The battle of Planet Guardian, which lasted for 40 days, finally ended. The Galactic Republic suffered a crushing defeat, and Planet Guardian was almost razed to the ground. The main cities and industrial centers were basically turned into ruins.
This war was incomparably tragic. Both sides involved in the war were fighting until their eyes were bloodshot. The list of casualties and losses after the battle was also shocking to the eyes.
The Galactic Republic sent in the Thirteenth Division, known as the Spear of Steel. The commander was Governor Pilur, and the highest leader of the Jedi, Master Yoda, was personally in command. A total of 189000 soldiers were sent in, all clone soldiers. There were 200 AT-TE All-Terrain Tactical Assault Walkers, 480 AT-ST All-Terrain Tactical Reconnaissance Walkers, 200 AV-7 Self-Propelled Artillery, 340 TX-130 Sabre Hover Tanks, and 1,200 LAAT Low-Altitude Support Gunboats. There were also a large number of flying motorcycles, trucks, and other vehicles.
In addition, the space fleets participating in the battle had a total of 54 Hunter-class cruisers, 20 Horeer-class assault landing ships, 10 CR-90 multi-purpose support ships, and more than 14000 fighters and bombers of various models. A total of 420,000 crew members were sent in!
The Independent Star Federation only sent Planet Guardian. They had a total of 60 million robots, of which 26 million were sent in. Most of them were T-2 combat robots. There were 200,000 Zealots and 5,000 Blood Red Knights in the battle. There were also more than 500 Heaven-class mechas, more than 3,000 Tyrannosaurus and Horned Dragon tanks, and more than 3,000 Xuanwu self-propelled artillery.
On the air force side, there were more than 7,000 Dragon Rider IV ground support spacecrafts, more than 8,000 Air Rider II fighter jets, more than 5,000 Aeon Rider I fighter jets, and more than 5,000 Z-95 multi-function fighter jets. Other flying units included more than 500 Honeycomb Type II drone carriers, more than 100 fortress-class air fortresses, about 100,000 Wasp drones, and about 20,000 mechanical squids.
The Planet Guardian fleet only entered the battle at the end. There were a total of 198 Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers, and a total of 500,000 operating personnel.
Just looking at the number of troops sent in by both sides, it was a terrifying, epic battle. No matter where this kind of power was used, it was enough to make an entire Sector tremble, but now it collided fiercely on the Guardian Planet, bursting out a strong light like a supernova.
In the end, the Republic's Thirteenth Division lost all the heavy equipment of the ground forces, and more than 127000 soldiers were killed. More than 70000 of them were lost in the previous battle, and more than 40000 corpses were left behind when the Zealots counterattacked. Some of them were the soldiers on the two Horeer-class assault landing ships that were shot down by the Blade fleet after they entered space. The Republic's air force lost more than 10000 fighters, including V-wing fighters, Y-wing bombers, and Z-95 fighters.
The Republic fleet had lost a total of 26 Hunter-class cruisers. Ten of them had risked their lives to charge into the atmosphere of Planet Guardian in order to cover the retreat of the ground troops before they were all shot down. Even with heavy protection, they still lost 7 Horeer-class assault landing ships, and 7 CR-90 support ships. There were more than 177000 casualties among the ship operators!
The Planet Guardian's losses were even more shocking. They also lost all their ground armored forces and all their air power, including more than 30000 aircraft of various types, 100,000 drones, and 20,000 mechanical squids. The rest of the Amaterasu mechs, tanks, and armored vehicles were also destroyed.
More than 14 million T-2 combat robots were lost in the battle, and the Zealots paid the price of more than 30000 casualties in their final crazy counterattack.
The Blade Fleet lost 7 Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers in the final assault, and 5 were heavily damaged and required long-term repairs. The operator casualties were 24000.
The Jedi Knights also suffered heavy losses. The Jedi Masters Luminara Anduri and Del Masona who participated in the battle were killed, and not even their corpses were brought back. A total of 11 Jedi Knights and Jedi Apprentices were killed, most of them in the process of covering the retreat of the army.
At the same time, the Guardian's capital, Yu City, was severely damaged. 30% of the buildings were destroyed, and the Australian and Sahara bases were also seriously damaged. But this was not the worst. The worst was that 17 major cities and more than 50 minor cities on the planet were all destroyed. 80% of the factories on the planet's surface were destroyed, 40% of the farmland was destroyed, and more than 70% of the vegetation and ecological environment on the Australian and North American continents were destroyed. Moreover, a pyrolyte ore storage center in the northeast of the North American continent was also bombed and plowed flat. The leaking pyrolyte ore caused a series of ecological disasters. Although the spread of pyrolyte ore was quickly suppressed, the northeast of the North American continent was no longer suitable for human habitation.
At present, the only factories that could still be operated on the Planet Guardian were some underground factories and the outer space factories built on the Planet Guardian 2 and 4. The industrial capacity had fallen to one-fifth of its peak.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a battle where both sides suffered. The Planet Guardian was completely destroyed. Apart from the Blade Fleet, it no longer had the ability to fight. And after the Republic had paid such a heavy loss, although it was not a serious blow, it was enough to shake the government and the people. Most importantly, after this battle, the Milky Way Republic could no longer send out more mobile troops to fight on all fronts.
After the 13th Army returned to their base, the Hutt Dimension that was originally guarded by them also began to stir. This terrible defeat made the Hutts feel the weakness of the Republic, giving them an opportunity to take advantage of, and began to move closer to the Confederation of Independent Systems. In order to suppress the Hutts, the Republic had no choice but to transfer troops from the surrounding armies to strengthen the 13th Army. This made their military strength even more stretched.
And after Master Yoda returned to Coruscant, he took all the blame for the defeat and announced his retirement. Master Mace Windu would lead the entire Jedi Knights. After that, Master Yoda left in a spaceship alone, and no one knew where he went.
Three days later, Governor Pilur also gave a report to all the members of the Galactic Republic at the Galactic Parliament. He explained to everyone the process of the battle of the Planet Guardian, and emphasized that if they could have used orbital bombardment on the Planet Guardian, then perhaps they could have occupied Yucheng before the Blade Fleet arrived and ended the battle. However, he also expressed that this suggestion was not to hold Master Yoda accountable, but to hope that the Republic could take this as a warning in future battles, and it would be best if they could lift the ban on orbital bombardment.
At the same time, Governor Pilur also expressed that during the course of the battle, the Planet Guardian's army had used a large number of live ammunition weapons, which in itself was a violation of the Republic's constitution, and hoped that the Republic could respond as soon as possible. Moreover, the army equipped with mechanized exoskeletons in the final stages of the battle of the Planet Guardian had also been tested in actual combat, and the combat power of this army was above that of the clone army. Hopefully, the Republic could also equip the clone soldiers with mechanized exoskeletons.
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