Although initially caught off-guard by the Taung invasion, SDF Supreme Joe Tylars decided that a early victory would be needed to slow the Taung advance. He quickly began preparing a trap for the attackers; having recently learned the top-secret project "BEX" had been completed and was ready for use. Since the BEX was located on Axra Prime, Tylars had fake information leaked to Taung Intelligence that the Sinyans were assembling troops on the planet. Although Tylars was planning on directing the battle himself, Sinyan Emperor Yen Balestone had different ideas, placing BSI Chief Herich Stimmlur in command. Stimmlur added his own additions to the plan and removing and replacing most SDF troops on the planet with undercover BSI agents. Stimmlur had the BEX moved to the spaceport of Galkerd we