Battle for the Razor's Kiss
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The battle for the Razor's Kiss was a battle in 7 ABY between General Han Solo's New Republic fleet and the forces of Warlord Zsinj, for the possession of the Super Star Destroyer Razor's Kiss.
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[edit] Background
This battle occurred almost immediately after the Third Battle of Kuat, as soon as the New Republic forces were able to track Zsinj's fleet.
[edit] The battle
After Zsinj had escaped with the Super Star Destroyer, paid the pirates who had assisted him and began to count his losses, part of Solo's fleet appeared. The Warlord coordinated a hyperspace jump for both Star Dreadnoughts while Mon Remonda moved directly within both of the Super Star Destroyers' paths. Instead of changing course, Zsinj commanded both of the ships to bring all turbolasers to bear on the cruiser, with the intent of finally killing his nemesis Han Solo.
At this time Shalla Nelprin, attached to the hull of the Super Star Destroyer in her TIE Interceptor, decided to blow Razor Kiss's shield generator domes. Activating her repulsorlifts, she positioned herself and fired at both domes, obliterating them. She then passively landed back onto the tower, waiting for an opportunely to escape. After Zsinj was informed that Razor's Kiss had lost its shields, he ordered Razor Kiss to use Iron Fist as a shield and for his flagship to launch all of its starfighters.
Wedge Antilles, commander of the starfighter portion of Solo's forces, ordered all squadrons to fire proton torpedoes at Razor Kiss. Because the New Republic squadrons had blown out the bridge, the ship did not respond to Iron Fist's communications. Just as the vessel was considered lost, they received a response from Razor Kiss. A Kuati stormtrooper had taken over the auxiliary bridge and was able to take command of the ship.
Wedge Antilles meanwhile ordered the squadrons to engage the TIEs, while the Wraiths accompanied the Polearms and their B-wings in attacking Iron Fist. Just as Iron Fist began firing on Mon Remonda, General Solo ordered all starboard batteries to fire back. Mon Remonda kept changing its position, and due to the natural shape and configuration of the ship, it could bring down more of its guns. The ship fired constant and full broadsides while Iron Fist could only use those forward turbolasers that could suppress far enough to keep the cruiser in range. Confronted with this, Zsinj ordered his ship to fire on the engines to surcease the ship in space.
Zsinj eventually did knock out Mon Remonda's engines. Just then an explosion occurred which rocked the bridge. Voort saBinring previously half crashed on Iron Fist bridge was able to bring his power online and fired at the ship's port-side shield generator dome until it had exploded, reducing effectively her shields by fifty percent. To avoid giving the Mon Remonda an opportunity to destroy the ship, Zsinj ordered for all personal aboard Razor Kiss to abandon ship, and for all TIEs to be recalled back to Iron Fist.
Wedge and the rest of the squadrons began to fire at the TIEs retreating back to Iron Fist, taking down more in that timeframe than in the entire battle. As the two capital ships exchanged fire, Razor Kiss began to fire off escape pods. Iron Fist then hyperspaced out, leaving Razor Kiss intact in the New Republic's hands, until the ship exploded, sending debris in all directions.
[edit] Appearances
- X-wing: Iron Fist (First appearance)
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