The Battle of Astarte continues, with Yang taking command of the Free Planets Alliance fleet..
The Iserlohn corridor is guarded by Isehlohn fortress, which is considered
impregnable.
According to Poplan and Konev, it is unusual for the Free Planets Alliance to win with
little effort.
How will Fezzan keep an eye on Yang and Reinhard?
How seriously was Paeta injured?
Analysis
Both sides claim victory for the Battle of Astarte. Though the Imperial forces retreated, the Free Planets Alliance took ten times as much casualties than Empire, and failed to capture Iserlohn Fortress.
Free Planets Alliance fighters have a guard mechanism against decompression, which was demonstrated when a Spartanian exploded near Yang’s ship.