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star wars - How did the Separatists get to Coruscant?



At the beginning of Revenge of the Sith, we see a massive battle over Coruscant. It's pretty clear that this is the height of the Clone Wars.


So how were the Separatists able to get so deep into Republic territory?



Answer



As the film's official novelisation says, this wasn't an invasion force, it was a "lightning raid" deep into Republic territory. The aim here was to capture the Chancellor whatever the cost in lives and equipment to the Separatists.


Within minutes of their arrival, their (small number of) capital ships were under heavy attack and the assault troops they'd landed were escaping back into space:



We won! beings tell each other. We held them off!


But then new reports trickle in - only rumors at first - that the attack wasn’t an invasion at all. That the Separatists weren’t trying to take the planet. That this was a lightning raid on the Senate itself.


The nightmare gets worse: the Supreme Chancellor is missing.




Note that this attack mirrors real world attempts to decapitate the enemy during warfare.



The Junior Novelisation also gives a similar account (and a bit more info) in its prologue



Then the Separatists struck a paralyzing blow, straight at the heart of the Republic. A fleet of ships commanded by the dreaded Separatist General Grievous slipped through the outer line of defenses to attack Coruscant itself. In the confusion the Separatists kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the elected leader of the Republic.


But Coruscant was not only the heart of the government and the location of the Galactic Senate. It was also the home of the Jedi Temple. As the Separatist attack began, a message was beamed to the Outer Rim, summoning the Jedi’s greatest warriors home. Before the Separatist fleet could leave the Coruscant star system with the Chancellor, they found themselves under attack. Waves of clone starfighters, led by Obi-Wan and Anakin, stormed around their ships….



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