Hoth


Hoth
Continuity:	Star Wars
Aliases:	Hoth VI
Category:	Planet
Galaxy:	Star Wars Galaxy
Region:	Outer Rim Territories
System:	Hoth System
Sector:	Anoat Sector
Suns:	1
Moons:	3
Residents:	Wampas
Points of interest:	Echo Base
1st appearance:	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Points of Interest[]

Echo Base: Echo Base is a military compound established by the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. It was founded and briefly occupied around 3 ABY on the Outer Rim world known as Hoth. The Alliance settled on the frozen planet in their endless campaign to escape and survive the aggressive advances of the First Galactic Empire. The base was staffed by military leaders, ground soldiers, pilots, and a compliment of droids. Pilots from Rogue Group squadron flew T-47 airspeeders, or "snowspeeders", though these were not as effective as the Alliance had hoped, as they had difficulty adapting them to the planet's cold environment. They supplemented their ground travel support by making use of a native animal called Tauntauns. Echo Base was protected by several weapons including 1.4 FD P-Towers, DF.9 Turrets and Ion cannons. The commander in charge of Echo Base was General Carlist Rieekan.