Obroa-skai information raid

Following a successful information-gathering raid on the computer system of the Obroa-skai library-world, the Battle of Obroa-skai represented the initial military confrontation of the Thrawn campaign.

On the outskirts of the Obra-skai system the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Chimaera waited for the arrival of the scoutships sent to conduct the raid. As the craft emerged, Captain Gilad Pellaeon, commanding officer of the Star Destroyer, shifted the sentry line to yellow alert after reports that they had been followed and consulted Grand Admiral Thrawn on how to proceed. Thrawn disregarded the scout wing commander's belief that they had lost their pursuers; shortly thereafter a New Republic pursuit force of four Assault Frigates and three wings of X-wing starfighters in symmetric cloud-vee formation.

Thrawn, ignoring Pellaeon's instinct to flee, chose to stand and fight. As the scoutships raced towards Chimaera, Thrawn ordered three sentry line ships to engage the enemy frigates. The Chiss admiral watched as the pursuit line shifted and destroyed one of the sentry ships, determined that the New Republic commander was Elomin, and called the sentry line back. Chimaera's superstructure was brought to face the pursuers' vector to provide launch cover for its TIE Fighters and Thrawn ordered the Sector Four sentry ships and TIE Fighters to initiate a Marg Sabl closure maneuver.

By studying the art of the Elom, Thrawn knew that the New Republic commander would be psychologically incapable of responding adequately to the unstructured attack profile of the maneuver, given the seeming inferiority of the forces involved. The frigates and X-wings fell back and assumed a defensive posture which allowed Chimaera to take the fight to them. As a result the task force was wiped out to the last ship.

Appearances

 * Heir to the Empire

Schlacht von Obroa-skai