Chapter 916 Battle of the West: Assault
915, Battle of the West: Assault
The 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers of the Fourth Civilization actually have external anti-matter thrusters disguised on the hull! !
When was it made? No one knows.
However, now, these Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers are beginning to fly rapidly towards outer space with the help of anti-matter thrusters!
This turn of events shocked everyone in the Galactic Republic's army!
Why do they do this? Don't you know that doing this is equivalent to directly abandoning your own ground troops? But looking at those external anti-matter thrusters, this is their premeditated plan.
So, what exactly are they planning? !
However, it is too late. No matter what the separatist fleet is planning now, they have no time to stop it!
What can be done to stop it?
In the atmospheric environment, especially the gravity of an A-class planet like Marastal, it is a very troublesome thing. Ordinary fighter jets must accelerate over long distances to reach the third cosmic speed and escape the gravity of the planet.
And now even if the 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers have left, there are still more than 2,000 triple robot fighters in the atmosphere! Under such circumstances, do you still want to give up the fight, speed up to outer space, and make yourself a target?
This is especially true for the 10 Jaeger-class interim cruisers and 3 Cheer-class assault landing ships that have entered the atmosphere. If these massive warships want to return to space, they also need to use all their energy. Just focus on the engine to accelerate.
All of this takes time.
The Separatists' 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers make up for this by installing external anti-matter thrusters.
They can just accelerate and leave the planet!
Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was commanding operations on the ground battlefield, picked up his telescope and looked at the Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers that were accelerating towards space. He suddenly thought of something and his face turned pale, "No. Good! Their target has been Master Kep-Xie from the beginning!”
Master Kep-Xie himself also thought of this.
She looked at the holographic projection of the battlefield with a solemn expression, "We have fallen into a trap! The Separatists have already prepared anti-matter thrusters. On the surface, they pretended to be huddled in the atmosphere to delay time, but in fact they were Waiting for us to break into the atmosphere! Then they can use the anti-matter thrusters to return to space immediately, giving us a time lag!"
She turned back sharply and looked at the intelligence department, "Now in Marastal. How many troops does the Separatism have on the planet? ”
The intelligence officer shook his head, "The intelligence on the planet Marastal is in chaos. One moment they said that the separatists only had more than 50,000 troops, and the next they said their total strength was more than one million. But according to our detection at a nearby outpost, before and after A total of three Rookery Hook-class battleships came here, which means that the separatist ground forces should be between 300,000 and 500,000."
"But they just gave up. This army? Let this ground force be exposed to the firepower of our warships? "Kep-Xie was still puzzled, "Anyway, prepare to fight! Adjust all weapons to combat frequency. !”
“Yes!”
As dozens of powerful turbolaser cannons were fired directly from the direction of the planet, several of them hit the shield of the Jaeger-class battlecruiser. There was a strong ripple on the sky.
35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers broke away from the gravity of the Malastar planet, and the external anti-matter thrusters also completed their mission. After a burst of explosions, the connecting pendants were blown open, and the thrusters were also removed from the battleship. It fell off the body and became floating space junk.
At the same time, these 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers were arranged in an artillery formation like hungry wolves, and powerful artillery fire continued to pour towards the Republic fleet.
At this time, Cape Xie and other Republic fleet commanders discovered that the 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers had actually been arranged in a bombardment formation in the atmosphere! It's just that in ground combat, such a formation lacks three-dimensional depth and is not very visible on the surface. But now, the 35 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers do not need to adjust each other's positions at all, they just open fire.
At the same time, the 10 Jaeger-class battlecruisers in outer space have already launched all their fighter jets, and now they can only engage in artillery battles with each other!
Severance Tann's fleet came well prepared, and after dividing the Republic fleet, they took the opportunity to launch a crazy attack.
The Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser continued to move forward and close the distance under the firepower of the Jaeger-class. The Republic's fleet was already advancing and was only 40,000 kilometers away from the planet. After the Fourth Civilization's fleet rushed out, the two sides fell into a melee in a short time. posture.
This situation is undoubtedly the favorite of the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser, which was originally designed as a gunboat. They have strong shields and a wide and powerful turbolaser cannon. Even though they are only 600 meters long, They don't have that huge hangar platform to accommodate more than 400 fighter jets!
The battle situation put the Galactic Republic fleet into dire straits almost immediately!
"General! The shields of the battleships Skye and Tomorrow have been broken! The shields of the other four battleships have dropped to the 20% danger zone! We can't hold on for long!" The fleet commander ran to Cape - Xie said loudly in front of him.
“It will take 40 minutes for the battleship on the planet Marastal to recover the fighter jet and return to space!”
"The ARC-170 fighter formation has begun to rush into space, and the separatist triple robot fighters are blocking it! They are expected to arrive within 10 minutes!"
"General! We must do something!"
Jedi Master Cap-Xie looked solemn, what else can he do now? Escape is impossible. There is no way to escape from the current situation. It was impossible to wait for reinforcements. By the time the reinforcements arrived, the 10 warships without fighter cover had already suffered heavy losses.
Not to mention how much damage will be caused if the enemy seizes the opportunity to force combat aircraft and warships to protrude from the atmosphere!
She immediately made a decision, "Order all ships to rush into the atmosphere of Malastar planet immediately! Let all units in the atmosphere continue to maintain combat status and do not come for reinforcements!"
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"But... breaking into the atmosphere in this case is also equivalent to exposing us to the firepower of separating the main battleships!" the staff officer said.
"So as soon as possible! I will personally fly a fighter jet to cover you!" Kep-Xie said.
"Yes!"
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"General, the Republic battleship rushed towards us instead." In the fourth civilization fleet flagship Blade, fighting The staff officer said to Severance Tann, who was sitting firmly in the main seat.
"Breaking into the planet's atmosphere is their only chance. But this will expose their warships to our firepower. Instruct the fire team not to miss the opportunity. Also..." Severance Tann looked to the side. Master Adi Gallia, "The other side will definitely have Jedi warriors taking off to cover it. Then, it's up to you."
"Why do you think...I will draw a sword on my former comrade-in-arms?" To each other?" Adi Gallia said coldly.
“Because you should understand that this is a dead end for the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order. Are you placing your hope on the Jedi Order who are destined to be destroyed? Or are you placing your hope on fighting against fate? What about us? You make your own choice." Severance Tann remained motionless and said coldly.
(End of this chapter)