Nishr Campaign The Nishr Campaign was a conflict on the Outer Rim world of Nishr , between forces of the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire . Origins and opposing forces . Nishr came to the attention of the Alliance in 0 ABY , when an uprising among the low - technology Nish population was violently quelled by Imperial forces in the Nishr Suppression . Initially , a Pathfinder platoon was sent to scout the planet , but within three weeks , they had been reinforced to create a larger SpecForce combat unit , the Nishr Taskforce , commanded by Major Fisk Csino . Officially , the purpose of the mission was to encourage and support local Nish resistance , but the underlying aim was to persuade the Empire to commit disproportionate numbers of troops to the planet . This would have the effect of reducing Imperial Army numbers elsewhere in the Sector , creating weaknesses in deployment which the local Alliance Sector Force could exploit . The Nishr Taskforce was a company - strength unit with an emphasis on fast , mobile armor , including one platoon each of repulsorlift tanks , scout cars , troop transports and speeder bikes . They were opposed by a much larger Imperial Army garrison under Major General Vin Kollis , the main fighting force of which had recently been reinforced to the level of a regiment of infantry : two battalions of line troops , one battalion of assault infantry , and one repulsorlift battalion with troopers and transports . The other elements of the Imperial garrison imply the presence of a Corps HQ , the standard planetary - occupation deployment : a wing of TIE / LN starfighter s , including some TIE / gt ground - attack fighters , and a full company of security troops , plus a limited number of stormtroopers and some walker armor ( such as AT - ATs and AT - STs ) . There was also heavy weaponry defending the garrison ' s main stronghold , suggesting the use of a prefabricated garrison base . Campaign overview . During the initial landing of the Rebel taskforce , aerial cover was provided by X - wing starfighters , which took out the entire Imperial fighter wing , eliminating the element of the garrison that would have caused most problems for the fast - moving Rebel armor . However , the Rebels failed to find widespread support among the Nish , who had been taught to fear Imperial reprisals during the Suppression . Thus , the ostensible purpose of the mission , providing support for a Nish insurrection , appears never to have been achieved . The Rebels did find some eager local allies , however , and used a series of strikes by these Nish resistance forces to draw the Imperials away from their defensive positions . Evenually , a large - scale ambush was mounted , destroying most of the repulsorlift battalion , the main mobile element of the Imperial garrison . With this gone , the Imperials were reduced to just dismounted infantry and lumbering heavy armor . While the Imperial armor had much heavier firepower than the Alliance taskforce , it lacked the agility to pin down the fast - moving Rebel vehicles , and the garrison ' s infantry simply could not stand up against the firepower of light tanks and armored cars . Without mobile forces or fighter support , the Imperials had to cede territorial control of the planet to the Rebels . Kollis withdrew his forces into the uplands around their garrison base , deploying troops to hold the passes , and requesting reinforcements . Major Csino knew that he could not overwhelm the garrison ' s defenses , so he requested an Infiltrator unit to attack the base . However , neither command could spare the troops to decide the campaign . At least in the short term , the refusal of the Empire to be drawn further into the struggle represented the defeat of the Rebels ' underlying strategic goal on Nishr . Also , as mentioned above , there is no evidence that their presence provoked a widespread rising among the Nish , even though they now had nominal territorial control of most of the planet . The Rebel bases remained in areas far removed from the Nish centers of population , and Alliance sources would later acknowledge that the mission profile had not been though through in detail . By this stage , however , the taskforce was committed to the campaign , and the Imperials had at least been driven back into defensive positions . On the ground , a stalemate ensued . Rebel sources record that Csino ' s men kept up the pressure by launching night - time raids to weaken the Imperial perimeter positions , and in Operation Shadowplay , Rebel Sector Command simulated the deployment of an Infiltrator team , making the Imperials believe that the taskforce had acquired the ability to make a direct assault on their defenses . However , it could also be noted that a valuable SpecForce taskforce , with significant heavy equipment , had been drawn into a relatively protracted and conventional surface campaign . How the campaign developed beyond this point is not revealed in available sources . Behind the scenes . The Nishr Campaign was created for the from West End Games , and as such , the scenario is left open - ended .