Ranulph Tarkin's paramilitary

In the buildup to the Stark Hyperspace War, Senator Ranulph Tarkin built up a sizeable paramilitary armed force. Styling himself a general, Trakin referred to his fleet as the Republic Navy and his ground troops as the Republic Army; although both had been eliminated by the Ruusan Reformation, his Militarist faction seeked to reestablish them.

Tarkin's ships were apparently Judicial Forces surplus, and consisted of Corellian Star Shuttles, Consular-class space cruisers, and varients of Consulars built with wider hulls (presumably for carrying ground forces). The fleet's flagship, Invincible, was another modified Consular. Tarkin's soldiers and ship officers were culled from the Judicial Forces or, like his bodyguard Jace Dallin, from the regional defense forces.

Tarkin only allowed Humans into his force, not trusting aliens. Either by result or intent, most of his soldiers agreed with his Humanocentrist ideals.

The force was put to the test during the Stark Hyperspace War. En route to the First Battle of Qotile, the fleet was hit with a navicomputer virus spread by a signal the Stark Collective had piggybacked on Nute Gunray's locational signal. Only one third of the force reached Troiken; another third emerged from hyperspace off-course, while the last third emerged from hyperspace in palces that would destroy them, such as withing planets or near blakc holes and stars.

During the battle, the fleet was trounced and the survivors evacuated to the surface of Troiken, where they holed up in Mount Avos. There, they fought several battles before the siege was lifted with the Combine's defeat in the Fifth Battle of Qotile. Troiken, all of but a third of his ships, and a large amount of his soldiers were killed; the remainder presumably returned to their previous postings, as did Dallin.

Appearances

 * The Stark Hyperspace War