2147 、 A Big Gamble
Just as the Republic fighter jets were pouncing on the Poison Fang, the Poison Fang was also staring at them! To be precise, it was not the fighter jets, but the hunter-class cruisers that were attacking them!
At the beginning of the battle, the hunter-class cruisers had attacked from four directions, with five warships in each direction. In consideration of the Poison Fang's terrifying electromagnetic pulse cannons, the warships' formation was very spread out, with a distance of more than 100 kilometers between each other. It was because the formation was too spread out, coupled with the unreliable accuracy of the turbolaser cannons, that they were unable to concentrate their firepower on the Poison Fang.
However, Tang Yu had adopted the correct strategy at the first moment. He commanded the Poison Fang to charge forward towards Master Pu Kong's fleet. Moreover, the electromagnetic pulse cannons were not fired, but the effect was better than firing them directly! When the hunter-class cruisers saw the flashing electromagnetic pulse cannons, they carefully kept their distance, afraid that the Poison Fang would suddenly open fire and wipe them out.
However, as the fighter jets approached and the battle unfolded, the commanders of the hunter-class cruisers began to panic. Because they found that the situation was not optimistic. The Poison Fang's anti-aircraft firepower was too strong, and its shield was too sturdy. Even if 1200 fighter jets flew over, it would be of no use. They could not threaten the Poison Fang's shield at all, and were even shot down in large swathes.
Therefore, the hunter-class cruisers began to slowly adjust their positions, trying to make their firepower more concentrated and fierce. Moreover, as the Poison Fang had been advancing towards Master Pu Kong's fleet at high speed, the fleets charging from the left, right, and rear had no choice but to catch up. As a result, the three fleets involuntarily closed the distance between each other!
As the battle progressed, the Poison Fang finally took off its fighter jets to meet the enemy, and the situation became even more dangerous. The hunter-class cruisers could no longer care too much. The battle was getting more and more intense, and the commanders had even forgotten about the electromagnetic pulse cannons. Especially the three fleets at the rear. The 15 hunter-class cruisers were getting closer and closer! This made their firepower even fiercer, and also made the Poison Fang's shield take more and more damage. However, they did not notice the distance between each other at all!
Finally, the Venom Fang battleship's shield was penetrated. Incomparably powerful firepower was now constantly falling on the warship, exploding into flames! No matter how thick Venomous Fang's armor was, it could not withstand the continuous bombardment of twenty hunter-class cruisers! The destruction of the battleship was only a matter of time!
"Hehehehe … Hahahahaha!!!" On the bridge of Venom Fang, General Grievous let out a wild laugh. His deep and hoarse voice sounded like a beast's roar coming from a metal can. "This is the moment I've been waiting for! Send the order!! The warship immediately turned around! Prepare to fire the electromagnetic pulse cannons!!! "
"Roger, roger!" B-1 replied mechanically.
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"The battleship's shield has been pierced! Victory or defeat will be decided here! "Kitt Festus, who was attacking the bottom of the battleship, shouted.
"All fighters prepare to attack the battleship! Cover the bomber squadron! "Ace Koth shouted.
"Anakin, I'll attack the electromagnetic pulse cannons right away. You keep an eye on the other side!" Master Plo Kong said.
"Understood! Little brat! Let's go! "Anakin shouted.
"But Master! Your fighter isn't in good condition! " Ahsoka Tano said. She saw that Anakin's Delta-7 fighter had been urgently repaired by R-2, but it was still damaged in many places. It was still emitting sparks. It was obviously in bad shape.
"No time to worry! As long as it can fly! Follow me!! " Anakin Skywalker pushed the control lever and turned around to fly towards Venom Fang. At the same time, he said through the comms, "Everyone, pay attention! There's a master on this battleship. If we get too close, he might affect our fighters and space robots!! "
"There's such an ability?" Plo Kong said in surprise.
"But we can't care about that now. Attack the battleship first!!" Kitt Festus said loudly.
"Yes! Just keep your distance! If this person dares to come out again, I'll definitely know who he is!! "Anakin said.
"Alright, I'll leave this mysterious person to you, Anakin! The rest, attack! " At Plo Kong's command, all the Republic's V-wing fighters suddenly charged towards the Venom Fang battleship's cannons like they had gone mad!
However, at that moment, the Venom Fang's huge body suddenly slowed down. A terrifying supermaterial jet shot out from the engine on the side! Two fighters that could not dodge in time were instantly surrounded by the jet and were instantly annihilated into the most basic atoms!
A terrifying premonition swallowed Anakin's heart again. He shouted, "They're going to open fire! Be careful of the electromagnetic pulse cannons!!! "
"All fleets, dodge immediately!" Plo Kong shouted. But immediately after, he saw the current situation of the battlefield through the onboard quantum computer. It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him!
Because on the battlefield hologram, the distance between the five Hunter-class cruisers in front of the Venom Fang battleship had unknowingly become very close. They were completely within the range of the electromagnetic pulse cannons! What was even more terrifying were the three fleets behind them! As Venom Fang had been charging forward, the three fleets had lowered their guard in order to keep up with Venom Fang's pace and because the electromagnetic pulse cannons had yet to fire. As a result, the distance between the three fleets had become very close!
The Hunter-class cruiser was 1137 meters long and carried more than 400 fighters, more than double that of the Friends-class corvette! It could also carry 24 AT-TE walkers and 40 LAAT gunboats, possessing a powerful transportation capability. Moreover, it was equipped with 8 heavy twin-mounted turbolaser cannons, 2 medium twin-mounted turbolaser cannons, 52 point defense turrets, and 8 16-mounted proton torpedo launchers. Its firepower was also very strong. Moreover, its shield system also had a very high capacity, and its core armor belt was also very reliable.
In other words, this classic warship, which was originally conceived and initially designed by Wilix Blissex and then finally completed by his daughter, Lila Blissex, was a warship with above average firepower, a very large carrying capacity, a strong shield, and reliable armor.
But nothing in the world was perfect. There were gains and losses. The biggest shortcoming of the Hunter-class cruiser was that its sub-light speed was average, and its turning speed was extremely slow! Moreover, once it entered the atmosphere of a planet, it needed a special place to land, and when it took off again, it needed external booster equipment. Therefore, the battlefield form that the Hunter-class cruiser was best at was to pull apart the two sides' formation and fire at each other. After breaking down the opponent's resistance, it would then forcefully land.
To put it bluntly, the Hunter-class cruiser was essentially a type of battleship. But after the reform of the Galactic Republic's military system, warships were mainly classified according to their size, so they were divided into cruisers.
So now, the Venom Fang battleship began to turn under the watchful eyes of more than 100,000 Republic troops (each ship had 7,400 members)! At this time, even if the commanders of the warships shouted themselves hoarse, they could not make the slow-turning Hunter-class cruiser speed up even by a fraction!
Therefore, at this time, the Venom Fang battleship, which was already on fire, opened fire!!! First, it fired the electromagnetic pulse cannons facing the rear! The extremely powerful electromagnetic pulse spread rapidly as it flew towards the 15 Hunter-class cruisers!!
Anakin's furious expression, General Grievous's sinister laughter, Master Plo Kong's loud roar, and Tang Yu's solemn expression intertwined at this moment.
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