2180 The End of Tarkin's Doctrine (Part 1)
"Captain! The enemy fighter jets are behaving very strangely. They seem to be trying to get close to us at all costs! "The radar soldier shouted.
The captain looked at the screen before him and saw that the Vulture fighter jets did not want to engage in battle. They did not engage the clones' V-wing fighter jets and were instead charging towards the warship. He could not help but frown. "What are they trying to do? The warship's shields have not been penetrated yet. Are they trying to ram into us? "
He thought about it and said, "Have all the fighter jets form a circular formation. Don't let the Vulture fighter jets get close! Also, the warships will temporarily stop providing ground support. Concentrate your firepower to destroy the incoming fighter jets! "
The defensive turrets on the two Hunter Class Cruisers and the two Cheerleader Class Assault Landing Ships became even more ferocious. Moreover, the thousands of fighter jets around them were also closing in on the incoming Vulture fighter jets. As the Republic's army had landed, they had also occupied a large number of airfields. The fighter jets could now directly take off from the airfields and were no longer limited by the capacity of the warship's hangar platforms.
With the close range firepower of four warships and the cover of 1,000 fighter jets, a mere 400 Vulture fighter jets could not pose any threat to the warship at all.
And yet, something unexpected had happened. Just as the Confederation's Vulture fighter jets were less than a kilometer away from the Republic warships after suffering heavy losses, a terrifying explosion suddenly erupted from the rear of one of the Hunter Class Cruisers. Boom! Boom! The explosion produced a large number of blue proton clouds, which continuously destroyed the surrounding matter. It was a proton torpedo!
With just one hit, the warship's shields were penetrated and its outer armor was damaged. As there were no enemy fighters at the rear of the warship, the warship's operators naturally did not allocate too much energy to the rear of the warship. And yet, in such an impossible place, the warship had been hit!
"The Blue Ocean has been hit by a proton torpedo! The rear of the warship's energy shield has been penetrated! "The communications soldier shouted.
"What's going on? There are no enemy fighters firing a proton torpedo! And there are no enemy fighters at the rear of our warship! "The captain shouted as he pounced onto the screen.
"I don't know! We didn't find anything unusual! "The radar soldier said.
However, as soon as he said that, the Hunter-class cruiser, which had its energy shield penetrated, suddenly shuddered. Then, the rear part of the warship suddenly swelled up as if something had blown a gust of air into it. Then, the swollen rear part of the warship burst into flames! A series of explosions erupted from the inside out. Almost at the same time, the entire thousand-meter-long ship lost all its propulsion and plummeted towards the ground while emitting thick smoke!!!
"Blue Sea!! Report the situation immediately! What the hell is going on!? "the captain of the other Hunter-class cruiser shouted.
"This is the Blue Ocean Cruiser. I don't know what happened. All I know is that the warship's engine was suddenly attacked! We've lost all motivation! Ahhhh … Boom boom boom … "Before he could finish his sentence, a series of explosions and roars filled the air. The captain turned his head and looked through the porthole. The Blue Ocean cruiser had fallen from the sky and landed heavily on the ground. An uncontrollable fear rose in his heart!
"Retreat! Retreat immediately! Inform the other two Horeer-class battleships to retreat as well! "the captain roared.
"Captain? Why are we retreating? "one of the staff officers asked.
"Haven't you noticed yet? The enemy was able to shoot down a Hunter-class battleship without us having any time to react! Before we figure out why the Blue Ocean was shot down, we can't stay here! "the captain shouted.
The Hunter-class battleship and the other two Horeer-class assault landing ships immediately turned around and retreated at high speed. Without the air support of the warship, the attacks of the mechanical army on the ground became even more ferocious! They continued to attack the clone army's formation.
