1924, Battle of Felucia
16BBY, September 7, Eastern Outer Rim Outer Rim Territories, Felucia.
More than ten Imperial-class Star Destroyers, together with five Acclamator-class assault ships, have appeared on the periphery of the planet and are sending a large number of galactic Imperial Stormtrooperss to the surface of the planet.
An extremely brutal ground invasion battle is unfolding!
On this planet, Galactic Empire has invested more than 300,000 troops! All are Imperial Stormtroopers composed of three-year Spaarti clone troopers.
These Stormtroopers warriors wear the latest generation of polymer alloy armor. Compared with the polymer alloy armor used by Galactic Republic in the previous Clone Wars period, the protective performance is more excellent, and it also has a certain degree of power assistance function for the user. The full coverage helmet includes global communication system, multi-band detection system, tactical assistance system and other functions.
The advanced armor has made up for the gap in combat capabilities between Spaarti clone troopers and Kaminoan clone troopers, allowing them to finally attack a planet directly with a inferior force of tens of thousands just like Clone Trooper of Galactic Republic in the Clone Wars period!
But here, Felucia is different!
Felucia is one of the core planets of Confederacy of Independent Systems. It was once the headquarters of Merchant Guilds. It has very strong defenses and a large number of troops stationed here. After Merchant Guilds was dismembered, Felucia's political status was reduced, but it was still one of the most important planets of Confederacy of Independent Systems.
On this planet, in addition to the military power left by Merchant Guilds, there are also some smugglers and gangs tied to the planet. The most famous of them is the Spice Smuggling gang of Neimoidians. Neimoidians uses Felucia as its base and has a large spice business. It is also one of the secret collaborators of Duchy of Dawn's Spice Smuggling business. They also received a large number of weapons and equipment from Dawn Star Planet.
After Das-Vader led the fleet to capture Saleucami Planet, he divided his huge fleet into many squadrons and simultaneously launched attacks on a large number of planets in the hinterland of Confederacy of Independent Systems.
But similarly, in such an attack, Imperial fleet did not dare to directly Orbital Bombardment to open the way like the attack on Saleucami Planet. Instead, they attacked all the way, trying to persuade those who could surrender to surrender, and those who could not persuade them to surrender. They also tried their best to attack on the ground.
Mainly because Darth-Vader, who is commanding the army, now knows that if he really wants to go all the way Orbital Bombardment, then it will probably take three or four years to really defeat Confederacy of Independent Systems.
If Orbital Bombardment continues, those planets that were still on the sidelines may choose to fight to the end out of fear. Therefore, unless Imperial fleet can blow up all the thousands of galaxies currently controlled by Confederacy of Independent Systems along the way, political factors must also be considered.
Similarly, Orbital Bombardment is not a very simple job. Imperial-class Star Destroyer's formation needs to consume a huge amount of energy to destroy the surface of a planet. Often, after blowing up a planet, it needs to be resupplied immediately. Otherwise, it will be difficult to even participate in the next fleet battle.
Correspondingly, although a ground invasion also requires a large amount of supplies, at least the ground troops have consumed it, and Star Destroyer is watching from the side. On the other hand, if you Star Destroyer are lying down, what else can the ground troops do?
Therefore, the ground battles that are now breaking out on dozens of planets at the same time are unfolding under such circumstances.
I only saw a large number of TIE/LN fighter jets passing by in the sky, and all the Confederacy of Independent Systems fighter formations that dared to take off to fight suffered a devastating blow. After seizing air supremacy, the Galactic Empire fighter formation covered the bombers and began to bomb the ground in waves.
Because the war has never ended, although the equipment upgrades began immediately after the establishment of the Galactic Empire, there are still many equipments from the Galactic Republic period still in use. Therefore, on the battlefield during this period, we can see the cooperation between many arms and equipment from different eras.
In the sky, TIE/LN fighter jets cooperated with V-19 Alpha-Holy Light starfighter in combat. As light fighter jets, TIE/LN fighter jets relied on their advantages in quantity and maneuverability to cut into enemy fighter formations, and then the V-19 fighter formation launched a decisive strike.
On the ground, the AV-7 self-propelled artillery provided continuous fire suppression. At the same time, the AT-TE walker also began to advance, using the howitzer equipped on its back to further extend the artillery fire as it advanced. Next to the AT-TE walking fuselage, the AT-ST bipedal walking machine and the 1-H Imperial-class tank covered the flanks.
