Battle of Hoth - How It Went Down

[@WizardsandWarriors]

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[@pyeitme508]

Meh

[@galahadxyc5337]

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[@stewartsingal4599]

I remember about that battle just like the movie and also the game (star wars battlefront 1). Please make new video about star wars battlefront 2 and star wars squadron. Thanks ❤️.

[@supermaster2012]

These companies are a plague in Scottland, they buy empty land in the middle of towns (and wherever else they can scam old people out of their territory) and lock it down for etternity. They never plant anything or make use of it and Established Titles in particular has already been sued several times for leasing the same plot to multiple people, which is highly illegal pretty much anywhere in the world.

[@ALIKN1-1]

Star Trek 🖖🏼

[@masteroftheassassins]

“No one ever complained about the cold on Hoth. We never felt it. Even though we were blinded by blizzards, we could see the final end of the Rebellion in our blaster sights. Was it only a mirage? Perhaps. But on that day, on that planet, our blood ran hot with dreams of victory, melting the ice that stood in our way.” “As the Rebels fled, the 501st gathered around a burning bunker and let out a cheer that shook the stars. The Rebellion was done, the Death Star was being rebuilt, bigger than ever. Order had finally returned to the Galaxy, in no small part due to the efforts of the fighting men of the 501st.”

[@timthewarlord2304]

Battlefront II

[@Dragon359]

And so it was! Until...

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Most underrated SW campaign.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

@@steelshanks1265 Felt almost as good as watching the Vong wreck the NR.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

@@steelshanks1265 You are entitled to your own wrong opinion.

[@fritz404]

General Maximilian veers is without a doubt one of the greatest military leaders in Star wars, I wish he appeared for more than 1 minute

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Between him and Grand Admiral Thrawn, the Empire would have been set.

[@fritz404]

@@huntclanhunt9697 Veers for ground engagements and Thrawn for naval engagements

[@willwolf8436]

@@fritz404 imagine an empire that promoted its people on merit. Competent Officers and NCOs.

[@memecliparchives2254]

@@willwolf8436 Someone once said: The Empire had too many Tarkins, not enough Thrawns and Paelleons. I would add now the Empire did not have enough Veers; or Veer(es)?

[@mysteryminx2619]

Love Veers, we are convinced he is the only competent officer in the Imperial Fleet. (plus he's hot). That dude is the Rommel of the Empire. Originally he is killed at Hoth, but they held the shot back because they DID want to bring him back in. He WAS supposed to return in "Jedi", but Julian Glover was shooting "Passage to India" (and trust me, even he was bummed about it.) But yes, Veers has had fans and allies for 42 years. Great character, great actor)

[@memecliparchives2254]

Objectively, Atollon was more of a devastating loss than Hoth. But the silver lining was that Hoth occurred after Yavin which was a turning point of the war, it can be deemed as a setback rather than a downright catastrophe for Rebel morale.

[@galenwrathweld]

In a sense yes, but I'd still lean on Hoth being the worse loss. If for no other reason than even though Atollon was percentage wise a near total loss their were still other rebel cells and bases they could fall back on. By the time hoth happened their wasn't really anywhere in the galaxy the rebels could run too, not to mention the sheer amount of work and material they lost evacuating the base.

[@chrisnotyou]

Objectively neither were losses at All. Because they never happened.

[@pupulauls]

@@chrisnotyou wow look how smart and clever you are

[@chrisnotyou]

@@pupulauls I am, no need to point it out.

[@seanmcguire8474]

@@chrisnotyou Wow, what a killjoy. Always one in every crowd🙄

[@Bread-nx9fo]

"Lord vader, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed and we're preparing to-"

[@scottburns2600]

Aahghhh!!!

[@chichiboypumpi]

The admiral position has just been vacated, anyone with a deathwish to disappoint Lord Vader?

[@ronjon7942]

@@chichiboypumpiPick m-m-m-…. Pick Him!

[@tristankawatsuma8962]

Man, I like to see a Canon Clone Wars version of this. I like to see how the Separatists conquered worlds and cut off hyperspace lanes in the firsts year of the war. I like to see the Republic start to take back these worlds in the second year of the war. I like to see how the CIS was pushed into its Outer Rim positions leading up to the Outer Rim Sieges. I like to see all the superweapon projects that the Separatists came up with and the Republic dealt with. I like to see what units partook in the war besides the Clones, Droids, and Jedi. And the tactics. Most certainly the tactics. The war may have been controlled by the Sith, but it was still a war.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Or legends battles. Jabim would be awesome to see.

