Imperial Navy defeated in Deep Space

Date: 190109
Planet: Deep Space

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

Two days ago, a massive battle took place in the Deep Space sector between Rebel Alliance forces and Imperial ships. The imperial force was at once on the defensive, faced with multiple attack waves of the numerically superiour rebels who were striking at the Imperial Star Destroyer "ISS Valorous" and the "Onyx Mauler", the mobile task forces flagship.

Over the next two hours the outnumbered imperials fought back as much as they were able to, trying to decapitate the rebel fleet with an attack on their flagship, but for a long time their scouts were unable to find the rebel flagship, and when they finally spotted it the rebel escorts fought off any attacking bombers.

Meanwhile, both the "ISS Valorous" as well as the "Onyx Mauler" were under heavy attack and taking severe damage. In the final phase of the battle the imperial fleet managed successful attacks on the rebel flagship, but at that time the Imperial task force already was crippled due to sustained damage to their own capital ships, and had to retire from the sector, leaving the rebels in control of Deep Space.

Independent strategy experts speculated that the rebel forces in the sector had received substantial reinforcements from other sectors, tipping the balance of power.