Breaking the Separatist blockade of Ryloth

How should the Republic deploy its force against the Separatist blockade in the opening phase of the second Battle of Ryloth?

Three Venators are badly outmatched by a Lucrehulk and its escorts, so the Republic needs reinforcements, surprise, local concentration, or an extreme fireship tactic rather than a straightforward attack.

Three Venators alone are treated as too small a combined force; Acclamator transports or more Venators would be needed. A Lucrehulk brings heavier guns, shields, mass, and roughly fifteen hundred Vulture droids, making a direct carrier battle unfavorable. Proposed alternatives include jumping close to isolate part of the blockade, using the planet to mask enemy fire, conducting repeated hit-and-run attacks, creating a diversion, or sacrificing an explosive-packed Venator as a fireship. The exchange emphasizes that political urgency cannot remove the material consequences of attacking a fortified blockade with too little force.