Battle
Ambush against PLT Depot 5
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The Ambush against PLT Depot 5 was a skirmish in the Galactic Civil War that took place in 3 ABY or earlier. A textbook Rebel raid on Imperial Navy Supply Depots, the operation resulted in Alpha Squadron eliminating two Rebel squadrons as well as a group of Heavy Lifters sent in to steal supplies when they attacked PLT Depot 5.
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Facts
- Next
- Eventually the Skirmish at Outpost D-34
- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War
- Date
- Between 1 BBY and 3 ABY
- Place
- PLT Depot 5
- Result
- Imperial victory
- Side 1
- Galactic Empire
- Side 2
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Commanders (side 1)
- Unknown
- Commanders (side 2)
- Unknown
- Forces1
- 6 TIE Fighters
- Alpha
- Alpha 1
- Alpha 2
- Alpha 3
- Alpha 4
- Alpha 5
- Alpha 6
- PLT Depot 5
- Three sets of Class-E cargo containers
- 2 Pi (Class-E cargo containers)
- 2 Xi (Class-E cargo containers)
- 2 Chi (Class-E cargo containers)
- 1 Imperial-class Star Destroyer (late battle)
- Colossus (late battle)
- TIE/IN Interceptors
- TIE/sa Bombers
- 3 Utility tugs
- FG C/T
- Forces2
- 2 T-65 X-wing group Blue Squadron
- 8 BTL Y-wing starfighter group Gold Squadron
- 2 T-65 X-wing group Gold Squadron
- 2 T-65 X-wing group Red Squadron
- 5 Heavy Lifter group Pelican (late battle)
- Pelican 1 (late battle)
- Pelican 2 (late battle)
- Pelican 3 (late battle)
- Pelican 4 (late battle)
- Pelican 5 (late battle)
- Casual1
- Alpha 1
- Casual2
- Massive
- 3/4s of both X-wings and Y-wings destroyed.
Appearances
1 work, in story order
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter (first appearance)
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