[@ArthuriusG99]

I hope Disney dives into "Clone Wars" era stuff, the flashback scene in Mando where the planets getting invaded by the separatists and the super battle droids are busting down and walking through walls and the weird driod bombers flying over, just seeing how well that looked makes me really hope they do get into CW era stuff with a more serious tone that Mando and even Andor have

[@brianjohnson5272]

Let is thank the army that did this battle in the days of pre CGI. Thank you for your sacrifice and service, you made the battle seem real.

[@doanphat1480]

Now I remembered that despite it was an impressive victory for Imperials, Eckhartsladder did stated that they failed to deliver a killing blow by capturing the main Rebel leaders. By the way, the Battle of Hoth itself look almost like a WW1 trench battle, because of the Rebels defensive lines. Again, It's just my opinion.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I don't get why the Rebels had their infantry in the trenches if they were already planning a full scale retreat.

[@shariqhasan6220]

@@theawesomeman9821 To cover the retreat since the AT ATs can shoot down low flying star ships.

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@shariqhasan6220 dumb strategy since infantry guns aren't strong enough to damage imperial vehicles

[@RKNGL]

@@theawesomeman9821 A rear guard delaying action, the infantry were fighting functionally sacrificing themselves to buy time for as many transports to escape as possible. With their retreat only occurring if they held long enough to warrant a pullback. This meant an armored response was required from the imperials before their own infantry could storm the base.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

@@theawesomeman9821 Slow the Imperials down and prevent them from hitting the shield generator.

[@samwill7259]

I remember being shocked when I read one of the old Star Wars reference books and it was explained to me that Hoth was actually a LOSS for the Rebellion. I have no idea why this never penetrated my head before right then, it made perfect sense to me the second I read it but something about the way it was depicted in the movie didn't get that across to a young me.

[@jesseberg3271]

If you're my age or younger, it's because when you first saw it, you were so young that you didn't have a concept of strategy, and you didn't reexamine it until you saw the reference book. When you see it as a kid, all you notice is that the bad guy failed to catch the heroes, and hey! Obi Wan is talking to Luke again!

[@stephenvargas5806]

It was a tactical loss for the Rebellion but a Strategic win for them as well. They were overpowered in battle so they lost on the tactical front and had to withdraw but there grand goal was to withdraw successfully, thus the Rebellion could live to fight another day. Whereas the Imperial strategic goal was to destroy the Rebels once and for all and capture Luke and neither of those were achieved from them winning the battle.

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Hoth was a tactical defeat for the rebellion, they lost some vessels, left behind much equipment, lost more men than the Empire, and had to flee their base. But strategically, Hoth was a rebel victory. Faced with a situation where the rebellion could have been deprived of all their civilian and many of their military leaders, they managed to escape and join the bulk of their fleet.

[@tyree9055]

When you survive to fight another day, most will see that as a win, even if you've had to retreat (and the movie didn't show the Empire butchering the defenders too much either - just the scene of the exterior withdrawal and allusions to it indoors, which is where they dropped the ball at).

[@SantomPh]

they lost a lot of personnel and equipment, as well as their biggest single base. Their leadership had to scatter into small fleets on the run, their ships going all over the galaxy. Basically the Rebels went back to their roots of being small cells, relying on spies and guerilla warfare. The Empire published it as a big win, even though Vader knew otherwise as Luke and Leia were still alive, as were key rebels like Jan Dodona and Rogue Squadron. The Rebels were building up their forces to challenge the Empire in a more conventional way up to then, but like at Lothal the Empire found them and wiped out that option.

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

Clone wars campaigns with this 3d style would be amazing. Umbara, Geonosis(1st or 2nd battle), Ryloth, Cristophsis are all major ones to off the top of my head

[@RuYourBoat]

One of the most incredible battles in all of science fiction, so cool to see you guys delve into this! Thanks for all that you folks do.

[@sethdowner9112]

Star wars is not science fiction, it's Fantasy science fiction opera

[@MicaiahBaron]

@@sethdowner9112 Pedantic AND incorrect, a classic combo.

