Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps

The Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps helped to defend the planet of Dahranihki. It originally was an offshoot of the Dahranihkian Defense Fleet, but eventually became its own section of the military.

Early Days
Before the Clone Wars, there was no Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps. There were a number of squadrons of fighters assigned to each Sand Dune in the Dahranihkian Defense Fleet, but their squadron leaders answered to the captain of their indivual ship. When the Clone Wars broke out, Captain Ogris Myt, Dy-No-Myt's older brother, realized that their starfighters needed coordination. Each squadron would be separated into wingpairs, flights, and squadrons. The squadron commanders reported directly to him. When Ogris was killed in the Battle of Dahranihki, Bothan Pilot Bosshlk Kor'ea stepped in to fill the ranks. He led the squadron off of the Aulia, and took command of the all of the starfighters in the Dahranihkian Defense Fleet. It was considered informal by the starship captains, and caused many arguments between squadron leaders and ship captains until Dy-No-Myt was promoted to Commodore. He made the Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps, and promoted Bosshlk to Commander Kor'ea.

Galactic Civil War
During the Galactic Civil War, each of the squadrons in the Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps sent one flight to harass Galactic Empire convoys. They caused no serious damage, though, and did not aggravate the Empire at all. When the Malignant jumped in-system, many starfighters swarmed all over the massive ship, forcing the Star Destroyer to keep its shield energy spread even.

Yuzzhan Vong War
During the Yuzzhan Vong war, the Starfighter Corps did not hesitate to repond to the threat. Using Dahranihki as a staging area, Commander Kor'ea would escort refugee convoys around contested space. While many members of government frowned upon it, Commodore Myt allowed it as long as it did not call the Yuzzhan Vong to their planet. When Commodore Myt took the fleet into the Galactic Alliance, the entire Starfighter Corps was behind him.

Afterwards
The Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps routinely would take exercise travels away from the planet, and would escort supply convoys to and away from Dahranihki.

Organization
Squadrons - Eighteen starfighters
 * Wings - Six starfighters
 * Wingpairs - Two starfighters


 * A Commander would command the entire Starfighter Corps
 * A Major would command all of the squadrons on a ship where there were more than one
 * A Captain would control a squadron
 * A Lieutenant would control a wing

Vehicles
The vehicles used by the Dahranihkian Starfighter Corps were Starlancer heavy fighters. They had four lasers, dual proton torpedos and concussion missile launchers, and a quad turret controlled by a gunner. They were fairly maneuverable, and had heavy shields. They were controlled by a pilot, and a gunner controlled the turret from a separate cockpit. When the Dehydrator was captured, two squadrons of TIE Figters remained, but they were scrapped for resources for repairing the Star Destroyer.