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Battle of Fondor

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following closely behind the Yuuzhan Vong victory at the Battle of Tynna, this struggle saw much of the orbital shipyards at Fondor destroyed, along with thirty warships which were being refitted. The Yuuzhan Vong had leaked information to the New Republic that it was going to attack either Corellia or Bothawui after taking Tynna, and the Republic was forced to leave Corellia undefended in an effort to bluff the Yuuzhan Vong into attacking there. The New Republic Defense Force had hoped to use the repulsors on Centerpoint Station to take out the enemy fleet. However, before the Republic could launch its attack, it learned that the Yuuzhan Vong were attacking Fondor. Using swarms of coralskippers, the Yuuzhan Vong made a series of suicide runs at the planet's facilities, causing widespread damage without actively engaging the minimal security of the planet. In the end, the shipyards were left in ruins, and most of the thirty warships at the planet were destroyed. The New Republic tried to use the Centerpoint Station repulsors to take out the Yuuzhan Vong fleet at Fondor, but Anakin Solo refused to use the station as a weapon. Furious at the turn of events, Thrackan Sal-Solo fired the weapon instead. However, he lacked the accuracy which only Anakin could draw from the Force, and his shot went just wide. The intense blast of repulsor energy destroyed much of the Hapan fleet and part of the planet's penultimate moon. It also wiped out the Yuuzhan Vong armada before continuing through the system unabated. In the aftermath of the battle, the Hapes Consortium pushed to completely isolate themselves from the rest of the galaxy.