Attack on Rapacc

In 18 BBY, the Grysk operative "Jixtus," who had allied himself with the Kilji Illumine nation, sent General Crofyp's task force to the Unknown Regions' Rapacc system to capture a group of refugees hiding on the planet Rapacc. The general's task force, consisting of Crofyp's Kilji war cruiser Anvil and Colonel Tildnis's Kilji picket cruiser Hammer, carried out an attack on Rapacc, confronting the Paccosh-commandeered Nikardun blockade frigate Aelos. Crofyp instructed the blockade frigate's captain, Uingali foar Marocsaa, to move aside and allow the Kiljis to capture the refugees they had come for; however, Marocsaa refused, prompting the general to prepare a cross fire attack on the Aelos.

The Anvil and the Hammer moved along the frigate's starboard and portside respectively, and once they were in position, the Chiss heavy cruiser Springhawk arrived at the outer system. The heavy cruiser fired two plasma sphere weapons at Crofyp's flagship before joining the confrontation in the inner system. The Chiss Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo, core name "Thrawn," instructed Crofyp to move clear of the Aelos, angering the general, who fired spectrum laser salvos at the Springhawk. Shortly after, the plasma spheres slammed into the Anvil starboard while the war cruiser shielded the Hammer so that the picket cruiser could escape. Thrawn allowed the Hammer to escape and destroyed Crofyp's flagship with breacher missiles.

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