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Mission Eight: Needle in a Haystack

Objectives

• Take Han Solo to Vergasso, find the cargo container bound for the research facility, and attach the EMP device to it.

Apparently one of the cargo containers in the Vergasso asteroids is going to be sent off to the research facility where the Death Star is being worked on, so the Alliance is going to take the time to try and send Grand Moff Tarkin a little pleasant. The plan is to have Han Solo fly in, avoid detection as best he can, and scan the various crates in the area to see which one is headed for the research facility, then plant an EMP device on it.

When you hit the system, you'll obviously only have the Millennium Falcon as your sole unit, so go ahead and make a stack of it and start scanning the cargo containers. The key thing to remember here is to stay out of trouble; while the Falcon can take on the TIEs fairly well, there are a couple of groups of Tartan Patrol Cruisers that will lay the smack down on it if they get too close. Watch for them on your map, and try to stay away from them as best you can. You'll definitely want to make your rotation around the map in a counterclockwise fashion, since that's the same direction in which the enemy ships travel. If you notice a group of Tartans following you, you may want to try hiding in one of the nebula fields until they pass by; this will only work if you're not currently firing on anyone, but you should also try to be in the middle of the nebula to ensure that they don't spot you.

If worst comes to worst, you can hide in the nebulas
to try and avoid getting destroyed.

Note that Boba Fett will eventually appear and make a beeline for you. He's a tough cookie, especially if you're also getting hit by other ships at the same time. However, one trick you can take advantage of is to lure him into a nebula field, where both of your ships' shields will be knocked out. With your Invulnerability power, though, you should be able to withstand all the damage he dishes out for ten seconds or so, allowing you to polish him off and get back to scanning.

There doesn't seem to be a particular crate that's always the one you were looking for; most of the time, you'll have to scan all but two or three of them until you find the one that you're looking for. You shouldn't have any severe problems with this, unless you get pounded by a group of Tartans. With your Invulnerability power, though, and your speedy little ship, the worst thing that can happen is that you'll have to run for a bit.

When you find the crate that's heading for the station, you'll automatically win the mission and move on.