Shortly after fleeing, the Anvil came under attack by a group of Assault Gunboats. Farlander and a wingman flew A-wings as Red One and Red Two, joining a group of Gold Squadron X-wings defended the frigate while it was resupplied by the Rebel corvette Lauhu. The Rebels then had to contend with fighters launched from the frigate Firelance. The Anvil eventually escaped but its damage was too great to repair. A three-X-wing group led by Farlander and a group of Y-wings defended the frigate during the crew's evacuation to the corvette Hart. The rescue ships successfully escaped, though Farlander's fellow X-wing pilots were killed. Farlander was then ordered to scuttle the crippled Anvil before he and the Y-wings returned home.
This battle was depicted in Operations 3, 4 and 5 of the Imperial Pursuit expansion of the Star Wars: X-Wing computer game.
- X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide