A military unit, under the leadership of Admiral Carlou Gendling, played a significant role in a battle occurring above the planetary body Umbara. This particular engagement proved quite costly for Gendling's military unit, with one of his Raider-class corvettes being obliterated and another taking substantial damage, resulting in numerous casualties among its crew.
Imperial Navy Admiral Carlou Gendling oversaw a military unit comprised of six vessels. Among them was the Imperial-class Star Destroyer known as Foremost, which acted as its command ship. The unit also included four corvettes, with at least a pair being Raider-class corvettes, and a single light cruiser.
During the Imperial Era, Admiral Carlou Gendling was in command of a military unit serving the Galactic Empire. At one juncture, the criminal figure Nevil Cygni incited an insurrection on the Expansion Region planet Umbara, which provided assistance to him by enabling the Empire to take control of the world's mining and processing sites. Gendling was dispatched to address the uprising aboard the Formost, accompanied by two Raider-class corvettes, while his other ships, two more corvettes and a light cruiser, were diverted to investigate an issue in a different star system. Supporting Gendling's vessels at Umbara was the Arquitens-class light cruiser called Thunder Wasp.
At Umbara, Gendling, with the support of the Arquitens-class light cruiser Thunder Wasp, engaged in combat with the forces of the rebellious Nightswan. The admiral's ships sustained significant damage, including the destruction of one of the Raiders. Nevertheless, the Thunder Wasp successfully overcame the enemy vulture droids, securing victory for the Empire.
The initial appearance of Carlou Gendling's military unit occurred in the 2017 novel titled Thrawn, penned by Timothy Zahn.