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Antilles Maneuver

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The Antilles Maneuver was a starfighter tactic named after the maneuver Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles' used to save Luke Skywalker from a TIE fighter during the Battle of Yavin. The maneuver involved flying directly at an enemy starfighter an ally couldn't shake and flying through the resulting explosion once the target was destroyed.

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  1. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (first appearance)

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