2247, Mandalorian Civil War (3)
That night, Bo-Katan-Kryze locked themselves in the room and had a long conversation with Vitaly-Orlov through hyperspace communication.
Finally, she made up her mind.
No matter who is behind Pre-Vizsla or what their purpose is, the time has come to stand up and resist. Otherwise, when the massacre of Pre-Vizsla is carried out further, maybe the entire planet will really succumb to the despotic power of Chang'an-Vizsla.
The next day, Bo-Katan-Kryze secretly went to Mandalore's largest industrial enterprise-Mandalore Engine Company (Mandal Motors), hoping to get their support. The Mandalorian's matter is resolved by the Mandalorian himself. Therefore, on the premise of rejecting the intervention of external forces, Bo-Katan-Kryze actually has few choices.
Fortunately, the meeting had a good effect. Mandalore Engine Company expressed that they were also afraid of Pre-Vizsla's reign of terror, and therefore were willing to support Bo-Katan-Kryze's resistance actions.
But at the same time, Mandalore Engine Company also said that as a large industrial enterprise, they cannot openly resist Pre-Vizsla. The only way is to They secretly provided weapons and equipment to Bo-Katan-Kryze, while at the same time passively sabotaging the orders from Pre-Vizsla.
Not only that, Mandalore Engine Company told Bo-Katan-Kryze because Pre-Vizsla owed them a large amount of money. order funds, so after eliminating Pre-Vizsla, they hope to take away the due part from the seized property of Death Watch as compensation.
This is equivalent to negotiating terms, and Bo-Katan-Kryze can only agree.
Then, Mandalore Engine Company immediately decided to hand over Bo-Katan-Kryze 150 Brick-A Ror class airspeed boats (equivalent to the high-speed version Speeder). This type of airspeed boat is now widely used by Mandalore's Public Security Department team, but they are all unarmed versions. What Mandalore Engine Company handed over to Bo-Katan was an armed version equipped with three blaster machine guns. This kind of air speed boat is actually widely used by Death Watch, but in any case, it can also narrow the strength gap between the two sides.
In addition, Mandalore Engine Company is building the Kom'rk-class fighter/transport (The Kom'rk-class fighter/transport) for Death Watch. This is a 58.3-meter-long super-heavy fighter. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a frigate. It has powerful weapons, flexible maneuverability, and enough space to deploy 24 Death Watch warriors. This is also the most powerful air force in the hands of Death Watch now. Death Watch is equipped with at least 100 ships.
Because this super-heavy fighter is too sensitive, Mandalore Engine Company said that they could not provide it to Bo-Katan-Kryze. As an alternative, they were willing to give her a newly developed light fighter-M3-A Zik-type fighter (M3-A Scyk fighter).
This ultra-light fighter is only 8.7 meters long and has a pair of variable-angle trapezoidal wings. The shape of this wing is actually very similar to that of the Komrik-class starfighter, and it can also be regarded as the style of Mandalore Engine Company.
As an ultra-light fighter, the Zik-type fighter is actually competing against the TIE/LN light fighter from the Galactic Empire. The design ideas of the two are exactly the same. They are both designed with mobility as the main focus, with little regard for protection.
However, the Zik-type fighter is more extreme. Compared with the TIE fighter, this fighter has reduced firepower and added a shield system. However, the weakened firepower can be solved by using external wing attachments. On the contrary, most of the time, the firepower actually exceeds that of TIE fighter.
In addition, the Flight Control System of the Zik-type fighter is not as intelligent as the TIE fighter, which means that the requirements for pilots are higher.
But the best thing is that the Zik-type fighter jet is very cheap. A Zik-type fighter jet only costs 55,000 credits. In comparison, the TIE/LN fighter is priced at 60,000 credits, while the V-wing fighter, which shined in the later stages of Clone Wars, is priced at 102,500 credits, and the ARC-170 heavy fighter is priced at 180,000 credits. And those fighter jets designed for Jedi Knight are even more expensive. The standard version of the Delta-7 fighter is priced at 180,000, and the standard version of the Eta-2 fighter is priced at as high as 290,000!
Moreover, the Zik-type fighter jet had just been developed not long ago, and Pre-Vizsla had been in arrears with payments to Mandalore Engine Company, so this cheap and excellent fighter jet was not given to Pre-Vizsla, and he did not know the existence of this new fighter jet.
Then, Mandalore Engine Company also told Bo-Katan-Kryze that they could act as a middleman to help her purchase more weapons and equipment on the black market, and only needed to charge a small intermediary fee. However, Bo-Katan-Kryze refused, and she trusted Vitaly-Orlov more.
After confirming their support, on the third day after Pre-Vizsla began to massacre civilians, Bo-Katan-Kryze finally stood up and raised the banner of resistance!
First, as the former sister of Grand Duke of Mandalore Satine-Kryze, she denounced the massacres of Pre-Vizsla, and declared that Pre-Vizsla and Death Watch were illegal regimes and could only be characterized as terrorists.
Then, Bo-Katan-Kryze declared that she would stand up and lead all the Mandalorian people who yearn for freedom to resolutely resist Pre-Vizsla.
At the same time, Bo-Katan-Kryze also announced a major decision - Mandalorian Restoration Army, headed by Jango-Fett, will also be incorporated under the banner of Bo-Katan-Kryze and become the backbone of the resistance organization.
Bo-Katan-Kryze declared that she would become the interim leader of the resistance organization. After overthrowing Pre-Vizsla, she would voluntarily step down from office and leave the choice of political power to the Mandalorian people.
This declaration officially kicked off the Mandalore civil war!
In fact, Bo-Katan-Kryze had secretly established its own force to resist Pre-Vizsla with the help of Vitaly-Orlov a long time ago. This force will become the backbone of the Rebel Alliance. With these members as the core, Rebel Alliance began to continuously recruit troops and build its own army.
The first thing they need to deal with is the Pre-Vizsla government troops who are being massacred everywhere. They organized militias in various places. These militiamen did not expect to confront the government troops head-on because they lacked weapons and training. Once they actually went to the battlefield, they would only be massacred.
However, the militia can assist the evacuation of civilians, attack supplies and transportation, and slow down the advance of government troops. After all, although these government troops all set off from Concordia satellite, after arriving on the ground, their supplies cannot completely rely on satellites. A large part of their supplies still have to come from the ground.
And those transportation teams on the ground are the targets of the Rebel Alliance's attack!