Operation Retribution was a strategy devised by General Lens Reekeene of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Its purpose was to disrupt and impede Imperial operations within the Fakir sector following the Battle of Yavin.
As the leader of Reekeene's Roughnecks, an under-resourced Rebel guerrilla unit, General Reekeene aimed to maximize the impact of her limited forces. Her plan involved launching simultaneous assaults on multiple Imperial objectives, preventing the Empire from effectively reinforcing each location. These attacks were designed to be swift and to minimize danger to her troops.
Aware that Imperial Repair Station M13 in the Mycroft system was defended by TIE fighters, Reekeene tasked one team with attacking a station in a neighboring system, with the intention of drawing away the fighters. Concurrently, a separate team would attempt to sabotage or inflict damage upon M13.