Raid at CX-4

The raid at CX-4 was the first engagement of the Pirate Hunting campaign of the Galactic Civil War.

Prelude
In 0 ABY, the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Destructor was deployed to the Mortex sector where the Black Nova pirate gang was attacking commercial shipping, and arrived at the Imperial station CX-4. The pirates learned of their presence and amounted a raid.

The battle
TIE fighters of Gamma Squadron, including Lieutenant Zalen Mithel, patrolled the space around the station. The escort cruiser Red Star suddenly entered the system and deployed several Z-95 Headhunters, which then flew towards CX-4. TIE fighters Gamma engaged the Z-95s of Terror Squadron, and destroyed most of them quickly. However, two Assassin-class corvettes entered the system (Blackhole and Independence) and deployed another squadron of Headhunters, Cataclysm Squadron. The TIEs engaged and destroyed them with relative ease, and then moved in to attack the escort carrier and corvettes. However, they left the system before the TIEs could reach them.