803, A Grave Threat
After the Plague Titan warship crippled Master Windu's flagship with a single shot, it immediately began turning around. The hyperspace route data, which had long since been calculated, was fed into the engines, and the hyperdrive began charging.
At that moment, the Galactic Republic fleet had just received Master Windu's redeployment order. Large warships, including Commander-class Dreadnoughts, Governor-class battleships, and Prosecutor-class battlecruisers, began turning to withdraw from the battlefield. At the same time, the other ships adjusted their formations to provide cover.
With the formation already somewhat disordered, the flagship was suddenly hit hard. Even though Master Windu immediately sent the signal, "This ship has suffered heavy damage, but the situation is under control and there is no danger," it was inevitable that the officers and crew aboard the other ships would lose heart.
After all, by this point in the war, the total number of Clone Troopers was only around 800,000, nearly 300,000 fewer than in the original timeline. As a result, the Defense Fleets of each legion were basically staffed by ordinary people.
The precious clones were usually committed to offensive operations.
Furthermore, in order to withstand the Plague warship's terrifying firepower, Master Windu had previously ordered every warship to raise its shield energy levels. Nearly all ships were in a defensive posture, and the Republic fleet was now completely unable to make any effective response.
Thus, when Sefrans-Tann's fleet decisively turned and left, the Republic fleet could only watch helplessly.
Ten Jedi Knights piloted Delta-7 fighters and led the Republic fighter groups in a frenzied assault on the Separatist fleet. But Sefrans-Tann had come prepared. She launched every Vulture droid fighter, using them as expendable units to continuously wear down the Republic fighter groups' attacks before departing in triumph.
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