Battle of Remitik A battle was fought in 3 ABY in the Remitik system during the Galactic Civil War . In preparation for the upcoming Battle of Hoth , the Empire attacked and destroyed a small Rebel repair yard located near Remitik . When Rebel forces tried to retreat from Hoth , they were ambushed there by the Imperial forces . In the ensuing battle , all Rebel forces were destroyed . Prelude . In 3 ABY , the Galactic Empire finally discovered the location of the elusive Rebel Alliance ' s new base of operations , the icy planet of Hoth . As most of the Imperial armada prepared to attack there , a small force was sent to the nearby Remitik system on a separate assignment . The mission was twofold - the first objective was to destroy a small Rebel repair yard located there , but the main objective was to ambush any Rebel forces retreating from Hoth and destroying them . Since most of the capital ships were relocated to Hoth , the Remitik strike team had to rely on " Assassin " - class corvettes as carrier ships for TIE fighters . Among the pilots chosen for the assignment was a pilot with the callsign Alpha 2 , who had been previously only undergoing training in flight simulators and was excited to embark on their first actual combat assignment . The battle . The Empire ' s " Assassin " - class corvette " Prowler 1 " was the first to arrive in the area , and it immediately launched its complement consisting of three TIE fighters from Alpha Squadron . The Rebel repair yard ' s defenses consisted of only two active T - 65 X - wing starfighter s from Red Squadron . Alpha Squadron eliminated the two Rebel craft and proceeded to attack the repair yard itself , which consisted of four Class - A cargo container s — one used for storage , one as crew quarters and two as working area — floating in space . At the time , a number of Rebel ships were also undergoing repairs there , including three BTL Y - wing starfighter s from Gold Squadron , three RZ - 1 A - wing interceptors from Blue Squadron and two " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttles from Lambda Squadron . All nine craft were disabled and non - operational . As Alpha Squadron moved in to attack the Rebel base , Imperial corvette " Prowler 2 " also entered the system , followed by Rebel shuttle Lambda 3 , carrying technicians . After quickly dispatching of its pursuer , " Prowler 2 " launched a wing of TIE / sa bombers from Beta Squadron . Imperial forces first eliminated the disabled Rebel fighters , then the shuttles and finally completely destroyed the repair yard itself . They then prepared to ambush any Rebel craft retreating from the Battle of Hoth , which was raging at the same time . The wait was not long , as Rebel craft started entering the area one by one , most of them heavily damaged and with their deflector shields down . Four BFF - 1 bulk freighter s , " Liber 1 " through " Liber 4 " , carrying a cargo of grain and supplies , were destroyed by the TIE fighters . Three CR90 corvettes carrying Rebel troops and wounded personnel — the " Hornet " , the " Typhoon " and the " Warrior " — followed suit . The capital ships were being assisted by six Lambda - class shuttles as well as three Y - wings and three X - wings that made attack runs on Imperial corvettes , while three A - Wings engaged the TIE Fighters . The Empire eventually responded by sending its corvettes " Prowler 3 " and " Prowler 4 " into battle , which launched another wing of TIE bombers , Delta group , as well as TIE interceptors from Gamma group . When the Rebel fleet was nearly wiped out , A - Wings from Rogue group attempted to turn the tide of the battle . Alhough they proved to be a challenge for the Imperial fighters , they were destroyed as well as the rest of the Rebel forces . Behind the scenes . This battle appears in the 1994 demo version of the " " video game . The battle is unique to the demo and does not appear in the full game . The main objective of the mission is the destruction of the Rebel repair yard , the secondary objective is the destruction of all Rebel starships entering the area , and the bonus objective is the elimination of A - wings from Rogue group . This article assumes 100 % completion of the demo , meaning that all Rebel ships were destroyed . The survival or destruction of other Imperial craft excluding Alpha 2 , the player character , is completely random and largely dependent on the player ' s performance , therefore the rate of Imperial casualties is hard to determine .