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human
[STAR WARS] If the republic had 10,000 venators and there was a separatist blockade, like the one on Ryloth, why doesn't the republic just send, like 400 venators?
gpt
The Republic may have 10,000 Venators, but they have to defend around 1,300,000 planets. Even if we assume each system has 8 planets, and that the 1.3 million is total planets as opposed to habitable, that still gives us 162,500 systems to defend. That means that each Venator is responsible for defending approximately 16 systems. So to commit 400 Venators to break one blockade, you are leaving around 6,500 system undefended.