934. Western Reaches Campaign: Super line of defense
[There is a problem with the data in the previous chapter. The length of Doomsday Battlefield class is 1049 meters, so it has just entered the battlecruiser category in the Fourth Civilization classification.]
The situation in Tibrin is changing so fast that Republic Intelligence Department is also a little confused, because in their judgment, no matter what happens to Tibrin, it will take at least about 20 days to complete the change in the political situation.
But now, the day after Priestess killed Sulibran-picture, Dark Followers Sola-Balk took over as tibrin Acting Governor of the Planet, and the other two Dark Jedi Knight Tol Skorr and Kadrian Sey, as his deputy, stabilized the situation on the planet within three days.
The reason for this is deeply related to Count Dooku's long-term infiltration of Tibrin, and the Ixi-Tibu people's deep hatred of Sulibran-Tu.
But Galactic Republic does not intend to give up Tibrin, because with the fall of Dolla Planet, Tibrin directly threatens Dolla Planet, affecting Dawn Star Planet's direct attack on Eriadu from Dolla Planet, becoming an increasingly critical and more realistic option.
On April 18, Jedi Master Roan-Shryne (Roan Shryne) arrived at Ayatu 6 Planet, joined 41st Storm Legion, and jointly commanded the battle with the 41st Storm Legion's clone Commander Gree.
Although Roan-Shryne is currently only 39 years old, he is a very senior Jedi Knight. He entered Jedi Order at the age of 2 and has served the Force for 37 years.
Among Jedi Order, there are some people called "The Old Guard" (The Old Guard). These people are considered to have sufficient qualifications and have closer ties with the Force. They also have great influence within Jedi Order. Therefore, generally speaking, when Jedi Order High Council chooses substitute members, they will often choose from these people.
The Old Guard is not a formal organization or department, but a title. When a Jedi Knight is often called the old guard, then he is it.
Dooku, Qui-Gon-Jin, Mace-Windu, Seve Dias and others were once called the old guard, and Roan-Shryne is also one of them, but his reputation is not as good as those famous masters.
However, before Roan-Shryne and 41st Storm Legion started to act, the first one to act was Fourth Civilization!
Later on April 18, Sefrans-Tann led 60 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers to attack brazenly and enter Eriadu system. However, she did not rush directly into Eriadu, but stopped near the sixth planet in the outermost part of the galaxy - Kelliadu (Kelliadu).
Kelliadu is just a desolate and cold planet with nothing else except some automated mineral mining factories.
At the same time, Matt-Hona also led 10 Kohl-class Battlecruiser and 10 Martha-class heavy cruiser to also enter Eriadu system from the other direction.
What they faced was Eriadu's terrifying defense!
Eriadu is located in the fourth orbit of the galaxy, and the fifth planet farther away from the star is a gas giant planet, Talastra Planet (Tarastra).
Talastra Planet has 7 satellites. Except for satellites 1 and 7, the other satellites 2 to 6 have relatively solid and stable structures. Now, all five satellites have dug out spaces inside, added support structures, and then transformed them into giant automated defense platforms with powerful firepower!
Although the automated defense platforms on these five satellites are only partially modified, the smallest one has a diameter of more than 400 kilometers! A reactor with a huge capacity is installed on it, which stores a large amount of energy. Thousands of heavy-duty Turbolaser cannons and tens of thousands of close-range anti-fire cannon systems are installed!
Moreover, Hangar Platform was actually dug out of these satellites with enough space to support the take-off and landing of thousands of fighter jets. However, these satellites are not suitable for life, so these Hangar Platform are empty and cannot station troops inside. However, they can be used as transfer stations and repair stations for fighter jets during battles.
The revolution rate of Talastra Planet is slightly faster than that of Eriadu. The revolution orbits of the two planets show that within one revolution cycle, Eriadu can be covered by the defense facilities on Talastra Planet at least one-third of the time.
Four days ago, Matt-Hona fired 10 Hypermatter Railgun at Eriadu, and the shells were intercepted at Talastra Planet.
And around Eriadu, there is also a satellite itself. Because Eriadu has a developed economy and a population of 22 billion, this satellite has already formed a very huge industrial base over hundreds of years of development, with a large number of factories, mining areas, power stations, space ports, shipyards, various large-scale orbital defense systems, and even Planetary Shield!
In addition to such an indestructible natural defense system, the number of warships concentrated on Eriadu has now reached more than 700!
Although these warships are old and small, including old large warships such as Invincible-class battleship, small warships such as Corellia DP-20 frigates, and old and small warships such as CR-70, the number is sufficient.
And the total number of fighter jets equipped on the planet has reached more than 60,000! Moreover, the factories on the planet are operating at full capacity, and brand-new fighter jets come off the production line every day and join the defenders.
Due to the lack of enough pilots, 18th Army Governor Wilhuff-Tarkin also issued a broad recruitment order to the residents of this planet and those mercenaries, recruiting everyone who can fly a spacecraft to join the battle surrounding Eriadu.
On April 19, Fourth Civilization, Fleet A of Matt-Hona and Blade Fleet of Sefrans-Tann began to set up Interdictor outside Eriadu system. Although it is impossible to cut off the external traffic of the galaxy, it can have a certain impact.
Afterwards, the two fleets launched a tentative attack on the planet Gas Giant Planet Talastra.
60 Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser, 10 Kohl-class Battlecruiser and 10 Martha-class missile heavy cruiser launched an indiscriminate bombardment against one of the satellite bases. However, the defense of the satellite base is very strong. This burst of bombing destroyed more than 50 heavy Turbolaser cannons.
Wilhuff-Tarkin ordered a quarter of the fleet to press forward and enter the gravity range of Talastra Planet to assist in the resistance.