2755.Dantooine Meat Grinder(2)
When retreating from the planet Ord-Mantel, Dunn-Vesex also inherited the fine tradition learned from Kingdom of Dawn and destroyed all facilities on the planet that could be recycled. This included fuel depots, maintenance centers, factories, as well as space stations and supply warehouses in the orbit of the planet.
Not only that, Dunn-Vesex's fleet even destroyed several major cities on the planet. He only preserved the residential areas in these cities, and others including hydroponic farmland, factories, and even commercial areas, casinos, and entertainment facilities were all destroyed.
Moreover, he also took away everything he could, including technicians, engineers and skilled workers, and even confiscated the Kingdom of Dawn Currency Number Four in the pockets of the residents. When some Stormtrooper were searching, they even packed away the food on the residents' tables.
The space stations around the planet also removed all the removable parts, and there was also a Agonev-class star base that had been abandoned by Kingdom of Dawn. This interstellar base had already been cleaned up once by Kingdom of Dawn, and now Dunn-Vesex went even further, finding several tugboats to remove the heavy main armor belt of the interstellar base and tow it away.
He also continued to work hard and installed a simple thrust engine on the wreckage of the interstellar base to push the wreckage towards the stars of the galaxy.
This turned the planet Oud-Mantel into a complete ruin, ensuring that Kingdom of Dawn would not be able to use this place as an advance base to launch an offensive against the planet Palin-Minor for a long time to come.
Dunn-Vesex also figured it out. Anyway, it was impossible for him to launch a counterattack in this direction. If he had to withdraw and leave it to Kingdom of Dawn, then let's give them a mess.
When Imperial fleet retreated, the residents of the planet Oud-Mantel even had less than a week's food rations!
Then before leaving, he laid aerial mines over a large area around the planet and set up Interdictor. In short, he was just disgusting.
The reconstruction of this planet has naturally brought huge difficulties to Kingdom of Dawn. They must first solve the problem of food on this planet, which requires a huge amount of transportation capacity, and this is still a continuous project until the construction of the automated hydroponic farm is completed.
After Kingdom of Dawn later re-occupied the planet, they had to start immigration to the planet Oude-Mantel. A large number of Leviathan-class passenger liner loaded with food and supplies went to the planet. After unloading all the goods, they moved as many hungry and cold residents to Developer Sector as possible to rebuild their Homeworld.
After that, Kingdom of Dawn, who was also desperate for the prospects of this planet, handed over the planet Ode-Mantel to Vasari and Geth, asking them to be responsible for the reconstruction of the planet. The remaining residents who did not have time to immigrate eventually became the slaves of Vasari.
Later, the planet Oud-Mantel became a terrible industrial planet. The final destruction of King of the North was initiated from here, which can be regarded as retribution. Of course, this is a story later.
After completing all this, the fleets of Dunn-Vesex quietly sailed into deep space, leaving behind scorched earth and silent ruins. He was also a little relieved, thinking that he had at least blocked Kingdom of Dawn's attack in this direction, and he would be able to launch his own plan to expand the scale of the campaign on Dantooine, leaving Kingdom of Dawn deeply involved.
Huang Yehao picked up the telescope and observed a highland in the distance.
The highland stretches for tens of kilometers, and the highland with an altitude of more than 500 meters is about 10 kilometers away from his position. The remains of abandoned bunkers can be vaguely seen among the undulating terrain.
Moreover, large flames were still burning on the high ground, and thick smoke was rising into the sky.
There is a position of the Galactic Empire Dantooine Army. According to previous detections, at least 20 AV-10 self-propelled artillery are stationed here.
AV-10 is the latest self-propelled artillery produced by the Galactic Empire Taim & Bak. It is an improved version of the AV-7 self-propelled artillery.
This self-propelled artillery inherits the advantages of the AV-7. It can be operated by two operators and is very flexible. Not only that, Tambuck Company has also added the self-propelled artillery into a twin unit. It has a very fast rate of fire under alternate fire and has very fierce firepower.
