Battle of Sarka

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|name=Battle of Sarka
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|conflict=War of the Ring
|date=January 12-16 1982
|place=Sarka
|result=Pyrrhic Separatist victory
|side1=*Confederacy of Independent Systems
*Sarkan Separatists
|side2=*Republic
*Sarkan Loyalists
|commanders1=*B'neer Demesk† 
|commanders2=*Jedi Master Djinn Altis
|forces1=*Around 200,000 Sarkan Separatists
*B1 battle droids
*B2 super battle droids
* 25,000 Separatists Volunteers
**Sarka Volunteer Corps
*Barabel mercenaries
*Armored assault tanks
*DSD1 dwarf spider droids
*Ground armored tanks
*NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcers
*Vulture-class droid starfighters
*Droid tri-fighters
*Hyena-class bombers
*C-9979 landing crafts
*2 DH-Omni support vessels
*3 Providence-class carrier/destroyers
*8 Recusant-class light destroyers
*10 Munificent-class star frigates
*18 Diamond-class cruisers
|forces2=*A dozen Jedi
*Around 40,000 Sarkan Loyalists
*60,000 Clone troopers
*UT-AT repulsorcrafts
*AT-TE walkers
*BARC speeders
*ARC-170 starfighters
*V-19 Torrent starfighters
*3 Venator-class star destroyers
*4 Acclamator-class assault ships
|casual1=Heavy
|casual2=Heavy
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The was a battle during the War of the Ring. It started off as a local conflict, but grew out to be one of the most important battles of the war.
==Prelude==
Sarka was a Mid Rim world. The planet was rich with Nova rubies and also the only known place where they could be found. The Nova rubies were very important for galactic trade. Few Sarkans however profited from the Nova ruby trade. With the Separatist Crisis holding large parts of the galaxy in its grip, tension on Sarka was also on a rise. A mining incident that left several hundreds of miners dead would become the start of this. The lone survivor, B'neer Demesk, gained prominence for his anger against the Sarkan government. He blamed them for all the hardships the Sarkan people had to face. Protests and strikes from then onwards were common. When the War of the Ring broke out, the Galactic Republic demanded that the Sarkan government ended the protests and strikes, as a steady Nova ruby trade was needed for the war effort. Harsh measures were implemented by the Sarkan government to restore order on the planet. This only worsened the situation, calls for separatism grew louder and the planet was on the brink of civil war.
At this time Saruman the White contacted Demesk and offered his support and help. Promising fair trade, funds and arms in exchange for support for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. This gave the Demesk's Separatist movement the edge over the more organized loyalist government. From that point it didn't take long before the protests and strikes turned into a civil war. The Sarkan government was quickly overwhelmed by the strengh of the Sarkan Separatists. Senator Ohali of Sarka pleaded for help at the Galactic Senate. The Senate recognized the importance of Sarka and the Nova ruby trade and sanctioned a task force to be send.
==The Battle==
===The Republic arrives===
The Republic taskforce under Jedi Master Djinn Altis arrived at a critical moment. The Sarkan Separatists had pushed back much of the Sarkan Loyalist forces, outnumbering them with nearly four to one. With Republic helped the tables were turned quickly and the Sarkan Separatists were on the run. The Separatists were pushed out of most of the cities on Sarka. Outgunned by the heavy weaponry the Republic brought to the battle, the Sarkan Separatists proceeded using guerrilla tactics in the vast jungles of Sarka, ambushing Republic patrols and convoys.
Though the initial succes of the Republic campaign soon backfired. Demesk appeared on the CIS Shadowfeed with a fiery speech against the Sarkan government, the Republic and the Jedi. Demesk became a known figure in the galaxy and a hero for the Separatist cause, painting the Republic and the Jedi as the agressors. Only a day later Saruman annouced that a sizable Separatist force would be send to Sarka, to fight of the Republic and the Sarkan government. With the battle of Sarka becoming increasinly synonymous with the Separatist struggle, thousands of organics from all over the Confederate worlds signed up to serve on Sarka.
===Separatist intervention===
A Separatist fleet from Metalorn arrived in the orbit or Sarka. The ships of the Republic taskforce were quickly pushed to the edge of the system, allowing for the Separatists to deploy their forces. Saruman had send Barabel mercenaries along with the battle droid contingents. Giving the Sarkan Separatists a methode in battling the Jedi. The much needed reinforcements allowed the Sarkan Separatists to go on the offensive once again. Salyrini, the largest cave-city on Sarka, was the first victim of a combined Sarkan and Separatist offensive. The defense of the city was costly for the already worn down Republic forces, losing 3 Jedi, aswell as over 5,000 Clone troopers.
With the Confederate fleet in orbit of Sarka, the Republic had to use blockade runners to supply their forces on the ground. On the ground Sarkan guerrilla tactics and Separatist air superiority made it nearly impossible for the Republic and Loyalist forces to supply their cities. Jedi Master Djinn Altis made the difficult decision to abondon most of the remote holdings, transfering their garrisons back to Oomes Spaceport, the largest spaceport on Sarka and the headquaters of the Republic forces during the battle. This decision was a blow for the Loyalists forces, who fought hard to protect those cities during the already months long battle. This lead to thousands of Loyalists deserting.
===Siege of Oomes Spaceport===
With the Republic and Loyalist retreat to Oomes Spaceport, the Separatists faced little resistance pushing up to the spaceport. Only a month after the Separatist intervention the area of the spaceport was surrounded. However, the end wasn't yet in sight. Oomes Spaceport still contained a large Republic and Loyalist force and was protected by powerful shields, this prevented any bombardment.
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