Geonosis Forward Control

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"GEONOSIS FORWARD CONTROL TO FLEET SUPPORT, ORD MANTELL."
"PREPARE TO RECEIVE CASEVAC TRANSPORT. MED TRIAGE TEAM ESTIMATE SERIOUS INJURIES, TWELVE THOUSAND, REPEAT TWELVE THOUSAND. WALKING WOUNDED EIGHT THOUSAND, REPEAT EIGHT THOUSAND. ETA TEN HOURS."
―Genonosis Forward Control after the First Battle of Geonosis[2]

Geonosis Forward Control was an element of the Galactic Republic active[2] in 22 BBY[1] after the First Battle of Geonosis, the first battle of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. In the aftermath of the battle, Geonosis Forward Control relayed casualty triage details to Fleet Support on[2] the Mid Rim[3] planet Ord Mantell, which consisted of twelve thousand troops with serious injuries and a further eight thousand walking wounded soldiers. Additionally, Geonosis Forward Control ordered Fleet Support to prepare to accommodate seventy-two thousand additional combat-ready troopers.[2]

Behind the scenes

Geonosis Forward Control was mentioned in the 2004 novel Republic Commando: Hard Contact, written by Karen Traviss.[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Essential Reader's Companion places the events of Republic Commando: Hard Contact, including the mention of Geonosis Forward Control, in the year 22 BBY, meaning that the subject of this article must have been built by that year.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Republic Commando: Hard Contact
  3. ↑ The Essential Atlas