1614. Artillery Battle of Yago-Dour
War is terrible, but we should learn to love it. ——"Records of the Fourth Empire's Military Stars", chapter Qi Jian, Chapter 28, Section 7.
20BBY, Galactic Standard Time, July 21, 19:34 pm.
Duchy of Dawn fleet, who was guarding the Yago-Dur system, launched an active attack under the order of the commander-in-chief Matt-Admiral Horner!
He couldn't wait any longer.
If Republic fleet is allowed to continue to settle here, they will further consolidate their logistics and even build their frontline logistics supply base here even larger. After that, they will begin to mobilize an extremely large fleet to arrive.
By that time, there will be no possibility of defense in the Yago-Dur galaxy!
Because the Yago-Dur system does not have nearly unlimited reinforcements and logistical supplies like Galactic Republic. And even within Duchy of Dawn, most of the military power is currently deployed towards Modell Sector. In this direction, there are no more reinforcements.
Even when Matt-Admiral Horner switched defenses, Tang Xiao almost deprived Modell Sector of the 3175-meter-long flagship Consul-class aircraft carrier that he had just acquired a few days ago.
Fortunately, he argued hard and seriously told Tang Xiao that because the Yago-Dur system was not suitable for human survival, he must need a powerful enough flagship to ensure command efficiency. Otherwise, what if Galactic Republic was beheaded not long after the battle started? And when it comes to beheading, Sefrans-Tann is no longer sleepy. You have to ask her how she did it?
After all the hard work, I finally got the Consul-class aircraft carrier over.
So in the final analysis, Matt-Hona still has to deal a heavy blow to Galactic Republic when they are not yet stable, and then they can maintain their advantage in the next battle.
This is also because the current Republic fleet and Commander adopt unique tactics.
Before this, Republic fleet Commander basically relied on powerful troops to directly overwhelm the main force in an effort to have the final word and directly resolve the battle. In fact, this approach is invincible when fighting Confederacy of Independent Systems, but it actually has hidden dangers.
Because you put all the main force at once, the pressure on logistical supplies will increase instantly. If the battle cannot be resolved in a short time, the huge force will become a drag.
However, Dawn Star Planet's fleet cannot be solved by Galactic Republic in a short time.
So this time, Galaxy Republic Navy Admiral Gideon-Tarkin was fully prepared, learned lessons from the past, and adopted a steady and steady strategy.
He caught Duchy of Dawn Commander's mentality that although the warships were more technologically advanced, they were reluctant to suffer too much battle damage, so he used a small number of troops to cover the deployment of the logistics base. And the finishing touch is his flagship, Commander II-class Dreadnought! Because as long as this giant ship exists, Duchy of Dawn's fleet will never be able to simply defeat Republic fleet!
This is a psychological issue, not a question of the strength comparison of the current fleets of both sides.
It has to be said that this strategy of Gideon-Tarkin hits the weakness of Matt-Hona!
But now, Matt-Hona has no choice but to lead the fleet to attack!
The 20 Calamity-class battlecruiser began to move forward at full speed, and the Particle Beam Lance was ready to go! Kohl-class Battlecruiser is forward, Martha-class heavy missile cruiser is slightly behind, and the core of the formation is Durov-class Battlecruiser, which continuously provides shield function and engine efficiency support to the fleet, while Doomsday Battlefield-class battlecruiser is cruising around the battlefield, waiting for opportunities to interfere with the engine output of Republic warship.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, 8 light minutes... 7 light minutes... 5 light minutes...
When the distance between the two sides was less than 3 light minutes, Matt-Admiral Horner shouted and issued an order, and the entire army opened fire! Fighter formation takes off!
Calamity-class battlecruiser's Particle Beam Lance and Kohl-class Battlecruiser's Hypermatter Railgun immediately opened fire! Terrible firepower burst out instantly!
The target is the shield ship protected by Republic fleet!
Since Galactic Republic fleet wants to build a frontline supply base relying on the protection of shield ships, then what Matt-Hona has to do is to completely destroy this base!
The logistics supply ship under the protection of the shield ship quickly began to move to evade, but now the distance between the two sides was close to 3 light minutes, and the evasive effect was already very small!
