Skirmish above Tatooine
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An early skirmish of the Galactic Civil War occurred over Tatooine[2] in 1 BBY[3] between two T-65 X-wing starfighter pilots of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron and three pairs of Imperial TIE/LN starfighter pilots of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Squadrons.[2]
The engagement was later simulated as a training mission by the Rebel Alliance, intended to teach prospective pilots to work as a team with their wingmates.[2] Agamarian Rebel Keyan Farlander was assigned to the simulation by training officer Wex Dafid prior to Farlander's recruitment into the Alliance flagship Independence's Red Squadron.[4]
Behind the scenes
The battle first appeared in the 1993 video game Star Wars: X-Wing as the second X-wing historical mission, "Wingmen are important."[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: X-Wing (First appearance)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ According to X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide, Keyan Farlander trained in a simulation of the skirmish above Tatooine before his first mission in the Turkana system.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Star Wars: X-Wing
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 According to X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide, this engagement follows the adoption of the T-65 X-wing starfighter by the Rebel Alliance, which The Essential Guide to Warfare dates to 1 BBY, and precedes the capture of Leia Organa. The Essential Atlas establishes that Organa's capture takes place on 35:3:3 under the Great ReSynchronization dating system, placing it at the beginning of 0 BBY according to the following explanation. Therefore, events occurring between the X-wing's adoption and Organa's capture must take place in 1 BBY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide