Triellus Patrol Destroys Vessel Suspected of Carrying Fugitive Former Senator

The Imperial-class star destroyer Bombastic

DENNOGRA SYSTEM - A naval patrol line operating along the Triellus Trade Route encountered and destroyed a group of Rebel vessels suspected of carrying the fugitive former senator, Mon Mothma of Chandrila.

The Rebel convoy was surprised by the Imperial patrol line consisting of the Imperial-class star destroyer Bombastic flanked by two Gladiator-class star destroyers and accompanied by a wing of TIE Bombers. Operating smaller vessels, including Corellian corvettes and Calamari frigates, the Rebels were outclassed by the larger vessels and TIE squadrons.

Rebel traitor, former Senator Mon Mothma of Chandrila

The corvette suspected of carrying the self-styled leader of the Rebellion was caught attempting to dock with a space station in the Dennogra system. According to reports, she was attempting to desert her seditious followers besieged in the Calamari sector.

Space-borne stormtroopers are examining the wreckage of the destroyed Rebel vessels, confident they shall retrieve the remains of the scofflaw former senator.

Senator Mon Mothma spent her last days in the Imperial Senate attempting to undermine the efforts of Emperor Palpatine to create a galaxy safe for humanity. When she could not convince the loyal citizenry of the Empire of her traitorous cause, she betrayed that same citizenry and formed the Rebellion together with the nepotistic Senate delegation from Alderaan.

Adm. Kendal Ozzel

The Imperial commander, Commodore Kendal Ozzel, engineered an expert ambush into which the Rebels were unable to avoid falling.

Commodore Ozzel - a rising star in the Imperial Navy - is renowned for being as agile as he is clever. His signature maneuver is to leap his vessels into the fray of naval combat, taking his enemies by surprise as he unleashes offensive firepower onto their hapless starships.

This was the fate of the senator's corvette as it attempted to flee the scene, leaving her followers to face the turbolasers of the Imperial star destroyer without even her faithless leadership.

Empire Gathers Valuable Intelligence on Mon Calamari Forces

Mon Calamari luxury liner turned into weapon of mass terrorism.

CALUULA SYSTEM - In several engagements in the Dellalt system, the Imperial Navy probed Rebel lines in order to discover weaknesses in the Mon Calamari militia forces.

The Empire gained valuable intelligence on Mon Calamari militia capabilities in two actions against the Rebellion in the Dellalt system yesterday. Several Imperial battle lines struck at the Mon Calamari militia forces, gaining new insights into the weaknesses of this alien race's haphazard fleet.

"The Mon Calamari have nothing but refitted luxury liners," a spokesman for Admiral Kendal Ozzel told HNN reporters. "The Imperial Navy will have nothing to fear from them once the fleet has massed and begins its drive towards the Mon Calamari home world."

Adm. Kendal Ozzel

Commodore Ozzel was the commander of the first sortie against the Rebellion. Having traveled back to Caluula aboard a hyperspace-capable escape pod in order to bring the Naval leadership as well as the loyal press (such as HNN), Ozzel was rewarded for his bravery with an on-the-spot promotion.

While some cynics have referred to Ozzel as both "clumsy and stupid", Ozzel is generally regarded as a rising force within the Navy, having developed a tactical doctrine of surprise attacks and swift action.

A profile in both courage and brilliance, Ozzel is expected to make swift promotion, possibly earning a commission at the head of Lord Vader's personal squadron of star destroyers.