Strike on Yavin 4

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|next=Battle of Aguarl 3
|name=Fourth Battle of Yavin 4
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|conflict=Galactic Civil WarStar Wars: Battlefront II
|date=August 28th, 2004The New Essential Chronology places the Battle of Yavin, a preceding event, in 2004.
|place=Yavin 4
|result=*Imperial victory
**Rebels' entire Bothan High Command killed
|side1=Galactic Empire
|side2=Rebel Alliance
|commanders1=
|commanders2=*Jan Dodonna
*Bothan High Command†
|forces1=*501st Legion
**Stormtroopers
**Imperial officers
**Imperial engineers
**Scout troopers
**Shock troopers
**Phase Zero dark troopers
*Imperial Navy
**Imperial pilots
**Imperial Marines
**2 Victory II-class frigates
**1 Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
**3 TX-130T fighter tanks
**TIE/LN starfighters
**TIE/IN interceptors
**TIE/sa bombers
**Theta-class shuttle
|forces2=*Rebel troopers
*Rebel vanguards
*Rebel marksmen
*Smugglers
*Wookiee warriors
*3 Bothan commanders
*Rebel pilots
*Rebel Marines
*2 CR90 corvettes
*5 GR-75 medium transports
*T-65 X-wing starfighters
*Y-wing bombers
*RZ-1 A-wing interceptors
*1 MC-series star cruiser
*AAC-1 speeder tanks
*3 AAC-2 hovertanks
|casual1=*An unknown amount of starfighter and infantry casualties, though presumably low considering the trooper's talk of the battle
|casual2=*Hundreds of Rebel starships
**Mon Calamari Star Cruiser sustained moderate damage
**At least 8 GR-75 medium transports
**At least 3 CR90 corvettes
*Bothan High Command
*An unknown amount of infantry casualties
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During the Yavin blockade in 2004, the 501st Legion retaliated for the destruction of the first Death Star.
==Prelude==
A detachment of the 501st emerged from the blockade of Immobilizer 418 cruisers, consisting of one Star Destroyer and two escorting Victory II-class frigates. A number of Rebels had discovered a path through the blockade, and gathered together in a convoy of starships to rip through the blockade with a hyperspace jump.
==The battle==
The pilots of the 501st quickly discovered that a large rebel force was on board several GR-75 medium transports. However, TIE/sa bombers swarmed the transports and quickly took them down. The next main target was the MC-series star cruiser. Before they could attack, however, starfighters were being torn to shreds by Corellian Corvettes. Despite this, bombers managed to surround and destroy the Corvettes.
With the odds turned against them, the Rebel fleet chose a daring strategy. They would hyperspace straight through the Imperial Star Destroyer. To deflect any attacks, starfighters were launched against the Imperial forces. They were quickly cut down.
The 501st then launched an assault on the Star Cruiser. The 501st pilots destroyed the heavy turbolasers, clearing the way for the Victory II frigates to barrage the hull. The bombers destroyed the engines and immobilized the starship, stopping the hyperspace jump and leaving the cruiser clear for capture.
The Imperial force then launched a ground assault against the Massassi base. A Sentinel-class landing craft landed on the moon and 501st forces chose to attack a Rebel hangar base inside a Massassi Temple. They secured the fountain and viaduct. Fighting through a heavy Rebel force, including AAC-1 speeder tanks, they next captured the reflecting pool.
The Rebel forces, who had been caught off guard by the sudden attack, managed to regroup and begin a counterattack. Closing a blast door over the hanger behind them, a massive force of infantry and armor attacked the reflecting pool. However, the Imperials, despite high casualties, managed to stop the attack in its tracks.
Before they could attack the main temple, they would have to break through the door. A squad of Imperial engineers deployed a bomb to the hangar door, blowing it open. The Imperials then stormed the temple and went into an all out brawl with the remaining rebels. Using this as a distraction, a squad of stormtroopers entered a small command room and killed the Bothan High Command.
==Aftermath==
After killing the High Command, the 501st Legion evacuated back to the Imperial fleet in orbit to move to other battlefronts.
==Behind the scenes==
This is another presentation of the events prior to the Evacuation of Yavin from the 2005 video game Star Wars: Battlefront II.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Battlefront II 
==Notes and references==
Category:Galactic Civil War battles