1116. Eriadu air combat (5)
The intersection of Outer Rim Territories, Rima Trade Route and Hydian Way, Eriadu system.
Republic Fleet is losing ground.
Before Adi-Master Gallia fallen to the Dark Side, when Dawn Star Planet's Dark Lord das-Malthael was still commanding on Xuanwu Titan warship, under the powerful power of Xuanwu, the balance of power between the two fleets was broken.
Xuanwu Titan warship is Ankollon-class Titan warship (Ankylon Titan), the most powerful weapon from Trader Emergency Coalition in "Sins of a Solar Empire".
Although Ankollon-class Titan warship and Ragnarok-class Titan warship exist at the same level in the game, in fact, in the mothership database, compared to Ragnarok-class Titan warship, which continues to increase energy, weight, and length, the technical requirements of Ankilon-class, which can support an entire fleet, are far greater.
Because of Tang Xiao's foresight, Ankollon-class Titan warship had secretly started construction in the Yago-Dur system a few years before the war began. After working day and night, it finally caught up with the war and was named Xuanwu by Tang Xiao himself.
The name Xuanwu is very intuitive - it is a god-level turtle. The system installed by Ankollon-class Titan warship can greatly improve the survivability and protection capabilities of the fleet, making the fleet invincible first, and then attacking the enemy steadily until it is completely crushed!
A few days ago, the large-scale hyperspace fluctuation detected by Jedi Master Sha-Kong's fleet, which was attacking the Yago-Dur system, was the large-scale impact caused by Ankollon-class Titan warship's first ship, Xuanwu, when it started the hyperspace engine and left the system.
Therefore, Xuanwu, which had not yet undergone sea trials and tests, directly broke into Eriadu system, which was in the midst of a fierce battle, and turned the tide of the battle in one fell swoop.
The fleet led by Galactic Republic Admiral Siost rashly engaged the fleet supported by Xuanwu without knowing what was going on. Xuanwu turned on Fleet Shield to make the protection of its own fleet almost impenetrable. However, poor Republic fleet realized that something was wrong after the battle lasted for a while.
Next, Admiral Siost wanted to launch a counterattack while Fleet Shield's protective effect ended and Xuanwu still needed to recharge, but Xuanwu used Interference Matrix System again to affect the energy system, engine system and weapon system of all surrounding battleships, which in turn caused chaos to Republic fleet.
After two consecutive setbacks, Admiral Siost no longer dared to engage in a head-on battle with Xuanwu. After asking for emergency help from Republic Supreme Strategic Command, he led the fleet to retreat all the way to the orbit of Eriadu system Planet 5 Tarastra.
This is already the outermost planetary orbit of the entire galaxy. Entering the hyperspace channel from here will be less affected by the gravitational circle of the galaxy. At the same time, it can also keep Fourth Civilization's fleet away from Eriadu and satellites, and away from their supply lines.
But Das-Malthael didn't give him this chance at all, and commanded Xuanwu to pursue him. Ling Liang also commanded the remaining fleet to cooperate with Xuanwu's actions, and also pursued Talastra Planet all the way.
The fleets of both sides fought three more times in the orbit of the gas giant planet. Each time Republic fleet could not take advantage. In the end, the battle became a cat and mouse game.
Tired of hide-and-seek, and having more important things to do, Darth-Malthael left impatiently, leaving the entire fleet, including Xuanwu Titan warship, under overall control of Ling Liang.
Under the command of Ling Liang, Fourth Civilization fleet's offensive was even sharper. After all, Das-Malthael did not know how to command battleships, Ling Liang was a professional.
Unable to withstand the huge losses, Republic fleet commander Admiral Siost was forced to order all warships to scatter and flee, waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
At this time, he also received the long-awaited news!
Jedi Master Dover and Jedi Master Gayett respectively led a Commander II-class Dreadnought to the fleet assembly area Dacanner, and after a short period of preparation, started the hyperspace jump!
The reinforcements consisted of 20 Hunter Class Battlecruiser and 2 Commander II-class Dreadnought. There were originally more warships assembled, but these were the only ones that could set off after completing the combat preparations in a hurry.
However, the addition of two Commander II-class Dreadnought ships gave the officers and soldiers of Republic Navy a shot in the arm!
21BBY, on the night of September 12th, Galactic Republic reinforcements arrived at Eriadu system!
Fourth Civilization fleet, which had long detected the huge hyperspace fluctuations produced by the two Commander II-class Dreadnought, regrouped, formed a tight defensive formation with Ankolon-class Titan Warship Xuanwu as the core, and began to retreat towards the orbit of Eriadu.
Commander II-class Dreadnought is 8,000 meters long. Although the length is not much different from the 9,440-meter Xuanwu, compared to the 5,910-meter-wide and 1,220-meter-high Xuanwu, Commander II-class is basically a rectangular structure more than 900 meters wide and more than 700 meters high, so the volume gap between the two is also very huge.
In the previous meeting, Gali-Ulan used the battleship to be about the same length as Xuanwu to talk about things. This was completely ignoring the facts and acting like a hooligan. No wonder Lila-Blythex was so angry at that time.
The basic structure of Commander II-class is similar to that of Commander-class Dreadnought, but what is very recognizable is that there is a hemispherical structure with a diameter of more than 1,200 meters in the middle and rear of the battleship, which is the new power core of the battleship redesigned by Kuat Drive Yards. The latest Hypermatter engine and optimized energy transfer system give Commander II-class several times the energy intensity and combat capabilities of Commander-class.
And this is why Republic military sent Commander II-class to fight against Xuanwu, and is confident that it has the ability to compete with Xuanwu!
After docking with the Galactic Republic transport ship that followed the fleet near Eriadu system Planet Five and Gas Giant Planet Talastra and completing supplies, Republic Fleet Commander Admiral Siost moved his flagship to one of the Commander II-class Dreadnought Rosana, and met the two Jedi Master.
"General Xiost, we were ordered by Master Windu to lead Commander II-class Dreadnought and the reinforcement fleet to assist in the battle." Jedi Master Gayett said.
He is a Human race with dark complexion and a muscular head.
The other Jedi Master Dover is a blue-skinned Pantoran. She is about 40 years old. She also came over and greeted Admiral Siost very politely. saluted and said, "We also brought Supreme Strategic Command's instructions. With the help of Commander II-class Dreadnought, we will attack immediately to fight Xuanwu Titan warship!"