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[Star Wars] At the Battle of Endor, why did the rebels not attack the Death Star from the other side?
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The Empire knew what direction the Rebels would be coming from so pointed the DS that way.  This was a trap remember so they had intel on the rebel plans.  Once in system they couldn't sublight around the Deathstar fast enough without exposing themselves to the Star Destroyers that were also there.  The Empire most likely had interdictors in the mix so the rebels couldn't hyperdrive out and come back in from hyperspace on a different vector.