Ambush on Hashim The Ambush on " Hashim " was a battle that concluded the T / D Technology campaign . Prelude . After his betrayal of the Galactic Empire and failed coup de ' tat against Emperor Palpatine in 3 ABY , the treacherous Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin continued to wage war against the Empire through an extensive campaign aimed at stripping the Empire of its technological advantage on the battlefield . After successfully , although costly , destroying the TIE Advanced factories , he set his sights on his Research station where he developed the TIE Defender . After failing to take the platform , twice , he took it upon himself to destroy the platform . However , Loyalist Imperial forces lead by Maarek Stele , held of his attacks until the TIE Defender prototypes Proto 11 and 12 were on board a BFF - 1 bulk freighter Mharsup and the personnel , which included the Chief scientist of the project , onto a Lambda - class T - 4a shuttle G ' nabgib . The two ships then arrived Buoy B - F09 to transfer the fighters to Modified corvette group " Hashim " . Despite Rebel interference , all 3 Defenders were put in a corvette each and left the area . They soon came out of Hyperspace near bouy CRM - 114 , to find themselves trapped in a Ion mine field laid by Rneekii pirates and were unable to escape on their own , as they were they were outnumbered by multiple R - 41 Starchaser s and a Strike - class medium cruiser " Intombe " . They called for reinforcements but feared that they may not arrive in time . The battle . First phase . Maarek Stele in his TIE Defender was launched to defend the ships . But as soon as he was launched , one of the pirate transports from group Ibutho , Ibutho 1 had already docked with the " G ' nabgib " and left taking the Chief scientist with them . Stele focused his attention against the other transports as the threat of being captured could at least be thwarted , all the while dogfighting and dodging R - 41 Starchaser squadrons , Dhlovo , Eshowe , Gingin , Hlobane and Khambula Squadron , soon into the battle Assault Gunboats arrived and assisted Stele in eliminating the starfighters and Ion Mines as the Strike Cruiser " Intombe " soon departed from the battle . Although the Pirates were driven of , the corvettes were stranded until help arrives . Also the Chief scientist along with the data were now in the Rneekiii ' s possession . While it would be possible for the pirates to create a " TIE Defender " out of the data and the scientist , it would still take time . Time that could be used to develop a " crash program " . The prototypes were still safe from falling into rogue arms , for now . Second phase . Calling for reinforcements , 3 Cargo Ferries Mssan were brought in to repair the corvettes and transfer the TIE Defenders to each one , with Maarek Stele ordered to dock with Masan 3 . However two of them arrived 24 Klicks away and a Rebel starfighter strike force , consisting of 2 A - wings , Azul Squadron , 2 B - wings , Blue Squadron and 4 X - wings , Red Squadron had just arrived , at a relatively long distance of about 20 Klicks but were still a danger to the ships . Maarek Stele , was sent in his TIE Defender , again , to intercept the attacking ships . Mssan 3 with two other Assault Gunboats arrived to assist in the attack . However , another pirate force , known as the Nami , arrived in the form of YT - 1300 freighter Dhoora escorted by two Y - wings from Boegis Squadron and two T - wings from Talon Squadron arrived very close to the corvettes and disabled them . " Dhoora " proceeded to dock with " Hashim 1 " and programmed the ship to jump into hyperspace with them . Stele tried to intervene , but only managed to shoot down at least one of the starfighters before the rest escaped . To make matters even more complicated TIE Defenders under the command of Zaarin arrived to engage Maarek Stele and the Gunboats . Stele managed to destroy all 12 Defenders , while the Cargo ferries arrived to receive the other prototype and Maarek Stele ' s TIE Defender . Stele was on his way to the Cargo ferries when the Rneekii Pirates once again arrived in a Mon Calamari light cruiser " Sumpntodo " launching , one by one , Z - 95 Headhunters Adam Squadron . Stele engaged the Rneekii Pirates and after destroying some of the fighters , " Mssan 2 " boarded with " Hashim 2 " , picked up the prototype and jumped into Hyperspace to rendezvous with Admiral Thrawn . Stele was encouraged to do the same and entered " Masan 3 " to rendezvous with Thrawn . Aftermath . The two TIE Defenders arrived to Thrawn ' s Star - Destroyer safely and Thrawn ordered the ship to return to Coruscant , therefore allowing the Empire the possibility to manufacture TIE Defenders . However , the situation was still looking very precarious for the Empire , as two pirate factions had important components needed to make their own independent TIE Defenders , the " Rneekii " had the Chief scientist and the data needed to construct one , and the " Nami " had the other prototype . To combat this , Thrawn began designs for a new starfighter to combat this unpredictable threat . Behind the scenes . This battle appears in " Star Wars : TIE Fighter " , in the expansion " Defender of the Empire " in Battle 9 , Combats 5 and 6 . This article assumes completion of all " Primary " , " Secondary " and " Bonus " objectives completed in the game . It is possible to destroy the " Dhoora " before it docks , thereby preventing the capture . However , doing so will result in Zaarin ' s TIE Defenders and the Rneekii pirate cruiser not turning up , making completion of " Secondary " and " Bonus " objectives impossible . The player can still complete " Primary " mission objectives and return with " mission success " .