Skirmish near Circarpous IV
A skirmish occurred near Circarpous IV during the Galactic Civil War in 1 BBY, between the T-65 X-wing starfighters of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron and the Imperial TIE/LN starfighters performing barrier defense.
The skirmish
In 1 BBY,[3] a three-pilot Rebel flight group from Red Squadron launched a feint into the Circaprous system to probe the system's Imperial defenses. Near Circarpous IV, three groups of three TIE/LN starfighter pilots from Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Squadrons engaged the Rebel pilots. Despite being outnumbered three-to-one, the T-65 X-wing starfighter pilots destroyed all nine TIEs with no losses of their own.[2]
Aftermath
The Rebels' success in the face of unfavourable odds left an impression on the people of the Circarpous system.[2]
The engagement was later simulated as a training mission by the Rebel Alliance, intended to teach prospective pilots how to face a numerically superior enemy. 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 fourth X-wing historical mission, "Beat The Odds."[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 near Circarpous IV 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 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 4.2 4.3 4.4 X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide