Koon used his starfighter to destroy both Starhoppers, saving Warthog and their fellow wingmen, but were unable to destroy the defense towers of the slave processing facility. During the battle, they engaged HH-87 Starhopper's piloted by Zygerrian pilots, with clone pilot Warthog's ship being damaged by one of them. They would later participate in the Battle of Kadavo, where they provided escort to Jedi Master Plo Koon in his starfighter and 104th Battalion's Wolfpack gunships in a attempt to rescue Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, Clone Captain CT-7567 "Rex," and a group of Togruta slaves, who were being held captive by Zygerrian keeper Agruss in the Kadavo slave processing facility. As the battle wore on, Z-95s combated Umbaran starfighters when the Republic engaged a Separatist fleet in space. At the lengthy Battle of Umbara, Z-95s fought as the Republic fleet broke through the Separatist blockade, and later provided escort to gunships that were deploying troops on the surface. The Republic Navy employed the Z-95 starfighter in several capacities, including escort and starfighter combat against enemy forces from the Navy of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Z-95s escorting Republic forces to Umbara The fighter was also armed with Taim & Bak manufactured KX5 laser cannons, as well as close-ranged sensors and a day's worth of consumables. It was fast and agile, and while its proton torpedo launchers armed with eight torpedoes each gave the fighter a punch well out of proportion to its size of 16.74 meters long and 18.13 meters wide. The Z-95 Headhunter was a 75,000- credit starfighter designed specifically for the Navy to take advantage of the physical and mental capabilities of clone trooper pilots. A joint venture between Incom and Sublights Products Corporation, the clone Z-95 Headhunter was the Galactic Republic naval forces' primary multi-role starfighter.
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