996, This Chapter's Number Wasn't Very Auspicious
Eriadu satellite, Karina Crater.
The Planetary Shield generator on the satellite was naturally the most important facility and required heavy defenses. Karina Crater was a crucial link in that defensive system.
Because Karina Crater reached a maximum depth of more than 2,100 meters below the satellite's sea level, making it the lowest-lying region on the entire satellite, the Galactic Republic had built a massive geothermal power plant there.
The geothermal energy of a mere satellite naturally could not sustain a Planetary Shield. However, the geothermal power plant in Karina Crater supplied power to the defensive facilities surrounding the Planetary Shield.
Once Karina Crater fell, the defensive installations around the Planetary Shield generator—including shield barriers and defensive artillery—would lose their power supply. Even if backup power was activated, its output would not meet the necessary requirements.
And now, an incomparably spectacular scene was unfolding on the front at Karina Crater...
Two thousand AT-PT walkers charged forward as one!
After obtaining the Blade Fleet earlier, the Fourth Civilization had also seized the 5,340 AT-PT walkers stored in the warships' cargo holds, turning them into an extremely important armored force.
Although the AT-PT was a relatively early model among the Galactic Republic's family of bipedal walkers, it still possessed respectable performance. It was equipped with a twin blaster cannon and a concussion grenade launcher. Its relatively long mechanical legs allowed it to travel at speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour and jump to heights of around five meters.
Compared with other bipedal walkers, the AT-PT's armor and firepower were only average, but its mobility and agility were quite impressive.
However, with the disappearance of the Blade Fleet, this bipedal walker designed and manufactured by Rothana Heavy Engineering, a subsidiary of Kuat Drive Yards, also