The Rebel Alliance in Star Wars: Empire at War – Forces of Corruption relies on speed, stealth, and guerrilla tactics to counter the Empire’s raw firepower. Their fleet emphasizes carriers, starfighters, and hit-and-run ships over heavy capital ships. While they lack the sheer durability of Imperial Star Destroyers, Rebel ships excel at fighter deployment, ion weaponry, and mobility, making them ideal for surgical strikes and prolonged engagements.
Starfighters and Bombers
- Z-95 Headhunter Squadron
- Role: Early Starfighter
- Unique Traits: Cheap, lightly armed, and quickly outclassed. Useful only in the early campaign.
- T-65 X-Wing Squadron
- Role: Multirole Starfighter
- Unique Traits: Balanced fighter with strong lasers and proton torpedoes. Effective against both enemy fighters and capital ships.
- BTL Y-Wing Squadron
- Role: Heavy Bomber
- Unique Traits: Slow but durable. Armed with ion cannons and proton torpedoes, ideal for disabling shields and damaging capital ships and stations.
- RZ-1 A-Wing Squadron
- Role: Interceptor
- Unique Traits: Fast and agile with concussion missiles. Designed to counter enemy bombers and overwhelm light starfighters.
- B-Wing Squadron
- Role: Assault Bomber
- Unique Traits: Slow and vulnerable to fighters, but devastating against capital ships. Equipped with heavy laser cannons and proton torpedoes.
- Corellian Gunboat Squadron
- Role: Strike Craft
- Unique Traits: Heavier than standard starfighters. Armed with missiles, effective against corvettes and light frigates.
Corvettes and Frigates
- CR90 Corellian Corvette
- Role: Escort Corvette
- Unique Traits: Fast, maneuverable, and armed with laser cannons. Excellent at destroying enemy starfighters.
- DP20 Corellian Gunship
- Role: Anti-Fighter Corvette
- Unique Traits: Heavily armed with rapid-fire weapons. Stronger than the CR90 in direct combat, specialized in clearing bomber swarms.
- Nebulon-B Escort Frigate
- Role: Support Frigate
- Unique Traits: Balanced ship with both laser and turbolaser batteries. Can engage smaller ships while offering modest durability.
- Assault Frigate Mark I
- Role: Versatile Warship
- Unique Traits: Mid-tier capital support. Capable of holding its own against Imperial Star Destroyer escorts while fielding solid anti-starfighter weapons.
Capital Ships
- MC40a Light Cruiser
- Role: Light Capital Ship
- Unique Traits: Early Mon Calamari cruiser. Moderately armed and shielded, serves as a stepping stone to larger Rebel capital ships.
- MC80 Star Cruiser
- Role: Heavy Capital Ship
- Unique Traits: The backbone of the Rebel fleet. Powerful shields, strong turbolasers, and ion cannons make it effective against Imperial Star Destroyers.
Hero Units
- Luke Skywalker – Red Squadron
- Role: Starfighter Ace
- Unique Traits: Commands an elite X-Wing squadron with higher durability and faster torpedo recharge. Excels at precision strikes on capital ships.
- Han Solo & Chewbacca – Millennium Falcon
- Role: Smuggler Freighter
- Unique Traits: Exceptionally durable and evasive. Armed with quad laser turrets and special abilities such as rapid-fire and evasive maneuvers.
- Admiral Ackbar – Home One (MC80 Command Ship)
- Role: Fleet Flagship
- Unique Traits: A superior MC80 variant with enhanced durability and firepower. Serves as the ultimate Rebel command vessel.
- Wedge Antilles – Rogue Squadron
- Role: Elite Starfighter Squadron
- Unique Traits: Leads Rogue Squadron, the most powerful Rebel X-Wing unit. Stronger, more resilient, and deadlier than standard squadrons. Excels at both dogfighting and precision bombing runs.