1054.Second Battle of the Modell Sector (final)
It is not a simple matter for Cachalot-class industrial flagship to suddenly withstand almost 10 salvos from more than ten Galactic Republic and Hunter Class Battlecruiser. This is because of the latest research results of United Mining Group - industrial module, Pulse-activated All-Purpose Core.
This industrial module is equivalent to a super powerful energy overload system.
After activating this module, the engine's energy output will be hundreds of times greater than normal! And because the energy supply is too huge to be effectively diverted, except for the life support device, all other systems of the entire spacecraft will be offline, and all energy will be supplied to the shield system.
Because at this time, only the shield system that is constantly being beaten can digest such a huge amount of energy. The weapon system is not good. This module can only be used for shields with relatively gentle energy flow, and cannot be used for weapon systems that use explosive energy. Otherwise, the result will be that the entire spacecraft will become an oversized bomb.
The effect is so impressive, but the cost is also very high.
In addition to being unable to do anything when the module is activated, the entire battleship can only sit and wait for death. Moreover, due to the huge heat generated by the engine overload, the battleship must be docked near an icy asteroid.
As we all know, in the vacuum state of the universe, because there is no heat exchange brought by air, heat dissipation is the biggest problem. Generally, a large amount of coolant is needed.
The heat brought by Pulse-activated All-Purpose Core is also very terrifying. This cannot be cooled by ordinary coolants. The spacecraft must be docked near an icy asteroid, and then the asteroid is crushed into fine powder, and launched in the form of medium pulse waves. The pulse waves are continuously ejected to cool down. The injection volume is so huge that it cannot be accommodated by ordinary cargo spacecraft (PS: I think this explanation is better).
Not to mention anything else, using Pulse-activated All-Purpose Core this time alone, less than one-third of the icy asteroid with a mass of more than 2 million tons found by the spacecraft is now left.
And even so, after the continuous salvoes of Republic warship, this Pulse-activated All-Purpose Core still inevitably melted down. And because this module was an experimental model, no one could control the meltdown. The flames spread to the engine room, almost causing a ship-wide fire, and then burned everything.
But even so, the Cachalot-class industrial flagship now basically needs to be repaired and replaced from the engine to the power unit, to the shield generator and the shield capacitor, plus at least 40% of the energy transmission paths.
Although Sperm Whale-class is just a civilian ship, the various advanced technologies integrated on it will make this overhaul take at least 2 months, and the cost is as high as more than 40 million!
Of course, if you plan to install another set of Pulse-activated All-Purpose Core, the cost will be an additional 20 million.
For Volgograd-Kanidi, the high price of more than 60 million credit points in exchange for a successful bait operation was completely worth it.
Republic Fleet poured all the remaining ammunition on Cachalot-class industrial flagship who had turned on the industrial module. Therefore, although under the cover and decisive orders of Master Yoda, 13 Hunter Class Battlecruiser broke out of the encirclement and entered the hyperspace channel, but those warships almost did not have much combat effectiveness.
At the same time, Annaj Planet.
The battle between the civilian fleet and the Galactic Republic squadron has reached an extremely fierce stage. Hundreds of small spacecraft of various types launched a crazy attack on the Galactic Republic squadron. They were not afraid of death and rushed over again and again to fire on the 10 Hunter Class ships with every firing turret on their spacecraft.
Under normal circumstances, the 10 fully prepared Hunter Class Battlecruiser would not be afraid of these hundreds of small spacecraft at all. Because the 10 Hunter Classs are fully loaded with more than 4,000 carrier-based aircraft, so if there is a real fight, the real numerical advantage should be with the Hunter Classs.
But this is not normal!
The remaining 10 Hunter Class Battlecruiser were originally heavily consumed in a series of previous battles, such as warships that broke into the planet's atmosphere to perform landing missions.
On the one hand, leaving them behind is because they may not be able to get supplies during the expedition to Kuna Cluster, so going in the best condition is the best choice. On the other hand, these remaining warships can continue to search for supplies on the spot, and then replenish their depleted material warehouses.
However, this is only the best case scenario.
In fact, there is almost no day of peace on these planets in Modell Sector. Various riots and strikes occur one after another. In addition, it is not known whether they are real interstellar pirates or fake navy pirates raging everywhere. In short, almost every hyperspace channel is being plundered.
Under such circumstances, not only did the remaining Galactic Republic squadron receive supplies, they even had to go on repeated expeditions to eliminate those pesky interstellar pirates and ensure smooth transportation routes.
Therefore, these 10 Hunter Class Battlecruiser are also in a state of exhaustion!
Moreover, they finally got a batch of supplies from Ayrou whose industrial system was destroyed. Before they even started loading, they were attacked by this motley civilian fleet.
Facing the frantically attacking civilian fleet, they had to put up a very passive defensive formation.
And those civilians naturally know what Republic fleet values most - the transport fleet hiding behind!
Those spaceships are like locusts, trying every means to attack the transport fleet, causing Galactic Republic's warships to focus on one thing and miss the other.
Finally, at this moment, exciting news was received on the bridge of the flagship of the Galactic Republic squadron - hyperspace fluctuations were detected, and a fleet of large battleships was approaching!
There is no doubt that it is their own fleet!
It's Master Yoda who have returned triumphantly from Kuna Cluster!
Almost every Galactic Republic soldier and officer thinks so.
With a flash of dazzling white light, 13 Hunter Class Battlecruiser broke away from the hyperspace channel and appeared near the outer orbit of Annaj Planet.
However, these 13 battleships were all covered in devastation. The armor in many places had hideous damage, and the flames in many places had not yet been extinguished, and were spraying long flames into the vacuum of space.
All Galactic Republic soldiers who saw this picture on the sensor were stunned.
Generally speaking, when a spacecraft enters a hyperspace channel without extinguishing the fire, it is likely to malfunction. This is something that any experienced captain will avoid.
However, if a fleet sails into hyperspace with such an attitude, then there is only one possibility - they are running for their lives!
Sure enough, the radar soldier shouted loudly, "Another hyperspace fluctuation detected! From... from..."
A large dazzling white light began to flash. This was the phenomenon of a large fleet leaving the hyperspace channel...
The radar soldier turned back to look at the sub-Fleet Commander with a blank look on his face, "Coming from another fleet..."