Jane Connor looked coldly at the retreating warships in the sky and turned to the Kuria commander beside him. "Our time is limited. Order the entire army to attack! Colonel Miguel! "
However, the Rebel forces officer had yet to recover from the shock. He said in a daze, "What the hell happened? They actually shot down a warship in an instant! "
"It's just a little bit of new technology, and we have a limited amount of it. If we use it repeatedly, it will soon be targeted by the Republic. Therefore, we can only scare them a little. This time, I'll personally lead the attack! "Jane Connor waved his hand.
This thing was naturally the Space Combat Jet Model 3. The production of this type of jet had not increased yet, so Jane Connor only brought about 10 of them for small-scale testing. Their strategy was simple. First, they would use 400 combat jets to attract the attention of the Republic warships. Then, a few Space Combat Jets loaded with proton torpedoes would sneak in and activate the teleportation device once they were within 1,000 meters of the warship.
The first Space Combat Jet would teleport to the back of the Blue Ocean and detonate all of its proton torpedoes. This would directly penetrate the energy supply of the rear shield. The second Space Combat Jet was even more ruthless. It directly teleported into the Blue Ocean's engine room!
This strategy had many loopholes. First, you had to get close enough to the enemy warship and destroy the enemy's shield. If the Republic noticed the existence of teleportation equipment, then they would adopt a more conservative strategy. For example, they would prioritize the energy supply of the shield, send more combat jets, and strengthen the warship's point defense turrets.
In other words, if Space Combat Jets with teleportation devices were a common sight on the battlefield, then there would be a chance to teleport directly into the enemy's warship. This was just icing on the cake. This was because if you could break through the enemy's defense net and point defense turrets and destroy the enemy's energy shield, then you would be able to ride on the warship and do whatever you wanted.
However, Miguel, the Curia, obviously did not know what was going on behind the scenes. He only thought that Jane Connor had some secret weapon in his hands. Of course, in a sense, it was not wrong. He immediately got excited, and waved his fists as he roared, "Then let's go!! We'll turn the Southern Plains into a meat grinder! "
Frans also jumped up happily. "Frans wants to go too! Frans wants to go too! "
Jan-Connor smirked. She raised her hand, and the Annihilation Hammer appeared from her personal space. She carried the hammer on her shoulder and walked out of the command center.
...
At the same time, seeing his own warship begin to retreat, Master Bor Chattak suddenly had a bad feeling. In the sky, the Confederation's Vulture Fighter Jets had retreated, but they did not leave completely. They hovered at the edge of the battlefield, seemingly preparing for the second wave of attack. With such a stance, coupled with the Blue Ocean being shot down by a mysterious weapon, the Republic did not dare to rashly send their warships into the battlefield again.
Even so, the Republic's army still had air supremacy. The air force on Planet Mulkana was very weak. Other than less than 300 outdated space combat jets, there were only 1,000 to 2,000 combat jets in the atmosphere. Jane Connor did not bring many combat jets with her when she landed. She only brought 3,000 combat jets, and at least half of them were destroyed by Tarkin's orbital bombardment. In contrast, the Republic sent a total of 15000 combat jets, easily occupying air supremacy.
In fact, this was the norm in the war between the Confederation of Independent Star Systems and the Galactic Republic. The Republic had more powerful warships and combat jets, as well as clone pilots with better piloting skills. The number of combat jets on the warships also far exceeded that of the Confederation. Therefore, in every battle, the Confederation would always use a large number of robots to advance against the artillery fire of the Republic's combat jets, resulting in heavy losses. Even now, Tang Yu, who was a big butterfly, was flapping his wings, he did not have a good impression of him.
It was also because of this that Master Bor Chattak did not retreat. In her opinion, even if the warships could not participate in the battle, with the cover of the 3,000 combat jets on her side, it would be enough to deal with all the attacks of the Confederation.
However, when the sea of robots rushed out toward the Republic's position, Chattak realized that she was wrong!