[@cumaakuyangtahu5982]

I'm not really into Star Wars, so no I don't watch or read except the movies (big-budget one that appears in cinema) So I'm sorry if I offend you, but I never see Star Wars as SciFi, more like Space Fantasy, heck SciFan (Science Fantasy) maybe, you know all the magic and the drama instead of fiction tech and fictional society feeling. I know Sir George Lucas based lots of it from WW2, but I can't see it at all, except for the designs

[@MicaiahBaron]

@@cumaakuyangtahu5982 Science Fiction is a genre; fiction, involving a scientific principle. Star Wars has Jedi which are fantastic, but it falls under the genre definition of "science fiction". Your confusion might be the fact that, practically speaking, science fiction is technically a kind of fantasy; fantasy that involves fantastic scientific inventions beyond what we are capable of, usually set either in the future or in a distant/unobtainable land, and which involve technology beyond what society is capable of now. Star Wars is more of a "soft" science fiction than, say, Asimov, but it still fits. Look up "Mohs Scale of Science Fiction" for more details; that might help.

[@cumaakuyangtahu5982]

@@MicaiahBaron ah yes nice point there. Agree with term "Soft SciFi", because its "loosely based" of current / mainstream science. While things like Stargate, Starship Troopers, and Halo is kinda "Hard SciFi". You see I'm not an avid reader. So, to me (IMO) science fiction is more like "What if the current trend of science got so advanced in the futuristic theme?". Thus, when things like The Force introduced, it's sounds more magical rather than scientific. And why a civilization that reach a planet administrative level and in far-space-faring tech level still have "wet markets" and "industrial revolution"-esque factory seems more like a part of "-punk Derivatives". And then again I love the "-punk Derivation". Stories that build-up society different than ours. Say, what if we never reach digital era, instead we stuck in diesel engine era and advanced it to the fullest? Or what if electrical engine never discovered and we stuck with steam tech? Yeah, cool

[@ISAF_Ace]

There was also another AT-AT disabled in the attack on echo outpost. Corona squadron, who flew support for rogue squadron in the battle, were able to target the joints of one AT-AT with their laser cannons and disconnect its leg rendering it combat ineffective for the remainder of the battle. The squadron was able to identify and exploit a weakness in the AT-AT design as one of their snowspeeders was piloted by an ex-imperial TIE fighter pilot.

[@dingbat19]

Also in a deleted scene the infantry canons destroyed one by firing at the neck.

[@westrim]

Battle of Hoth is possibly the most depicted Star Wars battle, since so many games used it as a showpiece battle.

[@micr0d0t97]

“The main fleet during this time had still been searching for a home base while still moving system to system trying to avoid darth vaders relentless pursuit.” *main fleet* > that planet right next to mustafar looks like a great hiding spot.

[@stevengreen9536]

This revealed some aspects of the Battle of Hoth i previously did not know about. Although it left out the part where a rebel soldier was able to warn everyone imperial troopers had entered the base. Only to be slain by Darth Vader himself as he attempted to escape.

[@Tayvin4042]

In Legends, that man was none other then Mon Mothma's own son.

[@stevengreen9536]

@@Tayvin4042 I know i read the comic. I think very few of the rebel leaders actually lost a relative during the Galactic Civil War.

[@theawesomeman9821]

You guys should cover the various factions of the Rebel Alliance: anarchists, Federalists, Constitutionalists, and Libertarians.

[@masterplokoon8803]

Empire :"C'mon guys we are not the bad guys" Also Empire: literraly name one of their ships "Tyrant"

[@googesowders2758]

Excellent clip Professional with real world details Naming Fleets, Divisions. Tactical details. You da man . 🏆

[@Thechezbailey]

They also called one "Persecutor" hahaha

[@lerneanlion]

What is my most favorite part in the Battle of Hoth? The undeserving to be military leader that is Admiral Ozzel has been finally "de-commissioned" permanently. Yeah, I am not happy with how much incompetent he is or what he did to Plo Koon's troops at all during the Clones Wars.

[@Autumnz2005]

I am so excited for the Battle of Endor to be covered by this channel, please keep up the great work!

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

We've come out of hyperspace and are preparing to ahhhh You have failed me for the last time Admiral. Piett, you are now Admiral Piett.

