2064, The First Battle of Geonosis (Part 2)
Three anti-rail cannons were installed on the surface of planet Geonosis. When the Loreer-class assault ship dived down to land, the three cannons immediately opened fire! A thick green energy beam hit the Loreer-class, causing the energy shield to overload almost instantly. Then, another shot was fired. The landing ship that was hit instantly exploded and fell to the ground with thick smoke billowing out.
Even so, it still showed the advanced shipbuilding technology of the Republic. The Loreer-class assault ship was designed and built by the Rossana Heavy Engineering Company, a subsidiary of the Kuat Power Dock. It was triangular in shape and had the same design concept as the Victory-class Planet Destroyer and Imperial-class Planet Destroyer. However, compared to the design of the Planet Destroyer, the Loreer-class was flatter and wider, and the bridge was very small. As a landing ship, the bottom armor of the Loreer-class was very thick. Under the bombardment of the anti-rail cannons, the Loreer-class was seriously injured and fell to the ground, but it did not explode and disintegrate!
After entering the atmosphere, the 12 turbo laser turrets on the Loreer-class began to show their power, pouring powerful firepower at the ground targets. The Constitution of the Galactic Republic prohibited orbital bombardment mainly because launching an attack outside the atmosphere would cause great damage to the atmosphere. Moreover, the energy beam launched by the blaster cannon was essentially still an ionic gas. After volatilizing, it would also cause great pollution to the atmosphere. Usually, after a round of orbital bombardment, the ecology of the planet would be greatly damaged. As for the attacks within the atmosphere, the gas of the energy beam would gradually sink to the ground after volatilizing and be disposed of by the natural environment. There would not be much impact.
After the first round of bombardment, the Loreer-class immediately opened the hatch. From the spacious hangar, more than a thousand LAAT/I attack gunships took off one after another and rushed straight to the surface of planet Geonosis! The LAAT/I attack gunships had a wide body and could carry 30 soldiers inside. They also had powerful firepower. The two rapid-fire laser cannons at the front and the spherical anti-infantry laser turrets on both sides could provide very accurate and powerful anti-ground firepower. There were also two missile launchers for air-to-air attacks.
After these gunships landed, the hatch opened, and clone soldiers wearing white battle armor and T-shaped eyepieces swarmed out. After they landed, they immediately searched for cover and advanced in groups, showing their high tactical attainments.
The insect-like Geonosians flapped their wings and rushed out from the rocky spires on the surface of the planet like locusts. They held the special blasters of Geonosians in their hands in an attempt to retaliate. But in the face of the well-trained clone army, these random counterattacks were useless. The Geonosian warriors were swatted to death like mosquitoes.
More than 200 Jedi Warriors descended along with the clone soldiers. They had a clear division of labor, and each of them led an army to attack. They brandished their lightsabers and deflected the energy beams or lasers fired by the enemy. Often, one of them could attract the firepower of hundreds or even thousands of defenders!
Hundreds of modified LAAT/C attack gunships also appeared in the air. These gunships had removed the passenger cabin and replaced it with a heavy rack. On top of the rack was an AT-TE all-terrain tactical assault machine. This terrifying walking machine was 9.57 meters tall and 22.02 meters long. It was supported by six stubby mechanical legs. It was equipped with a huge heavy cannon on its back and six anti-infantry laser turrets, four of which were in the front and two of which were on the side. As soon as these heavily armored monsters landed from the gunships, they immediately advanced in an unstoppable manner. The fixed firing points set up by the Confederation could not destroy these walkers at all, let alone the infantry units!
After these LAAT/C attack gunships dropped off the people and the AT-TE walkers, they immediately took to the air again and rushed into the depths of the battlefield. Their goal was very clear. They wanted to destroy the three Geonosian anti-rail cannons and all the airports on the planet!
The current Geonosian planet was not a battle configuration at all. Although Tang Yu had contacted Count Dooku at least three times a day to remind him to be on high alert ever since he knew that Count Dooku was going there for a meeting, Count Dooku only ordered his troops to be in combat mode. The entire Geonosian planet was basically a large loading dock. All the weapons and equipment there were not necessary for a single battle.
Against the bombardment of more than 2,000 LAAT/C attack gunships, the Geonosians could not organize an effective resistance! Only a hundred or so Geonosian 'Nantex' interstellar warships took off to meet the enemy. However, these warships were quickly destroyed by the V-wing warships that rushed over from the battlefield in space! Within two hours of the landing battle, all 29 airports on the surface of Geonosian planet were destroyed. The Republic Army completely occupied the air!
On the battlefield on the ground, the Confederation Army, who had long been in combat mode, also began their counterattack! The assembled B-1 robot army totaled up to 1.1 million. They attacked from three of the Republic's seven landing sites! The robot army of the Confederation Army, with 100,000 B-2 super combat robots as the vanguard, launched an attack on the Republic Army's landing sites like a tidal wave.
At this time, the other advanced robots in the Confederation Army had also joined the battle. Apart from the B-1 Combat Robot and the B-2 Super Combat Robot, which were the core units in the battle, there was also the Dwarf Spider Robot, which was short and could climb walls, attacking from the surrounding rocks. There was also the Homing Spider Robot, which was 7.32 meters tall, with a spherical body and four slender mechanical legs. It was equipped with a disc-shaped laser cannon under its body, and the lasers it fired were almost destructive and almost unstoppable! This was a miniaturized application of the secret weapon Frans and Sefrans Tan had previously obtained from the research of the Republic's secret weapon, the Decider.
