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{{Quote|You see, Captain, there's an Elom ''[sic]'' commanding that force&hellip;and Elomin simply cannot handle the unstructured attack profile of a properly executed Marg Sabl.|[[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]], to [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon]]|<ref name="Heir to the Empire">''[[Heir to the Empire]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Breaking_Ryloth_blockade.png|thumb|right|250px|The [[Resolute/Legends|''Resolute'']] executes a Marg Sabl maneuver at the [[Battle of Ryloth/Legends|Battle of Ryloth]].]]
{{Quote|You're going to pull a Marg Sabl closure maneuver? Why not? It was a good idea… a decade ago.|Unidentified [[Alliance observer]]|<ref name="Pirates & Privateers">''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''</ref>}}
The '''Marg Sabl''' was a maneuver used in space battles, first developed by [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Ahsoka Tano/Legends|Ahsoka Tano]] during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] and then employed in the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], most notably the [[Thrawn campaign|Thrawn Crisis]].


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
[[File:Rex_Resolute.png|thumb|left|220px|Clone Captain [[CT-7567/Legends|Rex]] views a hologram of the Marg Sabl at the Battle of Ryloth]]
The ship(s) executing the Marg Sabl would close at high speed against an enemy force. At the last moment, the ship(s) would angle their hulls against the enemy's attack vector, protecting its fighter groups as they sortie. These fighters would then form up and, concealed by the hull of the ship, conduct a flanking maneuver to attack the enemy ships; if the enemy commander is unaware of the maneuver, his fighters and point defenses would be unable to respond in time.
The ship(s) executing the Marg Sabl would close at high speed against an enemy force. At the last moment, the ship(s) would angle their hulls against the enemy's attack vector, protecting its fighter groups as they sortie. These fighters would then form up and, concealed by the hull of the ship, conduct a flanking maneuver to attack the enemy ships; if the enemy commander is unaware of the maneuver, his fighters and point defenses would be unable to respond in time.


It was a simple maneuver that was obvious to spot, but when properly executed, it had a highly unstructured attack profile. As a result, most experienced opponents would not fall for it, though [[Species/Legends|species]] with a psychological blind spot for unorthodox tactics, such as the [[Elomin/Legends|Elomin]] or simple-minded [[OOM command battle droid/Legends|OOM command battle droids]], would. In the case of the [[Destruction of the Elomin task force|former]], the Elomin forces retreated, exposing themselves to complete destruction. In the case of the [[Battle of Ryloth/Legends|latter]], the droids pressed their ineffectual assault, pinning themselves between the hull of the ship and the flanking fighters, which attacked from all sides.
It was a simple maneuver that was obvious to spot, but when properly executed, it had a highly unstructured attack profile. As a result, most experienced opponents would not fall for it, though [[Species/Legends|species]] with a psychological blind spot for unorthodox tactics, such as the [[Elomin/Legends|Elomin]] would. In the case of the [[Destruction of the Elomin task force|former]], the Elomin forces retreated, exposing themselves to complete destruction.<ref name="Heir to the Empire" /> During the [[Caamas Document Crisis]] [[Flim]] used a 'full closure' Marg Sabl against the [[Diamal|Diamala]], noting that [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]] had used it during the [[Thrawn campaign]] against them.<ref name="VotF">''[[Vision of the Future]]''</ref>
 
==History==
{{Quote|You see, Captain, there's an Elom ''[sic]'' commanding that force&hellip;and Elomin simply cannot handle the unstructured attack profile of a properly executed Marg Sabl.|Thrawn, to [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon]]|<ref name="Heir to the Empire">''[[Heir to the Empire]]''</ref>}}
During the [[Battle of Ryloth/Legends|Battle of]] [[Ryloth/Legends|Ryloth]], [[Padawan/Legends|Jedi Padawan]] [[Ahsoka Tano/Legends|Ahsoka Tano]] suggested the use of the maneuver against [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist]] battle droids that had been abandoned by their [[Neimoidian/Legends|Neimoidian]] commanding officer.<ref>{{TCW|Storm Over Ryloth}}</ref> Decades later, it was used successfully by [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]], who demonstrated the particular Elomin gullibility at the [[Destruction of the Elomin task force]].<ref>''[[Heir to the Empire]]''</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
The Marg Sabl first appeared in [[Timothy Zahn]]'s novel ''[[Heir to the Empire]]''. The novel later inspired ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' director [[Dave Filoni]] to include the maneuver in the episode "[[Storm Over Ryloth]]".<ref>{{SWArchive|url=video/view/000776.html|text=Episode Commentary #19: Storm Over Ryloth|nobackup=1}}</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*{{TCW|Storm Over Ryloth}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' {{1st}}
*[[Heir to the Empire (Books on Tape Inc. audiobook)|''Heir to the Empire'' (Books on Tape Inc. audiobook)]]
*[[Heir to the Empire (Talking Book Publishers Inc. audiobook)|''Heir to the Empire'' (Talking Book Publishers Inc. audiobook)]]
*''[[Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition]]''
*[[Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition (audiobook)|''Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition'' audiobook]]
*''[[Vision of the Future]]''
*''[[Vision of the Future]]''
*[[Vision of the Future (unabridged audiobook)|''Vision of the Future'' unabridged audiobook]]
==Sources==
*''[[Pirates & Privateers]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' The Complete Season One]]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 6 September 2022

"You see, Captain, there's an Elom [sic] commanding that force…and Elomin simply cannot handle the unstructured attack profile of a properly executed Marg Sabl."
―Grand Admiral Thrawn, to Gilad Pellaeon[1]

Characteristics

The ship(s) executing the Marg Sabl would close at high speed against an enemy force. At the last moment, the ship(s) would angle their hulls against the enemy's attack vector, protecting its fighter groups as they sortie. These fighters would then form up and, concealed by the hull of the ship, conduct a flanking maneuver to attack the enemy ships; if the enemy commander is unaware of the maneuver, his fighters and point defenses would be unable to respond in time.

It was a simple maneuver that was obvious to spot, but when properly executed, it had a highly unstructured attack profile. As a result, most experienced opponents would not fall for it, though species with a psychological blind spot for unorthodox tactics, such as the Elomin would. In the case of the former, the Elomin forces retreated, exposing themselves to complete destruction.[1] During the Caamas Document Crisis Flim used a 'full closure' Marg Sabl against the Diamala, noting that Grand Admiral Thrawn had used it during the Thrawn campaign against them.[2]


Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heir to the Empire
  2. ↑ Vision of the Future
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