Chapter 351 Naval battle! Moths to flames! Dreadnought warps force field!

"Is that our reinforcement? Why doesn't it look like that?"

Chini was a little confused. In her impression, there weren't many carrier-based aircraft that fired laser cannons in the Universal Corporation's army.

The carrier-based weapons used by the Universal Corporation tended to be hard laser cannons and various dense cluster missiles. Laser weapons like this would only be used in small quantities in relatively stable areas.

Faced with Chini's question, Paul nodded with a smile, "No doubt, our reinforcements have arrived."

Paul certainly knew that this was not the Universal Corporation's troops, but the Rebel Space Force.

At this moment, above the orbit of Scarif, the X-wing fighters were like agile falcons, constantly harassing the Imperial Star Destroyer.

For the Rebel Alliance, which had little industrial foundation, such carrier-based aircraft were already the backbone of their space forces.

These fighters had X-shaped wings, and the tip of each wing was equipped with four identical laser cannons and the main weapon, proton torpedoes.

Proton torpedoes are relatively destructive and expensive warheads. Under normal circumstances, the Rebel Alliance will not easily use such consumables.

After all, one less warhead is needed after each torpedo. The rebels who have just started their rebellion have to save such warheads and use them only at the most critical moment.

Most of the time, X-wing fighters rely mainly on their own high maneuverability and deflector shields, and rely on continuous guerrilla warfare and harassment to attack the Imperial Star Destroyer.

As long as they are not hit by the close-in defense guns of the Star Destroyer, the Rebels can kill the Star Destroyer by grinding blood a little bit!

The most noteworthy ship-borne weapons of the Imperial Star Destroyer are the heavy booster laser cannons and various turbo laser turrets, but these cannons face the annoying X-wing fighters like flies.

There is always a sense of powerlessness of using a cannon to hit a mosquito. The point defense array system of the Star Destroyer is not as powerful as the main gun, and it is difficult to hit the flexible X-wing fleet.

However, for the Imperial Army, the harassment effect of the X-wing fighter is just that. After all, in a real combat environment, the Rebel Army can't rely on blood loss to kill itself.

Even if it is a proton torpedo, it has to hit the key vital parts to cause a certain degree of damage to the Star Destroyer, otherwise this damage is pure scratching.

In comparison, the role of the Empire's TIE fighter on the battlefield is even higher than that of the X-wing fighter.

The dual ion engine device gives the TIE fighter excellent flexibility. In terms of maneuverability, the TIE is no worse than the X-wing.

However, the TIE fighter without a deflector shield will be more fragile, which makes it easy for the TIE to be crushed by a single shot. However, the biggest advantage of the TIE is not its fast speed, but its low cost!

The Galactic Empire, with a strong industrial foundation, can even control the cost of a TIE fighter to the production cost of 10 stormtroopers.

One fighter is equal to 10 Stormtrooper clones. The cost is so low that the Empire's navy doesn't take TIE fighters seriously at all. They just make them as much as they can.

Therefore, the Imperial Army released a large number of TIE fighters at the first moment of fighting with the Rebel Fleet. The fleet rushed out like a locust and occupied the entire space battlefield in an instant.

The only thing the Rebels can do is to shoot down these troublesome TIE fighters as much as possible. After all, with their firepower, it is impossible to destroy an Imperial Star Destroyer.

"These damn bastards are really annoying!"

Admiral Raddus gnashed his teeth when he saw the TIE fleet biting like mad dogs.

In addition to the X-wing fighters, the Rebel Alliance's warships are only some light frigates, cruisers, medium battleships and other outdated old rags.

The smallest warship is only two or three hundred meters, and the largest flagship heavy cruiser Raddus is just an ordinary warship of three thousand meters.

Compared with the most conventional and ordinary five thousand meter giant ship Infinity class of the Universal Corporation, Raddus is obviously much smaller, but it is the only capital of the Rebels to fight against the Imperial Star Destroyer.

However, the Empire has far more than one Star Destroyer, and their subsequent reinforcements are still coming. The Rebel Alliance has only one Raddus, and it is difficult to win no matter how you look at it.

"Continue to attack the shield force field, don't stop, lead away those troublesome TIE fighters, and don't let them get close to here!"

Admiral Raddus issued several orders in succession, all to ensure that the flagship can penetrate the shield field so that they can get the Death Star design.

It's a pity that their firepower attack is too weak. Even if they try their best, they can't destroy Scarif's shield field.

The worst thing is that as more and more Imperial Star Destroyers arrive on the battlefield, the disadvantage of the Rebel Fleet will only get bigger and bigger.

