The 30 Jaeger-class cruisers of the Republic fleet changed direction again, briefly started the hyperspace engine, and once again headed straight for the planet Mulkana!
However, this time, under the deployment of Admiral Trench, the Confederate fleet has completed the rearrangement of defenses! Except for the Rookery Hook-class battleship that was unable to fight because the core spacecraft capsized, the other
Four Rookery Hook-class battleships and 20 other battleships were arranged in a defensive formation with the seven cyberspace stations as the core.
The Rookery-class battleship is in the center, the Providence-class cruiser is forward, the Generosity-class frigates are on both sides, and the Defiant-class destroyers are deployed at the rear of the formation.
The Republic fleet also began to adjust its formation. 30 Jaeger-class cruisers began to arrange themselves into a claw shape, and three sharp claws attacked Trench's fleet from three directions!
The overall performance and firepower of the Jaeger-class cruiser is much stronger than the Bountiful-class frigates and Defiant-class destroyers on the Confederate side. Only the Providence-class cruiser can compare with it. In such a comparison, the strength of the fleet led by Admiral Tarkin is obvious
Even better. But the Confederacy relies on the spaceports and space stations around the planet Mulkana for defense, and the fixed turrets above can also provide considerable fire support.
And although the starfighter fleet on the planet Murkana suffered heavy losses in the previous turmoil and conflicts, the hangar platforms and maintenance platforms of these fighters can be used. Fighters damaged during the battle can be repaired as soon as possible.
You'll be back on the battlefield soon.
More than 50 warships from both sides opened fire wildly, and the starry sky was suddenly filled with countless turbo lasers and missiles.
Admiral Trench commanded the fleet operations very calmly. Under his efficient command, the Confederate warships maintained their formation at all times, and the main guns fired very rhythmically, focusing on attacking the Republic warships continuously.
On the other hand, although Admiral Tarkin's command level was not as good as Trench's, he was by no means mediocre. Under his loud shouts, the Republic fleet also launched a resolute assault.
But both sides know that the forces now on the surface are just testing!
The Guardian Planet has the Blade Fleet and 200 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers. This information has long been placed on Palpatine's desk. So on the battlefield where the Guardian Planet participates in the war, it is absolutely impossible for the Republic to only send 30 battleships.
Come and attack! Since Palpatine is determined to launch a counterattack, he will definitely use the force of thunder and will not give up until the entire Blade Fleet is annihilated!
The fleets of both sides have suffered battle losses. The two Generous-class frigates on the Confederate side were severely damaged and had to withdraw from the battle, while a Jaeger-class cruiser on the Republic side was destroyed. This is because the Republic is in a state of assault, plus the Jaeger-class cruiser.
The cruiser turned slowly, so it was difficult for the damaged battleship to withdraw from the battle sequence and could only fight to the death.
Just as the battle between the two sides was in full swing, 10 more Jaeger-class cruisers suddenly jumped out of hyperspace and joined the battle! And the position of these battleships leaving hyperspace was smaller than the 30 battleships brought by Admiral Tarkin before.
The location is closer to the planet Mulkana!
The Republic fleet, which has increased in number to 40 ships, is still moving forward, shortening the distance so that the powerful turbolaser cannon can better exert its power!
Admiral Trench touched the chelicerae at the corner of his mouth and said in a deep voice: "Tsk tsk tsk tsk... it's a wave attack. The main fleet keeps advancing, and then the reinforcement fleet uses hyperspace jump to directly cut into the battlefield, while constantly compressing the opponent's space,
The sudden appearance of extra warships will cause confusion in the opponent's firepower. Tsk tsk tsk tsk... Being able to use this tactic means that the opponent has a lot of warships coming this time..."
He thought for a moment and gave the order: "Instruct all ships to focus on attacking the enemy ships in the center. Ignore the two wings and let them come over. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk."
"Do I need to notify General Emma's fleet to come for support?" the staff officer next to him asked.
"Now is not the time to play your cards... tut tut tut tut." A sharp light flashed in Admiral Trench's six small eyes.
The artillery battle between the two sides continued. The Republic fleet once again had 10 Jaeger-class cruisers entering the battlefield through hyperspace jump, getting closer to the planet Mulkana! When the distance between the two sides was less than 1,000 kilometers, both sides took off in unison.
fighter!
The Republic Fleet took off 3,000 fighter jets in the first wave, but as soon as they took off, they hit a dark cloud!
The even crazier Admiral Trench directly took off 10,000 fighter jets!! This number greatly exceeded the throughput of his entire fleet hangar, but he deployed a large number of fighter jets to the surrounding spaceports and seven networks in advance.
On the space station, a large group of dark fighter jets took off from the hangar platform and rushed towards the Republic fleet!
And not only that, these fighter jets are all controlled by mechanical life descendants! The Confederate fighter fleet composed of the well-balanced Vulture star fighter, the extremely fast triple fighter, and the Coyote fighter-bomber with good attack capabilities is absolutely invincible.
The numbers seemed to rush over like a dark cloud!
Fighters from both sides launched a brutal killing in the area between the fleets! However, the clone pilots who could easily destroy those robot fighters in the past were surprised to find that the opponents they faced suddenly became extremely cunning! These robot fighters could not
It no longer flies as rigidly as before, but uses various air combat tactics very flexibly. For example, dual-plane cooperation, fake actions, cobra rolls, etc. These incredible actions can be done by robots? They are obviously ace pilots.
OK!
And now the 3:1 quantitative gap is almost desperate! You must know that as the number continues to expand, 300 to 100 and 3 to 1 are completely different concepts, and now the number has expanded to 10,000
When 3,000 aircraft are paired, the snowball effect becomes even more intense!
The Republic's fighter jets suffered tragic losses almost as soon as the battle began! In the fleet channel, various yells, screams, and shouts could be heard endlessly, and the status of each squadron's fighter jets was displayed on the screen.
The icons are extinguished one by one!
At the same time as the Confederate fighter jets took off, Admiral Tarkin, who was on the flagship of the Republic fleet, exclaimed: "How is that possible!! They actually took off so many fighter jets!!!"
"No! If this continues, our fighter group is no match at all!" Master Ron Shrien said loudly next to him.
"Inform the follow-up fleet to join the battle immediately!! Also, continue to take off the fighter jets!! Immediately!! Release all the fighter jets!!" Admiral Tarkin roared angrily.
"General! The capacity of the hangar platform is limited. We can take off up to 1,000 more fighter jets! Those damaged fighters that return at any time will also need to occupy the space of the hangar landing platform!" said the combat staff next to him.
A trace of ferocity appeared on Tarkin's face. He waved his hand suddenly and roared: "Then let all the injured fighters not return to the battleship!! Let them stand by the battleship!! Free up the landing platform!!"
"You are tantamount to sentencing those pilots to death!!" Shreen yelled.
"This is war!" Tajin's face was ferocious and his tone was extremely gloomy.