2354. Decisive battle Ansion Planet (Part 2)
Commerce Guild Fleet launched a resolute attack under the command of Mar-Tuk. Even though they seemed to have only 100 capital ships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships, they were not afraid at all when faced with Imperial fleet, which had 500 capital ships!
Mar-Tuk's confidence is not only because the main force of the Geth fleet and Malarian Alliance defense fleets are still there, which can provide him with good support, but also not only because there are a large number of warships arriving behind him. The most important thing is that he believes that his fleet is enough to compete with Galactic Empire's fleet, and even defeat them!
After judging the situation between the enemy and ourselves, Mar-Tuk decided to launch the attack first, without giving Imperial fleet any chance to recover.
Imperial fleet has been fighting in front of Ansion Planet's defense line for more than a day now. Their energy loss and shield loss are very serious. If after arriving on the battlefield, you still stupidly wait for your backup to arrive before launching an attack, you would really be a fool!
Not only was Admiral Mar-Touk not stupid, he was also very calculating.
Although he still has about 100 capital ships and more than 3,000 small and medium-sized warships that have not yet arrived, the current fleet is enough to pose a threat to Imperial fleet. As long as he can continue to harass and wait until his subsequent fleet arrives, then he can launch a full-scale attack and win this decisive victory!
The fleet led by Admiral Mar-Tuk is different from other fleets. Although it seems that there are not many battleships, in fact, its combat capability is very powerful!
With the cooperation of the Geth fleet and Malarian Alliance defense fleets, Commerce Guild Fleet divided into four directions and grabbed Imperial fleet like a sharp claw!
"General! Commerce Guild Fleet of Separatists is attacking us! Geth's spaceship is also making a detour!" The adjutant quickly came over and reported to Gillard-Perine.
"Tentative engagement, fire immediately to block! Let Light Cruiser Squadron return to the rear of the formation to deal with those Geth!" Gillard-Perine said in a deep voice.
In fact, without his order, Imperial-class Star Destroyer and Victory II-class Star Destroyer had already begun bombarding with heavy Turbolaser cannons. Countless Turbolaser beams were fired at once. Almost at the same time, countless flames exploded in the fleet formations of both sides!
Gillard-Perine did not order his fleet to form Peren Ring to meet the enemy. Although Peren Ring can deal with the attack of Geth warship very well, this formation is very inflexible. The most important thing is that if it cannot be defeated, it will be very inconvenient to retreat.
At present, Commerce Guild Fleet launched an attack immediately without waiting for their backup to arrive. The confidence they showed also made Gillard-Perine a little afraid. He needed to test the opponent's combat effectiveness.
After the first round of firefight, Gillard-Perine discovered that the opponent's firepower was really not weak at all!
As the distance between the two parties continued to close, various scans had been completed, and various optical images and data scan results were sent. Only then did Gillard-Perine realize that the Commerce Guild Fleet that rushed over was actually of very high quality!!
Although Commerce Guild Fleet's current military strength sounds small, with only 100 capital ships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships, in fact, there are a particularly large number of Heavy Cruiser among Commerce Guild Fleet!
For a long time, since the outbreak of Clone Wars, all aspects of the galaxy have been accustomed to calling warships with a length of more than 1,000 meters as capital ships. This statement actually came from Kingdom of Dawn, because Kingdom of Dawn's navy was accustomed to such classification. Later, both Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Systems thought this statement was simple and clear, so it spread, and now everyone is using it.
Therefore, the number of capital ships in a fleet has become the most basic benchmark for measuring the fleet's combat capabilities. Although it is not very accurate in many cases, it can still be roughly estimated.
But the Commerce Guild Fleet in front of us obviously throws this division method under its feet.
Because among their formations, the capital ships have been distinguished, including 60 Behemoth-class battlecruiser, 20 Kohl-class Battlecruiser, 10 Martha-class missile heavy cruiser, and 10 Sova-class Carrier.
But below these battleships, they also have more than 200 550-meter-long Heavy Cruiser that look like a miniature version of Behemoth-class battlecruiser, and more than 50 Heavy Cruiser ships with a length ranging from 700 to 800 meters!
In addition, most of the other warships are also Light Cruiser in the range of about 300 meters, and there are more than 1,000 of them!! After careful inspection, it was discovered that the number of destroyers and frigates below 300 meters in this formation was very small, only about 200.
To describe it in simpler terms, if you want to calculate the total tonnage, this Commerce Guild Fleet is actually about half of the Imperial fleet.
Considering that Imperial fleet has more than 200 battleships and more than 500 small and medium-sized warships coming from behind, and Commerce Guild Fleet has at least two-thirds of the warships that have not appeared, then considering the complete situation of both sides, their tonnage is actually about the same!
Gillard-Perine looked at the 200 miniature versions of Behemoth-class in the optical image, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He knows this kind of battleship!
Among the Planet Kira Campaign, the Heavy Cruiser called Minotaur-class participated in the war for the first time. Although there were not many participating in the war at that time, according to battlefield reports, the firepower of this Heavy Cruiser, which is only 550 meters long, is very fierce and can be compared with the battleship!
The length is 550 meters, but the firepower is equivalent to that of a battleship! This is another manifestation that the ship technology of Dawn Star Planet and Separatists is much higher than that of the Galactic Empire.
Now, a full 200 Minotaur-class Heavy Cruiser ships appear on the battlefield. Not only that, but among the more than 1,000 Light Cruiser, there are at least four models, and all of them are very unfamiliar, appearing on the battlefield for the first time!
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will win any battle, but Gillard-Perine discovered at this moment that he knew nothing about this Commerce Guild Fleet!
On the battlefield, dazzling beams of light flashed across the battlefield, shooting out with devastating power.
The Yamato Cannon on the bow of the 200 Minotaur-class Heavy Cruiser ships has completed charging and started shooting directly! Yamato Cannon launches an electromagnetic confinement fusion ion cannon, which is equivalent to confining the energy of a super-large nuclear bomb with an electromagnetic field and then launching it. It is very powerful.
Imperial-class Star Destroyer and Deflector Shield, which were hit by Yamato Cannon, were flashing violently, obviously suffering serious attacks.
Commerce Guild Fleet's Claw Formation formation kept moving in four directions, driving far away as if its sharp claws were opening. Detours in four directions can limit the firing direction of Imperial fleet, preventing them from concentrating their firepower. Moreover, such detours in four directions can also bring out more of the characteristics of the cruiser Commerce Guild Fleet.
And at this time, Gillard-Perine also began to discover that among Commerce Guild Fleet, there were not only miniature versions of Behemoth-class, but also miniature versions of Kohl-class, Masha-class, Dunov Class, and Aiken-class battlecruisers!
At this moment, he felt as if he had seen a ghost and couldn't help but exclaimed, "What on earth are these Separatists doing!! What on earth are their battleship designers thinking?!"