Eight Norincoden-class destroyers.
One heavy Battlecruiser, two light battlecruiser destroyers, and three frigates.
Together with the thousands of carrier-based aircraft on both sides, they engaged in a fierce melee within this unfamiliar starfield.
Countless laser beams and explosions crisscrossed without end.
Logically, the former side held the advantage over the latter in both numbers and specifications.
Yet the battle remained evenly matched.
The Galactic Empire Stellar Fleet was even at a slight disadvantage.
Because one of their Norincoden-class destroyers had already been completely overrun.
Once a claw-shaped assault pod successfully rammed its way in, it was basically a declaration of defeat.
This style of fighting was exceedingly unfamiliar to the Galactic Empire Stellar Fleet.
Normally, close-quarters combat between space warships would only occur after the ships had drawn near and completed a hull-to-hull docking.
It was a tactic used by the side with absolute superiority, intended to capture intact warships or personnel.
Forcing a boarding action with claw-shaped assault pods during a space battle was utterly insane.
The Galactic Empire Stellar Fleet had never even seen such a thing.
It could only be said that this was the Warhammer style.
However, because the World Government possessed various spatial teleportation technologies, its personnel did not actually need to travel inside the assault pods, greatly reducing the risk of casualties.
Of course.
The most crucial factor was the shield.
Before it vanished, the eight Norincoden-class destroyers could only take a beating.
Meanwhile, Major General Cyril's side could safely wait for allied warships such as the Amaterasu to arrive.
Not long afterward.
Blue flashes, along with a small number of golden ones, began appearing behind both sides.
More warships were arriving through warp transmission. Clearly, both armies' main forces were reaching the battlefield one after another.
"Admiral Momonga, I recall you saying there