Battle at DS 5 The Third Battle of DS 5 was a conflict during the Battle for Honor campaign during the Galactic Civil War . Prelude . In 3 ABY , Admiral Harkov , an Imperial Navy officer who defected to the Alliance to Restore the Republic , attempted to resupply at the Rebel outpost DS 5 . Hunting him down , Imperial forces raided the supplies being shipped in to the Rebel outpost , and later destroyed several cargo vessels on their way there . The Imperial flight group Mu was led by Maarek Stele , an a Imperial ace fighter pilot who Harkov attempted to kill earlier . He was leading the effort to take him out along with Darth Vader , to get revenge on Harkov for killing his mentor earlier , Admiral Mordon . Time came for a direct raid against Harkov ' s fleet . The battle . Imperial forces stranded Harkov ’ s Star Destroyer " Protector " following the successful interdiction of the Rebel supply convoy . Imperial leaders chose this time to eliminate Harkov ’ s fighter screen of TIE Avengers . Keeping the pressure on , Assault Gunboat pilots from Mu integrated themselves into fresh TIE Avenger starfighters , leveling the playing field against Harkov ’ s relentless waves of Avengers in previous missions . Avengers Mu returned to the system near platform DS 5 with orders to destroy as many enemy TIE Avengers as possible , at least fifty percent of Harkov ’ s squadrons , to pave the way for the next phase of the attack . Agents of the Secret Order of the Emperor had instructed at least one pilot from group Mu to inspect any transport craft that may enter the system , hoping to establish Harkov ’ s exact location . Imperial pilots noticed two Cargo Ferries Badger laying a minefield around DS 5 as they squared off with incoming Avengers from H - Beta Squadron . In the moments to follow , Imperial starfighters collided in a maelstrom of missile and laser fire . Having finished the minefield , Harkov ’ s Cargo Ferries entered hyperspace as rogue and loyalist TIE Avengers continued their furious dogfight . As loyalist starfighter pilots gained the upper hand , a single fighter disengaged to inspect the new arrival from the " Protector " s hangar . Emerging from the " Protector " the shuttle " Toten " headed to platform DS 5 , while the " Protector " subsequently prepped its hyperdrive engines . Avenger " Mu 2 " passed shuttle " Toten " just before it entered the hangar , revealing Harkov was inside . Imperial fighters had successfully eliminated the required first half of Harkov ’ s Avengers as two Alliance " Assassin " - class corvettes " Wurger " arrived . " Mu 2 " again diverted to inspect " Wurger 1 " and " 2 " , moreover upon discovering troops aboard , " Mu 2 " proceeded to destroy corvettes " Wurger " single - handedly . With the successful destruction of countless Avengers and corvettes " Wurger " , Imperial starfighters left the system to prepare for the final assault . Aftermath . The engagement delivered heavy damaged to Harkov ' s traitorous contingent . Following the battle , loyalist Imperial forces mounted a final attack against Harkov and his fleet . It saw the capture of the admiral and the destruction of much of his fleet . Behind the scenes . The battle occurred in " " , a 1994 computer game .