Special Unit One

Special Unit One was an elite TIE fighter squadron that served in the Galactic Empire's Imperial Starfighter Corps during the Imperial Era. Commanded by Senior Lieutenant Yve, the unit was based on Commodore Thrawn's Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Chimaera. Shortly before a battle over the planet Botajef, Thrawn deployed Special Unit One alongside a number of TIEs to create a formation around the Star Destroyer.

When the battle erupted, the unit broke off from the formation on Yve's orders and flew towards the Botajef governor's palace, where the pilots proceeded to destroy its turbolasers. After the battle ended in an Imperial victory, Special Unit One returned to the defensive perimeter around the Chimaera, where the unit was put on alert for further potential combat.

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