Second Battle of Kashyyyk

The Second Battle of Kashyyyk was the last battle of the Tricolus Terror Campaign. It saw the end to competant resistance from the Galactic Empire for two years. The New Republic was bolsterd by this latest victory, and named a new holiday after this complete victory.

Background
After the deaths of most of the Grand Admirals, Emperor Tricolus, and Supreme Prophet Kadaan, the Galactic Empire reeled like never before. These disasters opened an oppertunity with which only a fool could not take full advantage of. Admiral Ackbar was no fool.

Two attacks were launched, one against Dagobah, and one against the besieged world of Kashyyyk. Dagobah proved a total disaster for the Republic, and many feared a change in thier fortunes. Undetered in the face of loss, Ackbar followed through with the second part of his plan.

The Battle
Admiral Ackbar hit Kashyyyk hard with most of the New Republic's fleet. He was meet by Grand Admiral Syn, who would not retreat. The two fleets engage, but it is clear from the beginning that the New Republic would win. Out of an Imperial fleet of twenty ship fleet, only seven proved worth the trouble.

The wookies went berserk with the arrival of troops. They launched themselves against the stormtroopers on the ground, and despite the best efforts of the Imperials, things went badly. ATtleast five diffrent times wookies commendered AT-STs and turned thier guns on thier former owners. Within an hour, the ground forces had been totally destroyed, and the Imperial Fleet is breaking up.

Few, if any of the Republics' ships were destroyed as they tore apart the Imperial Fleet. Finally, after a two hour pounding, what was left of the Imperial Fleet routed. A few ships held the line, including Syn, with the his flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Fate.

These ships cause massive damage without the petty efforts of thier comrades. But, suddenly thier will to fight collapses, and the other ships simply melt away. Admiral Ackbar order the fleet to surround and destroy the Fate. In a last ditch effort to escape and take out many enemies, Syn had to make the ultimate choice, and launched the Fate against the fleet, literally. The Super Star Destroyer crashed and destroyed twelve enemy capitol ships and forty fighters, and gets through, but it is totally wrecked, and everyone on board is dead. The Second Battle of Kasshyyyk was a total failure for the Galactic Empire.

Aftermath
The Imperials on Dagobah had nearly been cut off from the main Imperial forces after the blow at Kashyyyk. The Imperial commander ordered a full pull back, thus giving the New Republic another victory, empty though it was. This battle ended Imperial presence near Coruscant, and gave the Republic another moral booster.

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