Yavin, Hoth and Endor battle analysis

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Yavin
Imperial Strength

Several Imperator-I class Star Destroyers
Darth Vader's TIE Advanced
1 160 km Death Star:
One planet-destroying Superlaser
Heavy Turbolasers - 170,280
Turbolasers - 380,348
Laser Cannons - 1,005,404
Ion Cannons - 190,140
Missile Tubes - 450,990
Fighters - 13,030 Wings (a wing is 72 fighters)
Troops - Up to 300 Legions
Crew - 19,807,000 (estimated)

Alliance Attack Strength
17 X-wings (maybe 24)
11Y-wings (maybe 24)
2 A-wings

Yavin Base and orbiting Yavin IV
Several wings of X and Y wings.
Some R-22 Spearheads (early A-wings)
Many thousands of Alliance troops, crews, and officers.
Mechs, like Hover and Attack Tanks and Hover Transports
Medium Transports
Corellian Corvettes
Corellian Gunships
Dreadnaughts
Rand-Ecliptic frigate
Nebulon-B frigates
Other Alliance warships and transports

Imperial Objectives

Primary
Destroy Yavin IV and its? Alliance Base

Secondary
Shoot down all Alliance fighters
Defend the Death Star
Defend Exhaust port from Alliance fighters

Alliance Objectives

Primary
Destroy the Death Star

Target Of Opportunity
Capture or Kill Darth Vader

X-wings were Red, Green and Blue Squadrons
Y-wings were Gold Squadron
As 4 squadrons were sent, it is likely it is 48 Alliance fighters, not 30

The first DS first had the frame and main reactor built, then the construction moves out and in, filling in spaces. The 1st Death star wasn?t fully operational, even when it was outwardly complete, it took a systems check to see that it was complete.

The Death Star ?mounts more than half the power of the Imperial fleet? Dodonna is likely referring to the Imperator-class Star Destroyers, and the firepower mentioned is the superlaser

Field Generators (shield or Magnetic fields?) on the Death Star could reduce maneuverability.

The DS had 8-superlasers, which merge to form one big laser to destroy planets

Before the battle, one of General Tagge?s subordinating officers redistributed the gunners in alphabetical order about the station to try to encourage crews to become effective in any combination. Because of that, the unity between gun crews and targeting co-ordinators was shattered.

General Tagge took the Rebellion seriously realizing the Alliance Fleet was larger and more powerful than many other Imperials, but he was overruled by his superior officers, like Tarkin when it came to using his advice. It is said that ?If he had taken his complaint directly to the Emperor, he may have been a "Military Hero" to a victorious Galactic Empire.? Tarkin only thought they could only ?mar the surface? of the Death Star

Before the battle, during the night the MC80a Independence arrived to supply starfighters to Yavin Base and to get repairs from and a Imperial attack at Bestine IV. This shows the Alliance had some sort of facility, likely on the ground to be able to repair Calamari Cruisers of at least 1,200 meters long. It could also mean repair work was done in space with repair workers, or that the damage was light. The Independence likely stayed during the battle but was orbiting the moon or elsewhere in the system.

The type of Calamari Cruiser the Independence was could carry 2 squadrons of star fighters, which is 36 craft. At the time, there were only X and Y wings and some R22 Spearheads (A-wing Prototypes) The 2 A-wings and some of the star fighters were likely provided by the Independence.

It is very likely there was a Rebel fleet orbiting the moon, consisting of Rebel Dreadnaughts, the Rand Ecliptic, and several other ships likely at the time of the battle, as shown by The Imperials? expectations of a massive defense of Yavin IV. Yavin Base likely had several or many wings of fighters.

Dodonna?s tactical displays weren?t holographic (compare this to the Home One hologram 4 years later and Imperial Holograms), the novelization describes a hologram breaking in the battle, though

It seems that the hangar bay for the fighters was closed, and had to be opened,

 

Damn, I'm not reading all of that. Somebody give me the abridged version.

 

Dude, you are hardcore.

 

Wow,
this is intense.
I skimmed and read the objectives and some other stuff.
but this makes for a great "print out for the subway ride home"

Where did you find out all this info??

 

what?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

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Now that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a true SW fan.

 

he also made quite a bit of it up, try reading th description of the ships involved in the battle of yavin, I wonder where they were all hiding