The loss of the Palliata and continued destruction on the ground spur New Republic officers to attempt a bold plan. A strike force is assembled to test the Malevolence herself, to gather intelligence and then withdraw, defeated. A second wave will come on the heels of the first, stronger and using the intel from the first attempt, with the intent to cut off the head of the snake and let the body writhe before crushing it under the heel of the remaining New Republic forces. Already set on the forward line, the Fusillade and her entourage are ready to strike into the Imperial fleet. The Carracks Redstar and Jack Cade pair off in the vanguard, leading the way with Corvettes Crux, Harrow, Dragoon, Hydra, and Dedication. Behind them come the starfighters, ready to d