The battle station is heavily shielded... and carries a firepower greater than half the starfleet. Its defenses are designed around a direct large-scale assault. A small, one-man fighter should be able to penetrate the outer defense. Pardon me for asking, sir, but what good are snub fighters against that? The Empire doesn't consider a small, one-man fighter to be any threat... or they'd have a tighter defense. An analysis of the plans provided by Princess Leia... has demonstrated a weakness in the battle station. The approach will not be easy. You're required to maneuver straight down this trench... and skim the surface to this point. The target area is only two meters wide. It's a small thermal exhaust port right below the main port. The shaft leads directly to the reactor system. A precise hit will start a chain reaction... which should destroy the station. Only a precise hit will set up a chain reaction. The shaft is ray-shielded, so you'll have to use proton torpedoes. That's impossible, even for a computer. No, it's not. I used to bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters. Then man your ships, and may the Force be with you.
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- Yes. - We're approaching the planet Yavin. The rebel base is on a moon on the far side. We are preparing to orbit the planet.
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- We've lost the lateral controls. - Don't worry. She'll hold together.
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Got him. I got him! Great, kid. Don't get cocky.
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Orbiting the planet at maximum velocity.
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Here they come. They're coming in too fast!
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Hear me, baby? Hold together.
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You in, kid? Okay, stay sharp.
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Standby alert. Death Star approaching. Estimated time to firing range, 15 minutes.
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Luke, the Force will be with you.
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You wouldn't want my life to get boring, would you?
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- This is it, boys. - Red Leader, this is Gold Leader. - I copy, Gold Leader. - We're starting for the target shaft. We're in position. I'm going to cut across the axis and draw their fire.
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We're passing through the magnetic field. Hold tight. Switch your deflectors on. Double front.
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Are you sure you can handle this ship? Sir, Luke is the best bush pilot in the outer-rim territories.
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Look at the size of that thing. Cut the chatter, Red Two. Accelerate to attack speed.
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- Heavy fire, boss, 23 degrees. - I see it. Stay low.