Battle of Zatner (AW)

A battle was fought on Zatner during the Alliance War as consequence of the world's governor betrayal of Alliance Galactic Republic. Alliance Commander Ahsoka Tano was on mission there when she and her troops were attacked by Coalition Separatist droids. She was the only who managed to save, while the Separatists militarily occupied Zatner. An Alliance task force was quickly assembled due to Anakin Skywalker's insistence and it was sent to Zatner to save his padawan.

Battle over Zatner
Alliance Republic Task Force Resolute reached Zatner and immediately attacked a Coalition Separatist ships formation. Thanks the presence of three s, Republic forces could overwhelm Coalition ones without many losses.

While capital ships engaged each other, two s, Uper and Uranium, eight and a squadron of s passed through Coalition fleet, direct to Zatner. In the skies they have to face a, CMUN-089. It managed to destroy Uranium, while the second frigate continued flying around it without being hit; meanwhile gunships reached the ground and landed.

In the space, under the strong guide of the Resolute Republic vessels took down one after the other all Separatist ones, also thanks s bombings. Only one Alliance ship was destroyed, the Turlav, because of the arrival of two squadrons of s.

When the battle was basically won, the Resolute sent Y-wing bombers to help the Uper, which had succeeded in damaging some systems of CMUN-089, also thanks Z-95 Headhunters. With the new support, the Munificent-class was finally taken down. s ended disembarking from all landed ships and the battle on the ground battle broke out.

Mission to the governor's palace
Alliance Republic Ahsoka Tano alone undertook a mission to Zatner governor's palace when she heard the arrival of rescue forces. After fighting with many Coalition Separatist s and human guards, she arrived to governor's room. She bursted into it, taking down a squad of battle droids and a and captured the governor. In that moment reinforcements arrived and she prepared to give them the prisoner.

Rescue of Ahsoka Tano
Two Alliance Republic, after destroying two s nearby, landed in front of the governor's palace and Rasoku Company men assaulted its Coalition Separatist defenders. Under the lead of Rasoku Captain, a squad of s opened the way in the building, rising through stairs and corridors, until reaching governor's room.

There they found Ahsoka Tano with the governor as prisoner. Together the whole team returned to the ground floor, where meanwhile Rasoku clones had kept the perimeter safe. The Captain called LAATs for evacuation, and the same gunships that had brought him there went to pick up the nearly halved company. They immediately directed to the space, where the Resolute was waiting for Ahsoka.

Behind the scenes
Battle of Zantar appears in Scenarios LIX and LX of the Alliance universe.