The development of this landing battle was beyond imagination, because when communications were cut off, the power of the Galactic Republic was almost useless, and 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 the warships of the Republic do not dare to attack the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser.
Appear in front of you!
Therefore, 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. In the absence of unified command, this became a problem.
There was a herd effect - the first few warships cowered, and the other warships also stopped their engines. They could only watch from a distance as the warships 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.
Set up 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 early. Their combat effectiveness was extremely strong, and they could basically penetrate the Republic's defense lines without assistance or crossfire.
Although as the war continues to progress, the more than 1 billion army soldiers previously recruited by the Republic have now completed their training. The guard troops deployed by the 18th Army are also trained troops, but they are not clone troops after all, and they are still not
Rivals of the Inchoris.
The Kali army followed closely behind and continued to expand its results.
While the Republic's defenders were struggling to deal with these two powerful fighting races, the Fourth Civilization Army had also completed its initial 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 walkers! These are all installed in the cargo bay of the Blade Fleet, and then they robbed the Blade Fleet in the fourth civilization.
Afterwards, I also received gifts.
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 AT-PT walkers were used extensively in the landing battle on the Eriadu satellite instead of the siege tanks commonly used by the Fourth Civilization Army in conjunction with Mastodon infantry fighting vehicles, Vulture tanks, 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 obtain supplies if you use the AT-PT walker that exchanged fire from the Republic. You can directly use the AT-PT walkers captured from the Republic on the spot.
supply.
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 preparation. All actions relied on the commanders of each basic tactical unit to perform their actions on the spot. There was no planetary shield, no fire control radar, nothing.
Within 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 supplies.
This force can hold out 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 radar interference is still very serious.
Severance Tann did not back down because the planetary shield was deployed. On the contrary, without covering the landing of the landing ship, she began to pursue the Republic fleet!
The fleets of both sides continue to engage in fierce battle in the high orbit of the Eriadu satellite!
After the communication was restored, Wilhuff Tarkin, the governor of the 18th Army of the Republic, immediately issued numerous instructions to stabilize his position and let his fleet retreat continuously and arrange it into a defensive formation to avoid being cut apart by the fleet of the Fourth Civilization.
Come.
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 was quickly revealed - Wilhuff Tarkin was defeated step by step in front of Severance Tann's artistic battleship command, and finally had to completely withdraw from the high orbit of the Eriadu satellite.
Reorganize the fleet near the planet Eriadu and wait 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 warships.
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 ground airports of the planet Eriadu and the satellite,
As well as the hangar of the Jaeger-class battlecruiser, more than 5,000 fighter jets have taken off!
Severance Tann's combat goal has been achieved. After the Republic's fighter group regained its ability to move, 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 group would need to fly for a long time to arrive, and it would be too far away from its own mothership, greatly reducing its 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 had also entered the temporary command center set up by the Fourth Civilization Army on the Eriadu satellite. This was 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.