1716, Yago-Dur Counterattack (9)
"Don't panic! Don't panic!!" Admiral Gideon Tarkin roared.
On the holographic star map before him, the warships of both sides had already begun a close-range artillery battle amid the tangled formation. At the same time, the Separatist warships launched over a thousand assault landing craft toward the Republic warships.
And their targets were all warships that had lost shield protection or had deployed their Hangar Platforms to launch fighters!
Under the current circumstances, this truly was the best time for boarding operations!
Even if they wanted to raise their shields to fend off those assault landing craft, they no longer had the capacity to do so.
When they had just skimmed past Yago-Dur at high speed, the violent, chaotic gravity and radiation had already dealt the Republic fleet's shields a devastating blow. Most of the ships' shields were no longer in optimal condition, and some had even been completely stripped away!
But Gideon Tarkin saw the situation clearly. He immediately gave another order. "Notify all warships! Those that haven't opened their Hangar Platforms, stop immediately! Stop immediately! Do not launch any more fighters! All ships that have already opened their Hangar Platforms, launch every fighter at maximum speed and retreat toward the rear of the formation at the same time!"
This was the only way now. The fighters had to be launched, because only fighters could effectively intercept those assault landing craft. Relying on the anti-air firepower of Hunter Class Battlecruisers was nothing but a pipe dream.
But launching fighters meant opening the Hangar Platforms and risking a direct enemy boarding assault. What could they do?
The only option was to sacrifice some of the warships and have them launch their fighters as quickly as possible. Whether those ships would be boarded was no longer something