Chapter 953 Successful Landing
952, Successful Landing
The development of this landing battle went smoothly beyond imagination, because when communications were cut off, the power of the Galactic Republic was almost useless. Moreover, their warships were flying around in a mess, fighting on their own.
As mentioned before, the Jaeger-class battlecruiser is no match for the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser when it loses its shields. What's more, no fighter jets from both sides have taken off, and even less of the Republic's battleships. Dare to appear in front of the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser!
So when it was discovered that the Fourth Civilization’s fleet with the Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers as the main force arrived in the orbit of the Eriadu satellite first, many warships on the Republic side chose to be cowardly. Without unified command, Under the circumstances, this became a herd effect - the first few battleships cowered, and the other battleships also stopped their engines. They could only watch from a distance as the battleships of the fourth civilization landed on the Eriadu satellite. .
The same is true on the ground battlefield.
Because there was no pressure from space, the landing of the Fourth Civilization Army was not greatly affected. The landing operation was carried out very smoothly and more than ten stable landing positions were established.
Erect fixed anti-aircraft guns, anti-aircraft missiles, temporary energy shields, mobile radar stations, field hospitals, frontline maintenance centers and other facilities on the landing position.
At the same time, the Incholi troops had already rushed out first. Their combat effectiveness is extremely powerful, and they can basically penetrate the Republic's defense lines without assistance or crossfire.
Although as the war continues to progress, the more than 1 billion army troops previously recruited by the Republic have now completed their training. The guard troops deployed by the 18th Army are also trained troops, but after all, they are not The clone troopers were still no match for the Inchori.
The Kali army followed closely behind and continued to expand its results.
While the Republic defenders are struggling to deal with these two powerful fighting races, the Fourth Civilization Army has also completed its preliminary landing deployment.
A large number of bipedal walking mechas stepped off the transport aircraft, lined up, and prepared to enter the battlefield.
These bipedal walking mechas have box-shaped bodies and long anti-joint mechanical feet. They are all AT-PT walking machines! These were all installed in the cargo hold of the Blade Fleet, and after the fourth civilization robbed the Blade Fleet, they also received gifts as a bonus.
In the Blade Fleet, the Fourth Civilization received a total of 5,340 AT-PT walkers, and this time, Ling Liang directly invested 2,000 units!
The reason why a large number of AT-PT walkers were used in the landing battle on the Eriadu satellite instead of the siege tanks commonly used by the Fourth Civilization Army in combination with Mastodon infantry fighting vehicles, Vulture fighting vehicles, and M-9 Wolverine anti-aircraft vehicles, Coupled with the armored unit combination of Giant Mecha and Wolf Warrior Mecha, it is mainly due to logistical considerations.
Because this battle is likely to be a lonely battle, in this case, it will be more convenient to get supplies if you use the AT-PT walker that exchanges fire from the Republic, and you can use it directly on the spot. Supplies seized from the Republic.
During the two hours when the stellar flare raged, it was a complete nightmare for the 18th Army of the Republic!
They had no communication, so they could only fight on their own. There was no plan. All actions relied on the commanders of each basic tactical unit to perform on the spot. There was no planetary shield, no fire control radar, nothing.
In 2 hours, the Fourth Civilization transported as many as 130,000 army soldiers to land on the Eriadu satellite. Not only did it exceed the task of transporting soldiers, but it also transported more additional soldiers. Adding more supplies will allow this unit to last longer. Two hours later, the magnetic field storm generated by the stellar flare finally dropped to a level that was not enough to affect the planetary shield. The Eriadu satellite immediately raised the planetary shield, completely separating the army and fleet of the fourth civilization.
But the aftermath of the flare is still there. Although the planetary shield is deployed, communications are still intermittent, and the interference to the radar is still very serious.
Severance Tann did not back down because the planetary shield was deployed. On the contrary, she began to pursue the Republic fleet without covering the landing of the landing ship!
The fleets of both sides continue to engage in fierce battle in the high orbit of the Eriadu satellite!
After communications were restored, the Governor of the 18th Army of the Republic, Wilhuff Tarkin, immediately issued numerous orders to stabilize his position and have his fleet continuously retreat and arrange into a defensive formation to avoid being defeated by the second army. The fleets of the four civilizations cut apart.
The fleet commanders of both sides tried their best. Severance Tann's side had the advantage in battleship performance, while Wilhuff Tarkin had the support of powerful firepower from a planet and a satellite. , both of them demonstrated a very high level of command even when communications were greatly interfered with.
This contest can be called a contest between the top fleet commanders in the current galaxy.
But the result soon unfolded - Wilhuff Tarkin was defeated step by step in front of Severance Tann's artistic battleship command, and finally had to withdraw from Eria completely. The high orbit of the Du satellite, regrouping the fleet near the planet Eriadu, and waiting for the star's flare energy to further dissipate.
During these few hours of fighting, Severance Tann finally commanded the fleet of the Fourth Civilization, sweeping away the decline caused by the previous attack on the Republic's defense line and suffering serious losses, damaging and sinking A large number of Republic battleships.
At 0:34 in the morning on May 6, the energy of the stellar flare finally dissipated to a relatively safe level. Governor Tarkin immediately ordered all fleets to immediately launch a counterattack, and at the same time, from the planet Eriadu More than 5,000 fighter jets took off from the ground airports of and satellites, as well as the hangar of the Jaeger-class battlecruiser!
Severance Tann's combat goal had been achieved. After the Republic's fighter group regained its operational capabilities, she understood that there was no point in continuing to waste time here, so she led the fleet back 0.5 light minutes away from the Republic fleet. Confrontation.
At this distance, the Republic's fighter groups need to fly for a long time to arrive, and are too far away from their own motherships, greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.
At the same time, her fleet did not stop its continuous bombardment of the planetary shield of the Eriadu satellite.
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At the same time, Ling Liang has also entered the temporary command center set up by the Fourth Civilization Army on the Eriadu satellite, which is a radio and television center in a colonial city. , she regarded this place as her headquarters.
The area where the army landed is more than 500 kilometers away from the planetary shield generator of the Eriadu satellite. With the restoration of communications, the Republic's defenders finally began to take advantage of their main battle operations.
(End of this chapter)