Open Circle Fleet

The Open Circle Fleet, also known as the Open Circle Armada, was a major armada in the Republic Navy that participated in the pan-galactic conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems known as the Clone Wars. The Open Circle Fleet and its subordinate units participated in various campaigns and engagements throughout the war. Led by High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, the armada met the CIS Navy on multiple fronts at the start of the war, including the Battle of Christophsis and the Malevolence Campaign. The Open Circle Fleet's formations included numbered fleets, which were divided into multiple task forces and battle groups.

Subordinate units included the Fourth Fleet under Jedi General Plo Koon and his task force, as well as the Fifth Fleet and its vanguard. As a large naval force, the Open Circle Fleet ferried units of the Grand Army of the Republic across various battlefronts, such as Kenobi's own 7th Sky Corps and Skywalker's command; the elite 501st Legion. Prominent starfighter squadrons were stationed aboard the fleet, such as Clone Flight Squad Seven. The Open Circle Fleet participated in the Battle of Coruscant, which saw a decisive blow against the Confederacy forces with the death of CIS Head of State Count Dooku. Beyond that, it fought in the Outer Rim Sieges as it attempted to eliminate the Confederate forces. Open Circle Fleet units located Supreme Martial Commander of the Separatist Droid Armies General Grievous on Utapau, and managed to deploy ground forces, successfully assisting in eliminating the droid army commander.

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