Battle of Roche (Galactic Civil War)

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Although this article is based on official information from the Star Wars Legends continuity, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

For other uses, see Battle of Roche.

Concurrent

Blockade of the Roche system^[1]

Battle of Roche

Conflict

Galactic Civil War^[1]

Date

0 ABY^[1]^[9]

Place

Roche asteroid field^[1]

Outcome

Rebel victory^[1]

Combatants
Alliance to Restore the Republic^[1]	Galactic Empire^[1]

Commanders
Commander Ackbar^[1] Speaker Jurfel^[1]^[10]	District Commander Nothos^[1]^[11]

Strength
1 YL-2200 light freighter^[1] Out Runner^[1] 6 Rebel operatives^[1] Verpines^[1] Suskafoo^[1] Lieutenant Pollard^[1]^[5] 4 Asteroid hoppers^[1]^[10] 2 B-wing/E starfighters (Late battle)^[1] 1 Mon Cal freighter (Late battle)^[1] Verpine freighters (Late battle)^[1] Shantipole^[12] 1 stolen Lambda-class shuttle (Late battle)^[1] Falcon^[12] 4 T-65 X-wing starfighters (Late battle)^[12] Blue Squadron^[12] 1 Bulk freighter (Late battle)^[12] Upside^[12]	TIE/LN starfighters^[1] TIE/rc starfighters^[1] 1 Assault shuttle^[1] 90 Stormtroopers^[1] Probe droids^[1] 1 Nebulon-B escort frigate (Late battle)^[1] 12 DX-9 transports (Late battle)^[12] Epsilon group^[12] Kappa group^[12] Sigma group^[12] 4 CR90 corvettes (Late battle)^[12] Javelin^[12]^[13]

Casualties
Several Verpine^[1]	Several TIEs^[1] Several stormtroopers^[1] Nebulon-B frigate damaged^[1] All CR90 corvettes and DX-9 transports^[12]

"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^[14]

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]

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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

Galactic Civil War
(2 BBY–19 ABY)

Alliance on the Run (0 ABY–3 ABY)

	Evacuation of Yavin – 0.5 ABY
0 ABY	First Mos Eisley · Barkhesh · Second Ralltiir First Graveyard · Second Ord Mantell First Saleucami · First Kessel · Tatooine (I) · Boz Pity Far Orbit · Solar Terrors · Ringali Shell (I) Ringali Shell (II) · Esseles (I) · Andalia · Brentaal (I) Brentaal (II) · Brentaal (III) · Ringali Nebula Esseles (II) · Dentaal · Lubang Minor · Poln Major Poln · Second Jabiim · Ejolus · Kalist VI · First Thila Second Thila · Keskin Cargo convoy · Deepspace Besh Ahakista · First Bannistar Station · Troska · Roche Nishr · Grain Snatch · First Krant · Second Krant Geddes · Milvayne · Arda I · Jagomir · Ord Radama Tatooine (II) · Phelarion (I) · Phelarion (II) · Rion (I) Rion (II) · Little Kessel · Arda-2 · Lotide · Refrax Fangol · Bundim (I) · Bundim (II) · Bissillirus Alderaan (I) · Alderaan (II) · Alderaan (III) Heterkus · Gobindi (I) · Gobindi (II) Questal · Karra
	Dark Trooper Project (0.5–1 ABY)

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[TRAS-2] The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition, p. 88

[Xwing-historical-3] Star Wars: X-Wing, B-Wing historical missions

[Xwing-ToD-4] Star Wars: X-Wing, Tour of Duty: B-Wing

[TCSWE-Pollard-5] 5.0 ^5.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 35 ("Pollard, Lieutenant")

[RSV-6] Star Wars: Rebellion: Small Victories

[AWtC-7] "A World to Conquer" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2

[Otherspace-8] Otherspace II: Invasion is the sequel to Otherspace, which follows Strike Force: Shantipole.

[TEGtW-9] The Essential Guide to Warfare, p. 180

[TCSWE-Jurfel-10] 10.0 ^10.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 182 ("Jurfel")

[TCSWE-Nothos-11] The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 391 ("Nothos, Commander Bane")

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[TCSWE-Javelin-13] The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 142 ("Javelin 3")

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