Kira Planet's defensive installations came under attack from the Separatist fleet. Although the Separatist fleet was not large, consisting of only 60 Calamity-class battlecruisers with virtually no close-range combat capability, escorted by over 100 cruisers, their Particle Beam Lances could continuously bombard the planet's defenses from beyond their range of retaliation.
This news strengthened Admiral Michel Anser's resolve to launch an offensive.
He decided that once he had crushed the Separatist main fleet head-on, he would turn back to deal with those Calamity-class battlecruisers. No matter what, while 60 Calamity-class battlecruisers possessed an absolute range advantage, their firepower was limited. It would take them at least several days to completely destroy Kira Planet's defensive installations.
By then, the battle at Naboo would have long since ended, and grass would be three meters tall over the Separatist fleet's graves.
Of course, they could not drag things out for too long at Naboo either. A quick battle would do.
In the direction of Kira Planet, there were another 50 Victory II-class Star Destroyers and more than 100 Light Cruisers. Of the 40 Imperial-class Star Destroyers dispatched earlier, 20 were currently operating in the direction of Kira Planet as well. Thus, 20 Imperial-class Star Destroyers, 50 Victory II-class Star Destroyers, and over 100 cruisers should have no major problem facing 60 Calamity-class battlecruisers and 100 cruisers.
Thus, Admiral Michel Anser ordered the defenders of Kira Planet to join up with those 20 Imperial-class Star Destroyers and immediately launch an offensive against the Separatist harassment fleet.
At the same time, battle erupted simultaneously in the directions of Kira Planet and Naboo!
On Naboo's side, the Imperial fleet launched an attack in an arrowhead formation, with Commander II-class Dreadnoughts at the vanguard and the Executor-class Star Destroyer Lusankya following close behind.
The powerful main guns