[@OldGreyGryphon]

I appreciate both this channel and this community.

[@akhilsivalenka6697]

The series so far is very well detailed and informative. After the galactic civil war, I would love to see the clone wars in full detail, for I can only imagine how amazing that would be.

[@FreeFallingAir]

I absolutely love this channel! This may be my new favorite channel, y'all are the best.

[@matthewcoates756]

I don’t think you can call the Battle Of Hoth a defeat for the Rebel Alliance. They’re a guerrilla army. A guerrilla movement does not need to achieve conventional military victory, they just need to accomplish a limited tactical or operational objective and get away. A Rebellion is victorious when it survives.

[@ict113090]

Not to mention, immediately after that battle, Rogue Squadron conducted a series of raids and attacks which torpedoed the empire’s progress. Members of Han Solo’s renegade squadron uncovered numerous imperial plots plus the rich, powerful and beloved Lando joins he rebellion with his entire planet by his side which was rich in resources. If anything the Empire woke up another sleeping giant in the rebellion.

[@RichardBrennan46]

They got their asses kicked😂😂😂 so yeah 😊

[@jack6126]

Imperial tactical victory, Rebel strategic victory. Though it still did a lot of damage to the Alliance.

[@ict113090]

@@jack6126 thankfully the surviving members of Rogue Squadron took action and raided key imperial bases. And they gained a powerful new ally in Lando Calloresian

[@26kempy]

I think you have a decent point here. It was definitely a defeat for Rebels, just not the total defeat the Empire was hoping for. The Rebels survived, though the fleet was very badly scattered with the Empire hunting down the Rebels. Without a central base the Rebels became separated and unorganised, with the fleet scattered and unable to communicate with each other the Rebels came very close to defeat.

[@gamingcat4902]

Honestly the best thing I’ve found on KZbin in ages the quality totally suprised me

[@beaupeterson188]

I like how fantasy battles are more interesting to some people than actual battles.

[@andreavoigtlander1087]

which is so wrong. theyre ultra boring

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

Even in my elder years , I love it . I'm such a tragic for the tale brought forth in the 1970's till todays time and space .

[@denniscleary7580]

Great movie and a great battle to cover for this channel, keep up the great work guys 👍

[@myriadmediamusings]

I was a really stupid kid back then as I utterly HATED the battle of hoth because it did not take place in space, the rebels lost, and it featured lame walking animal tanks and tow speeders that paled in comparison to XWings. Today...well I still don't like the speeders that much, but the walkers are amazing in their execution and special effects and I appreciate the battle of hoth from a story perspective.

[@supermaster2012]

You were less stupid as a kid, FYI.

[@el_bronco77]

Are we going to see Endor? And I'd love to watch a Battlestar Galactica video....Ragnar Anchorage, First Cylon War, New Caprica...

[@neofulcrum5013]

Tactically it was a victory for the empire Strategically it was a victory for the rebellion

[@reaver5]

Amazing work! Look forward to the 40k battles!

[@darthogge1844]

Vader executing Ozzel was a long time coming.

[@Deridus]

And well deserved. Vader might have utterly crushed the Rebels that day had he been given time to cordon the system...

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

He was careless as he.was stupid. 😃😃

[@Famine_40]

Imagine this channel doing the campaigns and battles from legend of the galactic heroes

[@JohnnyElRed]

Damn. Another defeat for the Rebels. Honestly, I don't know if they can keep going like this. They already are incredibly limited on resources, and now, they are on a constant retreat losing even more against the industrial and military juggernaut that is the Empire. Honestly, I don't really think they can win this war. Only another victory of the scale of the destruction of the Death Star could save them. Something like, for example, killing the Emperor. But it's unlikely he will leave Corusant for any reason, and after the lost of most of their spies on the capital planet, it's even more unprobable the Rebels can get near him again. So I don't see how that can get to happen neither.

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Finally more starwars content

[@mattgrandich3977]

Love it when you guys cover the more well known battles of Star Wars. Don’t get me wrong I like the coverage of the other less iconic battles but Hoth is just so iconic in demonstrating Imperial might on the battlefield.