On this battlefield, the AV-10 self-propelled artillery is one of the few things that can seriously threaten Kingdom of Dawn ground troops.
All I could see in front of the high ground was hundreds of metal wrecks strewn about, including Scorpion tank's, Goliath Mech's, and some Galactic Empire's 2-M suspension tanks and AT-AT walkers.
Obviously, a war broke out here not long ago.
Huang Yehao pressed the button on the telescope and turned on the scanning mode. All he saw was a faint light curtain above the highland - Mobile Deflector Shield.
"Their shields have been activated again. The bombing just now did not work." Huang Yehao frowned and said, "The flames on the ground all fell from mid-air. No... it has to be removed here."
"Want to go up? Boss." asked an officer behind him.
"The area in front is too flat. If you rush over rashly, you will only be regarded as a target." Huang Yehao looked ahead, "19th Armored Assault Battalion should be about to enter a combat position. We will attack under their cover."
"Yes!"
As he was talking, a harsh roar suddenly came from the sky, and only a dozen Wraith fighter and five Blade-class fighter were seen swooping down from the clouds! They tore through the air like sharp blades and headed straight towards the high ground. At the same time, the high ground that had seemed very quiet before now also revealed its ferocious fangs.
A large number of laser cannons and blaster cannons fired wildly, forming a barrage in mid-air. The dense fire net blocked the sky, and several Wraith fighter were hit instantly, dragging black smoke and falling to the ground. Blade-class fighter dispersed and broke through, dropping EMP bombs. The strong EMP exploded a large power grid on Deflector Shield almost visible to the naked eye.
Immediately afterwards, countless plasma clusters fell from the sky and exploded on Deflector Shield, and countless light blue flames connected into one in mid-air.
After a few seconds, a deafening roar came from behind.
This unique sound of artillery is clearly the artillery fire of Kingdom of Dawn Siege Tank!
However, these artillery fires were blocked by Deflector Shield, and the rumbling sound of artillery was also heard from the Imperial Army position. A large number of powerful Turbolaser beams shot directly into the sky, and then fell downward according to the preset arc, like a meteor shower.
He only saw that behind him, a light blue light curtain also appeared in mid-air, blocking the fierce artillery fire.
This is the weird thing about this ground battle now. The two sides have forcibly turned into a positional battle.
In fact, this type of Mobile Deflector Shield used for ground combat had already begun to appear during the Clone Wars period, but the technology at that time was not mature enough. Whether it was the energy supply system or shield strength, and most importantly, the shield coverage in complex environments, were all problematic.
In addition, this kind of mobile shield is easily destroyed by the opponent's Orbital Bombardment, so it is not widely used.
But now, the technology of mobile shields has been comprehensively revolutionized and upgraded in all aspects. Therefore, whether it is Kingdom of Dawn or Galactic Empire, Mobile Deflector Shield has begun to be used on a large scale as the core barrier for ground propulsion.
In particular, the artillery positions of both sides are completely protected by this shield. Before breaking the shield, the attacking side often has to pay a huge price in the face of the powerful defensive artillery fire hidden under the shield.
Now in this ground battle on Dantooine, this is the situation - Galactic Empire deployed this kind of Mobile Deflector Shield on favorable terrain around major cities and newly built industrial areas, as firepower Fulcrum one after another, and then deployed a large number of AV-10 self-propelled artillery, AT-AP all-terrain walking artillery, and even UT-AT suspended self-propelled artillery.
At the same time, further away from the front line, Galactic Empire also deployed the SPMA-T, the all-terrain medium-sized Turbolaser cannon. This is a scaled-down version of the previous SPHA-T, smaller in size and cheaper. The Turbolaser rays emitted can form an arc under the action of the electromagnetic force field, launching long-range attacks hundreds of kilometers away.
These long-range weapons formed an extremely powerful artillery fire coverage. Under their unbridled bombing, Kingdom of Dawn's army also slowed down because it was worried about excessive losses.
The air battle between the two sides was also extremely fierce. Galactic Empire had already built more than a dozen airports on Dantooine and deployed a large number of fighter jets. At the same time, the most advanced Anti-Stealth radar was also installed in the city, which could directly crack Wraith fighter's stealth system.
