02ABY: The Battle of Turak IV by Enrique Guerrero

Author:Enrique Guerrero
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Hewlett-Packard
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Underestimating the size of the Rebel forces, General Maltaz ordered the Hammers to hold their positions, and pushed forward hoping to seize the Rebel base. Caught between the mined western corridor and unable to rejoin Hell's Hammers forward positions, the remainder of Maltaz' command found themselves heavily outnumbered and subject to concentrated attacks by armored Rebel assault vehicles, starfighters and ground forces. Equally outnumbered, the Hammers suffered heavy losses but inflicted four times the damage on their attackers. By the time the order came to withdraw, there were few Hammers left to receive it.

The Battle of Turak IV is currently viewed as Hell's Hammers only major defeat, however, the Battle of Turak IV served as a propaganda victory for the Empire, raising Hell's Hammers accomplishment there to a legendary status. A major threat to Alliance interests throughout the Outer Rim, Imperial Central Command has reassessed Hell's Hammers, determining the Division to be crucial to suppression efforts, and has issued an order to rebuild Hell's Hammer Elite Armor Division to full regimental strength, granting Colonel Zel "Rancor" Johans' first class priority for fire support, material and troops.

"The Empire can always muster superior numbers, and those forces almost always have superior equipment and superior training. So don't get into a slugging match with the Empire, they'll win every time. Generally, Alliance ground troops will win through careful choice of mission objectives, guerilla tactics, and bravery under fire. If you can't achieve your objectives quickly, against little opposition, you probably can't achieve them at all." -- General Crix Madine advising Alliance High Command

A pivotal battle early in the war with the Empire, the Battle of Turak IV demonstrated convincingly that Alliance forces should not engage in conventional war with Imperial units. Although a victory for the Rebel Alliance, it broke the back of the Allied resistance in Parmel sector for years.

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