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Chapter 2353: The Battle of Anxin Planet (Part )

2354: The Final Battle on Planet Anxin (Part )
The Commercial Combined Fleet launched a resolute attack under the command of Mal-Tuk. Even though they seemed to have only 100 battleships and 1500 small and medium-sized warships, they were not afraid at all when facing the Imperial Fleet with 500 battleships!
Mal-Tuk's confidence is not only because the main forces of the Geth Fleet and the Mararian Alliance Defense Fleet are still there and can provide him with good support, nor is it only because a large number of warships are arriving behind him. The most important thing is that he believes that his fleet is enough to rival the Galactic Empire's fleet and even defeat them!

After assessing the situation between the enemy and us, Mal-Tuk decided to launch the attack first and not give the Imperial Fleet any chance to rest.

The Imperial Fleet has been fighting against the defense line of Anxin Planet for more than a day now, and their energy consumption and shield loss are very serious. If they arrive at the battlefield now and wait for their reinforcements to arrive before launching an attack, they are really foolish!
Admiral Mal-Touk is not only not stupid, but he is also very calculating.

Although he still had about 100 battleships and more than 3000 small and medium-sized warships that had not yet arrived, these fleets were enough to threaten the Imperial Fleet. As long as he could continue to harass and wait for his follow-up fleet to arrive, he could then 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 small, in fact, its combat capability is very strong!
With the cooperation of the Geth Fleet and the Mararian Alliance Defense Fleet, the Commercial Fleet was divided into four directions and grabbed towards the Imperial Fleet like a sharp claw!

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

"A tentative engagement, open fire immediately! Let the light cruiser formation return to the rear of the formation to deal with those Geth!" Girard Perrine said in a deep voice.

In fact, without his order, the Imperial-class Star Destroyers and Victory II-class Star Destroyers had already begun 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!
Gilad Pellaeon did not order his fleet to form the Pellaeon Ring to engage the enemy. Although the Pellaeon Ring could deal with the attacks of the Geth warships very well, this formation was very inflexible. Most importantly, it would be inconvenient to retreat if they could not win.

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

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

As the distance between the two sides continued to shorten, multiple scans were completed, and various optical images and data scan results were sent over. Girard Peraine then discovered that the commercial fleet that rushed over was actually of very high quality! !

Even though the Commercial Combined Fleet’s current strength sounds small, with only 100 battleships and 1500 small and medium-sized warships, in fact, there are a large number of heavy cruisers in the Commercial Combined Fleet!

Since the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the galaxy has been accustomed to calling warships over 1000 meters long as capital ships. This term actually came from the Kingdom of Dawn, because the navy of the Kingdom of Dawn was accustomed to making such a classification. Later, both the Galactic Republic and the Confederation of Independent Systems thought that this term was simple and clear, so it spread and everyone is using it now.

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 joint fleet in front of us obviously threw this division method underfoot.

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.

但是在这些战舰以下，他们还拥有200多艘看起来就像是微缩版巨兽级战列巡洋舰的550米长重巡洋舰，以及长度在700到800米区间的重巡洋舰50多艘！

In addition, most of the other warships are light cruisers in the 300-meter range, with more than 1000 of them! ! A closer look revealed that there were very few destroyers and frigates under 300 meters in this formation, only about 200.

To put it simply, if the total tonnage is calculated, this commercial 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 Perrine looked at the 200 miniature Behemoth-class warships in the optical image, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead. He knew this kind of warship!
In the Battle of Kira Planet, this type of heavy cruiser called the Minotaur class took part in the battle for the first time. Although the number of them participating in the battle was small at that time, according to battlefield reports, the firepower of this heavy cruiser, which was only 550 meters long, was very fierce and could be compared with the main battleship!

The length is 550 meters, but the firepower is equivalent to that of a capital ship! This is another example of how the Dawn Separatists' ship technology is far superior to that of the Galactic Empire.

Now, a total of 200 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers appeared on the battlefield. Not only that, among the more than 1000 light cruisers, at least four types appeared, and all of them were very unfamiliar and appeared on the battlefield for the first time!

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle, but Girard Perrine now discovered that he knew nothing about this commercial fleet!
On the battlefield, dazzling beams of light flashed and shot out with destructive power.

The Yamato guns on the bows of the 200 Minotaur-class heavy cruisers have completed charging and started firing directly! The Yamato guns fire electromagnetic confinement fusion ion cannons, which are equivalent to confining the energy of a super-large nuclear bomb with an electromagnetic field and then firing it. The power is very huge.

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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 kept circling in four directions, and from a distance it looked as if the claws were opening. The circling in four directions could distract the Imperial Fleet's firing direction to the greatest extent, preventing them from concentrating their firepower, and such circling in four directions could also bring out more of the characteristics of the cruisers on the Commercial Combined Fleet's side.

And at this time, Girard 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, Martha class, Dunov class, and Aiken class battlecruisers!
At this moment, he felt as if he had seen a ghost, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "What on earth are these separatists doing?! What on earth are their battleship designers thinking?!"