The 30 Hunter class cruisers of the Republic fleet turned around once more, briefly activated their hyperspace engines, and headed straight for planet Murkana once more!
But this time, under Admiral Trench's deployment, the Confederation fleet had already completed the rearrangement of their defenses! Apart from the Rukri Hook-class battleship that was unable to fight due to the capsizing of its core spaceship, the other four Rukri Hook-class battleships and 20 other warships formed a defensive formation with the seven network space stations as the core.
The Rukri Hook-class battleship was in the middle, the Heaven-class cruiser was in the front, the Wai-class frigates were on both sides, and the Defiant class destroyers were deployed at the rear of the formation.
The Republic fleet also began to adjust their formation. The 30 Hunter class cruisers began to form a claw shape, and three sharp claws attacked Trench's fleet from three directions!
The overall performance and firepower of the Hunter class cruisers were much stronger than the Wai-class frigates and the Defiant class destroyers of the Confederation side, and only the Heaven-class cruisers could compare. In such a comparison, the fleet led by Admiral Tarkin was clearly superior in strength. But the Confederation relied on the spaceports and space stations around planet Murkana for defense, and the fixed turrets on them could also provide considerable firepower support.
Moreover, in the previous turmoil and conflict, planet Murkana's space warship fleet suffered heavy losses, but the hangar platforms and maintenance platforms of these warships could still be used. Warships damaged in battle could be repaired at the first instance and quickly returned to the battlefield.
More than 50 warships from both sides opened fire in a frenzy, and the starry sky was instantly filled with countless turbolasers and missiles.
Admiral Trench very calmly commanded the fleet to fight. Under his efficient command, the warships of the Confederation side maintained their formation at all times, and the main cannons fired in a very rhythmic manner, continuously concentrating their attacks on the Republic warships. On the other hand, although Admiral Tarkin's commanding skills were not as good as Trench's, he was no mediocre. Under his loud commands, the Republic fleet also launched a determined assault.
However, both sides knew that the power that was displayed on the surface was only a test!
The Planet Guardian possessed the Blade Fleet and 200 Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruisers. This information had long been placed on Palpatine's desk. Then, on the battlefield where the Planet Guardian was participating in the war, the Republic would definitely not only send 30 warships to attack! Since Palpatine was determined to launch a counterattack, it would definitely be a thunderous one. He would not rest until the entire Blade Fleet was annihilated!
The fleets of both sides had already suffered some damage. The Confederation had suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to retreat from the battle, while the Republic had also lost a Hunter-class cruiser. This was because the Republic was in a state of assault, and with the slow turning speed of the Hunter-class cruisers, it was very difficult for the damaged warships to withdraw from the battle. They could only fight to the death.
While the two parties were engaged in a fierce battle, another ten Hunter-class cruisers suddenly left hyperspace and joined the battle! Compared to the 30 battleships brought by General Tarkin, these battleships were much closer to Planet Murkana!
The Republic fleet, which had increased their numbers to 40, continued to push forward, shortening the distance between them and allowing the powerful turbolaser cannons to unleash their full power.
General Trench touched the chelicerae at the corner of his mouth and said in a low voice, "Tsk tsk tsk … It's a wave-like attack. The main fleet continued to advance, and the reinforcements used hyperspace jumps to directly cut into the battlefield. While constantly compressing the opponent's space, the sudden appearance of battleships would cause confusion in the opponent's firepower. Tsk tsk tsk … To be able to use this tactic, it means that the enemy has quite a number of battleships this time … "
He thought for a moment, then ordered, "Send orders to all ships to focus on the enemy ships in the center. Ignore the flanks and let them come over. Tsk tsk tsk tsk. "
"Should we inform General Emma's fleet to come and reinforce them?" the staff officer beside him asked. …
"Now is not the time to show our cards … Tsk tsk tsk tsk." General Trench's six small eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness.
The artillery battle between the two sides continued. Another ten Hunter-class cruisers from the Republic fleet entered the battlefield through hyperspace jumps, getting even closer to Planet Murkana! When the distance between the two sides was less than 1,000 kilometers, both sides took off at the same time!
The Republic fleet's first wave of 3,000 fighter jets took off, but the moment they took off, they collided with a dark cloud!
General Trench, who was even crazier, immediately took off 10000 fighter jets! This number had far exceeded the capacity of his fleet's hangars, but he had deployed a large number of fighter jets to the surrounding spaceports and the seven network space stations in advance. A large number of fighter jets took off from the hangar platforms and madly pounced at the Republic fleet!
Not only that, these fighter jets were all controlled by Mechanical Beings! The Vultures with balanced performance, the triple-headed fighter jets with incredible speed, and the Aardwolf fighter-bombers with impressive attack power formed a group of Confederation fighter jets that were like a dark cloud pouncing over with absolute numbers!
The fighter jets of both sides carried out a cruel massacre in the area between the two fleets! However, the clone pilots who could easily destroy the robot fighter jets in the past were shocked to find that the opponents they were facing had suddenly become incomparably crafty! These robot fighter jets were no longer flying rigidly like before. Instead, they were very nimble in using all sorts of aerial combat tactics. For example, the cooperation of two fighters, feints, cobra rolls, and so on. Were these unimaginable moves that robots could perform? He was clearly an ace pilot, okay?!
Furthermore, this 3: 1 disparity in numbers was enough to make one feel despair! One had to know that as the numbers continued to increase, 300 against 100 and 3 against 1 were two completely different concepts. Now that the numbers had expanded to 10000 against 3000, the snowball effect was even more intense!
The Republic's fighter jets suffered heavy losses almost at the start of the battle! In the fleet's channel, all sorts of curses, screams, and screams could be heard incessantly. The icons that displayed the situation of each squadron's fighter jets on the screen went out one by one!
At the same time the Confederation fighter jets took off, Admiral Tarkin in the Republic's flagship exclaimed, "How is this possible! They actually took off so many fighter jets at once! "
"Not good! If this goes on, our fighter jets won't be a match at all! "Master Ron Shirin shouted from the side.
"Inform the follow-up fleets to join the battle immediately! Also, continue to take off fighter jets! Immediately! Send all the fighter jets out! "Admiral Tarkin roared in exasperation.
"General! The hangar's capacity is limited. We can only take off another 1000 fighter jets at most! Those damaged fighter jets that can return at any time also need to occupy the hangar's landing platform space! "The combat staff officer beside him said.
Tarkin's face showed a trace of malevolence. He waved his hand and roared, "Then don't let all the injured fighter jets return to the warship! Let them stand by the warship and wait for orders! Empty the landing platform! "
"This is equivalent to sentencing those pilots to death!" Shirin roared.
"This is war!" Tarkin's face was ferocious, his tone extremely gloomy.
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