Ambush in the SR Nebula

The Ambush in the SR Nebula was a brief battle that occurred in the Silly Rabbit Nebula, consisting of an Imperial Interdictor feigning an attempt to block a small Rebel task force, fleeing Grenbelt Academy, from escaping.

Background
General Morgan had led Ace Squadron on a mission to help twelve TIE pilots defect to the Rebel Alliance, and was subsequently fleeing the scene to regroup with a fleet waiting over Tatooine.

The battle
During transit in the Silly Rabbit Nebula, Ace Squadron and the transport it was escorting was pulled out of hyperspace by an Immobilizer-418 cruiser. General Morgan was secretly expecting this, and ordered Ace Squadron to engage the enemy TIE fighters, while the transport launched a special missile that could disable the Interdictor's missile-jamming field and temporarily disable its laser cannons.

Ace Squadron successfully defended the missile from three squadrons of TIE fighters and the missile struck the Interdictor's hull, leaving it exposed to attack. Ace Squadron proceeded to destroy the four gravity-well generators on the Interdictor, allowing Morgan and his force to escape to Tatooine.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Ace and Commander