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|previous=[[Strategic Warfare]]
|conc=[[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]
|next=[[New Threats]]
|name=T/D Technology
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|conflict=[[Zaarin insurrection]]
|begin=[[3 ABY/Legends|3.5 ABY]]
|end=3.5 ABY
|place=[[Parmel system]]
|result=[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] victory
|battles=*[[Capture of Research]]
*[[Defense of Research]]
*[[Evacuation of Research]]
*[[Second Battle of Parmel]]
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|side2=[[Zaarin coup forces]]
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|commanders1=[[Vice Admiral/Legends|Vice Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]]
|commanders2=[[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Demetrius Zaarin]]
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|forces1=[[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]]
|forces2=[[Zaarin's fleet]]
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'''T/D Technology''' was a campaign undertaken by the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]] to recover advanced [[TIE/D Defender]] technology from rogue [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Demetrius Zaarin]], in the [[Zaarin insurrection]]. It took place in the [[Parmel system]]. In it, ace [[TIE pilot]] [[Maarek Stele/Legends|Maarek Stele]] succeeded in recovering the technology after several battles, including three Defenders, two of which were prototypes at [[Research]].

==The Campaign==
===Capture Platform===
{{Main|Capture of Research}}
With the loss of the Empire's ability to manufacture [[TIE/ad starfighter|TIE Avengers]] thanks to Zaarin destroying the [[Sienar Fleet Systems/Legends|Seinar Fleet Systems]] factories located in the [[Omar system]]. Zaarin focused his efforts onto his Research platform to steal the prototypes and technology of the TIE Defenders. Fearing that the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] could gain a reprieve, which in turn Zaarin could take advantage of, Loyalist forces sent 3 TIE Defenders to stop Zaarin's raiders from stealing the technology. When they arrived four [[Cargo ferry|Cargo ferries]] ''[[Sakin]]'' were in the process of docking with containers that likely contained TIE Defender prototypes. One managed to escape, while the Defenders were engaging [[TIE/sa bomber/Legends|TIE Bombers]] while also disabling multiple [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|Lambda-class T-4a shuttles]] carrying officers and technicians that were needed to be interrogated. By the time the Bombers were destroyed, one of the ferries escaped, but the other three were destroyed before they could make of with the containers. Soon reinforcements arrived with a ''[[Ton-Falk-class escort carrier]]'' ''[[Jitte]]'' arrived with a contingency of [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE Fighters]] that were heavily modified to carry shields and warhead launchers. However the fighters and the ''Jitte'' were all destroyed and the platform was disabled and captured by [[Gamma-class ATR-6 assault transport|assault transports]]. When the facility was captured, [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|Imperial-class Star Destroyer]] ''[[Adarga]]'' arrived to reinforce the station. Soon a small Rebel starfighter force arrived but was eliminated by the TIE Defenders.

===Hold Platform===
{{Main|Defense of Research}}
The Imperials knew that Zaarin wasn't going to give them a reprieve as [[Gamma-class ATR-6 assault transport|Assault Transports]] escorted by TIE Defenders attacked the ''Adarga''. The ''Adarga'' was badly damaged and had to withdraw. With the Star Destroyer neutralised the strike force turned its attention to the Research platform. The only TIE Defender the Empire had managed to muster managed to destroy the transports and disable the rogue TIE Defenders, while [[Delta-class JV-7 escort shuttle|Escort shuttles]] [[Red Knight]] arrived as reinforcements. [[Space tug|Tugs]] were dispatched to pick up the Defenders. Not long afterwards two [[Corellian/Legends|Corellian]] [[CR90 corvette/Legends|corvettes]] [[Uhu]] arrived and attempted to deploy probes [[Keyhole]] to monitor the area. They were both destroyed before they could finish deploying the probes.

===Protect Evacuation===
{{Main|Evacuation of Research}}
With the '''Adarga''' no longer in use Imperial command decided to evacuate the base. They transferred the two remaining prototypes, [[Proto 11]] and [[Proto 12]] onto a [[BFF-1 bulk freighter/Legends|BFF-1 bulk freighter]] ''[[Mharsup]]'' and the remaining personnel, one of which was the [[Unidentified TIE Defender chief scientist|chief]] [[Scientist/Legends|Scientist]] of the project, onto a [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|Lambda-class T-4a shuttle]] [[G'nabgib]]. When the freighter arrived with two escort shuttles ''[[Dragonfly]]'', rogue [[Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing/Legends|Assault Gunboats]] arrived to engage the remaining defenses. Soon into the dogfighting Grand Admiral Zaarin arrived in his [[Flagship/Legends|flagship]] the Star Destroyer ''[[Glory]]''. The ''Glory'' launched [[Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transport|stormtrooper transports]], TIE Defenders, [[TIE/ad starfighter|TIE Avengers]], modified TIE Bombers and [[Cargo tug/Legends|tugs]]. Despite his forces outnumbering the Loyalist forces, the station was successfully evacuated and both the freighter and the shuttle jumped to [[Hyperspace/Legends|Hyperspace]], leaving only the facility to destroy.

