2749, Goalkeeper Plan(中)
"The shield ship moves forward to cover the flagship! Pay attention to the flagship's firing frequency! Briefly lower the shield after 30 seconds!"
"Three ships Star Destroyer on the right wing were severely damaged!"
"Let them release their fighter jets immediately and retreat!"
"The right wing continues to be bombarded! The formation has dispersed!"
"Fourth Sub-fleet immediately turn to reinforce the right wing! The left wing fleet ignores them and continues to advance!"
"It has been detected that enemy ships have begun to release large numbers of Swarm Drones!"
"Keep the fighter formation stable! Don't leave the battleship's anti-aircraft fire circle!"
"The enemy Titan Doomsday Weapon has started charging! The estimated charging time is 20 minutes! The shield ship formation has begun to adjust its formation!"
"Let the left wing fleet continue to attack Separatists's right wing! Don't stop! Eighth Fleet rushes forward and replaces Seventh Fleet!"
On the bridge of the flagship of the Galactic Empire's First System Army, Combat Group A, and Reaper Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, a staff team of hundreds of people are constantly issuing combat instructions, allowing the entire fleet to operate according to the predetermined combat plan.
Imperial Marshal Oswald-Tessik stood in front of the holographic combat star map, with his hands behind his back. His fat figure made his belly bulge forward, making his body look stronger.
Before launching the attack, he made a plan to attack in two directions.
The first is because even though this is Core Worlds, the hyperspace channel still cannot support the pressure of more than 1,000 capital ships performing hyperspace jumps at the same time, so he divided the fleet into two battle groups.
Among them, he personally led Combat Group A to first attack from Uviuy Planet in two batches, while Combat Group B started from Borleias Planet to attack in three batches.
Originally, with his status, there was absolutely no need to take the lead, but the current political situation on Imperial Center was already very unfavorable for him. The reason why he stood at the forefront of the battle was not only for the officers and soldiers of his own fleet, but also for His Majesty the Emperor.
He needs to show his loyalty!
But after entering Palanci Planet, Oswald-Tessik realized that something was not right. Kingdom of Dawn fleet completely gave up on Palanci Planet and deployed his fleet near Planet Five. It was precisely because of this forward deployment that his Combat Group A started fighting with the opponent in advance.
As a result, the situation is extremely unfavorable!
The force that Combat Group A entered Palanci Planet for the first time included 400 Star Destroyer, 30 Heavy Cruiser, 400 Light Cruiser, and 500 frigates.
In addition to Reaper Executor-class Super Star Destroyer, it is also equipped with five ships Commander II-class Dreadnought, ten ships Pursuer-class aircraft carrier, four ships Stalker-class Star Destroyer, and a prototype ship Bellator-class Dreadnought.
In addition, both battle groups A and B are each equipped with a Archon MK-II class battlecruiser as a theater command ship to share the tactical command pressure on the front line and serve as a backup command ship when the flagship cannot command.
In addition, it includes new warships such as Vindicator-class heavy cruiser and Vigil-class corvette, and is also equipped with Marauder-class missile corvette and Broadside-class missile cruiser. Both of these warships are equipped with the expensive Diamond Boron Missile. This is a luxury configuration that only First System Army, a fleet that surrounds the capital of the Empire, has.
Oswald-Tessik planned to let Combat Group B attack Palanci Planet from behind, so that Kingdom of Dawn fleet could not see each other. But now when the offensive started, he realized that the situation was completely different from what he thought!
The fleet defending Kingdom of Dawn was arrayed near Planet Five, which caused the battle between Combat Group A and the opponent to break out earlier than expected!
And the fleet of Kingdom of Dawn is no surprise that it is the main fleet defending Palanci Planet!
After getting the news that Imperial fleet was about to attack Palanci Planet, Kingdom of Dawn would attack in other directions. Core Worlds's fleet has all been gathered back. What is now in front of him includes 250 thousand-meter battleships, Heavy Cruiser 500 ships, frigates and Light Cruiser 1000 ships.
Although there is a slight discrepancy between this number and the information, it is slightly less, but it can still be determined that this is the vast majority of their main force.
