Around Shipyard 4...
The crew of the enemy star destroyer valiantly fought the buckling hull of the physical strike against the Mon Calamari Shipyard (#4).
The Yard, while damaged was not destroyed. It was far too massive for that and yet, the opposing forces of the orbit, the collision and the outside force of the ISD's full thrust all came together in a brilliant display.
Due to the corner collision, the yard had begun to rotate and as it did, it's position changed. It was now losing it's orbital integrity and as it's own armor and inner pylons holding the entire thing together tried to keep the extreme stresses to their constructs at a minimum, some supports just could not hold.
A several hundred meter chunk of the yard began to separate as decompressions along the entire structure forced the struts to collapse in on themselves.
The spread of the metal debris littering the space between the separating pieces began to spread.
Especially moreso when the Sith Battlecruisers began firing on the falling shipyard.
As luck would have it, the Mon Calamari defending ion mines were in range of the yard. All 25,000 mines it seemed turned to open fire on the Sith cruisers.
And yet, the numbers of the defending ion mines had decreased for the enemy ISD exploded from the collision. The crew just could not hold it together.
They tried to get a distress signal out that was directed to go to the nearest friendly planet. Unfortunately, the nearest friendly planet was Mon Calamari and they could do little but watch as a tiny sun lit up their sky.
Most of the mines within range of the shipyard and subsequently the exploding ISD were rendered inoperable as the electromagnetic charge released as the reactor core blew over shadowed the tiny defenders.
Still, they managed to get quite a few shots off in the few second interim at the Sith Battlecruisers.
But the path was now open to Shipyard 5.
Attack Sphere Argoth..
The soldiers shouted in triumph as General Ming's Flag was transferred to the nearest Shroud Attack Cruiser
K406.
He left standing orders for the shuttle crews that would drop off needed technicians and engineers to begin the transfer of personnel to the Victory Class Star Destroyers that were nearing their position in their course toward Shipyard 4.
The shuttles werre directed to secondary hangers as the main hanger was bleeding a trail of metal debris as work crews and soldiers within were clearing away the wreckage of the enemy ship.
Groups 1-3
The yards, having escaped their orbit and cleared the enemy ships nearby, began to move onto a course that would bring them in line with the original ion cannon firing arc (pathway). From their, they would edge their way to the edge of Mon Calamari's mass shadow.
The Fire Class Light Cruisers began to turn around and set course for the Argoth.
The Shrouds continue to maintain their status.
General Ming looked at the blue orb that was Mon Calamari.
"Order those fleet units visible to the enemy to recharge their shields as well as load the appropriate weapons. "
He turned to the Captain of the K406. "Do you have a tactical map of this world?"
He turned to the Comm. Officer. "Send to the third party fleet my compliments and send an updated report to Imperial Center.."
"Aye Sir."
He glanced sadly at the Argoth. "Focus on the weapons and hanger capabilities of her. I don't think she will be able to leave under her own power."
Yes, war was a ghastly and costly business.
OOC Damages
TGC Shipyard #4 orbit decay (damaged structure)/small piece broken off, both decaying positions.
2 Sith Battlecruisers- 40% disabled (revised due to ISD explosion).
