Invasion of Umbara (AW)

The Invasion of Umbara was a series of battles, raids and skirmishes that resulted in the conquest of Umbara by the Alliance Republic. The invasion was one of the first ones during the Republic expansion campaign, a huge Alliance operation that happened while the rebellion and the Rebels kept Coalition Imperial occupied.

The invasion started with a battle fought over Umbara, in which the Task Force Gladiator managed to achieve a victory against a Separatist fleet. Then the campaign proceeded on the ground.

Battle over Umbara
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 * name = Battle over Umbara
 * prev = Battle over Canedar
 * conc = Battle of Kadavo
 * next = Battle on Umbara
 * place = Umbara
 * image = Battle_over_Umbara.png
 * date =
 * conflict = *Alliance War
 * Republic expansion campaign
 * result = *Alliance Galactic Republic victory over the blockade
 * Invasion of Umbara
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 * Galactic Republic
 * Task Force Gladiator
 * side2 = *Coalition
 * Confederation of Independent Systems}
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 * commanders2 =
 * forces1 = *s
 * 9 squadrons
 * s
 * 2 squadrons
 * 8
 * 4
 * 3 s
 * Runner
 * 2 s
 * 1
 * 3 s
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 * forces2 = *s
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 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * casual1 = *7 squadrons of Clone Z-95 Headhunters
 * 2 squadrons of Y-wing starfighters
 * 4 LAATs/i
 * 1 LAAT/c
 * 1 Republic frigate
 * 2 Arquitrens-class cruisers
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 * casual2 = All the forces}}A battle was fought over Umbara during the Republic expansion campaign. A massive Coalition Separatist blockade was defending the planet, and the Alliance Galactic Republic decided to use a little task force to break it. To get over the enemy ships and to start deploying troops on the ground with the aim of disabling the anti-aerial defenses a, the Runner, sided by , and s, passed over the blockade while the rest of Republic forces attacked all together Separatist vessels. The group reported few losses, but when it reached the ground enemy cannons caused the fall of some LAATs and Z-95 fighters. The Republic forces escaped the artillery fire and landed out of cannons' range.

Meanwhile over the planet squadrons of Z-95 and s helped bigger vessels fighting Separatist capital ships, destroying many s and the few s. A group formed by all the remaining fighters attacked the in an attempt of weakening the fleet. All the starfighters where destroyed in the mission, but they managed to reach the vessel's core and to destroy it. After this, Republic ships easily took over the few ships still flying.

The and the remaining 2 s fled to the planet, starting to deploy new starfighters and carriers for the ground attack.

Raid on an Umbaran artillery emplacement
A ground battle followed the attack to the Coalition blockade surrounding the planet of Umbara. Before that the Alliance 's Task Force Gladiator broke the naval defenses, the Runner, together with an escort of s and some  and, were sent to surface with the aim of destroying enemy anti-aerial emplacements.

The small group of ships successfully passed the blockade, and after a flight over the artillery that caused the loss of a pair of LAATs and of some starfighter, four LAATs/i and three LAATs/c managed to land together with the Runner not so far away from the objective. A group of s run immediately in the forests patrolled by militia and by Separatist, while s followed them completing the work. Three s, deployed by LAAT carriers, entered a trees-free path to reach one of the biggest Umbaran bases.

Behind the scenes
The Invasion of Umbara appears in Scenarios I and XI of the Alliance universe.