Battle of Folor A battle at Folor was an engagement between Admiral Apwar Trigit and the still - in - training Wraith Squadron and Polearm Squadron . While the base was eventually lost , the New Republic managed to evacuate the base with minimal losses thanks to unorthodox tactics . Prelude . After entering Warlord Zsinj ' service , Admiral Trigit designed a simple yet elegant mean to determine the possible position of enemy hidden stations and deep - space assembly points : the " Morrt " - class parasite - droid project . These stealthy little droids would attach themselves to ships , and broadcast point and date of departure and arrival to the " Implacable " . Acting on the gathered data , Gara Petothel was able to conclude that the moon Folor orbiting the planet Commenor was used as base by the New Republic . Hoping to impress Zsinj with his brainchild ' s results and thus secure his eventual promotion to captaincy of the Razor ' s Kiss , Trigit decided to single - handedly eliminate the base on Folor , believing his " Implacable " would overpower the enemy . However , as Commenor was a neutral world dealing with Zsinj , Trigit contacted their authorities , arranged for an authorization to act and some camouflage for his arrival . The battle . Foiling the surprise attack . The battle actually started long before any shots were exchanged . Wraith Squadron was preparing for an hyperspace jump exercise when Jesmin Ackbar , the unit comm specialist , detected some odd encrypted transmissions on Imperial channels . Although not alarming since Commenor was a neutral world , this warranted investigation and Wedge , still unfamiliar with his squadmate ' s abilities , ordered his squadron to ' make themselves useful ' . Acting upon his preview commando experiences , Kell Tainer asked Grinder to slice into Commenor ' s central computer and look for typical documents and facts who announced the arrival of military forces . A quick scan allowed Grinder to determine that the largest berth of Commenor ' s shipyard had just been cleared for a ' private yacht ' " Implacable " , and that Commenor had just authorized same ' private yacht ' to conduct live - fire exercises on Folor . That second information , combined with the fact that the reserved berth could only accommodate capital ships , convinced them that that Trigit was on the way . The first deception . Alerted to a Star Destroyer ' s arrival , General Edor Crespin wasted no time and ordered a full evacuation . Quickly loading everything they could into the base ' s two evacuation transport ships , the New Republic forces were set to evacuate , but an engine malfunction on the " Borleias " prevented them a quick escape . Realizing " Implacable " would be in bombardment range too soon , activated his first line of defense : the decoy base . He also deployed all three squadrons - Wraith Squadron and Blue Squadron were to engage the TIEs , while Gold Squadron was dispatched to escort the transports . Knowing fully that an attack was always possible , the engineers of Folor base had scrounged enough decommissioned fuel tanks and prefab buildings to set up a plausible decoy base at the exact opposite position around the moon . Rigged with a few booby traps to make them blow up nicely , and a few homing beacons and comm transmitters to simulate agitation and panic , the decoy base made for a cheap yet effective mean of delaying any attack force . Overconfident in the secrecy of his tactic , and utterly unaware that he ' d been detected long ago , Trigit fell into the simple trap , and lost precious minutes bombing a decoy into oblivion and maneuvering his Star Destroyer around the moon to his real objective . The race . Grudgingly impressed by his opponent ' s resourcefulness , Trigit ordered all his starfighters deployed and his shield raised , while maneuvering " Implacable " close to ground around the moon , wary of any other nasty surprise . Unable to determine their opponent ' s position any longer , Wedge and Crespin decided to send an A - wing pair and an X - wing pair stealthily ahead as spotters , to calculate an interception point and , if possible , make a sneak attack on " Implacable " if the occasion presented itself . The task fell upon Kell Tainer and Runt , and on Dorset Konnair and Tetengo Noor . As usual with pilots , the flight to the interception point became a race , here between the A - wing and X - wing pairs . While in open space the A - Wings would have outraced the much slower X - wings , the constraints of flying close to the ground and into the crevices of Folor ' s surface made the race much fairer , but also much more dangerous . Initially , the A - Wings took a significant lead on the X - Wings , however , once the fighters were forced into the valleys used for bombing practice , the A - Wings were forced to slow down , and Tainer and Runt were able to eventually overtake them and reach their assigned spotting position first . After some jibing , both pairs started collecting data on their opponents and calculated a possible ambush point for the rest of their fellow pilots . The second part of their assignment looked infeasible however : since Trigit had ordered his shields up , there simply was no way for the four of them to mount any significant attack on " Implacable " . The second deception . Thanks to their spotter ' s reconnaissance , the remaining starfighters boiled out of their hiding spots and fell upon their opponents swiftly , mercilessly scything trough their packed ranks before engaging them in one gigantic furball . The New Republic fighters managed at first to eliminate 20 TIES while losing only two of their own , but after that numerical superiority started to wear them down . While the battle raged , Kell Tainer concocted a crazy , brilliant scheme : casting himself as ' Rogue One ' and Dorset Konnair as ' Princess Leia ' , he had Runt and him boost their output signals , and the two A - Wings fly together merging their shields to simulate a damaged " Falcon " and escorting X - Wings . The two of them would then improvise a dialogue broadcasted in an expired code , in the hope of duping the " Implacable " in believing the " Falcon " was here , damaged , unable to fly with princess Leia on board ; in other word an easy capture . Upon learning of the presence of the " Falcon " , Trigit was at first wary of yet another trick , but since evidence suggested that the base was now abandoned , he had been wondering why the New Republic was waging such a ferocious defense for an empty base , and concluded that they were trying to buy time for the " Falcon " , and ordered " Implacable " to veer off in pursuit . As the battle continued , the " Borleias " finally managed to lift off . At that point , the New Republic starfighters started disengaging and the spotters dropped their decoy while slipping away in the canyons . Furious , Trigit ordered a full bombardment of the canyons , to a least avenge himself on those who fooled him , but Runt , allowing yet another of his personalities to take control , managed to lead his comrades to safety , despite flying at full speed through a collapsing canyon . Aftermath . After regrouping , the rebels quickly fled into hyperspace while a disgruntled Trigit pounded a now empty base to slag . Thanks to their unorthodox tactics , the New Republic evacuated the base successfully and suffered only 5 losses , while having destroyed or damaged over 35 TIEs . This brilliant action convince admiral Ackbar to fully commission Wraith Squadron as an active squad . The idea of a false " Millennium Falcon " would be revisited later in the Millennium Falsehood ploy used against Zsinj . Admiral Trigit would bear a grudge toward those who fooled him , which would eventually lead up to his demise .