The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2310, Raid on Kira (II)

The emergency messages from Naboo came in like snowflakes. At the same time, the main force of the separatist fleet attacking Naboo gradually became clear.

One Anchoron-class Titan battleship, the Basalt. Hell Angel-class battlecruisers, 180; Cole-class battlecruisers, 40; Behemoth-class battlecruisers, 100; Sova-class aircraft carriers, 20; Dunov-class battlecruisers, 10; Doomsday Battlefield-class battlecruisers, 50.

There are also 1,000 small and medium-sized warships of various models, including Star Child-class repair drone motherships, Blue Sky-class command ships, Steadfast-class cruisers, Double Blade-class electronic warfare light cruisers and other types of warships, providing mobility and auxiliary functions for the fleet.

Admiral Michel-Unser looked at the report in his hand and nodded slightly. This deployment of troops was not beyond his expectations, and they were indeed the main battleship models of the Principality of Dawn in the intelligence. Perhaps the only thing that was a little strange was that the Disaster-class Battlecruiser was not seen, but this was also a good thing. Without having to face the particle light spear, he would have less things to think about.

But he would not take it lightly because so far, the Hell Angel-class Battlecruiser has rarely been directly destroyed on the battlefield.

The Hell Angel-class Battlecruiser was a warship that appeared at the end of the Clone Wars. As soon as it appeared, it directly swept the Hunter-class Battlecruiser of the Galactic Republic into the garbage dump. Its extremely heavy armor and electric heating armor are extremely resistant to turbolaser cannons. It often rushes directly at the beginning of the war, and the Republic has no way to deal with it.

However, precisely because it appeared very late, the Hell Angel class did not have many battle examples for reference in large-scale fleet operations.

And now, he needs to face a full 180 Hell Angels! This number made Michel Anser nervous and excited. This was the first time that the Hell Angels were deployed in groups, and they were supported by the Anchoron Titan battleships!

If he could defeat this fleet in one fell swoop, he would create two records - the record of sinking a large number of Hell Angels-class battlecruisers in a large-scale fleet battle, and the record of sinking Anchoron Titan battleships! !

Once he could do this, the Emperor's previous statement in the Imperial Parliament about the establishment of the rank of Imperial Marshal might allow him to be promoted to Marshal in one fell swoop!

After learning about the composition of the fleet of the Principality of Dawn, Michel Anser felt that he had this opportunity! Double the force, plus the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, not to mention that this double force is actually more than that. Because the Imperial Star Destroyer is 1,600 meters long, while the Hell Angels-class Battlecruiser is only 1,254 meters long, the volume of the two is a big difference.

The advantage of quantity plus the advantage of size, this wave, the advantage is mine!

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At 10:30 pm on August 6, Galactic Standard Time, Michelle's fleet approached the Naboo galaxy.

According to the Naboo galaxy report, the Separatist fleet did not launch an attack, but assembled outside the Naboo galaxy, seemingly waiting for the arrival of the Imperial fleet.

For Michelle Unser, this was exactly what he wanted. Because the hyperspace route of Naboo is relatively simple, it must first pass through Ennako, and then go to the Hydia route from the branch route.

So when Michelle's fleet entered Ennako, it was equivalent to the Separatist fleet being blocked in Naboo. This is the battlefield of the fleet decisive battle that Michelle dreamed of!

Because once the battle breaks out on Naboo, his fleet can get support directly from Naboo. Although Naboo's defense system is very weak compared to Kira, and it doesn't even have a planetary shield, at least the industrial system on Naboo is relatively complete and can provide supplies for the fleet.

Even Naboo's air force can play a role. For example, the N-1 fighter jets that are still in service now are not too far behind because of their excellent performance, and they are more or less capable of fighting.

Fighting at home plus fleet advantage, isn't it my advantage?

After the Imperial Fleet entered the Ennako galaxy, Ennako surrendered without hesitation. This planet used to be a transit station for the Trade Union. It was mainly used to store and transport plasma ore looted from Naboo. The fleet of the Trade Union also gathered here during the siege of Naboo.

However, later, with the outbreak of the war, the strategic position of Ennako plummeted. Except for the guerrilla war that Ling Liang had fought on Ennako in the late stage of the war, there was no performance.

Now with the collapse of the Trade Union, Ennako is basically a place where no one cares. When the fleet of the Principality of Dawn came, they lined up to welcome it. When the fleet of the Imperial Fleet came, they raised their hands to surrender without any hesitation.

At 11 o'clock, the Imperial Fleet entered Naboo, and the fleet of the Principality of Dawn was ready.

Following Admiral Michel Unser's orders, the Naboo garrison launched 400 N-1 starfighters and assembled at the space station outside the planet.

However, at this moment, Admiral Michel Unser received an urgent call from Kira - Kira was attacked by the Separatist fleet!

There were 60 Disaster-class battlecruisers, 50 'miniature Behemoth-class battlecruisers', 40 Brown Bear-class heavy destroyers and 30 Steadfast-class cruisers attacking Kira.

The size of this fleet is not large, but it still allows Michel Unser to understand where those disaster-class battlecruisers have gone. Only what the 'miniature version of the beast class' was made him a little confused, but he felt that this was not the point.

What really made Admiral Unser feel angry was that this fleet did not directly attack the planet Kira. Instead, it stopped at a distance of 60 light minutes from the planet Kira, and then used particle light spears to attack the planet. Pull the planet's outer space station for bombing!

A distance of 60 light minutes, which is far beyond the maximum range of the Kira planet's defense facilities. The maximum effective range of various weapons of the Galactic Empire is generally 10 to 20 light minutes. If it is further away, not only will the blaster beam emitted be unable to restrain the energy, but the fire control radar will also be unable to lock on it.

But this range is just right for the particle light spear. Moreover, the target of the particle light spear is those space facilities that can only follow the planet in a uniform revolution. It is equivalent to shooting a fixed target, so there is no need to worry about accuracy!

If this continues, I am afraid that the defense system of Planet Kira will be completely destroyed by the particle light spear without being able to fight back!

Admiral Michel-Unser was furious and ordered the remaining fleet on the planet Kira to attack immediately and destroy the fleet, which was only escorted by cruisers. And at the same time, the main fleet in his hands immediately launched an attack on the separatist main fleet outside the planet Naboo!

During this period of time, countless pieces of military intelligence were flying all over the sky. When Admiral Michel-Unser ordered the attack, he received a piece of information - [Large-scale hyperspace fluctuations were detected, and it is speculated that the main separatist fleet left the planet Eriadu. 】

Michel Unser's first reaction was that this was a delayed piece of information because the main fleet of the separatists had already left the planet Eriadu. So he threw this piece of information into the trash and focused on the frontal battlefield...

Then, he led the fleet to a dead end!