The Third Battle of Mobetta was a space battle between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire. It saw the conclusion of the refit of the Strike-class medium cruiser Peregrine with the Compeller's gravity well projectors.
The battle
The earlier attack resulted in a total craft loss for the Imperial patrol deployed there. As a result, the Empire doubled its caution in that area and deployed a larger strike force to look out for both the Compellor and the missing patrol.
Rogue and Green Squadrons were tasked with protecting the Airam X7 Factory Gallofree, the modified Strike-class cruiser, and the vulnerable interdictor Compellor while the shuttle Electro boarded the Peregrine to implement the finishing touches.
The Imperial attack consisted of escort transports armed with proton torpedoes, targeting any major ship or station, plus the Ton-Falk-class escort carrier Tyrant with a full complement of TIE/LN starfighters, TIE/IN interceptors, and TIE/sa bombers.
While the Tyrant's fighters kept Rogue and Green Squadrons occupied, three Gamma-class ATR-6 assault transports of flight group Omicron launched from the flight deck in another attempt to secure the interdictor for the Empire.
Eventually though, the Empire's pilots were defeated by Rogue Squadron, and the only lightly armed and armored escort carrier quickly fell prey to Green Squadron's proton torpedoes.
Aftermath
The victory was an important one for the Alliance. While the search group the Empire mounted this time was a bit stronger than the previous one, it was still relatively weak and easily dispatched by the two Rebel squadrons.
The important part was that the Alliance refitted one of their fast cruisers with gravity well technology, effectively granting them their first ship with interdiction capability—the Compellor had served its purpose now and was left a dead hulk beside the Gallofree, loaded with explosives.
Now, the Rebels could plot their next moves against Task Force Vengeance.
Appearances
- Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power Campaigns (First appearance)
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).