Skirmish near Circarpous IV

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A skirmish occurred near Circarpous IV during the Galactic Civil War in 1 BBY, between the T-65 X-wing starfighters of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron and the Imperial TIE/LN starfighters performing barrier defense.

The skirmish

In 1 BBY,[4] a three-pilot Rebel flight group from Red Squadron launched a feint into the Circaprous system to probe the system's Imperial defenses. Near Circarpous IV, three groups of three TIE/LN starfighter pilots from Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Squadrons engaged the Rebel pilots. Despite being outnumbered three-to-one, the T-65 X-wing starfighter pilots destroyed all nine TIEs with no losses of their own.[3]

Aftermath

The Rebels' success in the face of unfavourable odds left an impression on the people of the Circarpous system.[3]

The engagement was later simulated as a training mission by the Rebel Alliance, intended to teach prospective pilots how to face a numerically superior enemy. Agamarian Rebel Keyan Farlander was assigned to the simulation by training officer Wex Dafid prior to Farlander's recruitment into the Alliance flagship Independence's Red Squadron.[5]

Behind the scenes

The battle first appeared in the 1993 video game Star Wars: X-Wing as the fourth X-wing historical mission, "Beat The Odds."[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ This engagement features X-wing starfighters, which entered service with the Alliance to Restore the Republic after the Fresian campaign.
  2. ↑ According to X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide, Keyan Farlander trained in the simulation missions before his first tour of duty that began in the Dellalt system.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Star Wars: X-Wing
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 This engagement takes place between the X-wing starfighter entered service with the Alliance to Restore the Republic (which The Essential Guide to Warfare dates to 1 BBY) and the beginning of Star Wars: X-Wing (which can be dated to 1 BBY per the reasoning here).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide
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