The Fourth Civilization's main fleet in the Modell Sector had finally appeared!
However, compared to the Galactic Republic's formidable force of twenty Hunter Class Battlecruisers, the Modell Sector's main fleet looked terribly shabby. It consisted of ten Hiigaran-class battlecruisers, five Munificent-class communications frigates, and eight Revelation-class light cruisers.
Basically, they were all warships that had been phased out from the front-line navies of the Fourth Civilization and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Previous combat had already proven that these vessels could not contend with Hunter Class Battlecruisers. They had later been handed over to second-line fleets for maintaining order, or to charge into battle as cannon fodder while the main fleet fought.
Such a fleet naturally could not pose much of a threat to the Republic fleet.
But the only troublesome part was that the twenty Hunter Class Battlecruisers of this Republic Expedition Fleet were deployed around the planet's equator, and four of them were currently inside the atmosphere. Thus, only eight Hunter Class Battlecruisers could engage the enemy immediately.
The Modell Sector fleet did not hesitate. The moment it emerged from hyperspace, it opened fire on the Republic warships.
The Hiigaran-class battlecruisers and Munificent-class communications frigates had one thing in common: both had very few main guns, only two each, all mounted directly at the front. But both were equally devastating.
Before the two sides engaged, the opening several volleys posed the greatest threat to the Republic fleet. However, the Republic officers and soldiers were already intimately familiar with these enemy warships. They began spreading out their formation, attacking from above, below, left, and right, denying the enemy fleet any opportunity to concentrate its firepower.
At the same time, warships from other directions around the planet immediately converged on the area. The Republic fleet had been in the Modell