Hammertong

Hammertong was the codename given to a secret project, known as Project Hammertong, involving the superlaser prime weapons for the Death Stars.

Originating during the Clone Wars, the Confederacy of Independent Systems was working on their Ultimate Weapon, a project which would later be turned over to the Galactic Empire, and converted into the Death Star project.

In 19 BBY, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine sent a unit of the 501st Legion to Mygeeto. The official story was that the unit was sent to support the Galactic Marines under Ki-Adi-Mundi by destroying an energy collector. In truth, the unit was sent to retrieve an energy crystal, used in one of the InterGalactic Banking Clan's power generators, that was necessary for the Hammertong project. General Mundi was suspicious of the unit's activities but had no idea of the truth until it was too late.

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