Battle of Tatooine (Galactic Civil War)

The Battle of Tatooine was a battle of the Galactic Civil War that took place only a couple of hours before the Battle of Yavin. It followed up the decisive Battle of Scarif that had occurred just one day earlier. Prior to the main battle, Imperial Intelligence analysts detected Rebellion forces smuggling Imperial goods out of one of the Empire's own facilities.

An elite Stormtrooper unit, the 71st Mobile Reconnaissance Unit, was sent down ahead of any other Imperial forces to scout the area. While there, two Rebel Alliance soldiers detected the Imperial presence, alerting their commanders.

After this, aerial forces were sent out by both parties for an assault in the sky, as well as the ground. The Alliance ended up escaping, however, and had made it to Jabba the Hutt's palace, where the next battle woul take place.

Prelude
Hot off of the Battle of Scarif, the Empire was still hunting for Rebel forces. Admiral Stryker Perox of the Imperial Navy had received an alert from Tatooine that Rebels were sighted there. He decided to send his personal unit that he commanded, the 71st Mobile Reconnaissance Unit, to investigate the area.

The troops had arrived, and split up into different groups. The commander, TK-117, along with his friend and teammate, TB-497, had gone up to a mountain, where 117 had pulled out his sniper rifle. There, he discovered Rodian soldier Demas Cordd, along with human Rebel Hekter Stag. 117 killed Stag, but Cordd escaped, alerting his commander, thus sparking the battle.

Imperial reinforcements were called down by other soldiers of the 71st Unit, also assisting in beginning the battle.

The battle
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