In addition, there was also a very conspicuous robot tank — the IG-227 Berserker robot. This robot tank had a pair of ring-shaped wheels on both sides. Its body was not big, but it was equipped with two sets of 15 missile launchers. They entered the battlefield at high speed and launched a rain of countless missiles. The accuracy of these missiles was not high, but the power was frighteningly high!
Under the powerful firepower of the Berserker robot tank and homing spider robot, the Republic Army's AT-TE Walkers finally suffered losses. After the Berserker robot's rain of missiles covered the area, only a series of violent explosions could be seen. The soldiers around the AT-TE Walkers were basically wiped out, and the walkers' shields were also overloaded. Following that, the homing spider robot's powerful laser cannon directly shone on the AT-TE Walkers, and the incomparably powerful energy even directly penetrated the walkers!
However, the clone army's reaction was also very fast. The LAAT gunships immediately launched an air attack on the huge threat of the Berserker robots and homing spider robots. The Confederation Army, who had completely lost the cover of air power, had no way of resisting the air attack. These robots were accurately eliminated, and then there was no longer anything on the ground that could stop the AT-TE Walkers!
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On one side of the battlefield, more than 20 LAAT gunships, under the cover of more than 10 V-wing fighters, advanced towards the core area of Planet Geonosis, Mount Imtway. On one of the LAAT gunships, Master Yoda stood in the passenger cabin with a crutch. Master Windu, Master Shak-Ti, Master Plo Koon, and other members of the Jedi Council were also there.
"Obi-Wan had previously received a report from the Guardian Planet's President Tang Yu, so he went alone to investigate Count Dooku. Now, he has confirmed that Dooku has fallen to the dark side. According to the information he sent, Count Dooku is preparing for a large-scale war and is preparing to declare independence. Now, it seems that this is indeed the case! If this huge army is spread out, it will cause catastrophic consequences to the entire galaxy! "Master Windu said in a deep voice.
"Rescue Obi-Wan and capture Count Dooku. We must. Otherwise, war will break out, and the entire galaxy will be destroyed, "Master Yoda said briefly. He looked at Mount Imtway, his eyes filled with anxiety.
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In the outer space of Geonosis, the battle in the universe had begun to become one-sided. The fleet of the Independent Star System Confederation had completely lost their formation. They were being split up by the Aquitens-class light cruisers, and they were fighting for themselves. As the main force of the Republic's fleet, the 16 Hunter-class cruisers already had the advantage in firepower, shield, and speed. Under such circumstances, they were even more unstoppable!
More than half of the Confederation's warships had their shields broken, and they could only rely on their own armor to withstand the enemy's powerful firepower. The battle had been going on for five hours. Seven Aquitens-class frigates, one Heaven-class cruiser, and three Death-class destroyers had been destroyed. The destruction of the Confederation's fleet was only a matter of time.
"Where … Where did these fleets come from? The Judicial Fleet wasn't like this in the past! " The commander of the Confederation's fleet, General Kaviktok, was at a loss of what to do. He realized in despair that the battleships controlled by his robots were no match for the enemy!
"According to the battle report from the battlefield on the ground, the ones participating in the battle are the newly recruited elite troops of the Republic. This means that the ones controlling their battleships are also these people," the tactical robot replied.
"Then what should we do? What should we do? Let's just run … "Kaviktok was already at a loss.
"Count Dooku and the leaders of the various business giants attending the secret summit have yet to leave. If we run now, we will face the harshest punishment," the tactical robot said.
At that moment, the bridge's hatch opened. White Queen Emma Frost led four B-2 Super Combat Robots straight to Kaviktok.
"You … Who are you? How did you get in? "Kaviktok was shocked.
"She has the highest level of authorization from Count Dooku. When she sent the boarding request just now, she specifically told me not to tell you," the tactical robot replied.
"You! How dare you … "Kaviktok was so shocked and angry that he could not even speak clearly.
"I don't want to say anything else. Count Dooku is very dissatisfied with your command. You can leave now," Emma said coldly.
"Me? Leave? You … You … "Kaviktok did not know what to say for a moment and was stunned.
However, at that moment, Emma suddenly took out the hilt of the sword at her waist and pressed the switch. A red lightsaber instantly shot out, followed by a bright red flash of light, and Kaviktok was instantly cut in half!
The B-2 Super Combat Robots immediately came over and dragged his body to the side. Emma went to the commander's seat and sat down. She said to the tactical robot, "Immediately notify all battleships to not tangle with the Republic battleships. Immediately enter the planetary ring of Planet Geonosis and do everything in your power to cover the twenty Rukri Hook-class battleships. Then, prepare to retreat!"
"Understood. I will do it immediately," the tactical robot replied respectfully.
Under Emma's very clear command, the Confederation fleet immediately began to regroup. In the process of changing direction, they paid the price of a few more battleships being destroyed, but they finally stabilized their position in the planetary ring. At this time, a huge spherical core spaceship filled with a large number of robot troops took off from the planet and re-integrated into the center of the ring of the Rukri Hook-class battleships. After completing the integration, the battleships immediately regained their combat power. The powerful turbolaser turrets continued to fire at the Republic fleet with powerful firepower.
Not only that, but the asteroids all over the planetary ring also affected the performance of the Republic fleet's V-wing fighters, making it impossible for them to attack the Rukri Hook-class battleships from their blind spots. After a wave of fire, four Aquitens-class light cruisers and one Hunter-class cruiser were immediately destroyed. The Republic fleet also lost the opportunity to completely annihilate the Confederation fleet!
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