Battle for Onderon (II)
Aboard the Republic fleet flagship, Tarkin's Will, Wilhuff Tarkin suddenly swept out his hand and shouted, "All ships, proceed toward Dexen Satellite! This ship will take point. Prepare to begin the first volley!"
"General, because of its rotation, the Separatist base on Dexen Satellite is currently on the far side, isn't it?" the adjutant asked doubtfully.
Wilhuff Tarkin merely sneered. "Who told you I was going to bombard that base? Give me indiscriminate bombardment! Every inch of Dexen Satellite is to be swallowed by fire and lava!!"
"Yes!!"
The massive Republic fleet began advancing. Along the tiered hull of the leading Consul-class vessel, rows of XX-9 twin heavy Turbolaser Turrets began turning. Their two relatively short barrels aimed toward Dexen Satellite and opened fire directly!
Sixty twin heavy Turbolaser Turrets were divided into three batteries—forward, port, and starboard—with twenty turrets in each. Firepower a full eight times greater than that of a Hunter Class Battlecruiser erupted at once!
A dense barrage of turbolaser beams shot forth, detonating amid the defenseless primeval jungle on the far side of Dexen Satellite!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!! As beam after beam fell from the sky, blindingly brilliant hemispheres of light burst open the instant they struck the ground! As the explosive force spread outward, those hemispheres gradually contracted, forming mushroom clouds hundreds of meters high!
Every bombardment inflicted terrifying damage upon the ground. The earth trembled, mountain-sized rocks were hurled up, then shattered beneath the horrific shockwaves. Next, the dreadful heat melted those fragments into lava that splashed in every direction.
Countless streams of molten lava rained from the sky. It was a scene straight out of the apocalypse!
On the far side of Dexen Satellite, even areas far from the bombardment zone saw their once-lush primeval forests turned into