Tang Xiao stood inside the massive command center built on Gerrenthum Planet specifically for the Battle of Eriadu, watching the battle unfolding near Talastra Planet, the fifth planet of the Eriadu system, through a holographic star map.
Ordinarily, transmitting the enormous volume of battlefield information between these two star systems more than thirty light-years apart would have been extremely troublesome. However, to meet operational command requirements, the Fourth Civilization had built five massive hyperspace communications relay stations between the two systems, minimizing communication delays as much as possible.
In the air battle now taking place near Talastra Planet in the Eriadu system, the Galactic Republic fleet had committed more than 2,000 fighters, primarily V-19 Torrent light fighters and ARC-170 heavy fighters.
The Fourth Civilization had deployed more than 1,500 fighters, primarily Wraith fighters, with fewer Viking fighters. Among them were 200 Shriken Class and Stilat Class Light Corvettes.
Previous battles had already proven that Shriken Class and Stilat Class Light Corvettes were highly effective against fighters. However, considering the difficulties of resupply, these two types of light corvettes were mainly used in defensive operations.
But this time, in order to attack Eriadu, the Fourth Civilization had practically staked everything it owned, so naturally, it had sent these corvettes out as well.
It was worth mentioning that although the Fourth Civilization had equipped the Valkyrie-class Missile Frigate from StarCraft long ago, in several limited real battles, Fourth Civilization generals had concluded that its cluster missile coverage was insufficient for a space battlefield. Furthermore, the Martha-class heavy missile cruiser could already provide similar fire coverage, so there was no need to use Valkyrie-class frigates and further complicate the fleet's composition.
This combat unit, which had shone so brilliantly in StarCraft, was in fact more effective against enemies like the Zerg, who charged