2318. The Executor's Sorrow
Boom~~Boom~~Boom!!!
Continuous explosions kept coming, and the entire ground was shaking violently as if a magnitude 7 earthquake had erupted. The people on the bridge were staggering around, looking for places to hide and stabilize themselves.
Lusankya Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, 19,000 meters long, is the level of a medium-sized city. And the destructive power that can shake a city is terrifying.
Ogre-class Siege Cruiser is such a battleship with outstanding advantages and disadvantages.
In terms of combat effectiveness, it cannot even defeat a frigate, and in terms of maneuverability, it is even slower and clumsy. But the Super-heavy Proton Torpedo it launched possesses destructive power that is almost devastating to the world!
Super-heavy Proton Torpedo actually does not have any technical content. It is just an ordinary Proton Torpedo that is enlarged. It is not difficult to make. But why didn't Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire choose to develop this kind of weapon? The main reason is still the problem of hit rate.
The current level of science and technology, whether it is electronic jamming technology or close defense system technology, is very mature. Missile attacks are either interfered with or intercepted. Therefore, if we want to improve the penetration capability of missiles, we need anti-jamming and anti-interception. For example, adding shields to missiles, adding electronic countermeasures systems, adding intelligent guidance systems, etc.
If the target is just a fighter jet, then these systems don't actually need to be too complicated. After all, what a fighter jet can do is limited. But if the target is a warship, it is actually very easy for the close-in defense system and electronic jamming system installed on a capital ship to interfere with the missile.
So the question arises, should we continue to increase the technological content of missiles, make them resistant to interference and interception, and then push the cost of a missile to extremely high levels, or should we find another way?
So the answer is carrier-based aircraft!
Now Galactic Empire uses a combination of pilot and navigation robot, while Duchy of Dawn uses a combination of pilot and intelligent AI. Their purpose is the same - to ensure the flexibility of the fighter in judging the situation as much as possible, while giving the fighter control to achieve the efficiency of automatic control.
Then the fighter formation will break through the battleship's defense, and then deliver missiles or Proton Torpedo at close range. In this way, fighter jets can be reused, and Proton Torpedo or missiles do not need to be so costly. This is killing two birds with one stone.
However, this still has disadvantages, that is, the fighter's carrying capacity is limited, and it cannot carry the larger Proton Torpedo. So the mission of carrying greater firepower gradually became larger from frigates to Star Destroyer... But the carrier became larger, the maneuverability became worse, and it could only become long-distance shooting. Then back to the question, the Turbolaser cannon is not as powerful as the Proton Torpedo. The Proton Torpedo can't break through.
Therefore, this kind of spiral is the essence of contradictions and confrontations in cosmic war.
But Ogre-class Siege Cruiser is an alien among aliens. It does not have any defense penetration capabilities, that is, it can only attack from a distance, but the Super-heavy Proton Torpedo it launches is not something with a high technical content. This leads to Ogre-class Siege Cruiser, which basically poses little threat to battleships. Most of them are used against fixed armed space stations, spaceports, or Planetary Shield.
However, now, Sefrans-Tann has taught Galactic Empire Admiral Michel-Anser another usage!
Super-heavy Proton Torpedo poses very little threat to battleships, just because it misses. Once this problem is solved, no warship can resist the destructive power of Super-heavy Proton Torpedo.
Neither can Executor-class Super Star Destroyer!!
General Michel-Anser completely understood this time. Sefrans-Tann had already seen through from the arrangement of the formation that he planned to make a decent retreat after Lusankya put up a certain degree of resistance. The reason why she let the two Ankollon-class Titan warships risk their lives to attack directly was to not give Lusankyas a chance to retreat!
Sefrans-Tann, she plans to annihilate every the Empire battleship!
Executor-class Super Star Destroyer has proven in the previous battle of Naboo that although Kuat Drive Yards is surrounded by various scandals, its strength as the largest industrial entity in the galaxy is still there.
The Super Star Destroyer they built is really extremely durable. Even if the shield is destroyed, there are several sets of backup shield systems. Even if the backup shield is burned out, the main armor belt of the battleship is extremely thick; even when the main armor belt is destroyed, the countless explosion-proof compartments and solid internal structures in the middle of the battleship allow the battleship to last for a long time.
In the battle of Naboo, Duchy of Dawn had an absolute advantage and was besieged for several hours but failed to destroy Lusankya. This is proof!
So if Sefrans-Tann were to continue the frontal attack step by step, Lusankya, who was originally located at the rear of the formation and had already made up her mind to resist for a while and then ran away, would not be able to retain her at all!
Sefrans-Tann's strategy this time was perfect in terms of psychology, tactics and strategy!
And a perfect battle should get a perfect result.
boom! boom! boom!! The bridge was shaking violently, and then, Michel-Anser clearly felt that his body began to tilt to one side. This shows that the gravity generating system and gyroscope located in the center of the battleship have been destroyed!
Michel-Anser sighed. He originally planned to take the shuttle back to the command center on Kira planet before retreating, continue to direct the next battle, and fight to the death. But now, he can no longer see that day.
He failed to save the Empire's largest and newest battleship. He had no reason not to sink with the ship.
Michel-Anser tidied up his military uniform, put the military cap that had fallen off during the shock back on, and then issued the final order in a low tone, "Lusankya is unsustainable and the war situation is irreversible. Inform all departments on the ship to evacuate as soon as possible and abandon the ship!"
After speaking, he gave a serious military salute and maintained this posture throughout.
There was chaos on the bridge, and everyone was busy running for their lives. Only a few officers walked up to Michel-Anser, saluted solemnly, and stood firm without wavering at all.
Looking from the outside, Lusankaya Super Star Destroyer has begun to tilt. There are at least hundreds of explosions happening on the ship, spewing out countless flames, debris and corpses.
A large number of life capsules were launched from the bottom of the battleship, indicating that this super battleship had come to an end.