| rdfs:comment | - Over a decade after the failure of the Dark Trooper Project, a spy working for the Zann Consortium, under orders from the criminal empire's leader, infiltrated the Imperial Remnant and managed to gather several details on the project, which was designed for construction of advanced Imperial battle droids. The most important information gathered was several technical characteristics of the Assault cannon, which was capable of punching through heavy armor in a single blast. Assault cannons were the primary weapon of the Dark troopers, and were demonstrated as highly effective against foot soldiers, vehicles, and even entire buildings in engagements such as the Battle of Talay.
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| abstract | - Over a decade after the failure of the Dark Trooper Project, a spy working for the Zann Consortium, under orders from the criminal empire's leader, infiltrated the Imperial Remnant and managed to gather several details on the project, which was designed for construction of advanced Imperial battle droids. The most important information gathered was several technical characteristics of the Assault cannon, which was capable of punching through heavy armor in a single blast. Assault cannons were the primary weapon of the Dark troopers, and were demonstrated as highly effective against foot soldiers, vehicles, and even entire buildings in engagements such as the Battle of Talay. On the Zann Consortium's capital world of Ryloth, an expensive facility was ordered by Tyber Zann to be constructed for the purpose of producing assault cannons for the Consortium, which would be modified for ease of use as well as other possible additions. Although progress was slow, several prototypes were completed in the year 14 ABY shortly after the beginning of the Dark Order War. Not long after the Kuat Disaster, Imperial spies reporting to Dark Jedi Jaden Korr pinpointed the location of the production facility. Fearing the damage that the Consortium could inflict if their project was ever completed, Jaden ordered a covert strike force to be immediately deployed to put the base out of commission. Unknown to Jaden, however, the New Republic had simultaneously discovered the weapons facility as well. Both sides covertly deployed a team of reservists to attack the base.
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