Battle of Wei Station

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|name=Battle of Wei Station
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|date=September 5th, 2009The The Musketeers: Shadows of the Empire media series is set in September 2009, and this battle follows that series but precedes the start of The Musketeers: The Movie.
|place=Wei Station
|result=Rebel Alliance victory; Wei Station recaptured
|side1=Alliance to Restore the Republic
|side2=Falcon's Nest mercenaries
|commanders1=Commander Molly Wei
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|forces1=*4 X-wing starfighters
**Red Squadron
*4 B-wing starfighters
**Gold Squadron
*YT-2000 Otana
*G'dar
*Storm Unit
|forces2=*Bulk cruiser Redhawk
*Marauder-class corvette Plague
*Six Gun Emplacements
*30 Preybird-class starfighters
*30 CloakShape fighters
*12 IRD starfighters
*5 GAT-12 Skipray Blastboats
|casual1=*Minimal
|casual2=*Redhawk
*Plague
*All Gun Emplacements
*Almost all starfighters
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A battle between mercenaries and the Alliance to Restore the Republic that took place in September 5th 2009. It resulted in the recapture of the Wei Station.
==Prelude==
In the weeks prior to the decisive Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance consulted its allies in the Bothan Spynet to assist them in gathering data on the operational status of the Death Star II, which the Galactic Empire was constructing for use against the Alliance. The Bothans welcomed this opportunity to assist their allies, so a meeting was arranged between the two factions. They were to meet at a remote location of space on the MC-series star cruiser Liberty and the Bothan Dreadnaught Tal'cara.
Unfortunately for the two parties, a mysterious contact collaborating with the Empire hatched a plan to tear apart the Alliance by creating tensions among its members, thus weakening the Alliance's ability to strike the Empire head-on at Endor. This contact hired a massive group of mercenaries to attack the two Alliance vessels during the diplomatic meeting, but the Rebels were eventually successfully in driving them off. A survivor captured during the battle claimed that their clients were the Sullustans, who were prominent Alliance members. Many of the mercenary craft flew under the name SoroSuub, a prominent Sullustan manufacturer. This created fierce tensions between the Bothans and the Sullustans, so the Alliance decided to investigate these claims.
Using information extracted from the captured mercenary, the Alliance learned that they could track down the mercenary base by tracking down one of their starships, the Redhawk, during a routine cargo transfer. Alliance pilot Molly Wei and Lucy Heartfilia agreed to conduct the recon mission, and eventually discovered the mercenary base. Much to their shock, this base was none other than their home base, now renamed Falcon's Nest, after having been apparently sold by Viraxo Industries, the shipping firm that captured the base. With this invaluable intelligence, the Alliance organized a strike on the Wei Home Base so that it may be restored to Rebel control.
==The Battle==
The Rebel strike force consisted of several X-wings from Red Squadron and a squad of B-wings from Gold Squadron, with support from the Earth Team in the form of the Otana and G'dar, property of Prince Aikka. The Alliance transport Storm Unit was to remain on standby until the Rebel pilots cleared out the base perimeter. The strike force hypered to the Wei Home Base and prepared for an immediate assault.
The Rebels entered the system and quickly engaged the mercenary fighter screen, which was comprised of several squadrons of Preybirds, CloakShape fighters, Skipray Blastboats, and IRD starfighters. The station was also defended by several Gun Emplacements, the Marauder-class corvette Plague, and the Redhawk. The Rebel squadrons split up and engaged the mercenaries, destroying scores of fighters and proceeding to knock out the Gun Emplacements. During the battle, the Action IV transport Big Score, belonging to Don Wei, was seen in the area and managed to enter hyperspace to the Rebel Fleet.
The Rebels and their Wei allies eventually destroyed the Plague and the Redhawk, and were mopping up the last of the enemy fighter screen. Storm Unit arrived and proceeded with its assault on the station. While they secured the station, the Rebels held off new waves of enemy fighters arriving to reinforce the station's decimated defenses. The Rebel commandos eventually secured the station, but were shocked to discover that the mercenaries had activated the self-destruct sequence, meaning that within three minutes, the base would be destroyed. Lucy immediately docked to the station with the Otana, being the only one who knew the station's abort code. Her friends and their Alliance allies finally cleared out the surviving mercenary forces outside, and with less than a minute to spare, the station was spared from destruction. The station was now under firm Rebel control, and would be transferred back to Twin Suns Transport Services soon afterwards.
==Aftermath==
The Battle of Wei Home Base resulted in the swift and utter destruction of the mercenary group that occupied the base, and eventually the facility was returned to Don Wei authority. However, the presence of Sullustans on the base worsened the tensions between them and the Bothans, further prompting a split in the Alliance.
It was eventually revealed by the Sullustans that they had implanted spies onto the Wei Home Base in an attempt to capture the mercenary leader. They succeeded in their mission and presented their prize to their Rebel allies. With proof that the Sullustans had no active involvement in the conspiracy, the Sullustans were cleared of any wrongdoings and peace was reestablished between them and the Bothans, thus preserving the Alliance.
The battle eventually ensured that the Alliance remained strong and intact in the wake of its imminent showdown with the Empire at the Battle of Endor.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
==Notes and references==
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