The Battle of Tortali IV was a space battle between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire during which Rebel forces attempted to destroy Tortali Platform, an Imperial XQ3 supply platform in the Tortali system.
The Battle
The Rebel starfighters attacking Tortali Platform imitated the Battle of Yavin, with Red Squadron in X-wing space superiority fighters escorting Gold Squadron in venerable Y-wing attack starfighters. Meanwhile, Tortali Platform deployed TIE interceptors and bombers to counter the starfighter threat. Rebel forces held a force of A-wing interceptors from Blue Squadron in reserve to reinforce Red and Gold Squadrons. The Empire, meanwhile, sent Strike-class cruiser Huntsman and associated Assault Gunboats to support the outmatched defenders of Tortali Platform.
Behind the scenes
As players can participate in the mission "Attack on Tortali 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: Quick Strike, using the default craft assigned to the player.
Appearances
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (First appearance)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
- ↑ 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).