Thursday, April 17, 2008

IMC Convoy attacked by rogue TIEs

Date: 170408
Planet: Tatooine/Naboo System/Ord Mantell
Region: Farpoint Valley/Nova Orion Station

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

Two days ago, another IMC Convoy came under attack on its route to Ord Mantell. The attack happened in the Naboo system, like a number of other attacks. The convoy consisted of the YT-1300 "Spinning Cloud" flown by Captain Ryian Coron, and escorted by five starfighters.

Shortly before reaching the jump point in the Naboo system, a raider attacked. While it was destroyed after a short dogfight, three more raiders attacked, trying to reach the freighter.

The escort crafts managed to tie the attackers up and allowed the "Spinning Cloud" to reach hyperspace and then Ord Mantell safely, without a shot hitting her shields, but at the cost of four ships.

Unlike past attacks, the ships used by the raiders were state of the art - two Vaksais and two TIE Interceptors wer reported by the survivors. Neither IMC nor the Imperial Navy commented on the presence of TIEs in the ranks of the raiders, but rumors of an Imperial Star Destroyer gone rogue near Ord Mantell persist.

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