You know, since the Rebel Alliance rebelled until today, they have not destroyed any record of Imperial-class Star Destroyers.

When faced with the dilemma of being surrounded by Star Destroyers, even the fastest fighters cannot stop the Empire's intensive firepower attack.

Just as Admiral Raddus witnessed the failure of the attack and was thinking about whether to retreat, he suddenly saw from the holographic screen that several Imperial Star Destroyers were destroyed by mysterious beams without any warning.

This is the hull armor that even proton torpedoes can hardly penetrate, but in an instant, those Star Destroyers were cut in half by the beam!

What's even more exaggerated is that after the several blue beams penetrated the Imperial Star Destroyer, they also fell on the shield force field of Scarif.

The shield, which was bombarded by the Rebel fleet one after another but could only produce a few waves, began to twist and deform, showing signs of overload failure.

As long as they added some offensive firepower, they could completely break through the shield field.

At this moment, Admiral Raddus of the Rebel Alliance was completely stunned by the scene in front of him.

He didn't understand what kind of ship-borne artillery fire could so easily penetrate the Imperial Star Destroyer and break the planetary shield force field of Scarif!

If it wasn't for attacking the Imperial Star Destroyer, this round of beam bombardment could completely tear up the force field and expose the entire Scarif to them.

As the naval leader of the Rebel Alliance, Raddus knew that there was no such powerful weapon in his fleet.

So who was taking action to help them reverse the current disadvantageous situation?

Just when the Rebel Alliance and the Imperial Fleet were stunned by what was happening before their eyes, a huge fleet array slowly emerged from the dark space.

It was the Megacorp Expeditionary Corps led by the Mantle. The warship at the front was the dreadnought led by Megatron. The deep 28 focused beam cannons were like a bottomless abyss.

Just a simple look at it made people feel a chill in their backs.

The huge turret caliber was just the tip of the iceberg of the warship, but the part that was revealed at present was enough to daunt people.

Then, a huge battleship array emerged from the dark space, and the heavy armor made of hard steel covered the entire structural parts of the hull.

The metal texture revealed from the inside to the outside looked particularly cold, which also made the Megacorp battleships completely different from other battleships in the "Star Wars" universe.

In comparison, the white-painted Imperial-class Star Destroyer looked much cheaper, and those who didn't know would think it was made of plastic.

The two sides in the battle were stunned by the sudden mysterious fleet.

They were not sure whether the other side was here to help them or the enemy.

But no matter what, the side that got the help of this fresh fleet would definitely take control of the situation in an instant and settle the local war in this galaxy.

After approaching the right position, the leading Sojourner Dreadnought launched an attack on Scarif according to the established plan.

"Recharge the guns, concentrate all firepower, and prepare to attack the planetary shield force field ahead!"

Megatron stood on the bridge of the headquarters of the Dreadnought and gave orders to the intelligent AI.

Thanks to the high AI automation of the Dreadnought, the crew of this battleship is only a few hundred Astartes warriors.

There is no need to arrange special personnel to fill the turret energy or calibrate the shooting direction. All these things can be done by AI.

However, the shield force field of Scarif can actually withstand the first round of main battleship gun bombardment, which is indeed a bit unexpected for Megatron.

Since the first round of bombardment is not enough, then arrange a second round. As long as the firepower output is concentrated enough, the output of the main gun of the dreadnought can completely destroy the shield force field of Scarif!

At this moment, Orson, the director sitting in the tower fortress command center, is completely uncalm, and fine beads of sweat have seeped out of his forehead.

In the past two hours, too many unexpected changes have occurred!

First, an elite team of unknown origin appeared and stole the Death Star design and other important information.

It was not easy to use the shield force field to block the entire Scarif, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements, so as to trap the turtle in the jar.

But who would have thought that a huge fleet array would appear at this moment, and the leading battleship alone would shatter the shield field.

Once the planetary shield force field is broken, it means that the situation is over.

"Stop it for me, everyone, focus all your fire on that battleship, and don't let it fire a second round of artillery fire!"

Orson hysterically issued orders through the fleet's communication channel.

At this moment, no matter how annoying the fighters of the Rebel Alliance are, the Empire's fleet cannot be distracted. They must focus all their attention on the dreadnought.

Immediately, with Orson's order, a large number of Empire TIE fighters poured out from the shield gates and the hangars of various fleets.

Like moths to a flame, they launched a suicidal charge towards the dreadnought, in order to prevent the dreadnought's main gun from loading and charging.

As long as one fighter can smash the dreadnought's main gun, even if it is just a turret, this sacrifice is completely worth it!

