Third Battle of the Pakuuni system The Third Battle of the Pakuuni system was a conflict during the Battle on the Frontier campaign of the Galactic Civil War , between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Prelude . With the space station NL - 1 ' s construction completed and inspected by then Vice Admiral Thrawn , there were just the finishing touches to make the station fully operational . His " Victory " - class Star Destroyer " Stalwart " stayed on station for the last critical steps of the station construction effort . Two System patrol craft designated " Ranger " arrived not longer after the previous enemy engagement . The " Stalwart " was soon to depart the system to bring reinforcements to aid the arrival of relief for the battle - weary pilots of the frigate " Ludwick " . Knowing that the Rebels were likely to stage one last effort to disrupt Imperial control of the Pakuuni sector , members of the Secret Order tasked their pilot , Maarek Stele , to be alert for any craft carrying high priority targets in the hope to gather more information about Rebel activity . The battle . In the absence of a Star Destroyer , patrol frequency increased and pilots aboard the " Ludwick " anticipated additional enemy activity . Sure enoughm the Rebels attacked , starting with the arrival of the assault transport " Thunder " , accompanied by B - wings , the rebels ' more advanced assault craft . Escorting assault gunboats , TIE bombers and interceptors moved to intercept , followed by the launch of a suspicious shuttle from the Rebel assault transport . Maarek Stele , piloting an assault gunboat , inspected and disabled the shuttle " Electra " , which was revealed to be carrying Rebel advisors . During the battle , more Rebel forces arrived aboard the Rover group , along with A - wings and X - wing fighters . Transport " Shark " , dispatched to capture Shuttle " Electra " , succeeded in its mission even amidst the heavy fighting . The Rebel onslaught heavily taxed Imperial pilot abilities , and inflicted heavy damage to station NL - 1 and patrol craft " Ranger " . Despite this , Imperial starfighters wrestled the upper hand from the imposing rebels , just as the " Stalwart " arrived with the frigate " Gaarni " , CR90 corvette " Stallion " and supplies aboard bulk freighters " Sivaa " to relieve the " Ludwick " . Aftermath . Thrawn oversaw the repairs of NL - 1 , anxiously wanting the station fully operational and prepared for any further Rebel attack , keeping everyone involved on a hasty schedule . With the Station fully installed , operational and reinforced , the Rebels and the Pakuuni pirates had been completely driven off and the Imperial control over the sector , allowing intergalactic trade to flourish and benefit the Empire . For his efforts , Stele was awarded the Medal of Progress . Stele was also given the next rank in the Secret Order of the Empire for capturing the Rebel officers , allowing more information about Rebel activity in the sector . However , he would not follow through with what they would find . Instead , he was transferred to Admiral Zaarin ' s frigate " Shamus " to help him acquire new Hyperdrive technology . Behind the scenes . This battle appears in " " as the sixth mission of the third battle . This article assumes " Medium " difficulty . On " Hard " difficulty , Y - wings , two more assault transports under the group Taxel and a shuttle called " Clipper " are included in the Rebel attack . Oddly enough " NL - 1 " in this mission is an XQ1 Platform , all other missions show it as an XQ3 Platform .