Mission
Rescue on Kessel
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The Rescue on Kessel was an operation that took place around 1 ABY. During the Rebellion's assault on Kile II, Wedge Antilles's Y-wing starfighter had been disabled by Imperial forces. Antilles was smuggled into an evacuation shuttle and shipped to the prisons of Kessel. Rogue Squadron commander Luke Skywalker led a raid on the prisons using modified X-wing starfighters, equipped with ion cannons. He and Rogue Squadron disabled the Armored hovertrain carrying Wedge using their ion cannons.
Soon after the rescue of Antilles, Rogue group returned with a commando team commanded by General Crix Madine and freed the remaining prisoners using Wedge's knowledge of the prison. They disabled the shield generator protecting the prison centers, evacuated the Rebel prisoners, and proceeded to rendezvous with the Rebel fleet.
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Facts
- Prev
- Assault on Kile II
- Next
- Battle above Taloraan
- Escape from Fest
- Conflict
- Galactic Civil War
- Objective
- Rescue Wedge Antilles from Imperial custody (Primary)
- Help Crix Madine free other rebels from Kessel (Secondary)
- Date
- 1 ABY
- Place
- Kessel
- Result
- Decisive Rebel Alliance victory
- Wedge Antilles is successfully rescued
- Liberation of many political prisoners and POWs
- Side 1
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Side 2
- Galactic Empire
- Commanders (side 1)
- Commander Luke Skywalker
- General Crix Madine
- Ppl1
- Alliance Special Forces
- 20 Rebel commandos
- 1 Sentinel-class landing craft
- Rogue Squadron
- 7 T-65 X-wing starfighters
- Kessel inmates
- Ppl2
- 35 Stormtroopers
- 16 AT-ST walkers
- 3 Armed transports
- 21 TIE fighters
- 16 TIE interceptors
- 23 Turbolasers
- Armored hovertrain
- 7 Missile turrets
- Casual1
- Unknown
- Casual2
- Heavy
- Prison camps liberated
- Armored hovertrain disabled and captured
Appearances
1 work, in story order
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (first appearance)
Linked from
The best-known articles that mention Rescue on Kessel.
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (video game)
- Kessel sector
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- Missile turret
- Kessel prison
- Assault on Kile II
- Escape from Fest
- Battle above Taloraan
- Seerdon Campaign
- Advanced seeker missile
- Battle of Kessel (disambiguation)
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 12