Battle
Raid on Bespin
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The Raid on Bespin was a minor engagement by the Alliance to Restore the Republic against the Imperial-occupied tibanna gas mining facility Cloud City. The Rebel's Rogue Squadron engaged Imperial TIE fighters and siege balloons to secure the tibanna gas platforms and allow transports to move in and take the gas. The squadron then moved into Cloud City to secure the remaining platforms. The Imperials launched a reprisal strike with TIE bombers, but the Rogues shot them all down.
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- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War
- Date
- 3.5–4 ABY
- Place
- Bespin
- Result
- Rebel Alliance victory
- Tibanna gas supplies stolen
- Side 1
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Side 2
- Galactic Empire
- Commanders (side 1)
- Commander Wedge Antilles
- Forces1
- Rogue Squadron
- 3 RZ-1 A-wing interceptors
- 3 GR-75 medium transports
- At least 2 Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud cars
- Forces2
- Tie fighters
- TIE interceptors
- 5 TIE bombers
- Turbolaser batteries
- 3 Power Generators
- 20 Imperial siege balloons
- 1 Imperial tanker
- Casual1
- Light
- Casual2
- All siege balloons
- Several starfighters
- All TIE bombers
- Cloud City defense systems severely damaged
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