To all Members of the Armed Forces, We have gathered all the space and air forces we potentially could.

I release to each of you the final list of ships that made my personal invasion fleet and all others will be assigned to a sector defense fleet. I say Invasion fleet because today, we will begin official operations against the New Republic, beginning with the border worlds of Bfassh and Nkllon. Today, the Empire is no longer reeling on the ropes; it is still the giant that it used to be. There is room for aggressive expansion, and it is time to make our presence known. However, this invasion will proceed in a way that many of you are unaccustomed to. We will first raid, appearing for a few moments, causing devastation, and disappearing. We will make enough noise to divert and mass the New Republic forces in a singular pursuit force the way they have been thus far accustomed to creating when sweeping through the our sectors. When they do, I assure you I have a plan for demolishing all of their ships simultaneously, and once that occurs, we will strangle the new Republic into submission. As such, below is a list of ships and their positions in my fleet. All flight crews and all applicable ground forces have their leave passes revoked. Gentlemen, we are at war.

Main Battle Line 1st: Imperial-I Star Destroyer Stormhawk (36 TIE Fighters Support) 2nd: Imperial-I Star Destroyer Nemesis (36 TIE Fighters Support) 3rd: Imperial-I Star Destroyer Chimaera (72 TIE Fighters Support) 4th: Imperial-I Star Destroyer Deaths Head (36 TIE Fighters Support) 5th: Imperial-I Star Destroyer Inexorable (36 TIE Fighters Support) Close Support Line Right 1st: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Eidolon (12 TIE Fighters Support) 2nd: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Tempest (12 TIE Fighters Support) 3rd: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Briggs Hand (12 TIE Fighters Support) 4th: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Defiance (12 TIE Fighters Support) 5th: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Storm Lord (12 TIE Fighters Support) 6th: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Bounty (12 TIE Fighters Support) Close Support Line Left

1st: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Broken Fate (12 TIE Fighters Support) 2nd: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Firestarter (12 TIE Fighters Support) 3rd: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Termagant (12 TIE Fighters Support) 4th: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Shattered Will (12 TIE Fighters Support) 5th: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Lifeline (12 TIE Fighters Support) 6th: Strike-Class Medium Cruiser Corsarian (12 TIE Fighters Support) Picket Line Right 1st Carrack-Class Light Cruiser Fleet (Invisible Hand Fleet- 11 Cruisers) Picket Line Left 2nd Carrack-Class Light Cruiser Fleet (Red Riot Fleet- 11 Cruisers) Additional Support Fleet 1st: Immobilizer 418 Interdictor-Class Cruiser Constrainer (24 TIE Fighters) 2nd : Immobilizer 418 Interdictor-Class Cruiser Sentinel (24 TIE Fighters) 3rd: Imperial-I Interdictor-Class Star Destroyer Imperator (12 TIE Fighters) 4th: Imperial-I Interdictor-Class Star Destroyer Wrack (12 TIE Fighters) 5th: 3rd Class Light Cruiser Fleet (Tyrant Fleet- 11 Cruisers)