Skirmish on Ord Mantell ( 0 . 5 ABY ) A skirmish took place in 0 . 5 ABY during the Galactic Civil War on the planet Ord Mantell between the Rebel Alliance and Empire . Shortly after a mission to the Graveyard , the Rebel Alliance ' s new elite fighting unit , Renegade Squadron , traveled to Ord Mantell to get repairs done on their transport , the " Millennium Falcon " , which had sustained heavy damage while fighting at the Graveyard . Co - led by ex - smugglers Han Solo and Col Serra , Renegade Squadron was relaxing at one of many cantinas on Ord Mantell while the repairs were under way when the assassin droid , IG - 88 , burst into the cantina and attacked the rebels , hoping to collect the bounty the Empire had put up on captured Rebels . Although the bounty hunter droid and the local Imperial garrison , which IG - 88 had notified about the Rebels presence , tried to eliminate Renegade Squadron , the Rebels were able to fight their way back to the hangar the " Falcon " was stationed at . The Renegades finished the repairs on the " Falcon " and eliminated an Imperial anti - aircraft gun keeping them trapped on Ord Mantell . After holding off the attacking Imperial garrison and defeating IG - 88 , Renegade Squadron was able to board the " Falcon " and leave Ord Mantell . Prelude . In 0 . 5 ABY , during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance , Renegade Squadron — the Alliance ' s recently established elite fighting force made of spacers and other fringer s — was sent on a a mission to the remains of the destroyed planet Alderaan to recover a holocron that detailed several planets that could host a new Rebel base , following the loss of their base on the moon of Yavin 4 . Co - led by smugglers - turned Rebel Commanders Han Solo and Commander Col Serra , the Renegades were able to secure the holocron , stopping an Imperial fleet from capturing its valuable contents . However , during the fighting , General Solo ' s personal freighter , the " Millennium Falcon " , was badly damaged while searching for the holocron . After Renegade Squadron had retreated with the holocron , Alliance High Command ordered Solo and Renegade Squadron to the planet Ord Mantell to get repairs for the " Falcon " in the meantime . Because the Alliance believed that Ord Mantell was such a backwater planet with a small Imperial garrison , Renegade Squadron thought that they would be safe there . However , while the Renegades were relaxing in a cantina on Ord Mantell , the droid bounty hunter IG - 88 , seeking the bounty the Empire had posted for captured Rebels , found them . IG - 88 burst into the cantina and started firing at the squadron , and soon enough the entire Imperial garrison was made aware of the Renegades ' presence on the planet . The battle . As IG - 88 started to attack Renegade Squadron , several stormtroopers from the Imperial garrison entered the battle too . However , the Renegades fought back , and most of squadron was able to make their back to the hangar , although one Rodian rebel was shot by IG - 88 . When they reached the hangar , the squadron discovered that the repairs on the " Falcon " had not been completed yet , and that they were temporarily trapped on Ord Mantell . Commander Serra ordered the Renegades to secure the junkyard around the hangar and to find parts there so that Solo could fix the " Falcon " himself . After fighting off the assaulting stormtroopers , the Rebels were able to capture the junkyard , using a T4 - B heavy tank they had brought with them as support . Chewbacca , Solo ' s Wookiee companion and copilot , came charging into the battle , ordered by Solo to find parts needed for their ship . Serra told Renegade Squadron to protect Chewbacca from the assaulting stormtroopers while the Wookiee searched for the parts . The Imperials then launched a larger attack wave , along with TX - 130T fighter tank s and AT - ST walkers from the nearby trading outposts , trying to kill Chewbacca before he could find the parts . The Renegades were still able to hold off the Empire ' s assault for several minutes , protecting Chewbacca from laser fire . Finally , Chewbacca was able to find all the parts he needed among the assorted trash , and ran back to the hangar . After Chewbacca got to the hangar with the parts , Solo informed his squadron that there was an anti - aircraft gun on the other side of the junkyard at the trading outpost , which could destroy the " Falcon " if they took off . Solo ordered the squadron to go disable the turret at all costs , and Renegade Squadron fought their way to the outpost , pushing past the stormtroopers defending the gun . When Renegade Squadron made it to the outpost though , however , they discovered that the anti - aircraft gun was enveloped by a deflector shield , which was strong enough to repel any attack the Renegades could make against the gun . Commander Serra was quickly able to pinpoint the location of the turret ' s shield generator , at the facilities junk processor , and sent Renegade Squadron to destroy it . Defeating the stormtroopers guarding the area , the Rebels blew up the generator , disabling the anti - aircraft turret ' s shield . The Renegades moved back to the trading outpost , and destroyed the now unprotected turret . As soon as the turret was disabled , General Solo informed his squad that the " Falcon " needed a new power core to be operational , and that he had located one back over at the processor plant . Serra ordered a member of Renegade Squadron to travel back to the junk processor plant and grab the core , and to bring it back to the hangar . The Rebel ran the power core back to the hangar for Solo to complete his repairs on his ship . Solo now had all the parts need to repair the " Falcon " , but he still need time to fix the ships damaged systems . In the meantime , the Imperials had successfully pushed the Renegade Squadron back to the hangar and were now launching one last wave to try to halt the Rebels ' retreat . Serra ordered the squadron to hold back the Imperial assault so that Solo could finish his repairs . The Renegades protected the hangar for several minutes , using their T4 - B tanks as support again , and the squadron was successfully able to hold back the Imperials as the repairs were completely . However , as soon as Solo finished his repairs , IG - 88 then came into the battle again , leading the remaining Imperial troops , trying to stop Renegade Squadron . Solo ordered the Renegades to destroy the droid and buy enough time for him to get the launch preps for the " Falcon " done . Although the bounty hunter droid used a large array of weapons against the Renegades , the rebels were able to badly damage IG - 88 and push back the last stormtroopers . Solo then informed his troops that the " Falcon " was ready to go , and the rebels boarded the cargo ship and left Ord Mantell for good . Aftermath . The " Millennium Falcon " jumped to hyperspace just as a squadron of Imperial Star Destroyers jumped into the system to stop them . The remaining members of Renegade Squadron would then rendezvous with Alliance command , were they discovered that Gial Ackbar , the Alliance ' s Mon Calamarian Admiral , had been captured while on a scouting mission and was now in the Empire ' s custody . Renegade Squadron was sent to rescue Ackbar from the Imperials while the Admiral was being transported to the prison colony on Kessel . Years later , after the fall of the Empire and the rise of the New Republic , Jedi Knight Tionne Solusar would track down Col Serra and ask him about Renegade Squadron ' s history for her archives . Serra would tell her about many of Renegade Squadron ' s missions and exploits , including their run in with IG - 88 on Ord Mantell . Behind the scenes . The Skirmish on Ord Mantell made its first and only appearance in the video game " " , which recounts the various battles and exploits of Renegade Squadron during the Galactic Civil War . The battle itself makes up the third level in the game ' s campaign mode .