Imperials defeat rebel fleet in Deep Space

Date: 050208
Planet: Deep Space

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

Last night, Deep Space saw the biggest space battle in years. For three hours, both Imperial and Rebel forces poured capital ships and fighters into a massive, costly battle for control over the sector. Both sides had multiple gunships as the heart of their forces, and supported them with converted freighters and dozens of starfighters.

According to unconfirmed reports, at first the rebels managed to take out an imperial command ship, before repeated attacks on their supply station and counterstrikes on their flagship drove them back. Not beaten, the alliance forces rallied, and renewed their attack, focusing on the Imperial Stardestroyer providing support to the fleet units.

The battle was finally decided when the rebel flagship, an Incom Gunship, was shot down.

This released footage shows the Imperial gunships "Cerberus", "ISS Interdiction" and a ship only identified as "Gunship 901241", ecorted by a YT-2400 freighter and several starfighters, moving out from the Stardestroyer for another attack on rebel forces:



Both sides fielded numerous bombers and fighter/bombers as well as space superiority fighters. Among the imperial forces present, Claw and Crimson Squadrons and RID provided the majority of the units and ships, together with the crew of the anonymous "gunship 901242".