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Infiltration of the Tarkin

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In 3 ABY, a crack team of Rebel Alliance commandos infiltrated the Tarkin, an Imperial superweapon, in an attempt to destroy the battle station from within before its construction could be completed. The Rebels succeeded in sabotaging the station when Leia Organa rewired the Tarkin superlaser activating mechanism to fire on itself.

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Conflict: Galactic Civil War
Objective: Destruction of the Tarkin
Date: 3 ABY
Place: Patriim system; Hockaleg; Tarkin
Result: Alliance objective achieved
Side 1: Alliance to Restore the Republic
Side 2: Galactic Empire
Side3: Imperial traitorous officers
Commanders (side 1): Leia Organa; Luke Skywalker
Commanders (side 2): Supreme Commander Darth Vader; Tarkin admiral†; Captain Voal†; Colonel Nord†
Commanders3: Captain Voal†; Colonel Nord†; General Biel†
Ppl1: Luke Skywalker; Leia Organa; Chewbacca; R2-D2; C-3PO; 1 YT-1300 light freighter (Late mission); Millennium Falcon; 1 stolen commandeered transport (Late mission)
Ppl2: Stormtroopers; 1 TIE Advanced x1 (Late mission); Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1; 2 TIE/LN starfighters (Late mission)
Ppl3: Captain Voal; Colonel Nord; General Biel; Other officers
Casual1: None
Casual2: The Tarkin and its crew; TIE Advanced x1 damaged
Casual3: All officers

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