===Escort to Rendezvous===
{{Main|Second Battle of Parmel}}
The ''Mharsup'' then arrived to rendezvous near [[Navigation buoy/Legends|bouy]] [[B-0F9]] to transfer the prototypes to [[CR92a Assassin-class corvette|Modified corvette]] [[Hashim group|''Hashim'']] to transfer the prototypes, then the corvettes would travel to [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]] where they would be safe. But the rendezvous area was the site of a recent [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] attack, and despite the Alliance, not usually known for attacking the same place twice, decided to send fighters to the transfer area. Firstly by sending [[RZ-1 A-wing interceptor/Legends|A-wings]], one at a time. Soon [[A/SF-01 B-wing starfighter/Legends|B-wings]] arrived, followed by 3 [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|X-wings]] along with 3 [[Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transport|Stormtrooper transports]], [[Storm (Stormtrooper transport)|''Storm'']], which contained [[Commando/Legends|Commandos]], indicating a capture operation. The attempt to capture the freighter was a failure thanks to the Single TIE Defender and destroyed the Rebel forces.

Soon ''Hashim'' arrived with [[Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing/Legends|Assault Gunboat]] [[Nu Squadron]] as escort. Just as they arrived 6 [[BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter|Y-wings]] arrived to make [[Proton torpedo/Legends|torpedo]] runs on the corvettes. Gunboats ''Nu'', with the help of the TIE Defender destroyed the Y-wings. However a [[EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate/Legends|Nebulon-B frigate]] ''[[Hunu]]'' arrived and started launching [[Z-95 Headhunter/Legends|Z-95 Headhunters]]. Both Imperial squadrons managed to resist long enough for both the freighter and the corvettes to transfer all the TIE Defender prototypes and entered [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]]. By the time the frigate was on its last leg, Zaarin sent his own forces of TIE Avengers but were also defeated.

===Trapped by Pirates===
{{Main|Ambush on Hashim}}
However, the corvettes soon came out of hyperspace near bouy [[CRM-114]], to find themselves in a [[Ion mine/Legends|Ion mine]] field laid by [[Rneekii]] [[Pirate/Legends|pirates]], and were unable to escape on their own, as they were they were outnumbered by multiple [[R-41 Starchaser]]s and a [[Strike-class medium cruiser]] ''[[Intombe]]''. They called for reinforcements but feared that they may not arrive in time, so they sent the TIE Defender that was still combat worthy to fight the pirates. By the time the Defender was launched shuttle ''G'nabgib'' was already boarded by [[Ibutho 1]] and the chief scientist and the data was stolen and the transport jumped to hyperspace. The Defender destroyed all the other transports from [[Ibutho group|Ibutho]] flight group and fought of the R-41 Starchasers while the corvettes soon became disable with no means of moving to their meeting with Thrawn. Assault Gunboats soon arrived and the Pirate threat was neutralised. Sparing the threat of the prototypes being captured, for the moment.

===Transfer Prototypes===
3 [[Cargo ferry|Cargo Ferries]] [[Mssan]] were brought in to repair the corvettes and transfer the TIE Defenders to each one, with the space combat worthy one to dock with '''Mssan 3'''. However two of them arrived 24 [[Kilometer/Legends|Klicks]] away and a Rebel starfighter strike force, consisting of 2 A-wings, [[Azul Squadron]], 2 B-wings, [[Blue Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Blue Squadron]] and 4 X-wings, [[Red Squadron]] had just arrived, at a relatively long distance of about 20 Klicks but were still a danger to the ships. The TIE Defender once again had to be deployed to fight the Rebels. However, while the lone Defender helped Gunboat escorts deal with the Rebel raid force, another pirate group of Y-wings, [[R60 T-wing interceptor|T-wings]] and a [[YT-1300 light freighter/Legends|YT-1300 transport]] ''[[Dhoora]]'', belonging to the [[Nami]], arrived very close to the corvettes and disabled them so that the ''Dhoora'' could board and capture one of the corvettes. By the time the Imperials arrived, they were too late as the party escaped to Hyperspace with the TIE Defender prototype, '''Proto 11'''. To make matters worse Zaarin sent his own TIE Defenders to battle, although effective against the Gunboats, they were also defeated by the lone TIE Defender. Soon the Cargo ferries reached the stranded ships and were about to pick up the other prototype and repair the two corvettes when a light [[Mon Calamari/Legends|Mon Calamari]] [[MC40a light cruiser|Cruiser]] ''[[Sumpntodo]]'' belonging to the Rneekii arrived to launch [[Z-95 Headhunter/Legends|Z-95 Headhunters]], they were driven of again by the Imperial fighters and the combat worthy TIE Defender docked with ''Mssan 3'' and both ships managed to reach Thrawn.

==Aftermath==
Although the TIE Defender technology and prototypes reached Thrawn safely, the loss of the main research facility and the potential manufacturing facilities meant that the TIE Defender would see little action afterwards in the Empire's service. Combine this with the danger of two renegade pirate factions, the Rneekii possessing the data and chief scientist of the project, and the Nami possessing a prototype meant that it was possible for TIE Defenders to be manufactured outside the Empire's control. Knowing the serious consequences of such sophisticated technology in enemy hands, a "Crash program" was needed to counter this problem as soon as possible. Thrawn would soon collaborate with [[Cygnus Spaceworks/Legends|Cygnus Spaceworks]] to develop a new starfighter.

==Behind the scenes==
The T/D Technology is Battle nine in Star Wars: TIE Fighter.

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter: Defender of the Empire]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
*''[[TIE Fighter: Defender of the Empire: Official Secrets & Solutions]]''
*''[[TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide]]''

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