783. 5 Minutes of Death (Part 1)
[The most impressive battle? That must be Battle of Terminus. At that time, no one in the entire galaxy thought we would win, but we won... We defeated Galactic Republic in a war of attrition... In that battle, everything happened in those 5 minutes...]
——Excerpted from the Fourth Empire, Imperial Calendar 47, Dawn TV Station special program "Road of Empire", an interview record with a veteran who participated in Clone Wars.
[...Fourth Empire has experienced countless wars in the decades from scratch to the founding of the country. Unlike the magnificent Battle of Coruscant and Battle of Corellia, the battle of Terminus Planet left an indelible impression on this veteran. Looking at today, we can only sigh with emotion at the fighting spirit of the the Empire martyrs who are not afraid of sacrifice, and the fighting spirit of fighting to the death in every battle regardless of the size... In this process, the wise and decisive decision-making of our great Emperor of the Empire Tang Xiao takes the greatest credit...]
The host's magnetic voice came from behind the scenes. The host, who was born in the year Imperial Calendar 9, did not understand the significance of the Terminus Planet battle.
So far, Fourth Empire has not fully decrypted the process of Clone Wars that lasted for four years. The specific processes of those countless battles back then are still unknown. From the host's perspective, he can indeed put Battle of Terminus, a battle involving less than 200 warships on both sides, as irrelevant.
Not to mention the Battle of Coruscant, which had over 10,000 kilometer-class large battleships participating in the battle. Even compared to the Corellia battle, which had more than 6,000 battleships from both sides, the Terminus Planet battle was still just a small shrimp.
But there are indeed such rumors on many occasions——
Although Commander of the Navy, Matt-Marshal Horner experienced more than one large-scale defeat in the subsequent wars, one of the reasons why his status as Commander of the Navy is still extremely stable is because of the battle of Terminus Planet.
As for why, few people can say clearly.
Many people are just talking about those glorious 5 minutes, but no one can really explain what happened, nor do they understand how many ups and downs Fourth Empire's fate has undergone during this process.
Everything is buried in the long river of history, and in the Fourth Empire, Imperial Zero Database, which is filled with countless dark secrets.
For Matt-Hona, then Fourth Civilization, Fleet A Commander, everything started from what happened in the short 5 minutes when the mass accelerator built on the satellite was aimed at Galactic Republic fleet Prosecutor-class battlecruiser.
In these five minutes, the situation of the battle was completely turned around.
However, these were not 5 minutes of glory. But...
5 minutes of death!
Whether it is a space battlefield or a ground battlefield, what happens in these five minutes can even be said to determine the future development direction of the entire galaxy!
Matt-Hona, made two gambles.
Success, boundless glory, failure, death and annihilation.
"All battleships! Attack the enemy flagship with full power!!" Matt-Hona gave the order.
"General! Where is the shield?" the combat staff asked eagerly.
"Don't worry about the shield! Don't worry about anything else! Attack that Prosecutor-class battlecruiser with all your firepower!" Matt-Hona ordered decisively.
"General!"
"Within two minutes, break the enemy ship's shield! Two minutes!!" Matt-Hona almost shouted with all his strength, "This ship rushes forward! Use it as a bait! Attract enemy firepower!"
"Yes... yes!!!"
Fourth Civilization flagship Northern Land Kohl-class Battlecruiser immediately began to accelerate forward. At the same time, the powerful 40m caliber Hypermatter Railgun in front of the battleship began to charge!
For Hypermatter Railgun, in order to launch, the shield must be lowered.
Because of such powerful energy fluctuations, even expensive one-way shields will be affected. In order to ensure a successful launch, the only way is to lower the front shield of the battleship.
And this is also the biggest weakness of Kohl-class Battlecruiser. Just like Hunter Class Battlecruiser and the huge Hangar Platform, they are all fatal weaknesses!
Galactic Republic's battleship naturally understands this.
When Kohl-class Battlecruiser Hypermatter Railgun started to charge, Republic Fleet also poured out his strongest firepower!
At the same time, the mass accelerator on the satellite was also launched with that unique 'gift'.
Two minutes to break Prosecutor-class battlecruiser's shield!
You know, what we are talking about now is a large battleship with a length of 2,500 meters!
Even if it is a thousand-meter battleship, if someone wants to break through the shield within two minutes, Galactic Republic generals who graduated from the Naval Academy will sneer at it.
They will tell you that in these two minutes, they have at least 10,000 ways to make the opponent's fleet pay a price far greater than this one battleship.
A mere Prosecutor-class is not enough to change the generals who are accustomed to relying on the almost unlimited industrial production capacity of Galactic Republic to change their understanding of war.
But, that's what happened.
"Launch!!!" As Matt-Hona roared, the entire Fourth Civilization fleet poured almost all the firepower it could into Prosecutor-class battlecruiser.
And this is also the flagship of Galactic Republic located in Terminus Planet!
Republic Fleet launched a resolute counterattack at the same time, and countless powerful Turbolaser cannons fell on the Fourth Civilization battleship.
The Fourth Civilization battleship, which had no shield protection at all, suffered heavy losses immediately. Within almost a minute, one Kohl-class Battlecruiser was severely damaged by the concentrated fire, capsized amidst the violent explosion and fire, and turned into a lifeless space coffin.
In addition, countless Fourth Civilization battleships suffered heavy damage.
But their goal was still achieved!
Galactic Republic flagship, Prosecutor-class battlecruiser suffered a brutal blow, the shield was completely shattered, and the battleship armor also suffered serious damage.
Having withstood such a severe hit, the Prosecutor-class battlecruiser needed at least 20 minutes to recirculate its shield system. Therefore, the battleship began to retreat continuously, and several Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser flew over, using their bodies to block the shooting angle of the Fourth Civilization battleship.
Under such circumstances, no one seemed to remember that the Mass Driver built on the satellite had fired once before.
Because of the limited power, the speed of the launched projectile cannot be compared to Kohl-class's Hypermatter Railgun. Now this projectile is still flying...