Battle above Taloraan The battle above Taloraan took place during the Galactic Civil War . Following the rescue of Wedge Antilles , which brought the elite Rebel starfighter squadron Rogue Squadron to its full potential , the Rebellion began to target Imperial property under the command of Moff Kohl Seerdon , who was in the process of consolodating his forces to launch an attack on the Rebel ' s bacta supply on Thyferra . The first target of these hit and run missions was Taloraan , where the Empire ran tibanna gas mining operations to power their blasters . Rogue Squadron destroyed the Empire ' s supply of tibanna gas canisters stored in floating platforms , and dealt as much damage possible to the local TIE / LN starfighter squadron stationed on the planet . Prelude . During an assault on the Imperial spaceport situated in the canyons of the planet Kile II , Wedge Antilles , member of Rogue Squadron , was shot down and taken by the Empire as a prisoner of war to the spice prisons of Kessel . In the absence of Wedge ' s remarkable piloting skills , Rogue group ' s potential was greatly diminished . Luke Skywalker , commander of Rogue Squadron and a close friend of Antilles , led Rogue group to Kessel , where they saved Antilles and several other Rebel prisoners . With Rogue Squadron once again at its maximum strength , the group ' s efforts were beginning to be aimed at the Imperial Moff Kohl Seerdon . Seerdon was plotting to consolidate his forces to lead a large scale attack on the Rebel bacta supply on the jungle world Thyferra . Bacta , a chemical used to treat the wounded , was essential , and the Rebellion began their efforts to inflict damage to the Moff ' s resources in a series of hit and run attacks on various Imperial installations . The first target of these hit and run missions was the gas giant Taloraan , which housed the Moff ' s tibanna gas mining programs , which was used to power Imperial weapons . Taloraan was chosen as the mining operation center due to it having among the highest - quality Tibanna gas in the galaxy , and planned to overrun the harvest facilities while otherwise letting civilian operations continue . They also augmented the local squadrons guarding the tanks by including various TIEs , largely because of the newfound importance of Tibanna gas to the Imperial war machine , and it was expected to fall under Imperial control by 2 ABY if it didn ' t experience any problems . It as projected that disrupting the Empire ' s mining operation would not only curb Imperial expansion within the Kelavine system , but also set back the Empire ' s weapons program by at least three months . Because the Empire was unable to figure out a way to implement shields on their own Tibanna gas canisters ( which could ignite if hit by a single blaster bolt ) , they compensated for the lack of shields by implementing strategically placed compact turbolasers on the various platforms . The battle . Since the tibanna gas interfered with Rogue group ' s A - wing starfighters , the scanners installed on the starfighters were recalibrated to Seven - Mark - Nine . As there were numerous gas canisters owned by civilian organizations installed in the same platforms as the Imperial owned gas , their fire was to remain in check . By the time they reached the fourth platform , Rogue Squadron used seeker missiles to take out the turbolaser defenses in order to ensure their success in destroying the Imperial gas containers at minimum risk . After taking out several platforms of Imperial gas , a squadron of TIE fighters began to swarm Rogue Squadron from below , a standard Imperial maneuver used on gas giants . Due to knowledge of this tactic by Kasan Moor , a former TIE interceptor pilot who defected to the Rebellion , Rogue group avoided the ambush and continued to a floating city , where the last target was situated . During their raid on the last platform , Skywalker broke off and proceeded to retrieve some advanced blasters that were situated within Taloraan City ' s town square . Aftermath . After Rogue Flight ' s mission was accomplished , Wedge Antilles speculated that the local Imperial governor would be afraid to report his failure to his superior , Moff Seerdon . Kasan Moor speculated that the governor would not live through this confrontation with Seerdon , as the Moff had a notorious reputation for being unforgiving . During the operations on Taloraan , a Rebel commando force infiltrated Seerdon ' s research facility on Fest , and attempted to escape with a group of three stolen AT - PT walkers . Immediately after their victory on Taloraan , Rogue Squadron was deployed to provide support . Behind the scenes . The battle above Taloraan was depicted in the videogame " " , as the eleventh mission of the game ' s campaign .