[@lordMartiya]

Nitpick on Death Squadron: the core formation was a dreadnought and FIVE Star Destroyers, that were usually Devastator, Avenger, Tyrant, Conquest, and Stalker (though the ships were cycled: Stalker wasn't at Hoth, having been temporarily replaced by Ultimatum... That was then forced to spend some time in a shipyard after repeated asteroid impacts took down the shields and destroyed the bridge tower). I say CORE formation because the full strength of Death Squadron was 33 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 3 Tector-class, 2 battlecruisers of unspecified design, at least two Victory-class Star Destroyers, at least two Immobilizer-class interdictors, and many smaller ships of multiple types. Darth Vader simply usually kept with him only the Executor and five Star Destroyers, with the other ships being deployed elsewhere or with the main formation as needed. The only time the full force of Death Squadron was deployed in combat at once was the Battle of Endor, and we all know what happened that day.

[@lexington476]

Oh I've been waiting for this one!

[@GeroldGarthcia]

Great video. I'd love to see you do some breakdowns of the old EU cannon battles. The X-Wing novels, the Thrawn trilogy, New Jedi Order, Legacy of the Force series, and other books have some great campaigns and battles.

[@timthewarlord2304]

Finally some Star Wars

[@toomanylies7716]

This is quite entertaining. Gonna find more of these!

[@matthewmckinnon-gray9957]

Great video guys! I was wondering are there any plans to cover Star Trek or StarGate?

[@crazyralph6386]

Was so cool seeing the introduction of the AT-ST chicken walker, albeit for a brief 3 seconds?

[@baxterosburn8642]

I love seeing these videos each and every time. Please no 6+month waits for the next!

[@seanahmed9079]

they should have used the ion canon on some of the walkers

[@Lumantrix]

No

[@Lumantrix]

@@seanahmed9079 that was rude but anyways the ion cannon has limited power and needs time to recharge so it could only hit one destroyer as that poses a big threat while the walkers were far easier to take down also the blast radius of the ion cannon shooting the walker would be so close to the ground that it would also possibly shut down some rebel ships and tech also making it a bad choice for anti at at defense

[@joshk96]

I hope you guys cover the reunification of the Rebel Divisons next!

[@dalastar3]

If you want to get super nit-picky, Han was not on a routine patrol when he encountered the Probe Droid. He and Chewie went out to specifically investigate it and it self destructed when attacked.

[@danielknapp5189]

Verry happy to see some Star Wars book appretation with this video. Great job, guys!👍

[@ianjankus8090]

"Target. Maximum Firepower!" *KABOOM*

[@awesomehpt8938]

Hoth? There isn’t enough life on that ice cube to fill a space cruiser

[@AZOSSHISTORIAN]

Thank you! It was worth the wait! 🤠👍

[@wildernessfieldjournal8211]

Great video! I was always wondering how the imperial troops landed those ATATs and traversed the frozen tundra of Hoth. I think that could be a fascinating story all its own. Thanks for sharing.

[@zintosion]

Rebels: When in doubt. KAMIKAZE!!!!!!!

[@calebdrew5684]

Did I miss Luke taking down an AT/AT on foot with a grenade?

[@hansmerker5611]

I suggest the battle of Antarctica from the Stargate series.

[@mranderson9813]

PSA "Make You A Lord" Sponsor does not legally make you a lord in any way shape or form, novelty item only

[@WhoIsCalli]

Loving the Star Wars content. Keep it up 😊

[@damienruzco]

Executor class star dreadnaught named…The Executer? No wonder they didn’t consider “no life signs” doesn’t mean the pod is definitely empty, not the most creative bunch

[@Deridus]

Unless it's a French vessel, you're bound to find the namesake for an entire class eventually... Except for Imperial-Class Star Destroyers, of course.

[@huntclanhunt9697]

The Empire in the OT was not the incompetent joke that it became in later books and now in Disney TV shows.

[@MrBronx61]

@@steelshanks1265 Disney ruined Star Wars as they doing now with the MCU.

[@MrBronx61]

@@steelshanks1265 Exactly. Their idea of writing strong female characters is to make the male characters, goofy, inept and comic relief (Hulk). I was done when I saw Endgame, and I have no interest in Black Panther 2.

[@revanius2213]

Corona Squadron of the Rebellion also did some action during the battle, Corona Squadron Thane Kyrell and Yendor were able to incapacitate a walker by targeting its ankle.

