2768. Complete collapse
What is a successful design?
For example, the suspension tank is the TX-130 Saber tank commonly used in the Galactic Republic period. This tank is fast and has flexible steering. Later versions were also equipped with the basic Deflector Shield. It has a light laser cannon that is powerful enough to deal with most ground units, and can quickly penetrate the battlefield and attack the enemy's weak links.
Its design is simple and reliable, has low maintenance cost, adapts to a variety of terrains, and performs well in Clone Wars. Therefore, this is a successful design.
For example, the heavy armored unit is also an AT-TE walker from the Galactic Republic period. This six-legged walker is known for its thick armor and powerful firepower. It is equipped with a heavy-duty Particle Grenade Launcher and multiple Anti-Infantry Laser Turrets. It can penetrate the enemy's defense line frontally and provide strong support for the infantry.
It has a stable structure and strong off-road capabilities. Although it is not fast, it can advance reliably in complex terrain and has become a trustworthy mobile fortress on the battlefield. Its design goals are clear, its functions are specific, and its battlefield positioning is clear. It made great contributions to Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars period. Therefore, it is also a successful design.
So, let's take a look at the 1-H super heavy suspension tank.
It attempts to have the mobility and speed of the TX-130, combined with the powerful firepower and protection of the AT-TE, and as a floating unit, it can also be easily installed with Deflector Shield. It sounds extremely beautiful. This should be the most perfect armored unit, right?
But in fact, in order to meet the requirements of protection capability, the 1-H floating tank has a layer of alloy armor with an average thickness of 200mm on the body, which brings a huge weight. Then, a heavy laser cannon and a medium Turbolaser cannon, plus the firepower of two twin anti-infantry blaster cannons, bring additional weight and energy load.
So the armor and protection were available, but the mobility was greatly reduced, so we started to toss with the anti-gravity engine. In order to support the tank to float at a height of two meters and reach the speed that a levitating tank should have, the anti-gravity engine became very huge. Coupled with the terrible energy consumption, a large enough reactor was needed.
The result is that the car body has to be enlarged to accommodate the engine and energy system. The weight of the car body increases further, and then the energy consumption cannot keep up. It falls into a vicious cycle, which eventually leads to the vehicle reaching a length of 20.5 meters and a height of 8.4 meters. Even with lightweight alloy armor, the total combat weight reaches 180 tons!
This thing has completely transformed into an armored monster.
Although it has powerful performance in theory, its maneuverability is far below design expectations due to its out-of-control size and weight. Its huge body makes it a prominent target.
Although the maximum speed reaches 300 kilometers per hour, its steering performance is very poor and it requires a long acceleration time. Although the armor protection is powerful, in order to control the weight, the side armor is basically weakened, leaving only the heavy defense on the front and top, and the overall protection is seriously unbalanced.
Finally, because the energy consumption is too huge, there is a conflict between the weapon system of the 1-H tank and Deflector Shield System. Under normal circumstances, no problem can be seen, but in a high-intensity combat environment, when Deflector Shield is severely attacked, the energy of the weapon system will be occupied, causing the main gun output power of the heavy laser cannon to be only about 40% of the normal.
So, the tank Galactic Empire spent a lot of money to develop and finally got a beautiful toy.
On the other hand, although the M-850 Grizzly Tank is classified as a super heavy tank among the Kingdom of Dawn, its total length is only 12.4 meters, its height is 7.2 meters, and its total combat weight is only 71.4 tons, which is only a fraction of the 1-H tank.
However, the design of Grizzly Tank is very compact, highly integrating the power system and weapon layout, effectively controlling the size and weight of the entire vehicle. For example, the two medium-sized Turbolaser guns use mixed ammunition. The disadvantage of this preloaded mode like artillery shells is that the number of firings is limited, and the tank's ammunition load is only 80 rounds, but the advantage is that it is more powerful and consumes less energy.
And this kind of tank has very firmly abandoned the suspension mode and continues to rely on the track transmission mode. Because the battlefield positioning of the Grizzly Tank has never been high-speed assault, but fire support for infantry or critical battles. This does not require too high speed. As for the terrain adaptability, it does sacrifice a lot, but as long as the positioning is correct, this is not a problem.
