Battle for the Razor's Kiss

The battle for the Razor's Kiss was a battle in 7 ABY between General Han Solo's New Republic fleet and the forces of Warlord Zsinj, for the possesion of the Super Star Destroyer Razor's Kiss, following Zsinj's capture of that ship.

After Zsinj had escaped with the Super Star Destroyer, paid the pirates who had assited his and began to count his loses, part of Solo's fleet appeared. The Warlord coordinated a hyperspace jump for both Star Dreadnoughts while Mon Remonda had moved directly within both of the Super Star Destroyer's paths. Instead of changing course, Zsinj commanded both of the ships to bring all turbolasers down to bear on the cruiser, with the intent of killing once and for all, Han Solo.

At this time Shalla had a awoken from her sleep, inside her TIE Interceptor. While she saw on her sensors the 4 New Republic starfighter squadrons approaching, Rogue, Polearm, Screaming Wookiee and Wraith she decided to blow Razor Kiss's shield generator domes. Activating her repulsorlifts, she positioned herself and fired at both domes, obliterating them. She then passively landed back onto the tower, waiting for an opportunely to escape. After Zsinj was informed that Razor's Kiss had lost its shields, he ordered Razor Kiss to use Iron Fist as a shield and for his flagship to launch all of its starfighters.

Wedge Antilles, commander of the starfighter portion of Solo's forces, ordered all squadrons to fire proton torpedoes at Razor Kiss. Because the New Republic squadrons had blown out the bridge, the ship did not respond to Iron Fist's communications. Just as the vessel was considered lost, they received a response from Razor Kiss. A stormtrooper by the name Gatterweld had, just before the attack came, taken over the auxiliary bridge and was able to save the ship.

Wedge ordered the squadrons to engage the TIEs, while the Wraiths accompanied the Polearms and their B-wings while they attacked Iron Fist. Just as Iron Fist began firing on Mon Remonda, General Solo ordered all starboard batteries to fire back. Because the Mon Remonda kept changing its position, and due to the natural shape and configuration of the ship, it could bring down more of its guns, while Iron Fist, on the other hand, could only use its forward turbolasers that could suppress enough to be range of the cruiser. Confronted with this, Zsinj ordered his ship to fire on the engines to surcease the ship in space.

Zsinj eventually did knock out Mon Remonda's engines. Just then an explosion occurred which rocked the bridge. Wraith Ten had come near Iron Fist and fired at the ship's port-side shield generator dome until it had exploded. To avoid giving the Mon Remonda an opportunity to destroy the ship, Zsinj ordered for all personal aboard Razor Kiss to abandon ship, and for all TIEs to be recalled.

Wedge and the rest of the squadrons began to fire at the TIEs retreating back to Iron Fists, firing down more in that timeframe than in the entire battle. As the two capital ships exchanged fire, Razor Kiss began to fire off escape pods. Iron Fist then hyperspaced out, leaving Razor Kiss intact in the Rebel's hands, until the ship exploded, sending debris in all directions.

Appearances

 * X-wing: Iron Fist