Category:Republic Marine Havoc Squad

Republic Marine Havoc Squad (Havoc Squad for short) was a unit of clone troopers of the 501st legion under the leadership of Clone marine leader SL-1477|Racer and Clone captain CC-7567|Rex. Troopers from Havoc Squad were distinguished by the blue and gray markings on their armor. Havoc Squad sometimes worked in conjunction with a second battalion. It was attached to the Third Systems Army and was part of the Torrent Company.

History

Battle on Geonosis

The Battle of Geonosis took place in 21 BBY during the Clone Wars, when the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic launched a full-scale planetary invasion of Geonosis to shut down several Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist battle droid Droid factory|foundries that Archduke Poggle the Lesser had built there. Following Senator Padmé Amidala's Mission to Cato Neimoidia|discovery of the droid factories, the Jedi High Council dispatched a massive Jedi-led detachment of the Grand Army of the Republic to retake Geonosis and halt the facilities' production of battle droids. Tasked with the challenge of landing on the planet and establishing a staging area, the Jedi mounted a three-pronged attack on the Geonosian defenses in what became known as the battle of Point Rain, with Jedi Generals Ki-Adi-Mundi, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker reach leading an assault force. After establishing a landing zone at Point Rain, a site close to the factories's Ray Shield Fortress Ray shield generator|generator, the Republic army regrouped and disabled the factories' ray shield, making way for the rest of the clone trooper forces to safely land.

Battle on Ryloth

Droid, is the planet Ryloth one of our targeted worlds?" "Yes, Emir. Based on resources, accessibility, political influence and overall strategic value, it is currently ranked as number seventy-nine." "Mobilize our troops. We are moving it to number one.|Wat Tambor and TA-175|The Clone Wars: Covetous.

The Battle of Ryloth took place in 21 BBY on the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth during the Clone Wars. Seeking to steal the treasures of fellow Separatist Council member Passel Argente while claiming another victory for the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Techno Union Foreman Wat Tambor Invasion|invaded the planet and executed the subjugation the Twi'lek people. Tambor's forces were met with early resistance from Havoc Squad units quicky blasted the droids and marched to the nearest twi'lek village to protect them from separatist Droids, by the time they got there it was to late, two hyena bombers striked the village leaving no survivers. With the Confederacy's annihilation of the Republic fleet defending Ryloth, supply lines to the planet were severed, leaving the Twi'lek population without food or medical supplies and the Republic forces stranded without reinforcements. Although Di and his troops were all Death|killed, the Twi'lek freedom fighters were saved by the timely arrival of Republic relief supplies from Toydaria. After being defeated by the Confederacy at Cazne, Syndulla led his compatriots into hiding.