Moreover, Archangel Titan warship, Taowu Titan warship, two Eternal-class Super Carrier, five Consul-class drone carriers, and 20 Divinity-class battleship, these biggest threats are all here!
The strength of this main fleet is only half of that of Imperial fleet, but Oswald-Tessik is very clear that Kingdom of Dawn has already begun to miniaturize its warships. The actual combat effectiveness of the 700 to 800-meter-long Heavy Cruiser in their fleet is already close to that of a thousand-meter-class battleship!
In other words, taking into account the power of the opponent's super battleships, it is actually difficult to determine which of the two sides' combat effectiveness is superior and weak.
"This ship is firing with all its strength! Focus on attacking the opponent Archangel Titan warship!" Oswald-Tessik ordered loudly.
Reaper Executor-class Super Star Destroyer's main gun group was fully charged in an instant. The red Blaster Beam tore through the dark space, and the fire from as many as 5,000 heavy Turbolaser cannons poured over like raindrops.
Almost at this moment, Archangel Titan warship's outer shield lit up with countless energy shield ripples.
The artillery fire on Kingdom of Dawn's side was also more intense. Particle Beam Lance's beam kept lighting up, and every shot carried devastating power.
Oswald-Tessik also found that Kingdom of Dawn fleet's formation was very dense, and even the distance between warships was only about 50 kilometers! For space operations, this is completely dense.
With such a density, even the aftermath of the explosion after the Turbolaser cannon is fired can spread to other nearby warships.
However, such a formation can maximize the super tactical system of their two Titan warship!
Sure enough, only the red light was seen on the hull of Taowu Titan warship, and all the surrounding warships began to be covered in light green light. It was Fleet Shield!
Moreover, Taowu also directly launched a powerful interference field, causing chaos in the energy transmission systems of all the Empire battleships that entered its range of influence, and the weapon charging efficiency dropped significantly.
At the same time, the Archangel Titan warship ship's bow opened a huge energy focusing array, and the six huge energies at its core began to slowly rotate and converge - Doomsday Weapon began to charge!
At the same time that Doomsday Weapon began to recharge, almost all Imperial fleet warships sounded a piercing red alarm, and the tactical star map in the bridge was instantly covered in blood. The captains of each ship looked up at the central holographic projection in unison, and then shouted with all their strength, ordering their warships to enter an evasive state.
As many as 40 Shield Ship II battleships were also in place, placing Reaper and other key battleships behind their own protective force fields. The powerful multi-layered Deflector Shield quickly took shape in front of the fleet.
At this moment, Emissary's energy focusing array has been charged, and a terrifying light instantly tore through the universe! It split again hundreds of kilometers away, splitting into dozens of tiny beams and shrouding Imperial fleet!
The hoarse roars of the captains of each ship in the communication channel suddenly stopped, leaving only harsh noise. The shooting of Doomsday Weapon even interrupted the communication channel for a short time.
After a full minute, the channel was restored. Oswald-Tessik quickly ordered to count the losses and asked each ship to launch a counterattack immediately.
This Doomsday Weapon attack, due to the existence of Shield Ship II, greatly reduced the losses. Only 6 capital ships and more than 20 small warships were destroyed. This was fortunate.
However, 8 of the 40 Shield Ship II ships were damaged in this attack, and more than ten other ships caught fire to varying degrees due to overloading of the shield capacitor, and are being repaired urgently.
Being attacked by Doomsday Weapon, the losses are still being calculated. What Marshal Tessik has to do now is to take advantage of the pause in charging of Doomsday Weapon to launch a counterattack as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it comes a few more times, all the shield ships will be destroyed, and then nothing can resist it.
"How is the situation of cluster B?" Tessik asked loudly.
"The communication was interrupted just now, and now we have just received their report!" the adjutant immediately replied, "Cluster B has entered the periphery of Palanci Planet. After scanning, Separatists has abandoned the planet!"
"Don't waste time over there, let them come over immediately for reinforcements!" Tessik said.
"Yes!"
Only by attacking from two sides and exerting the power of two Executor-class Super Star Destroyer at the same time can we have a chance to defeat Kingdom of Dawn fleet. Oswald-Tessik. Take a deep breath., because of Kingdom of Dawn fleet's unexpected forward formation, his Combat Group A needs to bear greater pressure. He must break the deadlock before the next wave of charging is completed, otherwise the defense will be completely torn apart.
