Balance of Power in the Airam Sector Balance of Power in the Airam Sector is a " Battle " from the " " computer game , i . e . a set of eight different missions grouped together without forming a coherent campaign ; Battles do not follow a storyline and the missions have no clear chronological order . This third Battle was provided with the " Balance of Power " expansion pack and ties in with the two campaigns presented therein : " Balance of Power in the Airam Sector " augments the storyline of these two campaigns by providing additional engagements that were fought between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire on the sidelines of these opposing campaigns . However , the Battle missions are not a direct part of the campaigns proper . Their outcome is irrelevant to the overall storyline , and they need not be played to finish either campaign . Like with the other Battles in the game , they present evenly balanced missions where players can fly for either side , unlike in the campaign missions , where the player flies for one particular side and must achieve the mission goal to proceed to the next mission in the campaign . On the rebel side , Rogue Squadron is deployed against the Empire in all missions . On the Imperial side , Avenger squadron ( in TIE Avengers ) and Talon Squadron ( in Gunboats ) feature prominently in most of these scenarios . Since Task Force Vengeance was only equipped with these craft during the 7th mission of the Imperial campaign and Talon squadron had not even been created before then , this indicates that in the overall chronological order , the Battle scenarios occur after the 7th Imperial campaign mission . Battle missions . Attack on Imperial Convoy near Mylok . An Imperial convoy , consisting of three waves of two groups of BFF - 1 bulk freighter s , of four ships each ( FRT groups " Lumin " and " Mazur " ) and Assassin - class corvette group " Bira " ( five ships each ) , is under attack from Rebel starfighters in the Mylok system . Responding to their distress call the Nebulon - B2 frigate " Blue Ruin " and its starfighters intervene and try to defend the convoy . Two on Two - Alliance CRLs vs Imperial STRKCs . The Rebel MC40 cruisers " Re " and " Ta " are brought to battle by the Imperial Strike - class cruiser s " Asp " and " Eel " . 4 Imperial Starships vs . Mon Calamari Cruiser Chie . Four STRKCs from group " Longbow " , supported by starfighters , launch an attack against Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Chie " and its fighter screen . Attack on Secret Imperial Base . The Rebel Alliance has found an Imperial base in the Talcim Cluster from where the Empire sends forth a group of 16 Escort shuttles ( E / S group " NoShow " ) . These shuttles carry biological weapons to be unleashed against Airam supporters of the Rebels . The Rebels try to intercept the shuttles and Avenger Squadron is called in to reinforce the weak defenses of the base . Attack on Rebel Capital Ships . Imperial fighters carry out a heavy starfighter attack against a small rebel flotilla consisting of " CRS Odysseus " , " CRL Zeus " and " STRKC Thor " . ISD Conqueror vs . 3 Alliance Frigates . Imperial - class Star Destroyer " Conqueror " faces a rebel strike fleet consisting of M / FRG Lion , M / FRG Lance and FRG Ornik . The Rebel mission briefing indicates that the mission is already considered a success if the " Conqueror " retreats ; its destruction is not required . ( The " Conqueror " must later be destroyed during a canonical campaign mission for the Rebel campaign , ruling out the possibility of its ( canonical ) destruction in this battle mission although it is technically possible to destroy the ship during the mission . ) Attack on Imperial Shipyard . Several Imperial capital ships ( " FRG Fury " , " ESC Straasa " , " STRKC Manticore " , " M / FRG Sicorro " , " CRV AD88 " and 3 ships of Assassin - class corvette ( M / CRV ) group " 192 " ) have powered down for maintenance at Depot XLS in the Fondor system . Rebel starfighters stage a surprise attack against the helpless capital ships but " ISD Hammer " is en route to bolster the Imperial defenses . Imperial STRKC Ull vs . Alliance DREAD Karei . Yet another evenly matched fight pits Rebel Dreadnaught " Karei " against the Imperial Strike - class cruiser " Ull " , along with their respective fighter complement . Canonicity . Although the occurrence of the individual missions can be considered canonical , they can be played for either side and the outcome naturally depends on the player ' s actions . Therefore , the actual canonical outcome of each mission is unclear . Since the setup of the individual battles and their participants are canonical but not their destruction , it is safe to assume that no side achieved a lasting effect ( such as the destruction of a starship ) over the course of the Battle missions .