Battle above Lorell

The Hapan Defense Fleet engages Taskforce V

## Combatants

The New Sith Empire

Hapes Consortium

## Commanders

Sith Lord Darth Dread
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 Imperial Fleet Commander Falco
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Unknown Hapan Commander

## Strength

1 ***Executor II*-class Star Dreadnought**
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 The Victor
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 • 3-4 ***Imperial*-class Star Destroyers**
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 • 3-4 ***Imperial II*-class Star Destroyers**
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 • 2-3 ***Interdictor*-class Star Destroyers**
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 • 5-10 ***Invincible*-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruisers**
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 • 10-15 ***Dreadnaught*-class heavy cruisers** • 1-2 ***Bellator*-class dreadnoughts**
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 •**TIE/LN starfighters**
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 •**TIE/IN starfighters**
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 •**Heavy TIE Bombers**
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 •**TIE/fc starfighters**
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 •**TIE/sa bombers**
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 •**TIE/AG Aggressor starfighters**
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• 4-6 **Hapan Battle Dragons**
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 • 5-10 ***Nova*-class battle cruisers**
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 • **Miy'til starfighters**
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 • **Miy'til assault bombers**
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 • **Hetrinar assault bombers**
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## Casualities

Very Minium Casualties

Very High Casualties
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 • Most of the Hapan Defense Fleet destroyed
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The **Battle above Lorell** was the first battle and engagement in a series of battles during the Great Sith/Jedi War between the Hapes Consortium and the New Sith Empire. In 23ABY after their successful assault on the Rebel Main Base on Takodana, Darth Malicious would give Darth Dread command over a Massive Taskforce and soon led by his Flagship the Victor, the Taskforce moved towards the Hapes Cluster and soon launch an attack on the Hapan Defensive Fleet above Lorell. The Battle would result in a victory for the Empire and would begin an intense campaign into the Hapes Cluster.

## **The Battle**

After exiting hyperspace above the planet, The Imperial taskforce would spot a Hapan Defense Fleet and launched their bombers guarded by Tie Fighters and Mark VI Supremacy class starfighters. As the Imperial bombers soon began their bombing runs, Hapan Starfighters would begin to intercept the bombers, soon Imperial Tie-fighters and Supremacy starfighters would engage the Hapan fighters and soon dogfights began to erupt above the planet. As the dogfights between Imperial and Hapan fighters erupted, Darth Dread would order his taskforce to split and encircle the Hapan fleet. Soon under his orders, the Imperial Taskforce split and some of the Imperial Forces began to slowly encircle the Hapan Fleet.

As the Taskforce began to surround the Hapan Fleet, Tie Fighters and Sith Starfighters soon began to overwhelm the Hapan Starfighters as Tie and Sith Interceptor began to intervene. Soon Tie and Sith Bombers unleashed their payload as the Imperial Taskforce launched their attack and soon many Hapan Battle Dragons and Nova-class battlecruisers began to fall, and the Fleet began to disintegrate. As the Commanding Battle Dragon fell, the remaining fleet would attempt to flee but using the Interdictors, they would be trapped and soon much of the fleet would be forced to surrender.

## **Aftermath**

In the aftermath of the Battle and the surrender of the Hapan Fleet, Darth Dread would torture Hapan crewmembers and discover their tactics and strategies and begin to formulate a battle plan for the continuing campaign.