1314. Prelude to landing
Confederacy of Independent Systems reinforcements arrived, especially the five Behemoth-class battlecruisers among them. Their arrival gave Republic fleet a greater deterrent effect.
Because compared to Hypermatter Railgun of Kohl-class Battlecruiser, Yamato Cannon of Behemoth-class battlecruiser is slightly less powerful, but it charges faster, has faster projectile speed, and is more difficult to defend.
With such an elite battleship formation as the assault force, General Trench's tactical space will be broader.
After the five Luukri-Hok-class battleship arrived, they immediately flew in the direction of Semirres Planet, and under the cover of Agonev-class star base, the core ship in the center of the battleship began to separate, and then landed on the surface of the planet. The hatch opened, and hundreds of M-808 Scorpion tank lined up in two rows and drove out from the cabin.
These Scorpion tank are reinforcements given by Fourth Civilization, and from Confederacy of Independent Systems's side, a large number of B-1 combat robots and B-2 super combat robots are provided.
In view of Semirians's unique physical condition and Galactic Republic's combat method, Fourth Civilization mainly provides this kind of fast and powerful assault unit, Scorpion tank.
While Luukri-Hok-class battleship was loading and unloading reinforcements, Republic Fleet Commander General Davis mobilized the fleet to launch several raids, but Ulu-Ulix commanded the five Behemoth-class battlecruiser to always cover these huge spaceships. At the same time, the fire support provided by Agonev-class star base also kept Republic fleet at bay.
Three days later, on March 3, Galactic Republic fleet finally completed the siege against Semirres Planet.
With 60 Hunter Class Battlecruiser as the core, together with 11 other small and medium-sized warships including Aquitenes-class light cruiser, Kallak-class light cruiser, DP-20 gunboats, CR-90 frigates, and a cluster of up to 18,000 various types of fighters and bombers, Semirres Planet were surrounded along the equator.
General Trench divided the fleet into five groups and launched attacks continuously to break Republic fleet's blockade, but General Davis remained undisturbed and gave full play to Galactic Republic's powerful fighter jets. The characteristic of the formation is that once General Trench concentrates its local superior forces to launch an attack, he will first assemble a huge formation of thousands of fighter jets to organize an interception. After delaying Trench fleet's footsteps, he will mobilize warships from other directions to come for reinforcements.
And where Separatist fleet couldn't take care of it, Republic warship finally launched a bombing against Semirres Planet's Planetary Shield!
The Hunter Class Battlecruiser ship leaned forward, and all eight double-mounted heavy-duty Turbolaser cannons fired in turn. The powerful Turbolaser cannons exploded on the Planetary Shield, releasing countless scorching flames.
On the surface of the planet, the civilians of Semirians hugged their children tightly and looked at the fire in the sky that even dispersed the night with fear.
However, even though he was so passive, General Trench still ordered the formation of one Deceiver-class destroyer and five Behemoth-class battlecruiser under Ulu-Ulix to hide near Agonev-class star base as his back-up force.
As for the five Luukri-Hok-class battleship, after unloading all ground equipment, they returned to the planet's orbit and served as take-off and landing platforms for fighter jets and transfer platforms for maintenance engineering ships.
This is also the new role played by Luukri-Hok-class battleship in the Confederacy of Independent Systems new generation fleet construction plan.
Their huge cargo bays and annular hulls that are very convenient for spacecrafts to take off and land have become the most perfect logistics warships-the huge cargo bays can conveniently carry a large amount of equipment and materials for repairs, such as replacement armor plates, etc. The battleship's ring-shaped hull can take off and land larger engineering ships and transport ships.
Under such a new role, Luukri-Hok-class battleship's powerful but scattered firepower, which was originally criticized, has now become an advantage. Because they are not needed to carry out assaults, they only need to survive on the battlefield long enough to allow the warships on their side to exert more powerful combat effectiveness.
Therefore, when General Trench faced the strong pressure from the Galactic Republic Fourth Army, he finally changed his mind and built six Fulcrums in the outer orbit of Semirres Planet with five Luukri-Hok-class battleships as the core, plus Agonev-class star bases.
Among them, Agonev-class star base, after slowly moving its position, kept itself above the Semirres Planet capital, becoming the largest barrier in the capital area. Because of the powerful firepower and protective capabilities of the interstellar base, Republic fleet would never dare to approach it.
The other five Luukri-Hok-class battleship flew over several of the most important industrial areas and space ports on the planet. At the same time, under the cover of the fleet in the hands of General Trench, they also formed Fulcrum. And some orbital space stations were also moved near Fulcrum to prevent them from being raided by Republic fleet.
A steady stream of supplies from the planet are sent to Luukri-Hok-class battleship and the orbiting space station, repairing warships damaged in the battle at all times and providing necessary support.
The establishment of 6 Fulcrum also reflects the strategic vision of General Trench - that is to rely on Semirres Planet to fight a protracted war!
After all, Semirres Planet is deep into the hinterland of the Confederacy of Independent Systems control area. Although you Galactic Republic can arrive here from a seasonal hyperspace channel, the support Galactic Republic receives is definitely not as strong as Semirres Planet.
As long as the battle continues, the only loser will be Galactic Republic!
General Davis also knew this very well, but he was also not panicked at all and was confident. They also have plans for this.
On March 4, urgent report from Confederacy of Independent Systems border outpost——
Galactic Republic Fourth Army Third Sub-fleet stationed at Kona System left the berth and entered the hyperspace channel.
That afternoon, the Confederacy of Independent Systems reconnaissance fleet from Semirres system followed the hyperspace fluctuations of Galactic Republic, and finally found Ultaar system. The Confederacy of Independent Systems reconnaissance fleet was suddenly attacked by Third Sub-fleet at Ultaar system, and the entire army was annihilated.
But before being destroyed, the reconnaissance fleet also sent back intelligence - there were at least 10 Acclamator-class assault ship and more than 40 transport ships in the Third Sub-fleet formation!
This piece of information is combined with Galactic Republic Fourth Army Main Fleet's behavior of launching Orbital Bombardment on Semirres Planet and attacking Planetary Shield a few days in advance. It is not difficult to know their target.
Galactic Republic will launch a forced login at Semirres Planet!
Semirres Planet The current government has also been prepared. They have recruited 50 million reserve soldiers into active service, and have stationed in barracks in major military regions to begin intensive training, always preparing for landing operations.