At this time, Admiral Radus of the Rebel Alliance also reacted and realized that the other side was coming to help him. He then quickly ordered the various formations under his command:

"Attention, all units, do your best to intercept the Empire's fighter group, and at all costs, you must cover the battleship's attack on the shield force field!"

[Received. ]

Soon, the Rebel Alliance's X-wing fighters immediately turned around and rushed towards the Empire's TIE fighter group, and the two groups of fighters were entangled again.

But the number of Empire's fighters was too large, and even if the pilots of the Rebel Alliance fought desperately, they could not intercept many fighters.

The pilots of the Rebel Army could only shake their heads helplessly as they watched a large number of TIE fighters ditch themselves at an agile speed and surround the dreadnought.

Compared to the fleet of the Galactic Empire, they were still too small, and this effort was completely a drop in the bucket!

However, Megatron did not show any worry when he saw the Empire's TIE fighters launching a suicide attack on the dreadnought.

The power of the Sojourner Dreadnought is that even without dense point defense turrets, it can strangle all the enemy's approaching fleets and assault boats!

That's right, it was the distortion field of the dreadnought!

At this time, the Imperial pilots did not know what terrible scene they were about to face.

It was not until they drove the TIE fighters close enough to see the main gun installation of the dreadnought that they realized that something was wrong.

But it was too late.

As the dreadnought engine blasted out, the distortion field appeared out of thin air, causing the surrounding gravitational field to change, and even the passing light became curved and uneven.

The fighters that attacked like a fairy scattering flowers were instantly grasped by a pair of invisible giant hands and could no longer move.

From the visual effect, these fighters seemed to be cast under the "fixed spell", and could only be controlled in place and could not break free.

The powerful maneuverability of the TIE fighter seemed meaningless at this moment. After all, no matter how fast it was, it could not escape the grip of the strong gravitational field.

But the more jaw-dropping scene was far from this.

Then, the invisible giant hands began to exert force, and the already fragile TIE fighter quickly deformed, from the wings to the cockpit, from the outside to the inside!

It was as if the rough hands of an adult crushed the paper airplane that a young child had just folded.

This is the horror of the gravitational field of the dreadnought.

The pilots of the Empire could only shoot one or two insignificant blaster beams before they died to prove that they had been there.

Unfortunately, due to the interference of the strong gravitational field, the blaster beams they fired could not hit the target at all.

Even if they hit the target by chance, the damage would be absorbed by the energy shield of the ship, and no substantial damage would be caused at all.

Seeing that the fighter group he sent out was strangled by the enemy in the blink of an eye, Orson could not help but feel more annoyed and angry.

He really couldn't figure out where the suspicious warship came from. Even the Death Star couldn't release the gravitational field outward, but this dreadnought did it!

Since sending a group of TIE fighters to harass didn't work, let the surrounding Imperial Star Destroyers launch a siege on the dreadnought.

At this point, Orson can only pin his hopes on the Star Destroyer, praying that this can stop the dreadnought's attack.

It's a pity that in front of the huge dreadnought, the Imperial Star Destroyer, which is only 1,600 meters long, is just like the gap between a son and a father.

Even if Megatron ordered the dreadnought to rely on its own size advantage and hardness advantage to play collision, it can easily smash the surrounding Star Destroyers into pieces.

At this moment, the desperate Orson can only hope that the Empire's support forces can arrive as soon as possible.

Now only the Executor, which is larger than the Empire's Star Destroyer, or the ultimate weapon Death Star, can compete with this dreadnought.

[Damn it, I haven't fought such a comfortable space battle. These damn Imperial Army finally suffered a setback at our hands! ]

At this moment, the excited voice of Admiral Raddus echoed in the communication channel of the Rebel Alliance.

Unlike the frustrated Imperial Army, the Rebel Alliance at this time only felt an unprecedented sense of comfort and joy.

For a long time in the past, they were chased and beaten by the Empire's large warships. This time, the Imperial Army finally experienced the taste of being humiliated.

Although they didn't know where this powerful fleet came from and why they stood on the side of the Rebels.

But the appearance of the fleet of the Universe Enterprise undoubtedly gave the Rebels hope of defeating the Galactic Empire.

From then on, they would no longer rely solely on the X-wing to play guerrilla tactics with the Empire, but could cooperate with the battleships of the Enterprise to directly defeat the Empire's fleet.

Now it's time to blow the horn of the Empire's demise!

Here, the dreadnought was like a rampaging bull, smashing one of the Imperial-class Star Destroyers fiercely, like a fragile tofu block falling on the ground and breaking into tofu dregs.

