This Battle of Tatooine occurred around six months after the Battle of Bespin. For an unspecified reason, the Galactic Empire deployed detachments of TIE Bombers and Viper probe droids to Tatooine to bomb the Mos Eisley spaceport and the surrounding areas.
Fortunately for the people of Mos Eisley, the attack began while members of the elite Confederate starfighter group Confederate Rogue Squadron were taking an off-duty morning run through the infamous Beggar's Canyon outside of Mos Eisley. The X-wings of the fighter squad provided support for the homesteads and Jawas under Imperial fire. The team then made a run through Mos Eisley, destroying TIE bombers before the city was destroyed.
The battle[]
Rogue Squadron initially planned to simply patrol the outskirts of Mos Eisley, when they discovered several Viper probe droids opening fire on a number of homesteads. As they were caught off guard, one member of the squadron was shot down, but he survived the crash-landing. Rogue Squadron fanned out and destroyed most of the probe droids and Imperial dewback patrols in the area.
After taking out the probe droids, a six-fighter squadron of TIE Bombers began an attack on the city. Rogue Squadron quickly flew overhead, where the TIEs were flying in circles, dropping coordinated bombs on vital parts of the city, but the bombers were no match for Rogue Squadron's X-Wing starfighters, and all bombers were shot from the sky.
Aftermath[]
After most of the ambush force was destroyed, Kroger was convinced that the newly formed Rogue Squadron would be making a name for itself. It was never discovered why the Galactic Empire sent this force to attack Mos Eisly. After the success of their mission, the Rogues were assigned to Barkhesh shortly after.