The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2335 Secret Weapon (Part )

2336: Secret Weapon (Part )
"Let's not talk about this for now! Now we have confirmed that the Separatists have a secret weapon that can allow a huge nuclear bomb to appear on the battlefield without warning and hit one of our space stations very accurately!" When Gideon Tarkin said this, he felt his voice trembling a little.

Bang! He slammed his fist on the table again, knocking a cup that was not properly placed to the ground, spilling the juice inside all over the floor, forming a large stain on the expensive carpet.

Admiral Gideon said viciously: "If the enemy is targeting the space station this time, what about next time? Will it be our flagship? This time they launched a nuclear bomb, what if they launch a proton torpedo next time?"

Everyone present took a breath.

Indeed, the 19000-meter-long Executor-class super star destroyer they were sitting on, the Morak, was much larger than the space station array that had just been blown up! !
If the Separatists really wanted to fire an 80-meter-long super-giant proton torpedo at them, the Morak would not be able to withstand it! You know, even the super-heavy proton torpedo fired from the Ogre-class siege cruiser is only 30 meters long, and 25 meters of it is thrusters and electronic components, and the proton warhead is only about 3 meters long.

However, this 80-meter-long thing doesn't look like it has thrusters. In other words, this whole thing is a complete, insanely large warhead! !

"Immediately... immediately have the warships maneuver and evade! Don't stop for a moment!" The captain of the Morak quickly turned around and gave the order loudly.

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At the same time, in the outer orbit of Planet No. 3, the Dawn Kingdom fleet is stationed.

On the bridge of the flagship Taowu Titan battleship, a senior engineer in black military uniform came to the fleet commander-in-chief Severance Tann and said in a low voice: "General Tann, the first launch of the Death Star cannon failed. It did not hit the target..."

The existence of the Death Star cannon is top secret even within the Kingdom of Dawn. In this fleet, only this senior engineer knows about the Death Star cannon. He also has a technical team that provides technical support related to the Death Star cannon to Severance Tann and collects actual combat data.

"What do you mean by not hitting the target?" Severance Tann asked curiously.

The Death Star Cannon is the most secret super weapon in the Kingdom of Dawn. It can launch a super-giant nuclear bomb to directly attack a planet tens of thousands of light years away. This 70-kilometer-long launcher is currently located on the planet Hoth.

Because of its extremely long range, this weapon is almost impossible to counter. However, because of its long range, the Death Star cannon can only be used to aim at planetary targets. After all, the orbit of a planet is fixed, and it is so large that it cannot hit anything smaller.

The black-clad engineer sighed and said, "During the first launch, we accidentally hit a space station of the Galactic Empire. We failed to hit the planetary shield. Therefore, we are currently unsure of the actual damage of the Death Star cannon to the planetary shield..."

"Hit an armed space station?" Severance Tann smiled coldly, "I would like to ask you, how can you use the Death Star cannon to hit an armed space station."

"This... can only be said to be a problem of extremely low probability..." The black-clad engineer had cold sweat running down his forehead.

Indeed, if hitting a planet with the Death Star cannon is like hitting an apple with a sniper rifle from 10,000 meters away, then hitting an armed space station is like hitting a grain of sand. The probability of this happening is not zero, but it is almost impossible.

"Hmph. When is the next attack?" Tann asked.

"The Death Star cannon takes about 5 hours to charge, and the time it takes for the shells to be fired from Hoth to Fondo is about 26 hours. In other words, the second attack will arrive 31 hours later," said the black-clad engineer. "Stop firing the Death Star cannon first," said Severance Tann. "It's rare that you have created a miracle. I want to see how the Imperial Navy will react."

"Yes." The black-clad engineer immediately walked over and asked the technicians at the Death Star cannon to stop firing through hyperspace communication.

The battlefield of the entire Fangduo planet fell into an eerie silence for a moment. Except for the Catastrophe-class, Paladin-class, and Cole-class battlecruisers that were still continuing their bombing, there was basically no movement from either side.

Of course, the engineering team of the Kingdom of Dawn was not idle. They invested a large number of engineering ships and engineering robots, and worked non-stop to build a forward base on Planet No. 3.

Sure enough, after about 2 hours, the defenders of the Galactic Empire began to take action.

They separated a fleet of about 400 battleships and 2000 small and medium-sized warships and began to move towards Planet No. .

A sneer appeared on Severance Tann's lips. She immediately ordered, "Send a telegram to all ships to form a defensive formation and do not go into battle. Send all the long-range bombing warships back."

"Yes!"

This Imperial fleet did come here to attack, because a space station was directly destroyed, which forced Admiral Gideon Tarkin to make a choice. He was worried that such bombing would continue, so he sent some warships to attack actively, hoping to put some pressure on the Separatist fleet that had been sitting still.

He believed that there must be a reason why this kind of unpredictable nuclear attack had not been used before, and was not launched until Severance Tann's fleet arrived at the planet Fangduo. It was very likely that the opponent's fleet provided navigation for this nuclear attack.

It was not until August 8 that the Imperial Fleet approached Planet No. 22 and carried out a long-range orbital bombardment of the planet. Only then did Severance Tann order his fleet to take the initiative to meet it.

At this time, it was already the third day since the Dawn Kingdom fleet arrived at Planet Fangduo, and the fleets of both sides had their first exchange of fire near Planet No. 3.

There was almost no suspense in this battle. In the fleet of the Kingdom of Dawn, the Archon-class aircraft carrier launched tens of thousands of unmanned interceptors, which flew densely towards the Imperial fleet. At the same time, other warships continued to fire while advancing. The first to bear the brunt were the 10 aggressive Divine Revelation-class battleships!

However, the imperial fleet had no intention of engaging in a decisive battle. While firing back, they began to turn to the other side, preparing to leave the battlefield.

At the same time, another part of the Imperial fleet also began to advance, launching long-range attacks on the Kingdom of Dawn fleet and covering the retreat of the vanguard fleet.

In this exchange of fire, the Galactic Empire lost 11 Imperial-class Star Destroyers and more than 40 small and medium-sized warships of various types. Severance Tann did not continue to pursue, but returned to the outer space of Planet No. , continued to let Planet No. block detection, and continued to remain inactive.

The fleet of the Galactic Empire once again confirmed its intention to retreat and return to the defense system of the planet Fangduo, and never came out again.

Severance Tann also ordered the Death Star artillery to continue firing and bombing. In the next few days, the Death Star artillery fired 19 shells, all of which hit the planet Fangduo accurately. And this time, no unlucky space station was hit.

The continuous bombing of billion-ton nuclear bombs made the Imperial Fleet Commander Gideon Tarkin upset.