In terms of the structural strength of the hull, the Imperial Star Destroyer mainly relies on the deflector shield for defense.

Compared with the Sojourner Dreadnought, which has been tempered in many battles and has been updated many times, it is completely an egg hitting a stone, and it is foreseeable that it will break at the first touch.

At this time, the main gun of the dreadnought has been loaded, and the direction has been recalibrated to aim at the shield force field of Scarif.

Without the Imperial Star Destroyer and the TIE fighters in the way, there was nothing to stop the Dreadnought from destroying Scarif's planetary shield.

"Fire!"

With Megatron's order, the Dreadnought's main gun array roared and vibrated at the same time, and several dazzling blue and white lights swept towards a corner of the planetary shield field.

The next second, the concentrated hard light cannons tore a huge gap in the surface of the barrier with destructive power, and the entire planetary shield field was immediately overloaded and failed.

In addition, the residual beams fired by the dreadnought passed over the top of the tower fort like a meteor, smashing the top of the entire tower fort into debris.

It was like a sniper in the distance shot out a shot, accurately exploding the head of the target.

Orson, who was sitting in the top command center, had no time to react, and the area he was in was completely reduced to ashes.

Paul, who was fighting bloody on the ground, also saw this scene.

The dazzling light was like the dawn, dispersing the dark shield force field shrouding his head.

The communication channel that had been silent for a long time also heard voices from the outside world.

[Paul, how is the situation over there. ]

The person who spoke was Megatron on the dreadnought!

"Everything went well. I have obtained the information of the Empire and will come back immediately."

Paul replied.

Although the Universal Corporation has already developed a stable item delivery system based on the teleportation gun and the hyperspace teleporter from "Red Alert".

However, considering that the Empire has the ability to interfere with external communications and quantum teleportation, using this method to transmit the data of the Death Star may result in data loss.

In order to avoid such unnecessary trouble, Paul decided to personally escort the design data of the Death Star back to the Dreadnought headquarters.

[Very good, I have already deployed the flight device, and the Astartes warriors will also cover you to leave here. ]

As soon as the voice fell, two transforming spaceships automatically set sail, swooping down from the Dreadnought and heading straight to the area where Paul and Chini were.

At the same time, the Astartes warriors of the Universal Corporation also accurately landed on the battlefield by dropping iron cans from the sky, starting the killing mode.

The fighters of the Rebel Alliance also rushed into the atmosphere of Scarif, extending the fight in space to the ground battlefield.

As long as the air supremacy of Scarif is occupied, the combat pressure of the ground forces will be greatly reduced.

Immediately, under the attack of the Rebel Alliance and the Universal Corporation, the AT-ST walkers on the ground completely became live targets.

They could only passively accept the firepower bombing from the high altitude.

The Imperial Army, which had lost contact with the headquarters command post and was in chaos, had no way to launch a counterattack against the space fighters above their heads.

At the same time, members of the Universal Corporation's Transformers team also fell from the sky one after another.

Shockwave, Redscream and other Decepticons who transformed into fighters quickly completed their human forms and followed the Astartes warriors into the crowd of the Imperial Army.

As soon as these Decepticons completed their elegant and handsome gliding landing, they immediately poured endless gunfire and bullets at the Stormtroopers in front of them.

The metal bullets in the sky turned into a rain of death, which turned a large number of Stormtroopers on the ground into sieves.

Subsequently, a large number of Wasp transport planes and Dragon assault boats transported other Enterprise armored forces and landed in the designated battlefield area.

Only then did the Imperial Army see what a real steel torrent was!

The flexible and huge Chimera chariot, with heavy steps, holding a laser turret, wearing eight layers of reinforced alloy armor plates, turned into a harvester on the battlefield.

From a distance, it looks like a huge metal spider, wantonly harvesting the lives of the soldiers below, trampling, crushing, bombarding, and killing.

Unlike the AT-ST walker, which relies on a pair of long legs to cross obstacles, the current giant Chimera chariot has added deformable metal materials.

It can change the driving state of the chariot on its own in all terrains, and can fly in suspension, crush with tracks, and walk across and do everything!

Although the AT-ST has an advantage in height, it is only because the AT walker has four long mechanical legs, which is good-looking but not practical.

Today's Chimera chariot, whether in size or actual weight, has crushed any walker of the Empire in all directions.

As the Chimera chariot and the Empire's AT walker clashed, the flexible killing machine Chimera quickly blasted the walker to pieces.

The fighting process between the two sides was like ancient cavalry encountering modern tanks, and the result of the fight was that they were smashed to pieces.