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Battle of Swellen

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The Battle of Swellen was a Rebel Alliance attempt to capture the Imperial interdictor Compellor while it was undergoing repairs and refits at the KDY-77 repair yard.

Text and facts from the “Battle of Swellen” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

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Conflict
Galactic Civil War (Spreading the Rebellion)
Date
c. 3 ABY
Place
Swellen system
Result
Decisive Alliance to Restore the Republic victory
Side 1
Alliance to Restore the Republic
Side 2
Galactic Empire
Forces1
5 X-wings
Rogue Squadron
5 B-wings
Green Squadron
Gamma-class ATR-6 assault transport
Lomavcek
Forces2
Repair Yard
KDY-77
8 Gun Emplacements
12 TIE Avengers
Avenger Squadron
60 TIE interceptors
Alpha Squadron
Beta Squadron
Delta Squadron
Eta Squadron
Iota Squadron
12 Assault Gunboats
Immobilizer 418 cruiser
Compellor
Victory-class Star Destroyer
Inexorable
12 Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transports
Strike-class medium cruiser
Ironhand
Casual1
Some X-wings
Some B-wings
Casual2
KDY-77 (likely)
Compellor (captured by Rebel commandos)
All Stormtrooper Transports
All docked TIE Avengers
Many TIE interceptors
Ironhand

Appearances

1 work, in story order
  1. Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power Campaigns (first appearance)

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