Attack Pattern Delta/Legends

Attack Pattern Delta was one of three Rogue Doctrine attack formations developed by Commander Luke Skywalker and Alliance to Restore the Republic tactician Beryl Chiffonage, with help from Risiev Credal,Alliance Intelligence Reports for use by the snowspeeders stationed at Echo Base on the planet Hoth.
Skywalker and Chiffonage knew they would be facing Imperial walkers in the upcoming battle after the Rebel base had been discovered. However, until the actual thick of combat, the fact that the armor of an AT-AT walker was too strong for the snowspeeders' laser cannons was unknown.Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
The tactic consisted of a formation of snowspeeders approaching the enemy walkers in a single-file formation to give the enemy a single target. When the speeders reached optimal firing range, the lead speeder would fire before peeling off in one direction. While an AT-AT could only track a single speeder, the rest of the squadron would be able to approach relatively safely, each with a clear shot before parting in different directions. This tactic was used to great effect against the AT-ATs during the Battle of Hoth.
In 24 ABY it was also used by the New Republic in the Battle of the Emperor's Plague Storehouse.Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
*Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
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*Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
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*Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire video game 
*X-Wing Rogue Squadron 14
*Young Jedi Knights: The Emperor's Plague
==Sources==
*Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back 
*The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
*The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
*Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces
*The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization
*Alliance Intelligence Reports
*Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
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*Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
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*Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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==Notes and references==
Category:Airspeeder tactics