Time is running out, and battleships are reduced to ashes in explosions every second. Tessik stares at the flashing red dots on the star map. So far in the battle, Kingdom of Dawn fleet has suffered far less losses than Imperial fleet because of Fleet Shield's protection, which makes him increasingly uneasy.
Moreover, the dense formation of Kingdom of Dawn also maximizes the effect of Fleet Shield.
After Doomsday Weapon was launched, batches of Swarm Drones that took off from Consul-class drone carriers rushed to Imperial fleet like a tide, and a bright red wave seemed to appear on the battlefield hologram.
Behind these drone groups are their fighter formations and bomber formations taking off from two Eternal-class Super Carriers. What can be confirmed inside is that there are at least 200 Sabre-class fighters!
Imperial fleet's anti-aircraft firepower has begun to fire wildly, forming a dense fire network around the fleet, trying to intercept this raging air offensive. Turbolaser cannons, missile arrays and point defense lasers are intertwined, illuminating the dark space as if it were daylight.
However, Swarm Drones must be flexible. Once attacked, it will disperse instantly and invade Imperial fleet's formation like a pervasive tide.
Oswald-Tessik only felt that the surrounding space suddenly lit up, which was the light of countless artillery fire fired at close range.
At the same time, more than 3,000 fighter jets from Imperial fleet also pounced directly on it, and countless drones and fighter jets started a fierce fight around the the Empire battleship.
This is the tactical arrangement of Oswald-Tessik. He took off half of the carrier-based aircraft in advance and asked these fighters to stand by at the rear of the fleet formation. When Kingdom of Dawn's fighters came over, they would come to fight.
This is also a helpless move in response to the overwhelming fighter performance advantage of Kingdom of Dawn.
Even if it is First System Army, their current main fighter model is still TIE Advanced X-1 fighter. The number of TIE Interceptor fighter and TIE-Vengeance Fighter currently only accounts for less than one-third.
The TIE Advanced X-1 fighter jet is no match for Viking fighter and Broadsword fighter of Kingdom of Dawn. If it is Sabre-class fighter, it is simply a target!
Only with the fire support of our own warships, the battle situation between the two sides is relatively good.
A large number of Swarm Drones were shot down, and it is no longer known how many were destroyed, but the number of drones is still endless. The Kingdom of Dawn fighter squadrons hidden among the drones is like a dagger, hitting major combat targets with precision.
More than ten Imperial-class Star Destroyer and Engine Department have been bombed by Viking fighter, and the situation has become very dangerous.
The artillery battle between the battleships on both sides was also not optimistic.
Divinity-class battleship has rushed to the front, and the extremely thick armor and terrifying Flagship-grade X laser array have once again become a nightmare for the the Empire battleship. And these Divinity-class battleship have turned on the battle module one after another, overloading the engine, and greatly increasing their firepower in a short period of time.
No! The fleet cannot sustain it for long if this continues! Tessik immediately made a judgment and must change the status quo as soon as possible, otherwise, his Combat Group A will be severely damaged!
"Where is cluster B?!" Tessik asked loudly.
"They... they..." The adjutant's frightened voice came from the side. Obviously, something went wrong!
"What's wrong? Where is cluster B?!" Tessik became angry, grabbed the adjutant's collar, and roared loudly.
"They fell into a trap near Palanci Planet! A large number of jamming devices are hidden on the periphery of the planet, and the speed of their Sublight engine is constantly decreasing..." the adjutant said.
"What?" Oswald-Tessik's face suddenly turned pale!
"First... the battleships of Group B are now looking for and clearing those jamming devices. Even if everything goes well, they estimate that it will take at least four hours to reach the battlefield here!" the adjutant said.
"Four hours? Are you kidding?" Tessik was furious.
Now that the encounter has started in advance, the fleet has entered the battle state in advance. The four-hour delay means that cluster A must bear the entire impact of the main force of Kingdom of Dawn alone. You know, his battle group has been fighting fiercely with the main force of Kingdom of Dawn for two hours, and now the losses are increasing!
The reason why this happened was because he asked his fleet to launch a strong attack immediately.