Tala Squadron

Tala Squadron was a Z-95 Headhunter squadron serving the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War fought between the Alliance and the Galactic Empire. The squadron's starfighters included Z-95-AF4 Headhunters^[1] and Z-95t Headhunters.^[2] By 4 ABY,^[3] the squadron's members included Colonel Airen Cracken flying the Z-95t Headhunter Tala 1,^[2] alongside a wingman,^[4] Lieutenant Blount, who flew the Z-95t Headhunter Tala 2.^[5]

Tala 1 was operationally assigned to support Alliance Special Forces commandos led by Crix Madine,^[2] an Alliance general,^[6] while its pilot, Cracken, often flew support missions for Madine's commando team.^[7] Likewise, Tala 2 was equipped with a sophisticated sensor suite to monitor Imperial activity during Alliance commandos' operations.^[5]

Behind the scenes

Tala Squadron was created by Decipher in 2000, when the company's Star Wars Customizable Card Game's Death Star II Limited expansion set introduced the Z-95t Headhunters Tala 1^[2] and Tala 2.^[5] It was only in 2014 when the squadron's name was coined by the Z-95 Headhunter Expansion Pack for the Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game from Fantasy Flight Games.^[1]

Sources

• Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Z-95 Headhunter Expansion Pack Card: Tala Squadron Pilot — Z-95 Headhunter (First identified as Tala Squadron)
• Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit Card: Tala Squadron Pilot — Z-95-AF4 Headhunter

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