No sense saving power when there are TIEs to be fought – Han punches the triggers on both quad laser cannons. Blue flashes of energy spurt past the rapidly dodging TIE fighters and dissipate in empty space.
“Those guys are almost as good as I am!” Han exclaims. At the end of the pass, he accelerates to buy time
Chewbacca offers a suggestion.
“They aren’t that good,” Han responds. “I can take these recruits with a dozen breaches in our hull!”
“Aaargh!” Chewbacca growls.
“Really? That many?” Han quickly checks the damage display. It glitters like a casino on Ord Mantell. “That’s nothing serious”
Han returns his attention to his opponents. The TIE fighters have turned and again approach the Falcon. This time they show more caution. The Imperial pilots have apparently learned some respect for Han, which is not to his benefit. Part of the Falcon’s advantage lies in inspiring to overconfidence.
Han pauses before committing to a maneuver. He wants to stand off and fight the TIEs from maximum range, but he knows they will use their superior speed to close on the shieldless Falcon. Their speed also rules out outrunning them. His choices are now limited to fleeing for the shelter of MonTorri’s rings or facing the TIEs in a desperate toe-to-toe slugfest.
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