Battle of Janfatar
The unexpected change in formation left the commander of the combined InterGalactic Banking Clan and Fourth Group fleet, Dark Jedi Knight Ulu Ulix, at a loss.
The dispersed Republic fleet prevented him from achieving decisive results in a short time through the formidable frontal firepower of the Behemoth-class battlecruisers and Generous-class frigates. When he saw the Republic fleet had already begun landing on Janfatar, he panicked even more.
The leaders of the workers' strike organization on the planet had been desperately pleading for the Confederacy of Independent Systems fleet to send reinforcements as soon as possible. The Galactic Republic's powerful Clone Army was steadily advancing on the capital, Atar City, and the troops who had defected out of sympathy for the workers were no match for the Clone Army alone.
Ulu Ulix had originally been nothing more than a mediocre Jedi trainee. During the Battle of Bespin, he had won Darth Malthael's favor by stabbing his own master, Grin Betty, in the back, and was granted the power of the Dark Side, causing his strength to soar.
But in the end, he was still only a mediocre Jedi trainee, utterly incapable of making decisions when trouble arose.
Under the strike leaders' pleas, Ulu Ulix considered it and felt that securing the planet's support was also extremely important. So, despite the Republic fleet's harassment, he forcibly deployed a landing force as well.
However, compared to the Republic fleet, which possessed Acclamator-class assault ships, Ulu Ulix's fleet was configured entirely for fleet engagements. Though the Behemoth-class ships could carry a considerable number of Marines, getting them down to the planet was far more troublesome.
The increase in operational objectives also scattered the Confederacy of Independent Systems fleet's strength, and ground combat on Janfatar erupted shortly afterward.
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