At the same time, later on the battlefield, the 20-meter-high AT-AT armored transport walker took advantage of its height to pour the powerful firepower of the Turbolaser cannon towards the enemy positions, while sending a large number of Stormtrooper to the front line.
However, the treatment of these equipment is also different. The weapons and equipment in the Galactic Republic period have basically been discontinued, so they are all used as disposable equipment. Even if they are damaged, they cannot be repaired. Most of them are used when they can be used and thrown away when they cannot be used. Gradually, the equipment of the Galactic Republic period also exerted its residual heat, and smoothly transitioned to the equipment of the the Empire period.
But on Felucia, the advancement of the Imperial Army is also difficult.
There are dense jungles on Felucia, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems robot army hiding in the jungle is also cunning and cruel. It uses this terrain to cause heavy losses to Imperial Stormtroopers. Fighter bombing is of little use in such terrain, and it is difficult for a slightly bulky walking aircraft like the AT-TE to traverse.
It turned out that in such terrain, the four long legs of the AT-AT walker became the best way to move forward. Therefore, the Empire Commander invested in a large number of AT-AT walkers, using the height of the walkers to kill the Confederacy of Independent Systems robot troops hidden in the jungle from a high position.
Once the defense line of this jungle is broken, Imperial army will be able to attack the capital of Felucia - Kway Teow City (Kway Teow).
However...
Boom! boom! boom!! Several extremely powerful laser cannons were fired immediately, exploding on the AT-AT's feet! These laser cannons were extremely powerful, and just one shot made the AT-AT's long legs shake.
But before the driver of the AT-AT could react, hey!!! Several more laser shots were fired instantly, immediately blowing off the AT-AT's long legs! The 20-meter-high walking machine suddenly fell down!
I only saw a few terrifying robots appearing in the jungle!
These robots are about 3.5 meters tall and have a very simple shape. Above a simple body, there is a pair of dragon frames, on which are mounted a pair of twin heavy laser cannons! What supports the robot's advancement are four sharp chelicera-like mechanical legs.
The bright red electronic eyes on the robot's body are constantly rotating, staring at their target!
"It's Scorpion Annihilator (Scorpenek droid)!!" a Stormtroopers officer shouted, "Kill them first! Quick!!!"
Before he could finish his words, those Scorpion Annihilator Droidss were already firing again! The powerful twin-mounted heavy laser cannon once again hit another AT-AT walker! The heavy laser cannon is extremely powerful, and although the long legs of the AT-AT can climb over mountains and ridges, they are also very fragile. They suddenly broke under the continuous bombardment and the entire walker collapsed!
The AT-AT walker also immediately fired back. The Turbolaser cannon installed on the rotatable head of the walker aimed at one of the Scorpion Annihilator Droidss and fired out!
boom!!! After the violent explosion, this Scorpion Annihilator Droids was unscathed! A Deflector Shield appeared around the robot!
Fortunately, another AT-AT walker nearby also turned around and shot at it, finally destroying the Scorpion Annihilator Droids.
But behind, there are at least 5 Scorpion Annihilator moving forward. In conjunction with the actions of these powerful robots, there are more B-1 combat robots and B-2 super combat robots surrounding them who are also launching counterattacks.
Scorpion Annihilator Droids has a height of 3.5 meters. Although it is not flexible in such a complex environment, it is at least much better than the AT-TE walking machine. In order to break through the jungle defense line as soon as possible, Galactic Empire Army left the AT-TE walker that was not suitable for jungle combat behind. The current battle situation proved that facing Scorpion Annihilator Droids, even Imperial Army's newly equipped AT-AT walker was difficult to resist!
"Fire quickly! Fire!!" Clone Trooper shouted, taking out an anti-tank missile, aiming at a Scorpion Annihilator Droids and launching it directly.
boom!!! This Scorpion Annihilator reacted super fast and intercepted the incoming missile with one shot! Then he turned the muzzle and fired several shots at these Clone Trooper! After the violent explosion, no one in this team of Stormtrooper was spared!
The other Stormtrooper around were fighting and retreating. They kept shooting, but Blaster rifle's firepower was completely blocked by Scorpion Annihilator Droids's Deflector Shield, and there was no threat at all!
