In the Palanci Star System, more than two hundred warships emerged into space amid flashes of white light.
Besides the flagship, the Endless-class Super Carrier Neimoidia, there were forty Kohl II-class Heavy Cruisers, ten Martha II-class missile heavy cruisers, seventy Minotaur-class Heavy Cruisers, more than twenty Twinblade-class EW light cruisers, over eighty Raven-class heavy destroyers, and more than fifty Catalyst-class heavy destroyers.
Seeing the Imperial fleet waiting in tight formation in the outer space around Palanci Planet, Admiral Mar-Tuk swiftly issued the order to attack after calculating the balance of forces.
He had discovered that the Imperial fleet guarding Palanci Planet's perimeter consisted of only thirty Imperial-class Star Destroyers, seventy Victory II-class Star Destroyers, and roughly three hundred Light Cruisers.
Scans revealed that another two hundred or so Imperial warships were scattered among the spaceports and shipyards around the planet, undergoing emergency repairs. Most of the rest of their fleet was nowhere to be seen.
Mar-Tuk sneered at the sight of those forces. "Heh heh heh heh... Trading space for time? How naïve! I won't give you time to recover! Attack at once!"
The Minotaur-class Heavy Cruisers immediately began charging their Yamato Cannons, unleashing a simultaneous barrage at the Imperial fleet! At the same time, the Kohl II-class Heavy Cruisers carried out long-range strikes with the twin-linked Hypermatter Railguns mounted at their prows!
All the other warships immediately opened fire at full force, and battle erupted in an instant.
The Imperial fleet had also prepared for battle. Led by the Imperial-class Star Destroyers, dense volleys of Turbolaser fire immediately answered the attack.
Surprisingly, although Mar-Tuk's fleet was inferior to the Imperial fleet in both numbers and size, its firepower firmly suppressed the enemy!
In the long-range artillery duel, the Imperial fleet could not gain the slightest advantage.
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