Reekeene ' s Roughnecks Reekeene ' s Roughnecks was a Rebel unit that performed guerrilla attacks against the Galactic Empire in Fakir sector and Thuris sector . Led and named by General Lens Reekeene , the Roughnecks became one of the best resistance teams of the Rebel Alliance . Organization . The Roughnecks was a unit of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , specifically of a division known as The Irregulars , formed by similar units through the galaxy . The Roughnecks were known to be one of the more effective members of the Irregulars . They were considered an elite team of the Alliance Special Forces . Reekeene ' s Roughnecks performed hit - and - run attacks against Imperial assents in the Fakir sector . The goal of the Roughnecks was to attract Imperial military forces to Fakir , reducing thus the resources that the Empire could assign to fight against the Rebel command . As of 0 ABY and 1 ABY , Reekeene ' s Roughnecks were formed by sixty active sentients , including fighters , pilot and support staff such as physicians or engineers , but not counting undercover spies or secret sympathizers . The Roughnecks were divided in " squads " of four to ten soldiers , one medical droid or officer , and one transport including pilot , co - pilot and ship , with the transport commonly being shared by different squads . Each squad was identified with a color , with the members wearing armpatches of that shade to identify their affiliation ( except for support personnel and commanding officers , who wore white armpatches or none ) . Examples of squads included Blue squad , Green squad and Red squad . The main headquarters of the Roughnecks was the heavily modified Tsukkian water hauler " Home " , which was also one of their few ships . The Roughnecks also had six outdated X - wing starfighters , two ore hauler s , a modified light freighter , and one modified pleasure yacht , " Long Shot , " which was the headquarters of the Green squad . General Lens Reekeene , founder and leader of the Roughnecks , was particular of hit - and - run attacks , retiring at the first sign of Imperial answer , to reduce the possibility of reprisals . As such , she kept an almost paranoid , while justified , policy of secrecy . The " Home " was constantly in the move with only Reekeene and her husband and main advisor Mikka knowing the route . Pick - ups were requested by sending a message to one communication satellite , which would then re - send it to five other satellites before the " Home " could receive it . General Reekeene herself briefed any squad for any mission , sometimes through a hologram and sometimes assisted by one of her advisors , Santhou Lazith ' chika . Although the squad could reject a mission , this was unusual . Once briefed , the squad was ordered to not talk to anybody except the Reekeenes or Lazith ' chika , to avoid any leak . History . Reekeene ' s Roughnecks were found at some point after 12 BBY and before 1 BBY . Both Lens and Mikka Reekeene had been framed by the Empire with false accusations , but they eventually got free and joined the Rebel Alliance , with Lens , a former mercenary officer , particularly anxious to get revenge ; Mikka , an engineer , had less aggressive goals . Along with their alien friend Santhou Lazith ' chika , the Reekeenes created the Roughnecks . Their main headquarters , " Home " , had been the property of an Imperial admiral until the Rebels stole it . The " Home " was then assigned to the Roughnecks at some point before 1 BBY . Circa 0 BBY , the Roughnecks started their activities in Fakir sector . Lens Reekeene specialized in attacking Imperial offices . The Roughnecks overwhelmed the local moff , who requested a fleet as reinforcements — exactly what the Roughnecks wanted him to do . Soon after the battle of Yavin , the Green squad of the Roughnecks traveled to Abonshee . The Alliance wanted to deal with the native Anointed People . This mission was so successful that the Anointed People joined the Alliance . At the same time , Reekeene had also assigned at least one special agent , Tay Vanis to perform several recruitment missions , with the goal of increasing the files of the Roughnecks . Around this point , the Alliance bough a CEC HT - 2200 medium freighter and , christening it " Reekeene ' s Retribution " , assigned the ship to the Roughnecks . As the Roughnecks wanted a more military - oriented ship , they replaced the ship ' s cargo bays with more useful rooms such as a medical suite , weapons lockers , and a tactical briefing room complete with a holotank and a direct communications link with Special Forces Command . They also added more sublight drives , retractile short - range missile racks and a rear - mounted hatch so that commandos could leave the ship while still under the cover of the