Open Circle Fleet / Legends The Open Circle Fleet , or the Open Circle Armada , was a major space fleet of the Galactic Republic ' s navy during the days of the Clone Wars . This armada rose to prominence during the Outer Rim Sieges , when it was under the command of Jedi Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker . The elite pilots of the Open Circle Fleet won countless victories for the Republic Navy against the Separatists , including the Battle of Coruscant . History . In battle , the Open Circle Fleet was led by Generals Kenobi and Skywalker . These were not the only Jedi pilots in the armada ; Jedi Master Saesee Tiin commanded a squad that consisted of both Jedi and clone pilots . While the Jedi may have been the most visible pilots of the armada , it also comprised thousands of clone and non - clone pilots , gunners , and officers . By the end of the Clone Wars , the Open Circle Armada had grown to include at least five Republic fleets , such as the Fifth Fleet . These smaller sector fleets were more than able to hold their own against the Separatist forces , allowing the armada to function as several smaller independent groups at once . Of the fleet ' s numerous starfighter squadrons , Clone Flight Squad Seven , led by Clone Commander Odd Ball , was the most experienced and elite squadron of them all . The lighter vanguard ships for the fleet were " Venator " - class Star Destroyers . " Acclamator " - class assault ships were also used early in the war . Each of these medium warships could carry over one hundred and fifty starfighters in their hangar bays . The ARC - 170 starfighters , V - 19 starfighters and , later in the Clone Wars , V - wing starfighters comprised a large part of the fleet ' s fighter complement . At the suggestion of Anakin Skywalker , some of the " Venator " - class Star Destroyers of the Open Circle Fleet were equipped with a heavy SPHA turbolaser cannon that was installed within the ventral hangar bay . These weapons would prove to be a nasty surprise for unsuspecting Separatist warships . During the Outer Rim Sieges , the Open Circle Armada performed admirably , defeating the CIS warships over such worlds as Maramere , Boz Pity , and Belderone . The fleet was suddenly called back to the Core Worlds when word arrived that General Grievous had launched a surprise attack on Coruscant and was plotting to kidnap the Supreme Chancellor . With Kenobi and Skywalker leading the starfighter squadrons once more into battle , the ships of the Open Circle Fleet engaged the enemy armada . A thousand of the armada ' s " Venator " s were fast enough to reach Coruscant to catch the invaders under the planet ' s outer shields . The Open Circle Fleet would play a vital role in the Battle of Coruscant . While the larger " Venator " - class Star Destroyers went head - to - head with the Separatist capital ships , it was Obi - Wan and Anakin , with Squad Seven providing cover , who fought through deadly swarms of droid tri - fighters and buzz droids to reach Grievous ' flagship , the " Invisible Hand " , where Grievous and Dooku were commanding the Separatist forces . This was also the location where the kidnapped Palpatine was being held . By the end of the battle , " Invisible Hand " had crash landed on Coruscant , damaged beyond repair , while Grievous escaped , Dooku had been killed , and Palpatine had been rescued by the Jedi . The remaining enemy ships had no choice but to retreat . The members of the Open Circle Fleet had saved the day again . During the intrigues of the last days of the Republic , Skywalker and Kenobi undertook divergent missions . The assets of the Open Circle were likewise divided : Yoda took at least one " Venator " to reinforce the Loyalist armies on Kashyyyk . Other units went to the battlefields of Felucia , Utapau , and possibly other smaller conflicts . When Palpatine put Order 66 into effect , the clone pilots of the fleet turned their guns against the Jedi commanders with the order ' s transmission . After the reorganization of the Republic into the Galactic Empire , the ships of the Open Circle Armada were incorporated as part of the new Imperial Navy . Emblem . Ships of the Open Circle Armada were easy recognized by the distinctive red - and - yellow emblem painted onto their hulls . The heraldic emblem consisted of a yellow circle that was formed by two separate semi - circle arcs . One arc represented Kenobi , the other , Skywalker . The image signified that while they were both two independent halves , together they formed a single entity . The symbol was awarded to their fleet for its courageous and distinguished actions in the war against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Although often used to identify Open Circle Fleet vessels , this emblem eventually spread to many other units in the Republic Navy . When the armada was absorbed into the Imperial Navy , the emblem that the ships of the Open Circle had borne with pride was replaced with the uniform gray of the Empire . Behind the scenes . The computer artists who implemented the design of the insignia originally intended it to be a generic symbol of the Republic military , which is why it appears on Republic vehicles throughout the galaxy in . A number of Expanded Universe writers , however , seem either to have only been shown images from the opening battle sequence or to have missed the symbol ' s appearance on vehicles of other Republic battalions , leading to a continuity discord with the lore regarding the Open Circle Fleet . This was quickly retconned , however , with the explanation that Fleet munitions and cargo were dispersed among other Republic units and ( in the case of the symbol ' s appearance on a crate at the Separatist headquarters on Mustafar ) even captured by Separatist pirates on occasion . In the PlayStation 2 version of " " on Kashyyyk , there are crates with the insignia of the Open Circle Fleet . In the Xbox 360 version , the insignia appears on various pieces of scrap metal on Raxus Prime . In " " maps , some of the Republic vehicles such as the " Venator " - class and AT - AP have Open Circle Fleet symbols . These symbols appear in the color of the team using the vehicles .