Shrouded Offensive

The Shrouded Offensive was an event that took place a few months after the Declaration of a New Order. The Galactic Empire managed to discover a Separatist enclave, led by General Atticus Farstar, on the planet Ostor, located at the fringes of the Outer Rim, and was important enough for the Emperor's enforcer, Darth Vader to be dispatched to the planet to bring it under Imperial rule.

The battle was considered to be largely a disaster for the Galactic Empire, the biggest military disaster for the Imperials at the time, for three main reasons: The first, Darth Vader ended up staying behind for the first day of battle, the second was that he, either due to haste or overconfidence, did not deal with reconnaissance beforehand, and the third had Vader assigning General Rohn with direct command over the operation, who was largely an armchair general giving commands from an armored transport far away from enemy lines.

According to the clone stormtrooper Hock Malsuum, a veteran of the battle, Hock's participation in the event was largely one of the reasons why the battlefield operation turned out decently the first day. As a direct result of the disastrous nature of the operation, Emperor Palpatine had Vader and Hock brought before him for questioning about the results of the mission. Vader also had Hock "lie through his teeth" to the Emperor, which was also the first time Hock met his liege in person. Vader and Malsuum then led a new assault, but the clone commander was shot down. He was able to sabotage the enemy's shield, allowing Vader to lead the army in. The army then wiped out all resistance in the city and left it broken.

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