Nal Hutta Assault

 

Crisis on the Outer Rim! The Confederation of Indepentent Systems has invaded the Nal Hutta and is coercing the hutts to collaborate with them. Should the secret hyperlane routes that they share with the Republic fall on separatist hands the Clone Wars will be all but lost, so Admiral Yularen and the 501 legion race to the planet to lift the blockade and deliver the besieged crime lords.

The republicans have to reach the surface and land an invasion force to recover the planet

The newly painted Acclamator is hit by the Subjugator's massive cannon, but thanks to bracing she only loses one damage

As ever the space between the fleets becomes a melee of gunships, torpedoes and fighters

After a turn on all ahead full the venators and the mandator open fire on the foe with their serried batteries of heavy turbolasers

Despite the fighter cover some LAATS sneak into the subjugator heavy cruiser and set her abalaze

Yularen moves the fleet closer to Nal Hutta, pinning the enemy against the gravity well

After several turns holding back and launching waves of bombers the lucrehulk is in range of the venators, that exact bloody retribution on the lumbering  battleship

Meanwhile two squadrons of Y wings from te Acclamator have managed to dodge the vulture fighters and cripple the munificent frigate

Blasted by turbolaser fire a providence destroyer is hulked by a torpedo salvo

The Mandator's formidable firepower wrecks next the ravaged munifcent

The separatists try to retaliate practiacally destroying a command venator with several hyena bomber waves, but she survives thanks to bracing

Another transport also escapes from an almost certain death

Finnaly with the enemy within striking range of Nal Hutta and half his fleet crippled or destroyed the separatist admiral decides to cut his losses and jump to hyperspace