AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: A VERY PALPABLE HIT!

The Tyrant is hit! An ILM composite image created for later in release movie publicity and merchandising.

The Ion Cannon's belly blasts from the surface of Hoth have found their deep space target on the Imperial Star Destroyer Tyrant, temporarily crippling the formidable vessel and allowing the first Rebel Transport and its X-wing fighter support to escape unheeded.

ILM storyboard for the beginning of the scene as the cannon blasts streak from the planet's surface.