Invasion of Kamino

On Bothawui, Racket talks to a hologram of Badger. Badger confirms that his fleet is ready, but fears that they're stretching their forces thin. Racket assures him that it's okay, as this next mission will solve their manpower problem. When Badger presses the issue, Racket confesses that he's sending Flak, a young clone who proved himself defending Bothawui, over to the Rebels Yavin IV to rally an army to take Kamino. Badger condedes, but both clones with Rico was still with them. Racket claims that he went to their conquered planets to set up a government, but has since disappeared.

Rico is in fact off on another planet, examining the remains of a battle from the Clone Wars. He is searching for something, but does not reveal what.

Rico's Brigade and the Rebellion's fleets attack Kamino. Due to the planet's increased defenses, the space battle lasts hours and incurs heavy losses on the heroes, but their will to take the clone's home planet is strong, and they eventually break through, landing a full planetary invasion. Racket and Badger land with clones on the main platform, while Flak lands with the rebels, lead by Captain Antilles, in a flanking position. Their objective; a control platform, without which, the Imperials cannot request reinforcements.

## Battlefield

* Kamino
	+ Main Platform

## Combatants

* Rico's Brigade
	+ 501st Legion
	+ Racket
	+ Badger
	+ Flak
* Rebel Alliance
	+ Captain Antilles
* Galactic Empire
	+ Naval Troopers

## Battle Results

The Imperials have dynamite one of the three bridges to the control center, narrowing the number of angles Rico's Brigade and the Rebels can attack from to two, and has set up many defensive positions to stop the attackers in their tracks.

The 501st engages the Naval Troops first, but as soon as Flak and the Rebels engage from the other angle, they're hit hard by fire from an automatic turret, knocking down both Flak and Captain Antilles almost at once.

The 501st takes the first platform early, but then gets held back by a second turret. Both units send soldiers forward to try to take it out, but get slaughtered. Racket himself gets knocked down several times trying to shoot their turret's gunner.

Eventually, the attackers decide call in reinforcements, and a gunship lands with rocket troopers lands with the 501st, and despite initially being mistaken for Stormtroopers, they move forward and fire on the turrets, but the turrets endure the blasts. So instead, the clones use the gunship itself to fly over and destroy both turrets before the gunship crashes.

By this time, the 501st is severely weakened, but both forces press forward to the platform with the control center. They make quick work of the Naval Troopers on the outside, but the control center itself has only one, narrow entrance. The attackers quickly overcome this chokepoint through sheer numbers, though, winning the day for Rico's Brigade and the Rebellion, despite heavy casualties.

## Trivia

* This episode depicts Badger as a more cautious commander, contradicting his later role as a key player in Racket's Regime. The victory in this episode, despite the high risks and casualties, likely helped changed his attitude.
* The two Imperial anti-infantry turrets scored over 300 kills between them.