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{{Quote|Do we take the transport when we leave, destroy it, or abandon it?|[[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Charger (captain)|Charger]], to [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Gial Ackbar/Legends|Ackbar]]|<ref name="The Farlander Papers">''[[The Farlander Papers]]''</ref>}}
'''''Talon''''' was a [[CR90 corvette/Legends|CR90 corvette]] that served in the [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]] during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]].

==History==
===Imperial service===
''Talon'' was an [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]] [[CR90 corvette/Legends|CR90 corvette]]. Around [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]] was taking precautions to make ''Talon'' look unimportant. [[Executor (Imperial rank)|Executor]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] himself was known to be on the move, and [[Alliance Intelligence]] believed that he may, possibly, have been onboard. The ''Talon'' was traveling to [[Celanon City]] a skeleton crew and with a minimal escort, and was scheduled to be making a brief stop near [[Turkana/Legends|Turkana]]. At the time, the ''Talon'' was carrying a contingent of [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]] and the top secret Imperial document, ''[[Technical Specifications: Spacecraft of the Imperium and the Rebel Alliance]]'', detailing specifications of both Imperial and Rebel spacecraft.

===Rebel raid===
[[File:Talon1.jpg|thumb|left|''Talon'' comes under attack from Rebel forces.]]
The [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] put together a strike force to attack the ship. The attack was led by the [[EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate/Legends|Nebulon-B frigate]] [[Liberator (EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate)|''Liberator'']], supported by [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|X-wings]] from [[Red Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Red]] and [[Blue Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Blue]] Squadrons and [[BTL Y-wing starfighter/Legends|Y-wings]] from [[Gold Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Gold Squadron]]. Involved in the attack were [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Charger (captain)|Charger]] and [[Cadet/Legends|Cadet]] [[Keyan Farlander/Legends|Keyan Farlander]], flying his first mission as [[Wingmate/Legends|wingman]] to [[Lieutenant/Legends|Lieutenant]] [[Hamo Blastwell]] in Red Squadron.

[[File:Farlander_Shooting.jpg|thumb|Farlander boarding the ''Talon'']]
When the ''Talon'' was attacked, its defending [[TIE/LN starfighter|TIE Fighters]] were engaged by Blue Squadron, and ''Talon'' was disabled by the Y-wings' [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannons]]. The ship was then boarded by the Rebel's [[Storm Unit (team)|Storm Unit]]. Once aboard, they needed an extra [[R2-series astromech droid|R2 unit]], and Storm Unit asked if any pilots had one to spare. The ''Talon''{{'s}} contingent of stormtroopers fought against Storm Unit while Farlander and his R2 unit worked their way to the bridge. Once there, he deactivated the remaining turbolaser batteries and began downloading data from the ship's computer. The ''Talon's'' [[Commanding officer/Legends|commanding officer]] attempted to destroy information disks, but was [[Death/Legends|killed]] and his disks were taken by Farlander.

Before more Imperial reinforcements arrived, the Rebel forces then abandoned the ''Talon.'' Although Vader had not been aboard, the documents Farlander had recovered proved to contain important information. The documents provided the Rebels with insight into the Imperial's strengths and weaknesses. The Rebels later ported a simplified version of the mission to a [[holosimulator]] for training for young pilots.

==Behind the scenes==
The ''Talon'' appears in the [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''.

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Farlander Papers]]''

==Sources==
*''[[X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*{{Topps|1995 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 3}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:CR90 corvettes]]
[[Category:Starships of the Galactic Empire]]