The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2354, Decisive Battle of Anxin Planet (Part 2)

The Commercial Union Fleet launched a resolute attack under the command of Mal-Tuk. Even though they only had 100 battleships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships, they were not afraid of the Imperial Fleet with 500 battleships!

Mal-Tuk's confidence was not only because the main forces of the Geth Fleet and the Mararian Alliance Defense Fleet were still there and could provide him with good support, but also because a large number of warships were arriving behind him. The most important thing was that he believed that his fleet was enough to match the fleet of the Galactic Empire and even defeat them!

After judging the situation of both sides, Mal-Tuk decided to launch the attack first and not give the Imperial Fleet any chance to rest.

The Imperial Fleet has been fighting in front of the defense line of Anxin Planet for more than a day, and their energy loss and shield loss are very serious. If you arrive at the battlefield now and wait foolishly for your reinforcements to arrive before launching an attack, you are really a fool!

Admiral Mal-Tuk is not stupid, but also very good at calculation.

Although he still has about 100 battleships and more than 3,000 small and medium-sized warships that have not arrived yet, these fleets are enough to threaten the Imperial Fleet. As long as he can continue to harass and wait for his follow-up fleet to arrive, then he can launch a full-scale attack and win this decisive victory!

The fleet led by Admiral Mal-Tuk is different from other fleets. Although it seems that the number of battleships is not large, in fact, the combat capability is very strong!

With the cooperation of the Geth Fleet and the Mararian Alliance Defense Fleet, the Commercial Combined Fleet is divided into four directions, grabbing towards the Imperial Fleet like a claw!

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"General! The Separatist Commercial Combined Fleet is attacking us! The Geth spacecraft is also making a detour!" The adjutant hurried over to report to Gilad-Pellaeon.

"Tentative engagement, open fire immediately! Let the light cruiser formation return to the rear of the formation to deal with those Geth!" Gilad-Pellaeon said in a deep voice.

In fact, without his order, the Imperial-class Star Destroyers and Victory II-class Star Destroyers had already started bombarding with heavy turbolaser cannons. Countless turbolaser beams were fired at once, and almost at the same time, countless flames exploded in the fleet formations of both sides!

Girard Pellaeon did not order his fleet to form the Pellaeon Ring to meet the enemy. Although the Pellaeon Ring can deal with the attack of the Geth warships very well, this formation is very inflexible. The most important thing is that if you can't win, it is very inconvenient to retreat.

At present, the Commercial Combined Fleet immediately launched an attack without waiting for their reinforcements to arrive. The confidence they showed also made Girard Pellaeon a little daunted. He needed to test the opponent's combat effectiveness.

After the first round of exchange of fire, Girard Pellaeon found that the opponent's firepower was really not weak at all!

As the distance between the two sides continued to close, multi-faceted scans had been completed, and various optical images and data scan results were sent over. Girard Pellaeon then discovered that the quality of the Commercial Combined Fleet that rushed over was actually very high! !

Although the current strength of the Commercial Combined Fleet sounds small, with only 100 battleships and 1,500 small and medium-sized warships, in fact, the number of heavy cruisers in the Commercial Combined Fleet is particularly large!

Since the outbreak of the Clone Wars, all parties in the Milky Way have been accustomed to calling warships over 1,000 meters long as battleships. This statement actually came from the Kingdom of Dawn, because in the navy of the Kingdom of Dawn, it was accustomed to such classification. Later, both the Galactic Republic and the Confederation of Independent Systems thought that this statement was simple and clear, so it spread, and now everyone is using it.

Therefore, the number of battleships in a fleet has become the most basic benchmark for measuring the combat capability of this fleet. Although it is not very accurate in many cases, it can still be roughly estimated.

However, the Commercial Combined Fleet in front of us obviously threw this classification method directly under its feet.

Because in their formation, the main battleships have been identified, including 60 Behemoth-class battlecruisers, 20 Cole-class battlecruisers, 10 Martha-class missile heavy cruisers, and 10 Sova-class aircraft carriers.

But below these battleships, they also have more than 200 550-meter-long heavy cruisers that look like miniature Behemoth-class battlecruisers, and more than 50 heavy cruisers with a length of 700 to 800 meters!

In addition, most of the other battleships are also light cruisers in the range of about 300 meters, with more than 1,000 ships! ! A careful inspection revealed that there are very few destroyers and frigates under 300 meters in this formation, only about 200 ships.

To put it briefly, if the total tonnage is to be calculated, this commercial joint fleet is actually about half of the imperial fleet.

Taking into account that the Imperial Fleet still has more than 200 battleships and more than 500 small and medium-sized warships arriving later, and at least two-thirds of the warships of the Commercial Fleet have not appeared, then considering the complete situation of both sides, their tonnage is actually similar!

Gilad Pellaeon looked at the 200 miniature versions of the Behemoth-class ships in the optical image, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He knows this kind of battleship!

During the Battle of Planet Kira, this type of heavy cruiser called the Minotaur class participated in the battle for the first time. Although not many participated in the battle at that time, according to battlefield reports, this heavy cruiser, which is only 550 meters long, has very fierce firepower and can completely Compared to battleships!

The length is 550 meters, but the firepower is equivalent to that of a battleship! This is another sign that the Separatist ship technology of Planet Dawn is much higher than that of the Galactic Empire.

Now, a total of 200 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers appeared on the battlefield. Not only that, but among the more than 1,000 light cruisers, there were at least four models, and all of them were very unfamiliar, appearing on the battlefield for the first time!

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will always be victorious, but at this moment, Gilad Perrine discovered that he knew nothing about this combined commercial fleet!

On the battlefield, dazzling beams of light flashed across the battlefield, shooting out with devastating power.

The Yamato cannon on the bow of the 200 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers has been charged and started shooting directly! The Yamato Cannon fires an electromagnetic confinement fusion ion cannon, which is equivalent to confining the energy of a super-large nuclear bomb with an electromagnetic field and then launching it. It is very powerful.

The deflector shields of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer that was hit by the Yamato cannon were flashing violently, and it was obvious that it had suffered a serious attack.

The claw-shaped formation of the Commercial Combined Fleet continued to circle in four directions, driving far away as if the claws were opening. Detours in four directions can limit the firing direction of the Imperial Fleet, preventing them from concentrating their firepower. Moreover, such detours in four directions can also bring into play more of the characteristics of the cruisers of the Commercial Combined Fleet.

And at this time, Gilad Perrine also began to discover that in the Commercial Combined Fleet, there were not only miniature versions of the Behemoth class, but also miniature versions of the Cole class, Masha class, and Dunov class. , Aiken-class battlecruiser!

At this moment, he felt as if he had seen a ghost, and couldn't help but exclaim, "What on earth are these separatists doing!! What on earth are their battleship designers thinking?!"