- "Of course, the Empire found out about the operation when one of my own men turned out to be a traitor. If not for the efforts of a daring Rebel strike team, we might not have escaped Roche system with the starfighters, let alone our lives and the lives of the Verpine."
- ―Gial Ackbar
The Battle of Roche took place during the Galactic Civil War. In the months following the Battle of Yavin, Rebel Alliance Commander Ackbar and Verpine engineers worked in the Roche asteroid field in order to develop the new B-wing starfighter. However, after learning that the project was nearing completion, Imperial District Commander Bane Nothos instituted a blockade of the Roche system and attacked the Research Station Shantipole to recover the prototypes.[1]
Appearances[]
- Strike Force: Shantipole (reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Five) (First appearance)
- Otherspace (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty: B-Wing
Sources[]
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 72 BWI 1-2: B-wing starfighter
- Strongholds of Resistance
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 Strike Force: Shantipole
- ↑ The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition, p. 88
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing, B-Wing historical missions
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing, Tour of Duty: B-Wing
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 35 ("Pollard, Lieutenant")
- ↑ Star Wars: Rebellion: Small Victories
- ↑
"A World to Conquer" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- ↑ Otherspace II: Invasion is the sequel to Otherspace, which follows Strike Force: Shantipole.
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare, p. 180
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 182 ("Jurfel")
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 391 ("Nothos, Commander Bane")
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty: B-Wing
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 142 ("Javelin 3")
- ↑ Dark Force Rising Sourcebook