In contrast, although Kingdom of Dawn has more powerful fighter combat capabilities, there are only three temporarily built airports that can accommodate a limited number of fighters and bombers. The Sword-class Aerial Fortress they are proud of cannot be deployed here because there is no airport to support it.
The result was that both warring parties began to rely on their respective Mobile Deflector Shield generators to establish positions. While constantly bombing each other, they sent small groups of elite troops to conduct exploratory raids in an attempt to destroy the other party's core node of the shield generator.
Since the fire points set up by the Galactic Empire covered each other, forming cross fires and being connected together, Kingdom of Dawn's plan to use Scorpion tank to carry out a rapid penetration assault did not achieve very good results, and instead lost many tanks.
Later, Kingdom of Dawn, the highest general in Dantooine, Commander Dai Hongkui, ordered a change in tactics and instead focused on elite mecha troops and special operations units to coordinate operations.
He began to dispatch elite troops of the Fourth Legion, Indjori and Caladanian from the rear to the front line, looking for opportunities to destroy the opponent's shield core before launching a large-scale frontal attack.
This is the reason why Dantooine's ground battlefield is so protracted.
In the outer space of the planet, both sides have also established their own transit space stations and space hangars, escorted by a small number of frigates and Light Cruiser. There is an endless stream of transport ships arriving here every day, continuously providing logistical supplies for the huge consuming ground battlefield.
At the same time, fighter jets from both sides are constantly harassing each other's transportation lines, and battles in space are also constantly breaking out.
However, because the hyperspace channel of Dantooine is very unstable and the planet is also very remote, it is difficult for large-scale fleets to enter the war zone, let alone capital ships. Even large transport ships like Leviathan-class passenger liner are difficult to navigate, so the space battlefield has become a foil.
It is not easy for the waterways here to meet the consumption of ground troops.
As a result, the warring parties were fighting on the one hand, and on the other hand, they were carrying out construction projects in their respective control areas, stepping up the construction of military factories, space ports, and mining farms to support frontline combat needs.
Both sides have also invested in a large number of robots for mining and production work.
Galactic Empire was even more extreme. After the war started, they directly captured almost all the residents on the planet who could be captured. The strong ones were recruited into the army, and the weaker ones were sent to mine and work in factories. This resulted in a large number of laborers, and in order to stabilize the hearts and minds of these people, Imperial army gave them pretty good treatment, at least like human beings.
However, the expansion of production has brought more defense focus. How to use the limited ground troops, where to defend and where to attack, this has also become a battlefield for both sides Commander to battle wits and courage.
Galactic Empire On Dantooine, plus the locally recruited soldiers, the number of troops has exceeded one million. However, Kingdom of Dawn currently has only about 200,000 army troops invested. Now the battle situation has turned into a positional war, which also makes Kingdom of Dawn very uncomfortable.
Huang Yehao continued to observe the battlefield. The roar of artillery fire in the distance continued, but he knew that it would stop soon. The current material supplies did not allow unlimited bombing.
Sure enough, as the artillery fire gradually became sparse, a large number of combat robots began to appear in the distance.
These B-1 combat robots have upgraded their control systems and AI. They are more flexible in their actions, running quickly on the battlefield and assaulting the fire blockade of the Galactic Empire.
In the sky, several Pelican transports flew over with three Scorpion Annihilator combat machines and dropped them directly on the front line.
After Scorpion Annihilator landed, the shield instantly unfolded, and the two double-mounted Turbolaser cannons began to fire wildly!
As the Kingdom of Dawn ground troops began to assault, in this highland, hundreds of turrets suddenly rose from the hidden ground - DF.9/B anti-infantry turrets!
Behind the turret, a large number of the Galactic Empire soldiers also emerged from the underground tunnels and used various weapons to shoot wildly at the attacking troops.
The dense firepower intertwined into a network and swallowed up the array of combat robots in an instant. Hundreds of combat robots were immediately blown to pieces by the gunfire!