Attack on the Raithal Academy

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"Take them out! They're nothing but cadets in this academy!"
―Coret Bhan[3]

The attack on the Raithal Academy occurred shortly prior to battle of Talus during the Galactic Civil War.

History

"We're under attack. A Rebel strike force has landed just outside the Academy."
―An Imperial First Lieutenant[3]

With direct orders from the Emperor himself, Imperial Special Forces have established a head hunter squadron on the planet of Corellia. Their mission was to seek out and destroy a secret Rebel base on the Corellian moon of Talus. At the Imperial Academy on Raithal, a week-long briefing was being held about an upcoming operation in the Corellian system. The Alliance had launched a raid on the academy, aimed to disrupt the imperial planning.

A group led by Captain Coret Bhan performed a hit-and-run attack on the Raithal Academy. A Rebel strike force has landed just outside the Raithal Academy and - without trying to capture or destroy it - tried to disrupt Imperial planning and benefit from the propaganda reports about the Rebel attacking the most prestige Imperial Academy. When the cadets of Academy put up reasonable defense, Rebel forces fell back in good order towards their landing craft, leaving behind some explosives which they planned to use to blow the starport on their way out.

Behind the scenes

This battle is featured in the first scenario of Dark Side campaign from Squadrons Over Corellia, the second expansion of the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Squadrons Over Corellia (Dark Side scenario campaign)
  2. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Squadrons Over Corellia (Dark Side scenario campaign)
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