Imperial convoy raid

"In his first mission we went against an Imperial convoy. It launched two dozen TIEs at our squadron. Biggs lit and vaped five, making him an ace, but another pilot claimed his number-three kill. That kill made the other pilot an ace-I think he was on his fifteenth mission at the time. Biggs gave the guy the smirk and let him have it. And thereafter when Biggs got five of something, he'd give this guy the third one."

―Wedge Antilles, about Biggs Darklighter

In the weeks leading up to the Battle of Yavin, a group of starfighters belonging to the Rebel Alliance raided a convoy of the Galactic Empire. A EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate that was protecting the convoy launched twenty-four TIE/LN starfighters at the Rebels. Five of them were destroyed by the Rebel pilot Biggs Darklighter, who was flying his first mission for the rebellion. Amil Karsk, another rebel pilot, claimed Darklighter's third kill, however, which secured his status as an ace and denied the honor to Darklighter. Wedge Antilles was also flying for the Rebels.

Appearances

• X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (First mentioned)
• X-Wing: Rogue Squadron unabridged audiobook (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

Galactic Civil War (2 BBY–19 ABY) Early Campaigns (2 BBY–0 BBY) Operation Strike Fear: 1 BBY 1 BBY First Ryloth · First Thyferra · First Fondor · First Geonosis Third Mon Calamari · Second Kashyyyk · Senex Tatooine · Coruscant · Circarpous IV · Fourth Mon Calamari Second Turkana · Anti-Sith conspiracy Dargulli · Rand Ecliptic · Imperial convoy · Incom Corp First Carida · First Jabiim · First Atzerri · Second Atzerri Capture of Kalast · First Gerrard V · First Coruscant First Alderaan · First Mustafar · First Tatooine · Kalaan Second Carida · Fifth Mon Calamari Early Campaigns: 0 BBY Related topics and articles Galactic Empire · Rebel Alliance · Order of the Sith Lords · Palpatine · Darth Vader · Zann Consortium · Tyber Zann · Gial Ackbar · Wilhuff Tarkin
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