Mon Mothma decision proved incredibly wise, for Madine immediately began transforming the Rebel force into fighting units capable of repelling heavily armed stormtroopers, and to incur commend.

The troops were using boats called LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) - smaller versions of the drop-bow boats that would later storm beaches from Normandy to Iwo Jima.

And now the storm, the soldiers and the poisonous snake all working to stop Paul from arriving in Rome.