[@jesset2504]

I could watch a whole movie on the battle of Hoth!

[@douglasweiss5583]

I think you guys could kill a video describing the Battle of Reach from the Halo Series.

[@cannonfire0187]

You guys should cover the battles from the Chronicles of Narnia

[@thejoin4687]

Aslan wins

[@darthvader4338]

This is a masterpiece 👏

[@9and7]

Your Son was slighted by the K&G Council the same way you were slighted by the Jedi Council.

[@marcusblackwell2372]

You should go over Prequel Trilogy battles (both from the films and The Clone Wars), Sequels to show why they don't work (especially Exogol) and Legends as well

[@jmehawk1988]

Just found you. This the most concise battle revue I have ever seen. Perfection.

[@sonrouge]

Every Imperial who celebrated the Victory at Hoth forgot an important lesson about a guerrilla army: “The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose.”

[@wydvenom]

Man I love this channel nice animations

[@Captainkebbles1392]

What Hoth did was show how big in scale the Empire was. It implied this was just one imperial force, and that if the rebels were ever caught in one place they'd be shot to pieces I also know the exact book you guys used as a reference and it is one of my prize possessions

[@jarrodbright5231]

Out of interest which book was it? Given it seriously retconned the Empire Strikes Back movie and novelization.

[@boots_onthe_ground]

Under rated channel

[@BattleshipAgincourt]

I can't help noticing that Vader does literally nothing in this engagement. He failed to destroy half of the transports despite having an entire fleet of star destroyers, the Executer alone would have overwhelmed the Rebel base. Why didn't the Emperor execute him for failing to destroy the rebellion here?

[@jimdraven2432]

Thanks so much for this star wars series! Can't wait for the battle of sullust!

[@nickvinsable3798]

After this series, as I have commented in your first video, a hypothetical reality show for the silver screen: _Star Trek vs Star Wars_ …

[@dennisthompson7857]

Great format.

[@twstf8905]

Hoth!? Should've called it; "Coldth"!! 😁 _(ba dum dum PSSSSH 🥁)_

[@L0gical-warri0rs007]

Here you are again with a great episode... Keep it coming... 👍🏻👍🏻

[@kundan1843]

Nice one guys with amazing graphics and content

[@luwucian4497]

11:22 and then 12:41 /// Vader: *I'm surrounded by idiots*

[@darthsilversith667]

Yes! So happy to hear you’re going to do more videos like this!

[@patriotamerican3426]

I didn’t realize Hoth was so close to Mustafar that likely means the rebels had scouting missions to both Fortress Inquisitorius on Nur as well as Vaders Castle

[@jessewilliams9195]

Very interesting, thanks for posting

[@The-Plaguefellow]

Twenty nights in the ice is a long time When there's Hostiles On The Hill It's not about what they want You just gotta walk your walk Twenty nights in the ice is a long time When there's Hostiles On The Hill It's not about what you wear It's all about where you are

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

These are SO damn good.

[@pissedoffnation]

Love to see more stuff from the clone wars and star wars in general

[@ronjon7942]

“Hoth? HOTH?? A bazillion planets to find a base for us, and you had to pick the coldest? Does this ice cube even ORBIT a star for some heat? Wtf, Luke?”

[@LordAtrocities]

Vader's "relentless search?" On your map, you have HOTH, right next to Mustafar, Vader's chosen home system. So, Vader would have to be really inept not to notice this.

[@WizardsandWarriors]

It is space. You don't check every planet, there are too many.

[@freedomdude5420]

True, but I guarantee he use this to his advantage and I mentioned that also, but at least the rebels should’ve kind of known this was Vader’s home I don’t know why they picked Hoth. In my opinion, they deserve the title of epic fail.

[@Thechezbailey]

The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm. It's the last thing he'll expect.

[@Snips75]

@@WizardsandWarriors May I see a complete Clone Wars timeline, please? Please also include plenty of space battles and more. I want to hear of Ahsoka Tano, too, please. I would appreciate a reply. Also, what is the music used in the conclusion of this video?

[@SantomPh]

they didn't quite know Vader's personal fortress was at Mustafar. The Empire sent probe droids everywhere, even the planets they had occupied.- Hoth was as unlikely as anywhere for a base to be placed, so the Rebels put it there. Space in Star Wars isn't like in Star Trek- ships have to travel in hyperspace lanes or risk flying through fields of rock and debris or even stars. Even though Hoth is close to Mustafar, one doesn't just jump from Mustafar.

