Imperial Fleet destroys Rebel base

Date: 160111
Planet: Tatooine and Karthakk Systems

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

Last night the Imperial Navy launched an attack at a rebel supply station in the local sector. A task force was gathered in the Tatooine System for that mission, and scouting units were sent out to find the rebel base. While the recon team was away the gathered units engaged several rebel attackers who were trying without success to disrupt the build up by striking at the imperial base near Deep Sea.

Since the station was expected to be protected by heavy shielding only missiles were deemed effective and a special task force counting four Decimator-class patrol ships carrying heavy ordnance as well as suppoting bombers were gathered for the strike. The Imperial base meanwhile was defended by five gunboats, whose turrets spat rapid blaster fire at every attacker that came close.



When the rebel station was detected in the Karthakk system the assault task force jumped and began their attack run. Despite the rebel defense the base was soon obliterated. Even after this the outnumbered rebel force kept attacking the imperial base, inflicting some casualties among the defenders but not being able to destroy the base until the Alliance forces withdrew to Deep Space.