In the Galactic Republic Fleet, from the Commander to the Pilot, no one can prepare for the two Spaceships, the Stilat-class Light Frigate and the Shriken-class Light Frigate, which have almost the same appearance but different functions, and are extremely powerful!
These two types of Light Frigates have been one of the top secrets of the Fourth Civilization since their inception, and all tests were carried out in the Endor System, and spies could not penetrate at all.
The Research and Development goal of these two Light Frigates is to target the Starfighter Group of the Galactic Republic. At that time, the Fourth Civilization already had Wraith Starfighters and ordinary Pirates did not pose a threat at all, and there was no need for this kind of Frigate to fight.
So now, the Galactic Republic knows nothing about this spaceship!
The Beam Ray of the Shriken-class Light Frigate can interfere with the Engine System in the Thrusters of the Spacecraft, reducing the output of the Thruster and thus speed. The Beam Ray of the Stilat-class Light Frigate can directly damage the Armor of the Enemy Spaceship from the molecular level, and its power is actually not great. In the actual combat test, it is not very useful for a Battleship of more than 300 meters like the Revelation-class Light Cruiser, let alone threaten the Main Battleship of the thousand-meter class.
However, if the combat target becomes a Starfighter, then the Deflector Shield of the Starfighter cannot isolate the radiation of these two types of Beam Rays at all, and the result is a fatality.
300 Shriken-class Light Frigates and 100 Stilat-class Light Frigates took off from the Floating Cities, mixed among the Vulture Droid Starfighters and Wraith Starfighters, and caused terrible damage to the Starfighter Group of the Galactic Republic!
"H-42 Squadron lost contact!"
"J-11 Squadron lost 9 Starfighters, request to retreat!"
"Thruster failed! Ci... ah!!!"
The Flight Control and Command Centers of each Venator-class Star Destroyer are filled with such tragic calls, which is eye-catching, but for Admiral McGlenn, the Commander-In-Chief of the Fleet, he only said one word: "Attack!"
Even if Starfighters are being lost at an alarming rate, he just said a word.
Not for anything else, just because he has enough Starfighters in his hand!
Compassion does not hold Soldiers, this is the most basic quality. Admiral McGlenn could see clearly that even though the Wraith Starfighters and those Small Spaceships were almost crushing their own Starfighters, however, their numbers were too small after all.
400 Small Spaceships, less than 1,000 Wraith Starfighters.
As for the Galactic Republic, even if the Starfighter Force continues to lose after fierce battles, the remaining number of available Starfighters displayed on the screen in front of him is still...
11,109!
That's right, even though more than 4,000 Starfighters have been lost before and after, he still has 11,109 Starfighters in his hands!
In contrast, less than 800 of the 2,400 Vulture Droid Starfighters that the Separatists took off to meet in this batch are left!
Counting the loss of more than 2,000 Vulture Droid Starfighters before, the Separatists directly lost half of their Air Cover Force.
When these Vulture Droid Starfighters are completely lost, it is time for these Separatist Wraith Starfighters and those Small Spaceships to face the sheer number of Galactic Republic Starfighters alone without cover!
At that time, it is the real victory or defeat!
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"Attack!!" Matt Horner said the same word.
The Warships of the Fourth Civilization speed up and continuously charge towards the Fleet of the Galactic Republic, while continuously firing with maximum firepower!
Whether it is a Kol-class Battlecruiser or a Hiigaran-class Battlecruiser, they can exert the greatest firepower when facing the enemy head-on. This is the biggest difference between the Battleships of the Fourth Civilization and the Battleships of the Galactic Republic.
The resolute assault of the Republic Fleet, the ambush of the Hangar Defense Platforms and the Proximity Mine Field directly seen by the Jedi Knights left Matt Horner with only this choice.
He had to rush over now, with the goal of killing as much as possible of the Republic's Fleet before it broke into Bespin's Life Zone.
The Hypermatter Railgun in front of the Kol-class Battlecruiser recharged and fired!!
Dozens of dazzling lights lit up, which also meant that a Giant Shell with a diameter of 40 meters directly hit the target at a speed of one-tenth of the speed of light.
The two Venator-class Star Destroyers were directly blasted into two sections by such firepower! The wreckage of the Battleship continued to explode and lost power, but it continued to move forward under the influence of inertia.
Behind these Battleships, there are more wreckage and debris, forming a debris belt stretching thousands of kilometers and tens of kilometers wide.
However, finally, the remaining 39 Venator-class Star Destroyers of the Galactic Republic entered the range of Bespin's Life Zone.
"The Main Gun ceases fire." Matt Horner took a deep breath and said, "Enter Bespin's Life Belt!"
The Bespin Life Zone is a 30-kilometer-high atmospheric space between 150 kilometers and 180 kilometers away from the outer atmosphere of the Gas Giant Bespin. The atmospheric composition here is the zone where most intelligent creatures in the Galaxy can live.
Just like the name, the Bespin Life Belt is a gift from Bespin to all living beings, and it is also a symbol of giving life to this Icy Planet.
There are more than 10 Million residents living in more than ten floating cities here, and half of them live in the largest Floating City - Cloud City.
Matt Horner can't give this order to keep firing Main Guns...
If this thousand-meter-class Warship fires at full power, the power of the Main Gun can easily destroy the atmosphere of Bespin's Life Zone, turning this place into a complete death zone!
The consequence of this is equivalent to a direct Orbital Bombment on a densely populated Planet. No one can withstand the ensuing storm, not even Tang Xiao.
No one wants to live under a tyrant who wipes out an entire Planet with a single disagreement, especially when they have other options.
Even if it is the Fourth Civilization, an Aggressive Civilization created by Tang Xiao to be warlike, he must whitewash his aggressive behavior as an act of liberation fighting for freedom and resisting the tyranny of the Republic. If this is not tenable, He has no way to rule these Planets with different ideologies and races.
Of course, he can also kill all the way, as long as he is strong enough, he only needs to be the Emperor in the ruins in the end—if he is still willing at that time.
Now that the Galactic Republic Fleet is sailing directly into the Bespin Life Zone, their meaning is also very clear—advance against firepower along the way, and the lost Warships will be regarded as interest, and now our two sides will compete in the ground battle.
Matt Horner had to fight, he had to fight.
Even if such a result is equivalent to sealing the greatest firepower advantage of his fleet, he can only do so.
You can say that the Galactic Republic is playing hooligans, but this is war... Your Defense Line failed to prevent the opponent's Landing Operation, so there is only the next step!
The Fleet of the Fourth Civilization broke into the Life Zone of Bespin, and the Battleships of both sides were still firing non-stop, but they also limited the power of the Main Guns to a low power. This shooting power is recorded in the database of each Warship, and shooting at this power will not damage the atmosphere.
In the ancient battles of the Galactic Republic, except for those wars that were really red-eyed and fought all the way, once the Fleets of the two sides enter such a battle mode in the planetary atmosphere, if the winner is determined only by artillery battles, I'm afraid it will take several days.
At this time, Starfighters and Ground Troops became the real protagonists!