This time, at least 8 Particle Beam Lance and 5 Hypermatter Railgun shots hit the wide-area shield built by the shield ship, causing a violent ripple in the energy shield.
Commander II-class Dreadnought has also completed its turn at this moment, and the super-heavy Turbolaser gun installed directly in front of the battleship opened fire! The XX-9 heavy-duty Turbolaser gun batteries arranged around the battleship also opened fire at the same time!
Knight-class Star Destroyer, Hunter Class Star Destroyer also joined the bombardment.
Galactic Republic The ancestral XX-9 heavy Turbolaser cannon has now almost become the standard for measuring the firepower of a fleet, because Galactic Republic Most battleships are equipped with this kind of twin turrets. At this moment, in the fleet under Gideon-Tarkin, there are more than a thousand XX-9 heavy Turbolaser guns firing in salvo!
At a distance of 3 light minutes, the hit rate of the Sublight weapon is not high, but both sides are now firing wildly! Never waste even 1% chance of hitting!
Hundreds of warships from both sides fired salvos while attacking, with no intention of evading at all!
"Fire! Fire freely!! Don't give Separatists any chance!" Gideon-Tarkin stood on the bridge of the Commander II-class Dreadnought ship as his flagship and gave the order with a wave of his hand.
The battleship's porthole window was constantly illuminated by the flash of the Turbolaser cannon firing. There is a row of XX-9 heavy Turbolaser gun battery positions under the bridge, which is pouring out dense Turbolaser beams at this moment.
Commander II-class Dreadnought is a long battleship, and the main gun positions are arranged in circles along the hull. When firing, you will only see a circle of light beams lighting up around the battleship, which is very beautiful.
(PS: There is no description of the appearance of Commander-class, but in some fan creations, it is drawn into a triangular structure similar to Imperial-class Star Destroyer. I think it is not appropriate, because the shape of Commander-class is in the hundreds. Years ago, the Kuat Drive Yards at that time did not use the triangular wedge shape as the main shape of its warship. Referring to the cylindrical Invincible-class battleship of the same period, I designed the Commander-class in a long shape.)
While Republic warship was firing, enemy firepower continued to pour in. And now Duchy of Dawn fleet's firepower is even more terrifying!
Especially Particle Beam Lance, this weapon is so recognizable. Whether it is the thick and bright beam of light when firing, or the red spiral light afterimage left after an exposure, this weapon has become the absolute protagonist on the battlefield.
Gideon-Tarkin Even the naked eye saw the landing points of several Particle Beam Lance, which was a Knight-class Star Destroyer.
Almost at the same time, a communication from the Knight-class Star Destroyer requesting to retreat came from the communication channel.
"Notify the rear that Separatists will launch an active attack and send reinforcements immediately!" Gideon-Tarkin said.
"Yes!" The adjutant stood at attention and saluted, and then made arrangements immediately.
Just a moment later, a reply came from the communications unit, "Octavian-Governor Grant arrived at the rear base in person. He has sent the first batch of reinforcements, 5 Knight-class Star Destroyer and 20 Aquitenes-class light cruiser! The estimated arrival time is 30 minutes later!"
"General! Our Knight-class Star Destroyer Vatan shield has been penetrated and we are retreating!"
"Shield ship reports, the shield is about to collapse!"
There are more battle reports compiled. These messages are urgent for Fleet Commander to make personal decisions, and more battlefield information has already been sent through the data situation. In the command center, there is naturally a staff team and a command team to deal with these problems, so that Fleet Commander can concentrate on handling the most important battle reports.
"Ignore these losses!! All warships continue to fire! Don't stop! Hold Separatist fleet!" Gideon-Tarkin shouted, "Take off the fighter formation! Pay attention to the opponent Martha-class missile heavy cruiser. After the fighters disperse the combat formation, attack from different directions!"
"Yes!"
The bows of the Hunter Class Battlecruiser ships unfolded one after another, revealing the wide Hangar Platform. The Galactic Republic V-19 Torrent light fighter formations and the V-wing Holy Light fighter formations that were ready to go immediately began to accelerate on the electromagnetic accelerator of the take-off runway, instantly gaining enough speed and then rushed into the battlefield.