[@bigm9228]

I really enjoyed this.

[@pduidesign]

Awesome job as always BUT at 15:18, wasn’t it Blizzard 1’s AT-AT that blew up the main generator as seen in Empire Strikes Back, NOT Darth Vader?

[@Ties_-sg6im]

So sick

[@JRCOBRA]

Animated sections could use some work. I don't remember Vader bombing the shield generator.

[@majorearl12]

The mismatch of weapons got me too, not a huge deal, but not sure why an E-11 or A-280 couldnt be made instead of the DC-15a and DC-15c.

[@ramimahka4636]

Thanks, I enjoyed that! I'm not surprised Veers found the Rebels competent as the Imperial Army was a joke. How about air cover for the walkers? 50 TIE-fighters and 12 bombers? Of course not.

[@Nerval-kg9sm]

Back when Empire came out, we called the walkers At-Ats, not A-T-A-Ts. I don't know when that changed.

[@ronjon7942]

Same, but I’m guessing when the STs became a thing.

[@theetiologist9539]

The lack of rebel AA and artillery to contest the landing was probably the biggest deficiency on their part.

[@SantomPh]

they were not going to last long in a defensive battle against an orbital force. The ion cannon was always going to defend an escape.

[@anslogarrick3816]

Here is the earth equivalent the battle for the north pole and south pole if you’re daring enough

[@Snips75]

Now this maybe a little unrelated to the video, but out of these planets listed below, which planet do you like, which one do you fear, and which one do you hate? 1. Kamino 2. Tattooine 3. Endor (Moon) 4. Scarif 5. Coruscant 6. Mandalore 7. Malachor (NOT SHOWN ON GALACTIC MAP. LOCATED SOMEWHERE OFF TO THE RIGHT OF MANDALORE.) 8. Hoth

[@Snips75]

Me personally. I like Coruscant because I like having plenty of places to go to (and enjoy the city lights at night), fear Malachor because its dark ind eerie, and hate Hoth because it's cold and hostile, and home to Wampa Ice Creatures.

[@ronjon7942]

Yep. Hoth’s the worst. I moved to Tempe to be done w Wisconsin winters, so I dunno what the Rebels were thinking. Didn’t Luke survey this planet and picked it for a base? Bet he was off the Survey Committee afterwards. Dunno about your #2, though. I love the desert SW, but Tattooine’s just too much like the Sahara.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The Star Wars WW1 boogaloo.

[@Troopertroll]

Star Wars spelling is a little wonky, but the general's name is pronounced Rye-ken :] He comes up a lot in Star Wars

[@awshortclips]

I was hoping for a word, or two of the "Imperial troops have entered the base, Imperial troops have " guy! Otherwise, very well done.

[@havareriksen1004]

It is a nicely done presentation. However, there are some errors. First, we see the snow troopers advance on foot ahead of the AT ATs. That is not what we see in the movie and the purpose of the AT AT are as troop transports, not tanks. In the movie we hear General Veers order the troops to disembark for ground assault, so in the movie the troops are on the ground just outside of the rebel base. Further, the shield power generators are shown to be blown up by an Advanced TIE interceptor, later indicated to be Lord Vader's vessel. In the movie there are no air assets flown by the Empire, and the power generators are targeted and destroyed by the AT AT commandeered by general Veers. And in showing the AT AT losses, credit is given to colonel Starcks for disabling an AT AT with a thermic grenade. This surely must be the incidence where Luke Skywalker, after having crashed his snow speeder, managed to get a thermal detonator inside the hull of the AT AT that trampled his downed snow speeder. In the summary it sounds as Lord Vader was to blame for the escape of the rebel forces due to no scouting of the area and poor blockade. But Lord Vader had no other choice. Using time to scout the area before launching an attack would have given time for the rebels to evacuate even more of their forces before the ground attack commenced. As for the blockade, Vader used all vessels in his task force for the blockade, except for those used to transfer troops and vehicles for the ground assault. What helped the rebels escape was the hubris and ineptitude of the Star Destroyer commanders, and that they did not know the danger posed by the rebel's ion cannon.