The Rattlesnake Assault Tank currently being tested by the Kingdom of Dawn Army is a suspended assault tank. If the terrain is not suitable for Grizzly Tank, then just send other equipment.
Therefore, with strong pertinence, Grizzly Tank can exert its greatest advantages in specific environments.
For example, in this encounter, Grizzly Tank can be said to have taken full advantage of its own advantages and completely defeated Galactic Empire's 1-H super-heavy suspension tank.
Facts have proved that it is not advisable to have both. Doing one thing to the extreme is the best. Perhaps the 1-H super-heavy suspension tank has greater battlefield adaptability and can adapt to combat in more environments, but its high cost limits its performance.
Therefore, the Grizzly Tank, which costs only one-quarter of the 1-H super-heavy tank, is a successful design.
Relying on the outstanding performance of Grizzly Tank, the armored troops of Kingdom of Dawn defeated the armored troops of the Galactic Empire on the flank and successfully advanced into the interior of Black Mountain Base.
Galactic Empire Army, who had just dealt with the A-130 Predator Mechanical Wolf and Indjori Vengeance, quickly mobilized his strength to block the torrent of steel, but to no avail, Grizzly Tank directly crushed their defense line completely.
And at this time, the infantry unit of Kingdom of Dawn had also entered the range of Deflector Shield, and the Fourth Legion and Vulture Company teams also launched a surprise attack from the side and rear.
Imperial army among Black Mountain Base has completely collapsed.
There used to be 100,000 Galaxy Imperial army stationed here. Later, some of them were transferred back because the landing site was attacked. Now there are still more than 70,000 troops and a large number of long-range fire support units, as well as a large amount of military supplies prepared for subsequent counterattacks.
Now, Black Mountain Base's army was brutally slaughtered, and a large amount of supplies fell into the hands of Kingdom of Dawn.
Inside Black Mountain Base, the huge body of Grizzly Tank directly ran over a barracks. At the same time, the turret began to rotate, aiming at a communication base station in the distance and firing two salvos! Boom! Boom!! The powerful power of the Turbolaser cannon immediately blew the base station into pieces!
Kingdom of Dawn soldiers, wearing CMC-300 powered armor, patrolled the ruins of the base, carefully cleaning up every fish that slipped through the net. Gunshots rang out from time to time, and all the Empire soldiers who resisted were mercilessly killed.
And among them, there are some bright red figures!
It was a kind of power armor that looked very solid and thick, reaching a height of 2 meters. The armor on the body was much thicker than the CMC-300. Even the entire head was covered by the armor, with only the eyes exposed.
Powered armor like this makes people shudder when they see it.
What's even more terrifying is that they are equipped with two Plasma Flamethrower!
This is a heavy-duty model of CMC-300 power armor - CMC-660 power armor, codenamed Fire Bat (Fire bat)! The armor made of fire-resistant materials can withstand astonishing high temperatures, which allows them to equip the powerful Plasma Flamethrower and spray flames to a distance of one hundred meters.
These Fire Bat powered armors walk on the battlefield, slowly, but extremely terrifying. As long as the firepower points and bunkers targeted by them will be instantly covered in flames, the the Empire soldiers hiding inside will howl and be burned to ashes.
Fire is always the most effective way to take away life.
News of the fall of Black Mountain Base reached the Galactic Empire Dantooine command center. Zell-Johnson, who had just moved the command center to the capital Garang, broke the tactical tablet in his hand on the spot and cursed.
He had just taken over the entire operation of Dantooine, especially since he was not familiar with the previous strategic deployment of Generals Maximilian-Vels, so he maintained the status quo.
As a result, Black Mountain Base only defended for one day before it was completely captured. It was impossible to count on how many troops inside could come back.
With the fall of Black Mountain Base, Khoonda City will face a frontal attack from Kingdom of Dawn army. The most unfortunate thing is that the industrial zone built by the Galactic Empire around Khoonda City will also be threatened.
In particular, the landing site of Khoonda City has not yet been repaired, and the transport fleet in outer space is constantly being harassed by Kingdom of Dawn, which makes this industrial area very important. Weapons and ammunition that require a large amount of consumption in normal operations can be produced locally, saving transportation costs.
