As soon as the Confederate fleet emerged from hyperspace, both sides began to exchange fire, resulting in at least one Venator sustaining damage. The Separatist attack occurred amid fears that the Confederacy was preparing for a major offensive. Seeking to decode an intercepted transmission that spurred on those fears, the Republic launched a secret mission to secure a Separatist encryption module with which the Republic could decrypt the message.
The battle was seen in the opening newsreel of "Secret Weapons," the tenth episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Five. The episode first aired on December 1, 2012.
The battle was seen in the opening newsreel of "Secret Weapons," the tenth episode of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Five. The episode first aired on December 1, 2012.