Battle of Bentros (AW)

A battle was fought on Bentros during the Alliance War. It was the first step of Operation: Converge, an Alliance campaign with the aim of acting as a diversion for the Coalition and to permit the to expand through less-defended worlds. The battle was subsequent to the one on Agrais, in which the Alliance provided a great help to, which was trying to save .The same forces of that battle were sent by the Alliance high command to Bentros, where they would have founded strategic information about the disposition of Coalition forces in the sector.

A blockade made of two s and one fronted the Alliance  Freed, behind whose "backs" rebellion forces were hiding. As s released by the enemies reached the vessel, the Ghost and the Green Mountain exited their covers and shot them down.

Then the Freed started hitting all the Imperial vessels together, while rebellion capital ships chose their targets: the Ghost engaged the Gozanti-class cruiser, avoiding its turrets thanks to the high velocity and slowly disabling them; the Green Mountain attacked one Arquitrens-class, but when the corvette started taking too much damage the Freed, that had already taken down one light cruiser, focused fire on the enemy vessel and destroyed it. At the end, the Star Destroyer also completed the work made by the Ghost.

Only the Alliance Gozanti-class cruisers and the Lothal rebels' ship proceeded to the surface, where the base retaining informations was located. The ships eliminated patrols on the walls and an, then the two identical walkers deployed by an Alliance cruiser freed the base by s and a remaining AT-DP. Zeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger directly entered in the main building, where after killing two squads of troopers they found all they needed.

When they exited the base was clear and they could return to the space. Once they met with Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla, the rebels analyzed the data found on Bentros and talked about them with Alliance high command.

Behind the scenes
The Battle of Bentros appears in Scenario V of the Alliance universe.