1106. Eriadu Air Combat (1) [First update, please vote for me and subscribe]
After hearing the report, Admiral Theost turned on the interrupt and looked at the hyperspace fluctuation data. He was quite disapproving and said with a cold smile: "Haha, reinforcements? It seems that the Separatists plundered a poor army from nowhere. A small fleet is coming over. Looking at the scale of this hyperspace fluctuation, there should be about 10 battleships."
"Do you need to respond?" asked another staff officer next to him.
"What's the reaction? Do we still have to go to meet them? Ha!" Admiral Theost said humorously, "No need, separatism is over, completely over. They have been plundering for who knows how long. The fleet we just got will be surpassed by our next batch of reinforcements. In three days, 15 Jaeger-class ships will arrive, and the warehouses and hangars are filled with fighter jets, bringing a total of 12,000 aircraft over! Pay attention to coordination, because in order to carry more fighter jets, these Jaeger-class take-off platforms are full."
"This is the strength of the Republic and our honor, general!" The staff officer stood at attention and saluted, flattering a little. "When the reinforcements arrive, I will immediately arrange these fighter jets properly."
Admiral Theost came to the holographic star map and said loudly with his hands behind his back: "Continue to attack! Don't stop! Don't give the Separatists any chance to breathe!"
"Yes!" the staff officer responded.
The Galactic Republic fleet continues to press forward, and the fleet attacking the Agonev-class interstellar bases at the north and south poles of the planet Eriadu also deliberately adjusts its direction with the revolution of the planet, always maintaining its ability to attack the interstellar base while also Severing the connection between the Separatist fleet and the starbase.
The main fleets of both sides continued to fight fiercely near the Eriadu satellite.
In fact, in this case, the Fourth Civilization Fleet has a slight advantage over the main fleet of the Republic, but what is really unstoppable is the huge number of fighter jets on the Republic's Jaeger-class battlecruisers!
In terms of the exchange of fire between the main battleships of both sides, the Fourth Civilization has more than 130 Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers, as well as Cole-class battlecruisers, Masha-class heavy missile cruisers, and 10 Dunov-class battlecruisers. Even the Sova-class aircraft carrier is equipped with powerful main guns.
When the two sides first started fighting, the Republic fleet suffered a big loss and was severely damaged by the powerful frontal firepower of the Fourth Civilization Fleet.
Later, Theost made timely adjustments, using the fighter cluster as the core of the attack, and constantly disrupted the formation and deployment of the Fourth Civilization Fleet, which turned the tide of the battle.
Among the fleets of the Fourth Civilization, the Dauntless class, Martha class, and Cole class are all very typical artillery battleships. Although they also have anti-aircraft firepower, they are far from strong.
Therefore, their fleet has incorporated a large number of guard-class light anti-aircraft destroyers, and there are also two types of light frigates, the Spear-class and the Manghan-class, which are used to specifically hunt the opponent's fighter jets.
In addition, the Viking fighter jets that have now begun mass production have firmly surpassed the V-19 Torrent fighter jets and ARC-170 heavy fighter jets in terms of performance, and finally they have not been torn to pieces by the 20,000 fighter jets of the Republic Fleet.
But the war situation is still very pessimistic until now, because the Republic's reinforcements continue, but the Fourth Civilization cannot compete with the Republic in productivity.
Now the surrounding planets are also starting to operate at full capacity. After the planet Eriadu was occupied by the planet Salest and Sothrob Company, they immediately started their factories at full capacity to provide supplies for the defense of the planet Eriadu. A large amount of military supplies.
At the same time, the factories on the Eriadu satellite are also operating rapidly. Now, because this small satellite still has a planetary shield, it has become the key to maintaining the war situation in the entire galaxy.
The factories on the planet Eriadu are still operating, but the efficiency is much lower. On the one hand, it had just been occupied, and the people on the planet had experienced months of famine, with billions of people killed and injured. They didn't have much thought at work; on the other hand, the Republic fleet also showed no mercy to Eria. Planet Du launched a bombing.
Although the approach of the Galactic Republic Fleet was similar to that of the Fourth Civilization Fleet at that time, they tried to fire at rated safe power, but the continuous attacks, coupled with the indiscriminate bombing of thousands of fighter jets, also made this The already devastated planet is even worse.
Now the problem of famine has been temporarily alleviated on the planet Eriadu, but the main reason for the relief is not the increase in food supply, nor the arrival of more support, but...
Those who could starve to death would probably starve to death.
The planet Eriadu had a population of 23 billion at its peak. Now, the population on the planet is less than 7 billion! The population has dropped by more than two-thirds!
At this moment, on the Eriadu satellite, a large number of orbital defense systems are constantly firing. At the same time, countless fourth civilization ghost fighters, vulture robot fighters, coyote robot bombers, and Viking fighters are also in various hangars and on the planet. Land at the spaceport, receive maintenance, rotate pilots, and then continue taking off for combat.
The Sova-class aircraft carrier is located at the back of the fleet formation. Because of the existence of the Eriadu satellite, they do not need to take on the work of taking off and maintaining fighter jets. Therefore, they are dedicated here to coordinate and command fighter combat operations and serve as a temporary transit point. The function allows severely damaged fighters to be dealt with immediately.
The same is true for the three Rookery Hook-class battleships, which assume the same responsibilities as the Sova-class aircraft carriers. The giant ships converted from these three cargo ships also have another role, which is to provide supplies to the fleet.
Because it is a home defense operation, the Martha-class heavy missile cruisers, Javelin-class missile frigates and Viking fighter jets, which have very huge logistical requirements, are now throwing away their equipped missiles as if they are free of money.
That’s right, splashing rather than launching!
The Fourth Civilization Fleet also tried its best to hold the line. They would launch thousands or even tens of thousands of missiles in a single salvo!
"General! The separatist fleet has begun to adjust its formation!" the staff officer came to Admiral Theost and reported.
"Is it to cooperate with the reinforcements?" Admiral Theost touched his beard and said, "The opponent's Dunov-class battlecruiser should be about to start charging again, right?"
"Yes, General. According to calculations, the separatist Dunov-class battlecruiser will recharge in 5 minutes. By then, the overall shield strength of the separatist fleet will be increased again," the staff officer said.
"Hmph! The separatists know how to do these things and make their fleet look like a turtle shell." Theost slammed the table.