Not only did Jane Connor gather all the nearby mechanical army that could be mobilized, a total of 100,000 soldiers, but she also mobilized a large number of Mulkana's local troops! This meant that the total number of troops she had launched this time had exceeded 300,000! Her meaning was clear. Since you're here to fish, then very well, I'll let you fish a shark!
A tragic battle unfolded on the southern plains. The Confederation army used their superior forces to besiege the Republic army from all directions, while the Republic resisted with their superior armored forces and absolute air supremacy. Blood flowed like rivers on the southern plains!
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At the same time, on the outer asteroid belt of planet Mulkana. Admiral Trench suddenly summoned all the senior officers and gave orders. "In three hours, launch an attack on the orbital defense line of the Republic fleet!"
Emma Frost nodded and said, "The Blade Fleet has completed maintenance and will arrive on the battlefield in 20 hours. Isn't it a little too early to launch an attack now? "
Then she suddenly nodded and came to a realization. "Oh ~ ~ ~ ~"
Trench did not give her space to speak and immediately said, "The Blade Fleet is a clear card. Both sides know about it, so there are very few actions that can be taken on this. However, there are still ways to make the Blade Fleet play some unexpected roles, such as … time differences. That's why we're launching an attack now mainly to give Admiral Tarkin an illusion. For this illusion, I plan to sacrifice five battleships. "
At this moment, a captain with the rank of colonel said, "But with all due respect, if General Emma were to take action, our strength would be enough to break through the Republic's defense line." He was the captain of the fleet that Emma Frost belonged to, so he naturally knew Emma better.
"No, no, no. General Emma won't take action in this attack, so I mean it literally. Sacrifice five Wai-class frigates. Tsk tsk tsk tsk … "Trench replied.
"But what's the point of paying such a heavy price?" the captain asked.
"The point is that we're only breaking through the defense line and can still wipe out the enemy fleet. Tsk tsk tsk tsk … "Trench clapped his hands with his pointer." So let's start now. Evacuate all the human crew on the five Wai-class frigates to other battleships, and then these battleships will all be controlled by robots. In three hours, launch an attack. "
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The Republic's outer orbital defense line.
While the ground war was in full swing, Admiral Tarkin adjusted the defense line. He recalled ten Hunter-class cruisers from the battlefield in Planet Murkana's atmosphere, increasing the number of Hunter-class cruisers on the defense line to 84. He divided these battleships into four groups, each in four directions. However, the formation he had set up was a little strange, because the center of the formation was empty. Of course, with the range of the space warships' weapons, this was not much of a weakness.
"General! Hyperspace jump detected! "The radar soldier turned around and said.
"Hehe, I've been waiting for you for a long time! Chadak's plan is going well, and now the Separatist army is fighting our ground forces with all their might. Looks like they're desperate, hehehehe. " Admiral Tarkin sneered. He did not give the order to prepare for battle, because this fleet had already made all preparations for battle!
With a flash of light, 41 Confederation battleships left the hyperspace jump and appeared in space. Both sides did not make any further movements. They directly pressed the button to fire their main cannons!
At first, the Confederation fleet only engaged in a cannon battle with the Republic fleet from a distance. Their formation was very spread out, and the battle distance was controlled at about 700 to 900 kilometers. At this distance, both the power and accuracy of the turbolaser cannons were reduced to their limits. Obviously, the Confederation fleet wanted to stall for time.
However, Admiral Tarkin was very confident because he knew very well that the Separatists were the ones who were anxious now!
The two sides fought for four to five hours, but apart from wasting some energy, there was no result. The Confederation fleet seemed to be a little flustered. They began to speed up, closing the battle distance further. 600 kilometers, 500 kilometers, 400 kilometers … The Confederation fleet approached step by step, testing the waters step by step, but the Republic fleet's defense line remained firm!
Finally, after the battle lasted for 12 hours, the seemingly impatient Confederation fleet finally lost their last bit of patience. They began to advance at full speed, wanting to rush up and fight to the death with the Republic fleet that surpassed them in both quantity and quality!
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