Mission 1: Political Escort

Mission 1: Political Escort is one of three mission scenarios included in the X-Wing Core Set.

Plot Summary
''En route from Dantooine, a Rebel senator's fleet was ambushed by the Empire and nearly wiped out. The senator himself escaped in a shuttle, but a stray blast knocked out his ship's hyperdrive and sensors. Utterly reliant on his escort, the Rebel Senator can do little more than go straight forward and hope he reaches the outskirts of a friendly system soon. Unfortunately, the Imperial fleet has already dispatched fighters to round up the survivors. Now, the Rebel escort must protect the Senator until he can reach safety, but the Imperials won't make it easy for them…''

Mission Setup
Rebel: Red Squadron Pilot.

Imperial: 2 Academy Pilots.

The Rebel player places the senator's shuttle token within Range 1 of his edge of the play area. The shuttle must be placed in the exact center of his edge, with its artwork pointing directly toward the Imperial player's edge of the play area. Then he places his ship(s) within Range 2 of his edge of the play area.

Then the Imperial player places his ships within Range 2 of his edge of the play area.

Special Rules

 * Shuttle Movement: At the start of the Activation phase, the senator's shuttle may move by executing one of three maneuvers: [2 straight], [1 left bank], or [1 right bank].
 * Shuttle Damage: All damage suffered by the senator's shuttle, whether Hits or Crits, are treated as Hits.
 * Protect Action: Rebel ships within Range 1 of the senator's shuttle may perform a special Protect action to place an Evade token on the senator's shuttle.
 * Imperial Reinforcements: During the End phase, the Imperial player may call for one Reinforcement for each Imperial ship destroyed in that round. For each reinforcement, he or she may place one Academy Pilot ship within Range 1 of the Imperial edge of the play area.

Mission Objectives
Rebel Victory: The senator's shuttle flees off the Imperial player's side of the combat area.

Imperial Victory: The senator's shuttle is destroyed.