Battle of the Kaliida Nebula/Legends

The Battle of the Kaliida Nebula was a battle between Republic space forces and Grievous's flagship, the Malevolence.

Preparing for the Battle
Prior to the battle, Admiral Yularen sent a transmission to Nala Se, warning her of the impending danger and telling her to evacuate. However, she was concerned that this was not possible as there were so many clones in the bacta tanks there. A space force, led by Anakin Skywalker and Plo Koon were sent to the nebula to delay Confederate forces and if possible, to destroy the Malevolence once and for all.



The battle
A fleet of brand new Y-wing starfighters, commanded by Anakin and Plo Koon, were to be used to hold off and possibly damage the Malevolence and give time to Nala Se to evacuate the MedCenter. The fighters flew via the Balmorran Run in order to avoid detection by the Separatists. Once they reached the space outside of the Nebula, they found the Malevolence there. Using it's ion cannons, the Malevolence destroyed it's first victims of the battle: several Y-wings and vulture droids. As the Shadow Squadron took more and more losses, Ahsoka came up with a bold plan&mdash;fire torpedoes straight into one of the ion cannons of the Malevolence. Shadow Squadron directed all of its fire onto the starboard cannon of the Malevolence. Battered by torpedo after torpedo, the twin ion cannons exploded, heavily damaging Grievous's flagship. As Star Destroyers emerged from hyperspace, Grievous ordered the ship to return to CIS-held territory, knowing that the Republic would follow him.