Chapter 2353 The decisive battle on Anxin Planet (Part 2)
2354, Decisive Battle on Anxin Planet (Part 2)
The Commercial Combined Fleet launched a resolute attack under the command of Mar-Tuk. Even though they seemed to have only 100 capital ships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships, they were not afraid at all when facing the Imperial Fleet with 500 capital ships.
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Mal-Tuk's confidence is not only because the main force of the Geth fleet and the Malarian Alliance defense fleet are still there, which can provide him with good support, but also not only because there are a large number of warships behind him.
They arrived one after another. The most important thing is that he believed that his fleet was enough to rival the fleet of the Galactic Empire, and even defeat them!
After assessing the situation between the enemy and ourselves, Mal-Tuk decided to launch the attack first, without giving the imperial fleet any chance to rest and recuperate.
The imperial fleet has been fighting in front of the Anxin planet's defense line for more than a day now. Their energy loss and shield loss are very serious. If they arrive at the battlefield now, they will stupidly wait for their backup to arrive before launching an attack.
, that’s really a fool!
Not only was Admiral Mar-Touk not stupid, he was also very calculating.
Although he still has about 100 capital ships and more than 3,000 small and medium-sized warships that have not yet arrived, the current fleet is enough to pose a threat to the imperial fleet. As long as he can continue to harass, he will wait until his subsequent fleet arrives
, at that time, we can launch a full-scale attack and win this decisive victory!
The fleet led by Admiral Mar-Tuk is different from other fleets. Although it seems that there are not many battleships, in fact, its combat capability is very powerful!
With the cooperation of the geth fleet and the Malarian Alliance defense fleet, the commercial combined fleet divided into four directions and grabbed the imperial fleet like a sharp claw!
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"General! The separatist merchant fleet is attacking us! The geth spaceship is also making a detour!" the adjutant hurriedly came over and reported to Gilad Pellaeon.
"Trying to engage in battle, immediately open fire to block the attack! Let the light cruiser formation return to the rear of the formation to deal with the geth!" Gilad Pellaeon said in a deep voice.
In fact, without his order, the Imperial-class Star Destroyer and the Victory II-class Star Destroyer had already begun bombarding them with heavy turbolaser cannons. Countless turbolaser beams were fired at one time. Almost at the same time, the fleet formations of both sides
Countless flames exploded in it!
Gilad-Pellaeon did not order his fleet to form a Pellaeon ring to meet the enemy. Although the Pellaeon ring can respond well to the attack of geth warships, this formation is very inflexible. The most important thing is,
If you can't defeat them, it will be very inconvenient to retreat.
Currently, the Merchant Combined Fleet launched an attack immediately without waiting for their backup to arrive. The confidence they showed also made Gilad Perrine a little afraid. He needed to test the opponent's combat effectiveness.
After the first round of the exchange of fire, Gilad Perrine discovered that the opponent's firepower was really not weak at all!
As the distance between the two sides continued to close, various scans had been completed, and various optical images and data scan results were sent. Only then did Gilad Perrine discover that the commercial combined fleet rushing over was actually
Very high quality!!
Although the current strength of the Commercial Combined Fleet sounds small, with only 100 capital ships and 1,500 small and medium-sized battleships, in fact, the number of heavy cruisers in the Commercial Combined Fleet is particularly large!
For a long time, since the outbreak of the Clone Wars, all aspects of the galaxy have been accustomed to calling battleships with a length of more than 1,000 meters as capital ships. This term actually came from the Kingdom of Dawn, because in the navy of the Kingdom of Dawn,
I got used to making such classifications. Later, both the Galactic Republic and the Confederation of Independent Systems found this statement to be simple and clear, so it spread and everyone is now using it.
Therefore, the number of capital ships in a fleet has become the most basic benchmark for measuring the fleet's combat capabilities. Although it is often not very accurate, it can still be roughly estimated.
But the commercial combined fleet in front of them obviously threw this division method into oblivion.
Because among their formations, the capital ships have been distinguished, including 60 Behemoth-class battlecruisers, 20 Cole-class battlecruisers, 10 Masha-class guided missile heavy cruisers, and 10 Sova-class aircraft carriers.
But below these battleships, they also have more than 200 550-meter-long heavy cruisers that look like miniature versions of the Behemoth-class battlecruisers, and more than 50 heavy cruisers with a length ranging from 700 to 800 meters!
In addition, most of the other warships are light cruisers in the range of about 300 meters, with more than 1,000 of them! After careful inspection, I found that there are only a few destroyers and frigates in this formation below 300 meters.
About 200 ships.
To describe it in simpler terms, if we want to calculate the total tonnage, this commercial combined fleet is actually almost half of the imperial fleet.
Considering that the Imperial Fleet has more than 200 capital ships and more than 500 small and medium-sized warships arriving one after another, and at least two-thirds of the warships of the Commercial Combined Fleet have not appeared, then considering the complete situation of both sides, their
The tonnage is actually about the same!
Gilad Pellaeon looked at the 200 miniature Behemoth-class ships in the optical image, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He knew this kind of warship!
During the Battle of Planet Kira, this type of heavy cruiser called the Minotaur class participated in the battle for the first time. Although not many participated in the battle at that time, according to battlefield reports, this heavy cruiser, which is only 550 meters long, has very fierce firepower and can completely
Compared to battleships!
The length is 550 meters, but the firepower is equivalent to that of a battleship! This is another sign that the Separatist ship technology of Dawn Planet is much higher than that of the Galactic Empire.
Now, a total of 200 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers have appeared on the battlefield. Not only that, but among the more than 1,000 light cruisers, at least four models have appeared, and all of them are very unfamiliar, appearing on the battlefield for the first time!
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will always be victorious, but at this moment, Gilad Perrine discovered that he knew nothing about this combined commercial fleet!
On the battlefield, dazzling beams of light flashed across the battlefield, shooting out with devastating power.
The Yamato cannon on the bow of the 200 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers has been charged and started shooting directly! The Yamato cannon fires an electromagnetic confinement fusion ion cannon, which is equivalent to constraining the energy of a super-large-yield nuclear bomb with an electromagnetic field and then launching it.
Very huge.
The deflector shields of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer that was hit by the Yamato cannon were flashing violently, and it was obvious that it had suffered a serious attack.
The claw-shaped formation of the Commercial Combined Fleet continues to circle in four directions, and it looks as if the claws are opening from a distance. The circuits in the four directions can limit the firing direction of the Imperial Fleet, preventing them from concentrating their firepower.
, and such roundabouts in four directions can also bring into play more characteristics of the cruisers of the Commercial Combined Fleet.
And at this time, Gilad Pellaeon also began to discover that in the Commercial Combined Fleet, there were not only miniature versions of the Behemoth class, but also miniature versions of the Cole class, Masha class, and Dunov class.
, Aiken-class battlecruiser!
At this moment, he felt as if he had seen a ghost. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "What on earth are these separatists doing?! What on earth are their battleship designers thinking?!"