Battle of Korriban

This battle was created by The Warrior Brothers.

The Battle of Korriban was a conflict that was part of the Clone Wars, fought between the Separatist Alliance and the Galactic Republic.

When Separatists captured Korriban in 21 BBY, they attempted to mine precious metals and ore as well as recover Sith artifacts, all while keeping the planet's valuable materials a secret from the Republic. However, the Jedi discovered what was going on and sent military forces to capture the planet. In the bloody battle that followed, millions of soldiers on both sides were killed or injured. In the end, the Separatists were able to hold on to the planet and recover the precious metals, ores, and artifacts.

Prelude
The Separatists captured Korriban in 21 BBY with little resistance, as the Sith had practically deserted the planet hundreds of years earlier. At first, the Republic was perplexed as to why the Confederacy would bother with capturing such an insignificant world. The Republic then discovered that the Separatist leader Count Dooku wanted the holocrons of ancient Sith that the Jedi had never disposed of, and that Wat Tambor, the Foreman of the Techno Union, had discovered massive ore and precious metal deposits far below the surface. Once the Republic learned of the deposits, they sent four Venator-class cruisers, many troop carriers, and fleets of bombers and starfighters to the barren planet in hopes of stealing the planet and the deposits from the grasp of the Separatists.

Republic Arrival in the System
The Republic Fleet emerged from hyperspace on the right side of the planet, catching the Droid Control Ships stationed on the left side off-guard. The Republic cruisers opened fire on the first control ship before it could raise its shields, even sending out buzzard starfighters to attack the second control ship. The buzzard fighters had been salvaged from planets that were part of the New Sith Wars about 1,000 years before. The Republic, however, had neglected the airbase on the surface of the planet, and were therefore unprepared when hundreds of Separatist starfighters attacked them from beneath. Many units of clones, including the 778th, flew out into space to take on the Separatist fighters.

Space Battle
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