- "Remote sensors detected an unusual level of Imperial activity in the Hudalla system...Corona Squadron, you will go to Hudalla. Observe the Imperial ships and obtain as much data as possible."
- ―Admiral Gial Ackbar's briefing
The dogfight in the Hudalla system,[1] also known as the raid on the Hudalla system,[3] occurred around 4 ABY[2] shortly before the Battle of Endor when the Rebel Alliance discovered a meeting of the Imperial Navy. Corona Squadron was ordered to survey the system, and five of their X-wings waited for several days to gather intelligence.[1]
The Galactic Empire suspected a rebel presence, and sent four TIE/IN interceptors to root them out. Admiral Firmus Piett gave Commander Ciena Ree secret orders to let at least one of the Rebels escape. The Rebel pilots noticed the approaching starfighters, and began preparations to jump to hyperspace.[1]
The TIEs got into range and fired on the X-wings, starting a short dogfight in which one TIE and one X-wing were destroyed. At one point, Commander Ree had to put herself in front of Commander Nash Windrider in order to fulfill her orders. They were both congratulated by Piett, as the dogfight allowed the Rebels to be drawn into a trap soon after at Endor.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The dogfight appears in Claudia Gray's 2015 canon Star Wars novel Lost Stars.
Appearances[]
- Lost Stars (First appearance, simultaneous with audiobook)
- Lost Stars audiobook
- Lost Stars webcomic (First pictured)
Sources[]
"The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (First identified as raid on the Hudalla system)
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 Lost Stars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Timelines dates the Battle of Endor to 4 ABY. Lost Stars places the fight shortly before the Endor battle.
- ↑
"The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia