Battle of Fondor (Grand Admiral Harmon)

The Battle of Fondor was the decisive battle of the Sardonis Campaign. The New Republic captured Grand Admiral Merno Sardonis. Saber Fleet was crushed. And the Galactic Empire was forced to retreat, giving up more ground.

Bacground
The Fourth Battle of Coruscant had dealt the New Republic massive losses. The Military was forced to have Home Fleet combine with the Start Fleet and the Jedi. Admiral Ackbar knew that the time to strike was now, before the Empire was ready for another massive attack. He decided to launch an attack against Fondor, the gathering point of Saber Fleet.

The Battle Begins
The Republic forces arrived at Fondor and at once went into action against Sardonis. Sardonis had been waiting though, and had flanked the only possible hyperspace drop off point. Sardonis flanked the enemy. However, Ackbar was a hard nut, and he pushed very hard. Saber Fleet was driven back.

Three times the tide turned. Sardonis was unwilling to lose this battle, and the Republic was unwilling to leave. This was a battle to the death.

The Duel Between the Executor and Rebels Death
The battle finally turned for the Republic permanantly after four hours by the most bizzare of circumstances. The Executor dropped out of hyperspace and Admiral Piette fired upon Rebel's Death, much to the Republic surprise. The Republic fires upon the ship until several Jedi drop out of hyperspace by the Executor and was able to convince the Republic of the Executor's favorable role.

Both sides hesitate to continue as a duel erupts between the Executor and Rebel's Death. Finally, after thirty minutes of intense fire, the Executor gets the better of the fight, and the Rebel's Death is destroyed by a massive IBM broadside. Most of the Rebel's Death escapes by way of highly modified escape pods, which carry a single-barrelled turrets, fighting off the ships that try to capture them.

End of the Battle
Grand Admiral Sardonis tried to escape to the main spaceport where he can continue the fight. But, Luke Skywalker catches him by blowing out his subdrive engines, and the Home Three pulls the escape pod in. Sardonis gives orders while being dragged in for Saber Fleet to disengage and flee to Barred Sector.

Andos Picckel, now in command, orders the fleet to fight a fighting retreat. They are able to escape by show of force.

Aftermath
The Battle of Fondor signaled the end of the Sardonis Campaign. The Galactic Empire shrank with the defeat, while the New Republic grew even more. Grand Admiral Sardonis would be killed in a nearly succesful rescue attempt.