Attack on Soren The First Battle of Mobetta was a space battle between elements of the Galactic Empire ' s Task Force Vengeance and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . The Imperial forces ' mission was to uncover valuable information at a Rebel starship component facility before destroying it . Background . A group of Rebel starfighters had attacked the interdictor " Compellor " while it was in the Goff system , signaling to the Empire that the Alliance High Command had recognized that Task Force Vengeance depended on using its gravity well projectors tactically . After their force was routed , the surviving Rebel pilots were captured and interrogated . A number of them divulged valuable information , hoping to avoid termination . The intelligence gained from the pilots had led Admiral Wooyou Senn , commander of Task Force Vengeance , to believe that a Rebel shipyard would be found in the Mobetta system . Instead he found the less important component factory " Soren " . As the target was a stationary one , the " Compellor " was excluded from the mission . The interdictor was instead sent to the repair yard at Swellen to have an anti - warhead missile defense system installed . The Battle . Upon entering the Mobetta system , the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Rage " launched the TIE / IN interceptors of its elite Avenger Squadron to destroy Gavial Squadron , a force of Rebel T - 65 X - wing starfighter s . While the Avengers engaged the X - wings , the Rebel YT - 1300 freighter " Goldhawk " made a run for the " Soren " and succeeded in getting into the hangar bay . After the static defenses and Rebel starfighter opposition surrounding the " Soren " had been eliminated , Beta Squadron ' s TIE / sa bombers launched a volley of proton torpedoes at the factory , draining its shields . The " Rage " proceeded to deploy stormtrooper transports . But the fight was not yet over . The " Goldhawk " , along with two " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttles , attempted to make a run for the Calamari Cruiser " Crucible " which had arrived to rescue the panicking factory personnel . However , the YT - 1300 made the crucial mistake of attempting to destroy the Imperial stormtrooper transports from Sigma Squadron , only to be destroyed by Avenger Squadron . After the Imperial TIEs destroyed both shuttles as well , the " Crucible " elected to withdraw . It launched Y - wings and Z - 95 Headhunters to cover its retreat . The Blood Squadron Y - wings targeted the " Rage " , while Sundancer Squadron ' s Z - 95s attacked the TIEs . Beta Squadron , in turn , moved against the " Crucible " . Both Rebel squadrons were smashed . After both squadrons were destroyed , the Mon Calamari warship managed to escape into hyperspace . When the Imperial boarding party finished slicing into the " Soren " ' s datacore and copying the data , they set charges , departed the factory , and blew it up . Aftermath . The success of the attack resulted , to the Empire ' s delight , in an intelligence bonanza . Analysis of the recovered databanks began at once and refinements for the campaign were planned based on the results . However , yet again Task Force Vengeance was forced to admit possible further danger . Since the Rebel Alliance had developed the capability to assemble fresh cruiser - class combatants in the sector , the threat posed by their Airam operations was considerable . Left unchecked , such production would in time shift the balance of power in the Rebellion ' s favor . Imperial intelligence and reconnaissance efforts were soon focused on locating the shipyard . Brighter news was extracted concerning the Airam themselves . The clans ' participation in the Rebels ' efforts was found to be less than wholehearted . Intelligence agreed that the fractiousness of the Airam themselves was ripe for exploitation . With work , Imperial Intelligence concluded triumphantly , the Empire might be able to undermine the Rebellion ' s efforts to recruit the Airam Clans into the Alliance . The " Rage " ' s next mission was to be directed toward this end .