For a time, under the leadership of these Scorpion Annihilator Droids, the Confederacy of Independent Systems robot army pushed back the offensive of Galaxy Imperial Stormtroopers. It was not until a group of Y-wing bomber from the Galactic Republic era swooped down in the sky and launched Concussion Missile directly at the Scorpion Annihilator Droids marked by Stormtrooper that they destroyed these robots!
And the Empire Stormtrooper was unable to continue advancing. They could only temporarily stop the attack and mobilized AT-TE walkers and AV-7 self-propelled artillery to cover the jungle in front with a new round of firepower. At the same time, they waited until the Imperial-class 1-1-H Heavy Hover Tank reinforcements from the rear were in place before launching further attacks.
In this battle against Felucia, Confederacy of Independent Systems's new Scorpion Annihilator robot caused heavy losses to Imperial army.
According to the information collected by Galaxy Imperial Intelligence Department, the Scorpion Annihilator combat robot is an extremely efficient super combat robot developed by scientists from Neimoidians. This robot is equivalent to an upgraded version of the destroyer robot commonly seen in the Confederacy of Independent Systems robot army. It is also equipped with Deflector Shield and its very similar chelicerae-like mechanical feet.
Because it uses the latest technology, the firepower of Scorpion Annihilator Droids is very fierce. In actual combat, the AT-TE walker cannot resist the firepower of this robot and will be destroyed in a few shots. And the current battle also proves that AT-AT walkers are also unable to withstand it.
What's even more terrible is that Scorpion Annihilator Droids is just a medium-sized robot with a height of 3.5 meters!
This kind of robot is good at offense and defense, but it lacks a lot of mobility. Scorpion Annihilator Droids can't even curl up into a ball to maneuver quickly like Destroyer droid. It can only crawl slowly bit by bit, and the speed is only about 20 kilometers per hour. If the road conditions are better, it can run two steps and the speed can be increased to 40 kilometers per hour. This is the limit.
Scorpion Annihilator Droids can be said to be one of the super battle robots built by Confederacy of Independent Systems in the late stages of the war in the hope of turning the tide of the war. It can be called a master of robotics technology. After this kind of robot came out, it was also very popular with Duchy of Dawn. Tang Xiao also secretly ordered some Scorpion Annihilator Droids from Neimoidians through Ni Yongxiao's relationship.
By the way, as the leader of Duchy of Dawn's official gang organization that smuggles and sells spices, Ni Yongxiao has a good relationship with Neimoidians, who is also in the spice business. The Milky Way market is so big that there is no competitive relationship between the two sides. Instead, they share the same hatred and often come together to do business.
However, the output of this kind of robot is very small. Until now, the number of Scorpion Annihilator Droids delivered for use has not exceeded one thousand units, and only about 150 units of Duchy of Dawn can be purchased. Most of the rest are deployed on Confederacy of Independent Systems core planets such as Felucia and Raxus Planet.
Soon, 1-1-H Heavy Hover Tank transferred from the rear entered the battlefield, and Galaxy Imperial Stormtroopers began to advance again under the cover of 1-H tanks.
The MK.4/E heavy laser cannon equipped with the 1-H heavy tank has finally become a threat to Scorpion Annihilator Droids. The latest ground armor units of the two warring parties can be said to be rivals.
At the same time, in order to reduce the threat of Scorpion Annihilator Droids, Galactic Empire Army has increased the number of sorties of the Air Force. Once Scorpion Annihilator is discovered, bombers will immediately take off to eliminate it.
Facing the threat from the air force, the slow-moving Scorpion Annihilator Droids was finally powerless.
After the offensive and defensive battle at the outer jungle defense line lasted for more than a week, Galactic Empire finally broke into the capital of Felucia!
In fact, after the peripheral defense line was breached, Confederacy of Independent Systems's troops in the capital Kovietto were already stretched thin, and it was only a matter of time before the capital fell.
However, at this time, in the jungle where sporadic fighting was still taking place outside, a black figure was standing on a branch, looking coldly at Imperial army passing below!
Buzz~~~!!! Blood red Lightsaber cums! The body of this black shadow seemed to turn into a black mist and rush towards him!
"Enemy attack!!" Stormtrooper reacted quickly and immediately raised his gun and fired.
But the dense blaster beams fired by Blaster rifle penetrated directly as if they were really hitting the black mist! At the same time, this black mist has also rushed in front of the Stormtroopers formation, and Lightsaber chopped it down directly!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!!!! Wherever it went, the Empire Stormtrooper's body was cut open like butter!