Battle of Florrum A battle took place on the planet Florrum around 22 BBY during the Clone Wars . After aiding in the liberation of the Hutt prisoner Ziro Desilijic Tiure from Republic custody , the bounty hunter Shahan Alama attempted to go into hiding from the Republic . However , Alama encountered a Confederate frigate over Florrum while on the run , and the frigate ' s Neimoidian captain deployed droid starfighters to engage Alama ' s craft . A Republic transport under the command of Jedi General Aayla Secura was patrolling the area , and Secura dispatched Clone Commander CC - 5052 with a squad of troopers and a LAAT / i gunship to assess the situation . The gunship eliminated the droid fighters on the surface of Florrum and shot down Alama ' s craft before returning to Secura ' s vessel . Prelude . Around 22 BBY during the Clone Wars , the bounty hunter Cad Bane formed a team of hunters to free Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure — who had been arrested for crimes against the Galactic Republic — from the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center on the galactic capital of Coruscant . The hunters ' mission was successful , and Bane and his team escaped with Ziro . Shortly thereafter , Bane transmitted the monetary reward for the mission into the accounts of his comrades and then ordered his accomplices to flee and hide from the Republic . One member of the team , the Weequay Shahan Alama , was mistrustful of Bane , doubting that Bane had sent them their full payment . However , Alama cooperated and escaped in his " Flarestar " - class attack shuttle to the Outer Rim Territories . The battle . Over the Outer Rim planet of Florrum , Alama came across a Confederate " Munificent " - class star frigate . The frigate ' s Neimoidian captain recognized Alama ' s vessel as the same model of starship that was used by a gang of pirates , which was led by the pirate Hondo Ohnaka and was based on Florrum . Upon accessing the sector ' s threat files , the Neimoidian captain confirmed that the Confederate Head of State Count Dooku had once been captured by the pirates . Deducing that Alama was a member of the pirate gang and seeking payback for the pirates ' crimes against the Confederacy , the captain ordered an OOM command battle droid lieutenant to target the attack shuttle . As his craft was attacked by the frigate , Alama headed to the surface of Florrum . Meanwhile , a Republic task force , consisting of a single " Acclamator " - class assault ship under the command of Jedi General Aayla Secura , was scouting the area . Marshal Commander CC - 5052 reported Alama ' s independent vessel to Secura , who ordered the clone commander to take a single LAAT / i gunship and gather more information through a reconnaissance of the planet . CC - 5052 assembled a squad of clone troopers for his gunship and was accompanied by several other gunships to the surface of Florrum . Upon detecting the Republic gunship , the Confederate captain ordered his droid starfighter forces to attack the enemy craft . Vulture droid starfighters , " Hyena " - class bombers , and B1 battle droids on Single Trooper Aerial Platforms were dispatched to confront the Republic gunship . The gunship engaged the enemy forces , and CC - 5052 and his crew were able to defeat the Confederate battle droids . After then engaging and shooting down Alama ' s craft , the Republic gunship returned to Secura ' s " Acclamator " - class transport . Aftermath . A wounded Alama left his damaged craft and came across Hondo Ohnaka , with whom the bounty hunter was acquainted . However , Ohnaka expressed his intent to take Alama hostage and sell him to whomever wanted to capture him . Behind the scenes . The battle first appeared in " " , an issue of the online that transitioned between the and of the 2008 . The battle also appeared in " Gunship Over Florrum " , an online game released on StarWars . com that was based on the events of the comic . Even though " Hunting the Hunters ( Part I ) " states that only one gunship was sent , four were pictured . During " Gunship Over Florrum " , only one gunship participated in the battle .