Infiltration of the Tarkin

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Infiltration of the Tarkin

Conflict

Galactic Civil War^[2]

Objective

Destruction of the Tarkin^[2]

Date

3 ABY^[6]^[4]^[7]

Place

Patriim system^[2]
- Hockaleg^[2]
- Tarkin^[1]

Outcome

Alliance objective achieved^[1]

Factions
Alliance to Restore the Republic^[1]	Galactic Empire^[1]	Imperial traitorous officers^[1]

Commanders
Leia Organa^[2] Luke Skywalker^[2]	Supreme Commander Darth Vader^[1] Tarkin's admiral†^[1] Captain Voal†^[2] Colonel Nord†^[1]	Captain Voal†^[2] Colonel Nord†^[1] General Biel†^[1]

Participants
Luke Skywalker^[1] Leia Organa^[1] Chewbacca^[1] R2-D2^[1] C-3PO^[1] 1 YT-1300 light freighter (Late mission)^[1] Millennium Falcon^[1] 1 stolen commandeered transport (Late mission)^[1]	Stormtroopers^[1] 1 TIE Advanced x1 (Late mission)^[1] Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1^[1] 2 TIE/LN starfighters (Late mission)^[1]	Captain Voal^[2] Colonel Nord^[1] General Biel^[1] Other officers^[2]

Casualties
None^[1]	The Tarkin and its crew^[1] TIE Advanced x1 damaged^[8]	All officers^[1]

"So that's it. The problem is simple—the solution isn't! Since the Tarkin was built without the single flaw that allowed us to stop the Death Star, a direct attack would be suicide! Our only chance for success is to get a small group of commandos inside the Tarkin—and destroy it from within!"

―General Carlist Rieekan^[2]

In 3 ABY, a crack team of Rebel Alliance commandos infiltrated the Tarkin, an Imperial superweapon, in an attempt to destroy the battle station from within before its construction could be completed. The Rebels succeeded in sabotaging the station when Leia Organa rewired the Tarkin's superlaser activating mechanism to fire on itself.

Appearances

Star Wars (1977) 51 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil) (First appearance)
Star Wars (1977) 52 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil)
"Vader Adrift" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2012 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)
Star Wars (1977) 55 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void) (Mentioned only)

Sources

The Essential Guide to Characters
Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
"ComicScan: Paint Him Black" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 11
Death Star timeline on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
The New Essential Chronology
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (See "Tarkin")
The Essential Atlas
"Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 123
The Essential Guide to Warfare

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 ^1.23 ^1.24 ^1.25 ^1.26 Star Wars (1977) 52
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 Star Wars (1977) 51
↑ Star Wars (1977) 50
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The New Essential Chronology
↑ Star Wars (1977) 53
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Death Star timeline on Keeper of the Holocron — Leland Chee's StarWars.com Blog (original site is defunct)
↑ The Essential Guide to Warfare
↑ "Vader Adrift" — Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2012

pursued the . — Darth Vader pursued the *Millennium Falcon*.

Galactic Civil War
(2 BBY–19 ABY)

Showdown at Endor (3 ABY–4 ABY)

	Alliance on the Run and the Battle of Hoth – 3 ABY
3 ABY	Farboon · Stele's picket mission · Rebel stronghold Remitik · Aftermath of Hoth · Sepan campaign Frontier (Argoon · Pakuuni system (I) · (II)) · Mylok IV Battle for Honor (Parmel system (I) · (II) · (III) · (IV) · (V)) · Arms Race (Research (I) · Vinzen Neela 5 · Research (II) · Pondut) · Dagobah · First Bespin First Cloud City · Hyperdrive components Haven · First Maw · First Bakura · Fourth Geonosis Destrillion · Dubrillion · Third Fondor · Mygeeto Ship of the line · Xeron · Kligson's Moon · Aargau Red Nebula (I) · Red Nebula (II) · Aeten II · *Tarkin* D'rinba · K'avor · Shiva · Second Cloud City · Bazarre Spindrift · Chinshassa · Secret armada Krake Data Vault · Serphidi · Golrath Station First Mandalore · City of Bone · Dreighton · Arah Imdaar · Hospital · Scythe convoy Corrupter Task Force · Bundil II · Saila Na · Tinoon Bettel · Anoat Main Sensor Array · Nomlis III · Liberty Eidoloni · Fourth Tatooine · Fourth Ord Mantell · Gall Beggar's Canyon · Bajic Shipyards · Suprosa · Kothlis Xizor's Palace · Third Coruscant · Belderone Gal Milnor · Dunari's Rest · Corellian Trade Spine Annamar · First Abridon · Second Abridon Second Kalaan · Second Ruul · Trasse · Hurrim Base Azzameen Station · Zhar · Organarms · Sul-34 Lomabu III · Imperial supply carrier · Hargeeva (I) Hargeeva (II) · Qlothos · Endor Iskalon · Gamandar · Telfrey
	Spreading the Rebellion & Imperial Task Force Vengeance – 3 ABY

Related topics and articles

Galactic Empire · Rebel Alliance

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