Assault on Kile II The Assault on Kile II was a battle during the Galactic Civil War , in 1 ABY . The battle , an attack on the Imperial Enclave on Kile II by Rogue Squadron , was another operation engineered by Kasan Moor , a former Imperial pilot who defected to the Rebellion during the Liberation of Gerrard V . The pilots of Rogue Squadron , led by Commander Luke Skywalker , the famous pilot who destroyed the Empire ' s Death Star I , flew Y - wing starfighters outfitted with twenty proton bombs each . The bombing runs were aimed towards three major sectors of the Empire ' s base : a spaceport city , stormtrooper barracks , and a sensor array . The Empire suffered heavy casualties during the assault , and their influence over the local sector was diminished . Only two rebel pilots were gunned down . The fleeing Imperial forces captured one of the downed pilots , Wedge Antilles , and brought him in tow off the planet , shipping him to the Imperial prison colonies on Kessel . As Antilles was considered to be one of the squadron ' s most valuable pilots , and a close friend of Commander Skywalker , an attack on Kessel was later launched , aimed at freeing Antilles and other prisoners of war . Prelude . Following the Battle of Corellia , during which a high ranking Imperial officer , Crix Madine , defected to the Alliance to Restore the Republic , the Alliance engineered an operation to break Gerrard V from the Empire ' s control . During the course of the battle , an Imperial pilot named Kasan Moor surrendered herself to the pilots of the Alliance ' s Gold Squadron . Following the battle , Moor supplied the Alliance with a wealth of information regarding the Empire ' s bases of operation , paving the way for guerrilla attacks on the Jade Moon and Balmorra . The success of these attacks led Madine to authorize a large scale attack on the Imperial Enclave on Kile II . The Alliance ' s efforts were directed towards a large spaceport city on the planet , which was also home to a large sensor array and a number of stormtrooper barracks . Madine deployed Rogue Squadron , led by Luke Skywalker , who armed themselves with BTL Y - wing starfighter s equipped with proton bombs . The assault . Rogue Squadron entered the Imperial enclave from a nearby canyon , where the Imperials were enlightened to their presence . They ambushed the Rebel attackers with swarms of TIE / LN starfighter s when the Rogues came to a fork in the canyon ' s path , causing the squadron to scramble . The pilots of the slow moving Y - wings managed to overcome their shortcomings and outmaneuvered the Imperial ambush , laying waste to the Imperial spaceport , troop barracks , and sensor array . During the battle , a sudden wave of Imperial reinforcements caught Rogue wingmates Wedge Antilles and Rogue Seven off guard , leading to both of their Y - wings being gunned down , as well as an unidentified third Y - wing flying behind them . Antilles managed to crash - land safely and was promptly taken into custody by Imperial forces , who retreated soon after with him in haul . In the end , the Imperials suffered at least 65 casualties . Aftermath . The Alliance ' s operation effectively hindered Imperial activity in the sector , and proved to be another successful operation organized under the guidance of Kasan Moor . Following the battle , Commander Skywalker opted to organize an operation aimed at freeing fellow pilot and best friend Wedge Antilles from Imperial custody on Kessel . Behind the scenes . Rogue Squadron ' s attack on the Kile II spaceport was depicted in the " Assault on Kile II " , the eight level of the Nintendo 64 and PC game " " . The player takes on the role of Luke Skywalker during the mission . To get a gold medal on the level — the highest ranking a player can achieve — one must ensure that all friendly units are kept safe ( though Rogue Seven and Wedge Antilles are scripted to go down ) , the mission is completed under six minutes , and that at least sixty five enemies are destroyed . While the canonical order in which the three different sectors of the Imperial base were destroyed is unknown , if the player opted to attack the troop garrisons and the sensor array before the spaceport , an Imperial " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle descends into the canyon to survey the damage before flying through the canyon into the airport , acting as something of a guide for players who are easily lost in the network of canyons . It is never specified who flew under the callsign " Rogue Seven " during the battle . Imperial defector Kasan Moor is the one who usually takes up the mantle , though it is implied that Rogue Seven was killed by Imperial forces prior to Wedge being shot down . A third Y - wing is seen being shot down in the beginning of the cutscene .