TAS Repulse

-Dual medium turbolasers (200)

-Triple medium turbolasers (200)

-Ion cannons (200)

-Dual heavy ion cannons (50)

-Laser CIWS point defense batteries (120)

-Space Sparrow missile launchers (50)

-Starhawk missile launchers (60)

-80 walkers or 200 tanks

-32,000 soldiers

-Ship to ship combat

-Rescue of the Vietnamese insurgency

-1st Battle of Naboo

-2nd Battle of Naboo

-Liberation of Kashyyyk

-2nd Battle of Saleucami

-Battle of Hoth

The *TAS Repulse* is the lead ship of the *Repulse-*class battlecruisers built for the Terran Starfleet. She was designed shortly after the Clone Wars to be capable to standing up against any Imperial warship she might encounter.

The *Repulse* was one of three warships built on Earth prior to the completion of the Terran Star Forge. Thanks to help from Republic shipyard workers left behind on Earth after the Clone Wars, she was completed in 4.5 years.

The *Repulse* was the flagship of the entire Terran Starfleet from her commissioning until the Super Star Destroyer *TAS Freedom* was commissioned. For over a decade, she was held in very high regard by the Terran Alliance. For years, she held much of the mantle of Earth's defense until the Terran Star Forge was completed. She was known to many as "Earth's Most Beloved Ship".

The *Repulse* first saw combat when she was called upon for fire support in the War on Terror. However, her first widespread combat came when the Galactic Civil War broke out. The *Repulse* took part in most of the major engagements of the Galactic Civil War, and her crew gained a reputation for one of the best performing crews in ship to ship combat.

## History

### Development and Construction

The concept of the *Repulse* and her class was conceived during the Clone Wars. When the *London* class Star Destroyers were designed, the Terran Starfleet decided they needed a much larger ship to be capable of handling any warship in the Separatist Navy, or Republic Navy. Design work was completed in mid 1994.

While her sister ships would be constructed at the Terran Star Forge, the Admiralty wanted the first ship of the class constructed immediately. This became even more important following the end of the Clone Wars and rise of the Galactic Empire. After necessary resources were gathered and a construction facility was built, the *Repulse* was laid down in January of 1995.

Construction on the ship was conducted along with the construction of the first two *London* class Star Destroyers. The construction was conducted by both Terran workers and Republic shipyard workers who were still on Earth when the Republic transitioned into the Empire.

Construction of the ship lasted for 4.5 years. In September of 1999, the ship left her construction yard for fitting out and trials. After two months of trials and final fitting out, she was commissioned into the Terran Starfleet on November 20, 1999.

### Service History

At the time of her commissioning, the Terran Starfleet was comprised almost entirely of captured Separatist warships and Republic warships given to Earth by the Republic. The *Repulse* became the flagship of the Starfleet on the day it was commissioned.

In her early years, the *Repulse* was tasked entirely with the protection of Earth. She was the only ship of the fleet that never left Earth orbit to conduct exploration missions out into the Milky Way galaxy.

In December of 2001, during the Battle of Tora Bora as part of the invasion of Afghanistan as part of the War on Terror, American commanders asked for the *Repulse*  to provide orbital bombardment support. On three separate occasions during the 11 day battle, the *Repulse* fired on al-Qaeda positions in the Tora Bora cave complex from orbit, and her fighter squadrons provided air support. At one point during one of her bombardments, the *Repulse* spotted al-Qaeda fighters leaving the Tora Bora complex. It was later determined that the *Repulse* had in fact sighted Osama bin Laden escaping from the battle site, but had not fired on him due to already being engaged in orbital bombardment.

Through the following years, the *Repulse* took part several times in the War on Terror. She never again provided orbital bombardment support, but deployed her fighter squadrons on anti-terrorist airstrikes several times as well as providing reconnaissance and deploying ground forces from orbit when necessary.

The *Repulse* saw her first mission out of the Terran system came in 2008. On that mission, her crew discovered and made contact with the planet Alfenon, home of the Elves. Over the next few months, her crew built contact between the Terran Alliance and Alfenon, leading to Alfenon joining the Terran Alliance.

#### Galactic Civil War

In August 2013, the *Repulse* was sent to the Andromeda Galaxy on a scouting mission, and to be ready to rescue any of several reconnaissance teams deployed to the galaxy. On August 10, a team of CIA agents, led by Agent Simmons, who had discovered the existence of the Death Star, called for help. The *Repulse* and her three escorts jumped to the Sempidal system, where they found the shuttle carrying Simmons' team being pursued by a Star Destroyer. The *Repulse* and her escorts opened fire on the Star Destroyer while scrambling fighters. The Star Destroyer was quickly destroyed, and the *Repulse* picked up the team and returned them to Earth.

## Appearances

* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back (first appearance)*