Nova Orion Station under attack!

Date: 131209
Planet: Ord Mantell System/Deep Space
Region: Nova Orion Station

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

Last night the Nova Orion Station came under attack by both rebel and Imperial forces. Both faction sent ground forces escorted by fighters through Deep Space to the Ord Mantell system, boarding the station and engaging in battle. Most of the civilians caught on the station barely managed to evacuate before the hallways and elevators turned into slaughterhouses. Soldiers fought at extreme close range for most of the fights, only spreading out when they managed to break through choke points.



Meanwhile the battle raged on in Deep Space, where the fleets clashed trying to prevent reinforcments from arriving. The 42nd Fighter Wing's Onyx and Obsidian Dagger Squadron as well as DFA and other units took the brunt of this fighting. The following footage was released from the HQ of the 42nd Fighter Wing and shows part of the battle that took place there:



While the Empire held the station for most of the batlte in the end numerically superiour rebel forces overwhelmed the remaining imperials. There were numerous reports of atrocities committed by attacking rebel forces during and after the fight, some confirmed by civilian survivors.