Haunted Fleet
When the Galactic Republic Expeditionary Force's Fourth Battlegroup—twenty Hunter Class Battlecruisers escorting five Acclamator-class assault ships—arrived at the battlefield in the outer space around Annaj Planet, the first three battlegroups were already in dire straits.
Of the First Battlegroup's twenty Invincible-class battleships, only eleven remained. Judging by their current position, they were desperately trying to close in on the Third Battlegroup. In the nearby airspace, fighter formations from both sides were locked in a bloody, chaotic battle.
The situation with the Second Battlegroup was especially bizarre. Its force of ten Knight-class Star Destroyers and five Hunter Class Battlecruisers had been reduced to six Knight-class ships and four Hunter Class ships. The other warships floated crookedly in space, some blasted open with massive breaches. One glance was enough to tell that they had been completely crippled.
What was strange was that every surviving ship in the Second Battlegroup remained motionless, showing no intention of moving at all.
Meanwhile, the Third Battlegroup was fighting the Separatist fleet fiercely and was clearly at a disadvantage. The Separatists had deployed eight Behemoth-class battlecruisers, bombarding them relentlessly!
Yamato Cannons fired continuously, exploding against the Deflector Shields of Hunter Class and Knight-class ships. Three Hunter Class Battlecruiser wrecks already littered the surrounding space. Clearly, they were suffering a crushing defeat in this artillery duel!
The Third Battlegroup's twenty Hunter Class Battlecruisers and five Knight-class Star Destroyers should originally have held an absolute advantage. However, an unknown number of Calamity-class battlecruisers were hidden in the shadow of a moon near Annaj Planet, continuously firing from long range. Their powerful firepower forced the Republic fleet into a retreat, step by step.
Strangely, although both the First and Third Battlegroups were locked in bitter combat, and it was obvious at a glance that the Second Battlegroup had