It can be said that once Khoonda City's industrial zone is destroyed by Kingdom of Dawn, Galactic Empire will immediately be in trouble.
Lieutenant General Zell-Johnson had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask for help from the rear.
After receiving the message for help, he also learned that Dunn-Vesex, the generals Maximilian-Vels who had died, were very angry. In his opinion, he had sent 2 million troops to Dantooine as reinforcements. Not only that, in the transfer station behind the planet, a large amount of supplies were piled up. He even distributed some of his most precious things, the fleet, in that direction.
Dunn-Vesex now regards his fleet as his life-saving talisman. He is afraid that once the deterrence of his fleet weakens, Kingdom of Dawn will launch a general attack on his home planet Palin-Minor.
But even so, he also allocated 50 battleships and 2,000 frigates, Light Cruiser, to protect the logistics route all the way to Dantooine. This was like cutting his flesh.
Of course he wouldn't care about Kingdom of Dawn's new equipment, or the reason why the transport fleet was being harassed. From his perspective, he had already given everything he could give, so all he wanted next was the result.
However, Zell-Johnson's plea for help, Dunn-Vesex cannot really ignore it.
Now Kingdom of Dawn is also increasing troops in that direction. Dunn feels that his plan is successful. He has successfully attracted Kingdom of Dawn's attention to Dantooine. In this way, the planet Palin-Minor will be safe.
Next, he only needs to continue to increase troops and increase the military pressure on Dantooine, and then he can return to Imperial Center again and go to that power center to get more fleets.
After making up his mind, Dunn-Vesex issued an order to organize an additional 500,000 troops from the rear, including 200,000 K-X series security robots to Dantooine. Then he gave some instructions to General Gillard-Perine, who had just returned from injury, to keep him on guard, and then boarded the shuttle and headed towards Imperial Center.
Time has quickly arrived on October 15th, 9BBY, and New Year's Boxing Day is gradually approaching, with only 20 days left.
Imperial Center was naturally decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the atmosphere was full of joy. In addition, during this month, Kingdom of Dawn's military operations had basically stopped, which gave Galactic Empire precious breathing time. From Supreme Strategic Command to ordinary soldiers, everyone thought that this year should have passed like this.
And there are good news coming from other directions.
Admiral Thrawn led the fleet to hunt down the former super traitor - former Imperial Marshal Demetrius-Zaarin. The operation went very smoothly. Even if the opponent had super weapons like TIE-Defender fighter jets, Admiral Thrawn still commanded the fleet to defeat Zaarin's rebel fleet.
Zaarin's plan to build his own base in Outer Rim Territories was completely shattered. Half of the production lines he built were also destroyed by Thrawn, and he had to flee again.
And in the process, Demetrius-Zaarin also had conflicts with his biggest helper, his former Imperial Inquisitor, eldest sister Aden-Lin. The two groups parted ways, and Aden-Lin disappeared.
The current Zaarin is just a group of bereaved dogs, running around and trying to survive. It is only a matter of time before they are completely annihilated by Thrawn.
The even greater good news is that during the battle, Thrawn rescued many engineers who developed the TIE-Defender fighter jets and sent them to the headquarters of Sith Fleet Systems. Palpatine ordered Orman-Marshal Tagg to start analysis work as soon as possible and rebuild the TIE-Defender fighter project so that this super fighter can become an important weapon for Imperial army.
Dunn-Vesex was also active in Imperial Center, swarming around, and began to promote to Supreme Strategic Command his battle plan of sticking to Northern Territory, claiming that he would completely nail Kingdom of Dawn's main fleet to Northern Territory. Then, he used this plan to ask for more reinforcements.
This is a very typical behavior of raising a bandit to show self-respect, but the question is, can he support this 'bandit'?
On October 19, 16 days before the new year, Dunn-Vesex was entertaining Imperial Marshal Ruffan-Digorinus at a top club when he suddenly received a breaking news!
Dantooine's outer space base suffered a devastating blow! The transport fleet fled in all directions, and the escort fleet was completely destroyed! The super-large space station and space port were also seriously damaged during the battle and are temporarily unusable!
Now Dantooine reinforcements on the ground battlefield have been completely cut off!