Invasion of the Hapes Cluster

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 • Knighting of Alec Patterson
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Darth Dread leads an assault on the Fountain Palace

 •The Hapes Consortium is dissolved and an Imperial Loyal Government is established
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### Battles

Battle above Lorell
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 • Attack on Telkur Station
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 • Assault on Algnadesh Ship Graveyards
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 • Invasion of Hapes
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## Combatants

The New Sith Empire

The Hapes Consortium

## Commanders

**Sith Lord**/**Imperial Commander** Darth Dread
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 • **Fleet Commander** Falco
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 • **Flag Lieutenant** Draves
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**Queen Mother**/**Royal High Commander** Ella Djo
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 • **Fleet Commander** Gallina
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The **Invasion of the Hapes Cluster** also known as the **Hapes Cluster Campaign** was a series of battles during the Great Sith/Jedi War and results in the Imperial Occupation of the Hapes Cluster until the end of the year. In 23ABY, sometime after the Sith's Victory on Takodana and Capture of the Main Rebel Base, Dark Lord of the Sith and Emperor Darth Malicious would give Darth Dread command over a Massive Imperial Taskforce and soon ordered him to launch his campaign into the Hapes Cluster. Soon the Taskforce would arrive over the planet Lorell and would engage in a brutal battle with the Hapan Defensive Fleet and after splitting and encircling the Fleet, the Imperial Taskforce would overwhelm the Hapan Fleet who were soon forced to surrender. Soon the taskforce would soon launch an attack on a Space Station in the Transitory Mist and after distracting the Defense Fleet with a false fleet attacking a separate system. The Imperial Taskforce would soon surround the Station and Fleet and after launch an assault on the station and would quickly capture it and soon the Hapan Fleet would swiftly surrender.

The Imperial Taskforce would later launch an assault on the fabled Shipyard, Algnadesh Ship Graveyards and after intense dogfights and the Imperial Taskforce surrounding the Hapan Fleet would resulting in most of the Hapan Fleet being destroyed and many Hapan Ships surrender or retreat. The Imperial Taskforce would continue their campaign through the Hapes Cluster and soon would arrive over the Capital Hapes and would launch their Invasion of the planet as under Darth Dread's orders, the Imperial Taskforce would split into 2 Massive Fleets. 1 of the Imperial Fleets would soon launch their attacks on the Hapan Defense Fleet using Imperial and Sith Fighters and Interceptors as the 2nd would swiftly and slowly surround the Hapan Defense Fleet. Soon after intense dogfighting and bombarding the Hapan Fleet would soon collapse and soon Darth Dread would launch the ground assault and after Imperial Forces landed, the city would be swiftly surrounded and captured. As Darth Dread would launch an assault on the Main Palace and would swiftly and quickly move through the palace killing all in his way and would later kill the Mother Queen and her family and with the fall of Hapes, the campaign came to a swift and brutal end.

## **Prelude**

After their Imperial Victory on Takodana, Darth Malicious would give Darth Dread Command over a massive Imperial Taskforce and send his own Sith /Imperial Spies and saboteurs to the Hapes Cluster to prepare for the Campaign. Darth Dread would also gather his personal elite squad for the Campaign including Mandalorian Commandos and Umbaran Supercommandos.

## **The Campaign**

### **Entering the Hapes Cluster**

###### Main Article: Battle above Lorell

In 23ABY, The Imperial Taskforce under Darth Dread would arrive over the planet and soon engaged with the Hapan Defense Fleet. Soon Imperial and Sith Bombers began their bombing runs on the Hapan Fleet guarded Imperial and Sith Fighters, as the Imperial and Sith Bombers began their bombing runs, Hapan Fighters and Interceptors began to intercept the bombers and clashed with the Imperial Fighters and Bombers. Soon Dogfights began to erupt above the planet and under Darth Dread's orders the taskforce to split into the 2 Main Imperial Fleets and slowly began to surround the Hapan Fleet. As the Imperial Fleets began to surround the Hapan Fleet, Imperial and Sith Fighters and Interceptors soon began to overwhelm the Hapan Fighters and Interceptors and with the bombardment aided by Imperial Fleet soon the Hapan Fleet began to fall and collapse. As ships began to fall or were disabled, the Hapan fleet would soon attempt to flee but stopped by the Imperial Interdictors and were forced to surrender.

