Skirmish over Tatooine

The Skirmish over Tatooine was a brief skirmish between the Rebel Alliance and the 1337 N00B5 following the betrayal of the former by several "defector" TIE pilots.

Background
General Morgan had successfully led a task force to retrieve Imperial TIE pilots who expressed an interest in defecting to the Rebel Alliance. After escaping the Imperials, he led his small force to Tatooine.

After fleeing an Imperial Interdictor cruiser in the Silly Rabbit Nebula, Ace Squadron was set to rendezvous with a CR90 corvette stationed over Tatooine. However, as soon as they arrived, the TIE pilots that had been retrieved jumped ship, having contacted Ilmar Grmek some time previously.

In reality, the TIE pilots were on a mission under Darth Vader's orders to spy on both the Rebel Alliance and the 1337 N00B5, a pirate gang which had been attacking Imperial targets for years and were known to give refuge to Jedi.

The battle
Moments before meeting the CR90 corvette stationed above Tatooine, the TIE pilots stole a transport docked with General Morgan's GR-75 and sent a signal to the 1337 N00B5, which promptly emerged to cover their escape. General Morgan, genuinely alarmed at this turn of events, ordered Ace Squadron to defend against the pirates, first destroying a squadron of Eta-2 interceptors, then Eta-3 Jadis-class light TIE starfighters, and finally modified YT-1300 bombers. Once this third wave was fought off, the 1337 N00B5 had bought enough time to retreat with the TIE pilots and made the jump to hyperspace.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Ace and Commander