20 BBY, July 30, outer space near Annaj Planet, capital of the Modell Sector.
Bolstered by a steady stream of reinforcements, the Galactic Republic Expeditionary Fleet had grown to more than 170 capital ships, organized into eight battle groups. Its military strength was at an unprecedented peak.
Fleet Commander Cassio Tagge, hailed as a brilliant commander of the academic school, issued the order for a full-scale assault!
He sent all capital ships into battle, dividing them into four directions. Two detachments, each with one battle group, attacked Annaj Planet's South and North Poles, while the other two detachments, each with three battle groups, launched a frontal assault from both flanks against the crucial defensive installations around Annaj Planet—the Agonev-class star bases!
At the same time, the Republic fleet launched more than 5,000 starfighters to cover over 300 Y-wing bombers preparing to bomb the Agonev-class star bases.
Volgograd Kanidi, commander-in-chief of the Duchy of Dawn fleet, responded immediately. He pulled most of his warships back toward the star bases to reinforce their defenses. At the same time, under the cover of the moon, ten Calamity-class battlecruisers hidden in the shadows began continuously bombarding the Republic fleet's massive and outdated Governor-class battleships and Prosecutor-class battlecruisers.
As they charged at full speed, the Particle Beam Lances became increasingly accurate. Although the Republic fleet did everything it could to evade, one Governor-class battleship still had its shields destroyed by a Particle Beam Lance. Several sections of its hull were then pierced through, ultimately triggering a catastrophic chain explosion.
The 4,000-meter-long battleship was blown to pieces without even touching the enemy!
But this was only the beginning. As the distance between the two sides closed, the utterly unreasonable power of the Particle Beam Lances immediately became the Republic fleet's nightmare!
Light-speed Energy Weapons, extreme range,