This will prevent the fighter jet from being shot down by the opponent's anti-aircraft fire while it is still accelerating after slowly taking off.
At the same time, the first batch of fighter jets from Duchy of Dawn fleet have also arrived on the battlefield. These fighter jets are all Vulture droid fighter, and the number is about 1,000.
These Vulture droid fighter were struggling under the intensive anti-aircraft firepower of Republic fleet, and then blindly launched Proton Torpedo, but with little effect.
In the Republic fleet establishment, the DP-20 gunboat dedicated to air defense can be said to be a fighter killer, and the 60 XX-9 heavy Turbolaser guns of Knight-class Star Destroyer can also be used for air defense. Because Fire Control Radar of Knight-class is far more advanced than Hunter Class, it is also the ancestral XX-9 heavy-duty Turbolaser gun turret, but Knight-class can be used for masturbation.
This kind of anti-aircraft firepower naturally has no pressure against fighters like Vulture droid fighter that have fallen behind in the war.
And now, after Republic fighter squadron, headed by the V-wing fighter, joins the battle, it is even more devastating!
V-wing fighter now accounts for an increasing proportion of Republic warship carrier-based aircraft, and it has a greater advantage than Separatists's main models including Wraith fighter. The only ones that can compete with it are Tri-fighter and Viking fighter.
War is always the most efficient driving force for technological promotion. Who would have thought that the V-19 Torrent light fighter, which was just equipped before the war, and the long-lasting classic model Wraith fighter, would already be facing upgrading just two years after the outbreak of the war.
While all these Vulture droid fighter were easily shot down by the V-wing fighter formation, the radar soldier shouted loudly, "General!! Separatist fleet is taking off the second batch of fighter jets! The number... 5000!!"
"5000? Are you kidding? Where did they get so many fighter jets?" Gideon-Tarkin was a little surprised, "Are they all Vulture droid fighter?"
"No optical images have been obtained yet. We can only know that these fighter jets are small in size but extremely fast! More than three times faster than Vulture droid fighter!"
"Tri-fighter? No, Separatists doesn't have so many Droid Tri-Fighter! Technological Alliance has been half-hearted for a long time, and the output of Droid Tri-Fighter is already very low!" the adjutant said loudly from the side.
"We are also taking off the second batch of fighter jets!! Be careful!" Gideon-Tarkin said.
"Yes! The second batch of fighter jets will take off immediately!"
"Troops! General! Separatists's fighter jets are still taking off! Number... number..." the radar soldier exclaimed again.
"How much is the quantity?" Gideon-Tarkin noticed something was wrong and asked in a deep voice.
"I'm not sure... there are too many! The radar signal is completely blurred... but a conservative estimate is that the number has exceeded 20,000!" The radar soldier looked at the data display on the screen in disbelief.
"Twenty thousand fighter jets? Are you sure there is no problem with the radar?" Upon hearing this, the adjutant walked over to the radar department to check without waiting for Gideon-Tarkin to speak.
But the images and data he saw made him look a little pale.
"Is it because of Separatists's giant aircraft carrier?" Gideon-Tarkin's eyes fell on a flat warship in the holographic projection, with the bow divided into two sharp corners.
The length of 3175 meters is one of the best even among the navy of Galactic Republic! Currently, only Commander-class and Prosecutor-class are larger than it, and the latter two are actually large and bulky backward warships built under Rusan Treaty that can only be used to scare people.
But according to the shipbuilding technology that Dawn Star Planet has shown as always, the size of this huge 3,175-meter-long aircraft carrier is definitely not fat!
"General, the opponent's fighter group is approaching. Our sensors have obtained more detailed data... The fighter jets taken off by the opponent are all drones. There are three main types. The largest one is less than two meters long. There are also more than 2,000 drones that are relatively larger models, but they are still very small." said the radar soldier.
Gideon-Tarkin snorted coldly, "Don't worry! Such small-sized drones are completely useless in the space battlefield! The weapon systems they can carry can't even scratch the itch! Notify the fighter formation and prepare to fight!"