Task Force 42

Task Force 42

Designation

Task Force 42

Leader(s)

General Dan

Ships

Dauntless Battle Group
Destiny Battle Group
Nemesis Battle Group
Requiem Battle Group

Base

Dauntless, Sullust

The second Task Force of the Fourth Fleet - designated as Task Force 42 - is a military unit structured for the independent operation of various battle groups, each employing a broad variety of battle tactics.

It was established three years after the Battle of Endor, with a mandate to harass, disrupt, and otherwise unbalance Imperial operations and shipping in the southern quadrant of the Mid and Outer Rim Territories. This area of operations is broad, potentially incorporating everything from the Arkanis Sector to Endor, and encompasses several major shipping routes like the Corellian Run, Rimma Trade Route, Hydian Way, and Corellian Trade Route, and major systems and sectors such as Eriadu, Sluis Van, and the Greater Javin.

The Task Force is commended by General Dan, a long-standing veteran of the Rebel Alliance. However, the Task Force rarely operates as a cohesive unit, and each battle group generally operates independently. Commanders of these battle groups include Captains Soto Terius, Dou'lesa Grov, and Rhinn Ikthoos.

421st (Dauntless) Battle Group

General Dan has a large command ship (Dauntless) with a large fighter capacity. He focuses on a mostly open warfare approach and typical naval tactics, using his numerous fighters - as well as his escorts - as part of flanking operations.

Ships:

• MC80 Star Cruiser -- Dauntless (FLAG)
• Vindicator-class Heavy Cruiser -- Egality
• MK 1 Assault Frigate -- Badger
• MC30c Star Frigate -- Dodonna
• EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate -- Nimbus
• EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate -- Starchaser
• Assassin-class Corvette -- Brigand

Fighters:

• Dauntless
  • 2 x A-Wing Squadrons
  • 1 x A-Wing II Squadron
  • 4 x X-Wing Squadrons
  • 2 x B-Wing Squadron
  • 1 x B-Wing/E Squadron
• Egality
  • 1 x A-Wing Squadron
  • 2 x X-Wing Squadrons

422nd (Destiny) Battle Group

See: Destiny Battle Group

Captain Terius has a formation inspired by the hunting strategies of predatory arthropods such as scorpions. He uses two heavy cruisers as "pincers" to flank his opponent and prevent escape, while a fast attack ship acts as the "sting", dealing swift damage to critical areas. Terius is considered somewhat unorthodox in that his command ship (Destiny) is not the largest nor most heavily armed ship in his battle group.

Ships:

• Arquitens Light Cruiser -- Destiny (FLAG)
• Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser -- Aurora
• Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser -- Orion
• Liberator Cruiser -- Adaris
• DP20 Gunship -- Stromos
• DP20 Gunship -- Sebrus
• CR90 Corvette -- Oran

• Marauder Corvette -- Novgorod (on detached duty)

Fighters:

• Aurora
  • 1 x A-Wing Squadron
• Orion
  • 1 x A-Wing Squadron
• Adaris
  • 1 x A-Wing II Squadron -- Valkyrie Squadron
  • 3 x X-Wing Squadrons
  • 1 x Y-Wing Squadron -- Peregrine Squadron
  • 1 x B-Wing Squadron -- Dagger Squadron

423rd (Nemesis) Battle Group

Captain Grov has a force of fast and powerful ships that are geared towards ambushes and hit-and-run missions. They pursue and chase any survivors, aiming to ensure that word does not get back to Imperial command.

Ships:

• Munificent-class Star Frigate -- Nemesis (FLAG)
• Liberator-class Cruiser -- Acheron
• Marauder-class Corvette -- Thanatos
• Marauder-class Corvette -- Phobos
• CR90 Corvette - Siren
• CR90 Corvette - Telchine
• CR90 Corvette - Nereid

Fighters:

• Acheron
  • 2 x Cutlass-9 Squadrons
  • 2 x Drexl-class Squadrons
  • 2 x V-19 Torrent Squadrons
• Thanatos
  • 1 x Preybird Squadron
  • 2 x ARC-170 Starfighters
• Phobos
  • 1 x Preybird Squadron
  • 2 x ARC-170 Starfighters
• Siren / Telchine / Nereid
  • 1 x Cutlass-9 Patrol Fighter (each)

424th (Requiem) Battle Group

Captain Ikthoos also deploys on hit-and-run raiding missions against convoys and small formations, but uses his sizeable fighter compliment to swarm the enemy (using fighters like B-Wings and Y-Wings) rather than engaging ship-to-ship.

Ships:

• Recusant Light Destroyer -- Starfire (FLAG)
• Liberator-class Cruiser -- Paladin
• Quasar Fire-class Bulk Cruiser -- Ghleshelm
• Interceptor IV Frigate -- Vigilante
• Interceptor IV Frigate -- Jackal
• DP20 Corellian Gunship -- Krayt
• DP20 Corellian Gunship -- Rancor

Fighters:

• 4 x X-Wing Squadrons
• 4 x Y-Wing Squadrons
• 2 x A-Wing Squadrons
• 2 x B-Wing Squadrons
• 3 x Headhunter Squadrons

Captured Ships:

• 3 x Action VI Transports Bantha, Thranta, Gundark
• 8 x TIE Fighters

Missions:

• Rebel Skirmish #1 : Bakuran Headache - COMPLETE
• Love the Puppy - COMPLETED

Out of Character