ship ' s weapons . General Reekeene then organized " Operation Retribution " , a military action in which she would distribute the scarce resources of the Roughnecks to attack several Imperial targets at the same time in a strong guerrilla event that would cause , if correctly done , a great damage in little time with the less possible risk for her forces . Her intelligence told her that the Empire had just built a repair and refueling outpost on planet Mycroft , Repair Station M13 , with several TIE / LN starfighter s protecting it . As a part of Retribution , she ordered some of the Roughnecks to attack a station in a nearby system attracting the fighters , and another team , at the same time , would try to sabotage or damage M13 . Once Retribution was over , Reekeene sent a team to the planet Iyuta onboard the " Long Shot " . The Empire had a communication center there and Reekeene want a listening device on it . Reekeene had a contact on Iyuta , but the Empire had already found , eliminated and replaced this person , as a part of a plot to follow the Rebel agents to their headquarters . Fortunately , the Empire was outwitted . Soon after this event , General Reekeene was captured by a Imperial scout while she was en route to a meeting of Alliance sectorial commanding officers . The scout took Reekeene to an abandoned garrison on Flankers , where the local sun was going to go nova , and asked for a rescue . The " Long Shot " discovered Reekeene ' s plight and hurried to rescue General Reekeene . As the scout and the defenses identified the " Long Shot " as a Rebel ship , conflict was unavoidable . At a later point , Reekeene ' s Rougnecks modified the " Long Shot " to increase the ship ' s sublight speed . Roughnecks in Thuris sector . Later , the Roughnecks waged a campaign in Thuris sector against its Imperial commander , Moff Sakai . The Roughnecks used the ship " Reekeene ' s Retribution " in 1 , 200 armed attack against Sakai ' s forces , and at that point they were believed to have destroyed at least 872 , 000 , 000 tons of Imperial gear , including one orbital starship yard . Eventually , Sakai discovered the identities of the Roughnecks attacking him . He contacted a special forces team of the Imperial Navy , Venom Guard , and ordered to assassinate each and any member of the Roughnecks . The Roughnecks then took part in a combined naval strike force to attack an Imperial force in Thuris sector . Once the raid was complete , one of the Roughneck ships , " Reekeene ' s Retribution " , detected intruders onboard . The crew of the " Retribution " contacted the other ships , saying they were dealing with the stowaways . However , when the rest of the Rebel fleet left the system , the " Retribution " did not follow . Eventually , the Roughnecks considered both the ship and her crew missing in action . Notable members . The already mentioned General Lens Reekeene , chief engineer Mikka Reekeene and mysterious Santhou Lazith ' chika were the commanding officers of the Roughnecks . Sometimes , they were joined by Lieutenant Am Serro . The Red squadron of starfighters was lead by handsome pilot Bakki Sourthol . Another notable member was Hark ' r , a formerly independent trader who accidentally discovered the Roughneck ' s base . Lens Reekeene decided to keep Hark ' r on board , using his skill to manage supplies and stopping him from leaving , as he could reveal important information to the Empire . The Green squad operated from the yacht " Long Shot " , whose captain was Ixsthmus . Other crewmembers of the " Shot " included co - pilot Siene Symm and the droids R2 - V0 and 4 - 1B . Special rebel agent Tay Vanis was also a member of the Roughnecks , answering directly to Lens Reekeene . Vanis recruited Raleigh " Kestrel " Dawn , Smileredon - Verdont " Smiley " , Sammie Staable and Raal Yorta to increase the number of the Roughnecks . Behind the scenes . The Roughnecks were first mentioned in " The Long Shot Campaign " , a chapter of the role - playing book " Star Wars Campaign Pack " written by Paul Murphy and published by West End Games in 1988 . " The Long Shot Campaign " was later re - published in 1994 , along with another Campaign , in " Classic Campaigns " . The moff of Fakir sector that felt harassed by the Roughnecks as described in " The Long Shot Campaign " has not been identified ; but other sources mention moff Lorin as the person in charge of Fakir at least at some point of the Rebellion era . The unidentified moff could also be Governor General Lord Dixton , but the probable outcome of the adventure " Tests of the Godking " would mean that Dixton was captured by the Roughnecks in what appeared to be their first encounter . In " The Star Wars Rules Companion " page 23 , Reekeene ' s Roughnecks are incorrectly called " Rekeene ' s Roughnecks " .