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"I cannot leave the Empire in the hands of fools like you."

- Admiral Daala, executing the Imperial Warlords

The United Warlord Fleets, was an Imperial faction formed at 12 ABY. When Admiral Natasi Daala executed the thirteen warlords at Tsoss Beacon, She took command of their remaining forces. Utilizing the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Knight Hammer as her flagship, Daala would go on to carry on guerilla warfare against the New Republic. Daala would lose a majority of the fleet at the climatic Assault on Yavin 4, where she planned on wiping out Jedi Master Luke Skywalker's New Jedi Order. Daala's failure, would make her leave Imperial service. Admiral Gilad Pellaeon would eventually take command and regroup with scattered Imperial forces within the Mid Rim. Pellaeon would go on to form the Imperial Remnant.

History
In 4 ABY, the Galactic Empire would lose the Battle of Endor. Not only did they lose the second Death Star and the Star Dreadnought Executor, but Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader would perish. The Imperial Military would scramble into the hands of Imperial warlords, with Director Ysanne Isard remaining truly loyal to Palpatine's Empire. After the Fall of Coruscant, Grand Admiral Thrawn would return from the Unknown Regions. He would be appointed Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces by the remaining Imperial Ruling Council based on Orinda. Thrawn would have a unified military, and almost seemed the Empire could beat the New Republic. Thrawn would perish at the Battle of Bilbringi, at the hands of Noghri bodyguard Rukh. Although the New Republic expected there to be simple peace, Thrawn's death would greatly show Imperial warlords that the New Republic could be defeated. Striking at the New Republic, Imperial forces would divide and conquer. It would latter be revealed that Imperial forces were being coordinated by the reborn Emperor Palpatine, who was based on Byss. Palpatine would unleashed new powerful weapons, from the World Devastator, Eclipse-class Star Dreadnoughts, Sovereign-class Battlecruisers, and the Galaxy Gun.

Military
Imperial-class Star Destroyers, Victory II-class Star Destroyers, and one Executor-class Star Dreadnought provided the United Fleet with unlimited firepower.

Proximity Mines would be used by Colonel Ivan Cronus during the attack on Chardaan Shipyards. TIE/LN starfighters, TIE/sa bombers, TIE/IN interceptors, and GAT-12 Skipray Blastboats were used as primary starfighters. The 181st Imperial Fighter Group was also used by the fleet.

Stormtroopers served as the main attack force, and security of the fleet. A detachment Imperial Royal Guards were also in service to Daala.

All Terrain Scout Transports, All Terrain Armored Transports, HAVw A5 Juggernauts, HAVr A9 Floating Fortresses served with ground forces of the fleet. Sentinel-class Landing Craft, served as the primary transport of the fleet.

Behind the Scenes
"There are a few other continuity details scattered through this one: the name of United Warlord Fleets for her command in Darksaber is new, and alert fans might also note that this biography makes her the military leader of the Second Imperium in the Young Jedi Knights novels. The fake Royal Guards who purport to be leading the show were originally her bodyguards, after all&hellip;"

- Paul Urquhart, speaking about Admiral Daala in the endnotes for The Essential Guide to Warfare

The United Warlord Fleets were first mentioned by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart in the 2012 guidebook The Essential Guide to Warfare, and in the endnotes to the book, Urquhart confirmed that the command was intended to be the faction that Admiral Daala seized control of in Darksaber, a 1995 novel by Kevin J. Anderson.

Appearances

 * Darksaber
 * Jedi Academy: Leviathan 1