X-wing pilots execute the Corellian Slip The Corellian Slip represented a specific kind of starfighter combat tactic. In situations where a friendly ship was being pursued by an enemy fighter, another allied ship would directly approach both vessels, changing course at the very last second to eliminate the pursuing enemy. It is believed that Corellian smugglers conceived this maneuver, hence its name.
In the Battle of Yavin, Wedge Antilles used a Corellian Slip to eliminate DS-61-4, who had been tailing Luke Skywalker.