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'''Task Force Cloverleaf''' was a detachment of the [[New Republic]]'s [[New Republic Fifth Fleet|Fifth Fleet]]. Under the command of Commodore [[Syub Snunb]], Task Force Cloverleaf consisted of the [[Nebula-class Star Destroyer|''Nebula''-class Star Destroyer]]<nowiki/>s ''[[Resolve (New Republic Star Destroyer)|Resolve]]'', under Commodore Snunb, and ''[[Thunderhead]]'' under Captain [[Alax]]; the [[Majestic-class cruiser|''Majestic''-class cruiser]] ''[[Sunbeam]]'' under Captain [[Vatrim]]; the [[Endurance-class fleet carrier|''Endurance''-class fleet carrier]]<nowiki/>s ''[[Intrepid (Endurance-class)|Intrepid]]'', under Captain [[Pollum Morano]], and ''[[Ballarat]]''; the [[Warrior-class gunship|''Warrior''-class gunship]]<nowiki/>s ''[[Farlight]]'' and ''[[Garland]]''; and squadrons of K-wings, E-wings, and A-wings.<ref name=":0">''[[The New Jedi Order: The Last Admiral]]''</ref>

== History ==

=== Battle of Charros ===
In [[27 ABY]], the task force was sent to [[Charros system]] to intercept a [[Yuuzhan Vong]] push towards the Rim. Before the Yuuzhan Vong attacked, much of the planet [[Charros IV]] was evactuated, and ''Intrepid'' and ''Ballarat'' took on refugee vessels that had no hyperspace capability.

The Yuuzhan Vong attacked with three cruiser analogs protected by a picket ship and multiple squadrons of [[coralskipper]]<nowiki/>s. Two squadrons consisting of K-wings and E-wings, [[Aklay Squad]] and [[Nexu Squad]], deployed from ''Intrepid'' and destroyed the picket ship. ''Resolve'' and ''Thunderhead'' subsequently destroyed one of the Yuuzhan Vong cruiser analogs, but ''Thunderhead'' was rammed by another cruiser analog; both ships were destroyed in the collision. The third cruiser analog was destroyed before it could finish a suicide run of its own. Coralskippers then rammed the ''Garland'', causing it to explode, before the New Republic forces were able to clear the battlefield.

Immediately after the battle, a transmission from [[Rathalay]] revealed that the attack on Charros had been a diversion. Commodore Snunb took Task Force Cloverleaf to Rathalay to assist in the evacuation.<ref name=":0" />

=== Battle of Rathalay ===
Arriving in the middle of the Yuuzhan Vong [[Battle of Rathalay|attack]] on Rathalay, Snunb took the task force into orbit above Rathalay's most populous continent. The Yuuzhan Vong had activated an interdiction field across much of the system, trapping the task force as well as those fleeing Rathalay. ''Resolve'' protected the carriers ''Intrepid'' and ''Ballarat'' as they took on refugees from the surface, while ''Sunbeam'' tried to clear a path for their retreat. A [[grutchin]] attack destroyed ''Ballarat'' as well as parts of Nexu Squad, and ''Intrepid'' was only saved by opening multiple sections that had been breached to vacuum. Moments later, ''Resolve'' was destroyed, presumably killing Commodore Snunb. Command now fell to Captain Morano on ''Intrepid'', who ceded command to Captain Vatrim on ''Sunbeam'' while he went to help repair ''Intrepid''<nowiki/>'s sole remaining engine. Morano was killed by a grutchin after repairing the engine.

The retired [[Grand Admiral]] [[Octavian Grant|Grant]] arrived on ''Intrepid'', accompanied by the Jedi apprentices [[Eryl Besa]], [[Anakin Solo]] and [[Tahiri Veila]], and attempted to take control of Task Force Cloverleaf. His suggestions led to the destruction of the Yuuzhan Vong [[Yammosk|war coordinator]], which halted the Yuuzhan Vong advance. During the momentary reprieve, a detachment of the [[Dornean Navy]] entered the system, led by [[Etahn A'baht]] whom Captain Morano had called for help before his death. Grand Admiral Grant challenged the Yuuzhan Vong [[Warral Chark|commander]] to a ship-to-ship duel, providing a distraction that allowed the three Jedi apprentices to get close to the Yuuzhan Vong interdictor in starfighters and destroy it. The ''Farlight'', which Grant had used for his diversion, was rammed by the Yuuzhan Vong commander's gunship analog and destroyed. With the help of the Dorneans, the remains of Task Force Cloverleaf managed to escape the system.<ref name=":0" />

== Behind the scenes ==
Task Force Cloverleaf is referred to as "Task Force '''Copperleaf'''" five times in ''The New Jedi Order: The Last Admiral''. As "Cloverleaf" appears more often (11 times) throughout the story and the "Copperleaf" references are clustered in two sections in the middle, this article assumes that "Cloverleaf" is the correct designation.

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