Scatter protocol

Scatter protocol was an Alliance to Restore the Republic flight procedure that required its starfighter pilots to depart individually by randomly chosen zigzag paths through hyperspace in order to evade tracking by the Galactic Empire and minimize losses if someone was caught. Following a mission to the planet Giju in 0 ABY, the Red Squadron pilots Arhul Narra, Wedge Antilles, and Luke Skywalker used the protocol when departing from above the world.
==Description==
Scatter protocol was a flight procedure used by the Starfighter Corps of the Alliance to Restore the Republic that required its pilots to individually follow a randomly chosen zigzag path through hyperspace with several jumps when departing from a mission. The tactic was designed to foil any Imperial forces that might be tracking them and ensure that if Imperials did succeed in tracking a pilot, then it would only result in the loss of one starfighter rather than an entire squadron or fleet. The procedure was followed due to the Empire's tendency to flood sectors with warships in response to any threat.
==History==
In 0 ABY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the main events of The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure to 0 ABY. Red Leader Arhul Narra ordered Red Squadron pilots Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles to activate the protocol after the trio successfully evacuated a group of underground rebel leaders on a transport from the planet Giju and bested Imperial TIE fighters above the world. Narra departed, then Antilles, and finally Skywalker, who had his astromech droid R2-D2 program the jump sequence for the planet Devaron into his navigation computer before jumping to hyperspace.
==Behind the scenes==
Scatter protocol first appeared in the 2015 novel The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure, which was written by Jason Fry. The protocol was first depicted in the first part of the comic adaptation of the novel, which was written by Alec Worley, illustrated by Ruairí Coleman, and published in Star Wars - Magazin 19 on March 29, 2017. The comic adaptation features altered dialogue regarding the scatter protocol from Arhul Narra.
==Appearances==
*The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Alliance to Restore the Republic
Category:Naval tactics