Battle of the Pembric system

"The Republic is attempting to negotiate with the Jarell in the Pembric system. Time to put a stop to it."

- Admiral Garik Valyn

The battle of the  was the fifth engagement of the subjugation of the Kathol sector in 3,640 BBY, a campaign of the. It resulted in the interrupting a meeting between representatives of several Jarell monarchies and the diplomats of the.

Prelude
The successfully received several shipments of new  starfighters from a convoy of two dreadnoughts, and defended them from a Republic ambush. learned that the Republic was planning on meeting with representatives of several Jarell monarchies in the Pembric system. That became the next target of Task Force Nemesis.

The battle
The s Nemesis, Retribution, Courageous, Vanquisher, Eradicator  entered the Pembric system and sent out five s of Hawk Squadron. The flight of starfighters was led by Lieutenant Melak Gargun, a veteran of the campaign in the Kathol sector. They began heading for a nearby space station that served as the meeting place between Republic and Jarell diplomats. They noticed the Imperials' approach, however, and three s began to depart from the station. A nearby Republic, the Klagen, deployed a total of twenty starfighters (s and s). Lieutenant Gargun, flying as Hawk 1, was ordered to scan the shuttles in order to see which one held the Jarell diplomats. Upon finding it, he destroyed the shuttle. The other two shuttles of Omicron group reached the Klagen.

Meanwhile, the Republic fighters reached Hawk Squadron. After several dogfights, the pilots of Hawk Squadron were able to fight off the Republic ships (Blue Squadron and Yellow Squadron). However, the Imperials lost two pilots in the process. They then headed for the Klagen, but it left the system before they could reach it, along with the two surviving assault shuttles. Task Force Nemesis left the system shortly afterwards.

Aftermath
"Very good work in stopping their negotiations. Now, Intelligence has discovered that the Republic has a repair yard not far from here. We need to neutralize it."

- Grand Admiral Yasorion Elakati after the battle

The negotiations between the Republic and the Jarell were successfully sabotaged, with the pro-Republic King Ilak being killed aboard the shuttle that was destroyed. Imperial Intelligence discovered the location of Republic repair yards, in the, which allowed the Republic to repair its vessels. It became the task force's next target.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic: Balance of Power