### **The Campaign towards Hapes**

###### Main Article: Attack on Telkur Station

After their Successful Victory over Lorell, The Imperial Taskforce would launch a false flag attack on another star system and soon much of the Hapan Fleet would jump to the system. Soon the Imperial Taskforce would exit out of hyperspace and engaged with the Remaining Hapan Fleet and under Darth Dread's Orders would slowly begin to surround the Station and fleet cutting off their communications. Darth Dread would soon launch his attack on the Fleet and station and utilizing waves of Tie and Sith Fighters began to engage with Hapan Fighters and using the dogfights as a distraction, Darth Dread would soon launch 5 Imperial Troop Transports and 5 Sith transports which soon began to land in the station hangar Bay. Soon the Imperial and Sith troopers began to clash with the Hapan Guards, Bounty Hunters and Smugglers, Darth Dread would soon unleash Imperial and Sith Interceptors which turned the tide of the dogfights and soon Imperial forces began to overwhelm Hapan Fighters and Interceptors. Soon Darth Dread would launch his Tie and Sith Bombers which soon began their bombing run on the Hapan Fleet as the Hapan fleet began to collapse, Darth Dread would soon arrive on the station and aiding his forces would brutally slaughter the Hapan Guards, Bounty Hunters and Smugglers. Soon the Imperial Forces would take control over the station and the Remaining Hapan Fleet would surrender to the Imperial Taskforce.

###### Main Article: Assault on the Algnadesh Ship Graveyards

After their Victorious Capture of the Telkur Station, Darth Dread led the Imperial Taskforce in an assault on the fabled and powerful shipyards Algnadesh Ship Graveyards. Soon a small Imperial Fleet would exit out of hyperspace began to engage with the Hapan Defensive Fleet but as the Hapan Fleet launched their fighters and interceptors against the Imperial Fleet. The Main Imperial Taskforce would exit hyperspace and under Darth Dread's Orders would soon begin to surround the planet and soon more Imperial and Sith Fighters and Interceptors would soon begin to engage with the Hapan Fighters and Interceptors and soon the Imperial Forces would soon begin to overwhelm the Hapan Fighters. Soon the Imperial Taskforce would launch their Imperial and Sith Bombers which soon began their bombing runs of the Hapan Fleet and alongside the Imperial Fleets would unleash their fire on the Hapan Fleet slowly but successfully wiping out many Hapan Ships. The remaining Hapan Ships would quickly retreat, and the Shipyards fell to the Imperial Forces.

### **The End of a Campaign**

###### Main Article: Invasion of Hapes

After their Successful Capture on the Algnadesh Ship Graveyards, the Imperial Taskforce led by Darth Dread would exit out of hyperspace and launched their assault on the planet Hapes, Capital of the Hapes Cluster. After exiting out of hyperspace above Hapes, Darth Dread would split the Taskforce into 2 Imperial Fleets then ordered one to attack the Defensive Fleet while the other would swiftly surround the Hapan Defensive fleet. Following his orders, 1 Imperial Fleet would launch their fighters into the Hapan Defensive Fleet luring the Hapan Forces into the open. Soon the 2nd Imperial Fleet would swiftly and silently surround the Hapan Fleet and soon launched their Imperial and Sith Fighters which began to intercept the Hapan Bomber squadrons and soon may Bombers begin to fall. Darth Dread would then launch his Imperial and Sith Bomber Squadrons guarded by Imperial /Sith Fighters and Interceptors who soon began to their bombing runs on the Hapan Fleet taking out many Hapan Ships and soon aided by the Imperial Taskforce mostly of the Hapan Fleet would collapse or retreat.

As the Hapan Fleet retreated, Darth Dread would order one of the Fleets to blockade the planet and soon Cloaked Imperial Transports and dropships soon began to land around the planet. Soon the Imperial Transports and Gunships began to land around the Captial City and Palace and soon Imperial Troopers and Sith Troopers would engage with the Hapan Guards and Civilians. Soon skirmishes and battles began to erupt through the city as the Imperial Forces infiltrated the city and would soon begin to surround the Hapan Forces and despite ordering them to surrender, many would refuse and be slaughtered. As the city fell to Imperial Forces, Darth Dread personally lead his Squad of Mandalorian and Sith Troopers into the palace as he would swiftly and quickly begin to cut through the Hapan Royal Guards. He soon arrived in the main hall and would swiftly ambush the Mother Queen's Personal Bodyguards and brutally kill her entire family. He then confronted the Mother Queen and after a brief conversation, he would force choke her and snap her neck killing her and ending the Hapan Monarchical rule of the Planet.

## **Aftermath**

With the death of the Mother Queen and her family, the Campaign ended and soon an Imperial loyal Government was established led by the leader of an Anti-Jedi Movement. The System would remain under Imperial Rule until the near the war's end, Hapan rebel cells would also be established throughout the Hapes Cluster.