The Battle of Goibniu was a space battle between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire that took place when Rebel starfighters attempted to disable or destroy Goibniu Platform, an Imperial supply depot in the Goibniu system, to allow Heavy Lifters to steal Imperial Class-E cargo containers containing valuable bacta.
The Battle
Gold Squadron entered the Goibniu system in Y-wing starfighters, escorted by Blue Squadron in outdated Z-95 Headhunters. Luckily, Imperial opposition came principally in the form of two squadrons of TIE/LN fighters, the basic starfighter of the Imperial Navy. Gold Squadron attempted to neutralize Goibniu Platform, an XQ2 platform, in order to allow SFNGR Group to capture and carry away Imperial bacta supplies.
The Rebels were outnumbered and outgunned, but they had an ace up their sleeve—several aces, actually, in the form of Rogue Squadron. Members of the elite group, including Rogue Leader and Rogue Two, may have intercepted Imperial TIE fighters in their A-wings if the Gold or Blue Squadron pilots engaged at Goibniu required assistance. The Imperials may have countered a Rebel advantage with Rho Squadron, an outfit of Assault Gunboats on patrol either nearby or in the farther reaches of the embattled system.
Behind the scenes
As players can participate in the mission "Raid on Goibniu Platform" in the computer game Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter on either the Rebel or the Imperial side, both sides have conflicting mission objectives, and victory is not essential to access the next set of missions, the battle itself is considered canon but the canon outcome is unknown.
The ships listed in this article are those found in the battle Operation: Clean Sweep, using the default craft assigned to the player.
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ The game Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and its expansion Balance of Power Campaigns do not provide any information about their timeline other than it takes place during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance (2 BBY ― 4 ABY). Nevertheless, some clues permit to place the game and its expansion around 3 ABY. X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter shows the Empire making extensive use of TIE/ad starfighters. The previous game of the series, Star Wars: TIE Fighter, established that the TIE/ad starfighter was introduced during the Sepan campaign (which is set in 3 ABY per the reasoning here). We can conclude that the game is set between 3 ABY and 4 ABY. Moreover, the most advanced Imperial starfighters from Star Wars: TIE Fighter (the TIE/d "Defender" starfighter and the Missile Boat) were not present in X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, suggesting that the game takes place before their introduction, also dated to 3 ABY as the entire TIE Fighter game is set in 3 ABY (per the reasoning here).