbit also changed the course of the convoy to a new destination, after they convinced the convoy and its guard that they were linking up with a larger escort force as a plot had been discovered to intercept the transports.

The battle
When the convoy reached the new destination the Far Orbit had set, the Alliance task force of Y-Wings and CR90s stationed there helped the Far Orbit attempt to subdue the convoy and its escort, which had a starfighter complement of a dozen TIE/LN starfighters. There, Vedij had the Far Orbit use a jamming signal to prevent the convoy calling for help. In the end, the Far Orbit and the Alliance managed to capture the entire convoy, as well as the New Star.

Aftermath
After capturing the convoy, which was carrying over 180,000 tons of mixed cargoes, the entire profit for the Alliance and the Far Orbit was undefined340 million. In addition, the convoy carried enough food supplies to restock the frigate, so the Far Orbit sacrificed undefined18 million off the frigate's portion of the profits to acquire the supplies.

As the Far Orbit had captured the New Star intact with her officers and crew, the privateers were awarded 3 million credits

Behind the scenes
The capturing of Shipment 1037 first appeared the adventure scenario The Hijacking of Shipment 1037, which was published in The Far Orbit Project, by Timothy S. O'Brien. The book was a supplement to West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and was a sequel of sorts to the previous publication Pirates & Privateers, carrying on that book's theme by following the Far Orbit adventures.

In the adventure scenario, the capture of the convoy can be played out many different ways. First of all, A-175 can be raided by the crew of the Far Orbit, or accompanied by the frigate to the convoy under the guise of an Imperial escort. However, the adventure earlier states that a raid takes place, so this article assumes this course of action is taken, though it is highly recommended that the Far Orbit accompanies A-175 to the convoy. If the players fail to think of taking the convoy after raiding A-175, Vedij suggests the idea. The battle over the convoy can take several different routes, with the Far Orbit just targeting the New Star to capture it if the players do not manage to convince the Alliance to help them, or trying to take as many transports as it can.

The players can even decide to not have the Far Orbit try for the convoy. In the event that the Far Orbit has Alliance help, and the players do not spring the trap, Vedij by default does so, and turns the Far Orbit and attempts to destroy the New Star. If the players manage to capture the New Star undamaged with her crew intact, the Alliance awards them undefined3 million, and  undefined2 million if the frigate is captured seriously damaged. If the New Star is destroyed, undefined1 million is awarded, while the Far Orbit gets nothing if it escapes. This article assumes that the Far Orbit fulfilled the mission in the best way possible.