Skirmish on Spindrift

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Skirmish on Spindrift

Combatants
Alliance to Restore the Republic^[2]	Galactic Empire^[2]

Commanders
Commander Luke Skywalker^[2]	An Imperial major^[2]

Strength
Flying Bantha Squadron^[3] Commander Luke Skywalker^[2] Captain Hanc Thorben^[2] Lieutenant Shira Elan Colla Brie^[2] Gemmer Sojan^[2] 4 modified TIE fighters^[2] 1 Carbon-scored troop transport^[2]	Defense battery^[2] 1 Sub-ter rover^[2] 1 Imperial shuttlecraft^[2]

Casualties
None^[2]	Massive collateral damage^[2] Few casualties^[2]

The skirmish on Spindrift was a brief battle that was part of Operation Earplug.^[3]

It was aimed at destroying the defenses of the Empire's Spindrift Station and retrieving route coordinates for a massive Imperial fleet that were kept in the outpost.^[2]

Spindrift Station was caught completely unprepared, having merely been trained to repel attacks by Rebel ships. Four Rebel-controlled TIE/LN starfighters were let in through the base's defenses and proceeded with razing the entire facility, from their communications hub to their main defense battery. Believing the attack to be an Imperial reprisal from Darth Vader for regulation violations, the Imperial major in command of the outpost quickly offered his surrender.^[2]

As devastating as the attack was, the base personnel suffered few casualties and all remaining staff were taken aboard a troop transport as POWs.^[2]

A coded cartograph module containing the wanted coordinates was retrieved from the ruins and with the mission successfully accomplished, the Rebels left Spindrift Station to burn to the ground.^[2]

Appearances

Star Wars (1977) 60 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void) (First appearance)

Sources

Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm: Part 4: Rebels in Disguise on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)

Notes and references

↑ Star Wars (1977) 58
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 Star Wars (1977) 60
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm: Part 4: Rebels in Disguise on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
↑ The New Essential Chronology places the events of the issues 52, 61, and 69 of the Marvel Star Wars comics in 3–3.5 ABY. Thus, all events between can be placed in 3 ABY.

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[Star_Wars_58-1] Star Wars (1977) 58

[Star_Wars_60-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 ^2.17 ^2.18 ^2.19 ^2.20 ^2.21 ^2.22 Star Wars (1977) 60

[Wizards-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm: Part 4: Rebels in Disguise on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)

[Marvel_timeline-4] The New Essential Chronology places the events of the issues 52, 61, and 69 of the Marvel Star Wars comics in 3–3.5 ABY. Thus, all events between can be placed in 3 ABY.

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