168. The Battle of Malastar Fjord (3)

A fleet of 200 ships was assembled, all painted in a uniform blue and white, and painted with a cog-like emblem - the emblem of the Galactic Republic's navy.

However, even with the logo of the Galactic Republic Navy, this fleet is still incomparably shabby compared to the Republic Judicial Fleet, which still has many kilometer-class cruisers and heavy cruisers despite its decline.

The core of the fleet is a Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser, which is 600 meters long and is the core of the judicial fleet. However, this Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser can clearly see that the hull is old, and it is obviously a model eliminated from the main fleet.

In addition to this, there are 20 Consul-class cruisers and 60 CSS-1 Republic-class shuttles. The former is 115 meters long and the latter is 80 meters long. From this point of view, if you have 80 spaceships of about 100 meters, it should be enough to hang the Enterprise Alliance, most of which are small spaceships of 3 to 50 meters long. .

However, both the consulate-class cruiser and the CSS-1 Republic-class shuttle are actually passenger spaceships, which are used by officials of all levels of the Republic to go to various places in the galaxy to handle official and diplomatic affairs.

In an era when the military expenditure of the Galactic Republic is shrinking day by day, it is difficult for even the Judicial Fleet to guarantee the replacement of warships, not to mention the defense fleets in these areas. It is good to have a few things that can be used.

Therefore, a large number of CSS-1 and consular-class cruisers have undergone simple transformations, adding weapon pods, and more or less some combat capabilities. But they are still essentially passenger spaceships, and it is impossible to expect how much combat power these spaceships can have.

In addition, there are as many as 120 PB-950 patrol boats in the fleet. This 37-meter-long small patrol boat has been a product of Corellia Engineering Company 300 years ago. Because it is cheap and practical, it has produced tens of thousands of large quantities. It belongs to the regional defense fleet at all levels of the Galactic Republic. Goods everywhere.

A shuttle flew into the fleet's array and flew towards the 'Lord' Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser as the flagship. The cruiser hangar platform opens, welcoming the shuttle to enter.

A young general, about 30 years old, wearing a dark blue Republic Navy uniform with a mustache, got off the shuttle, gave a military salute to the captain who came to greet him, and said, "I am a military officer sent by the Republic. Observer, Captain Woolf-Uralen, has come to assist you in this operation."

After Ruusan's reform, the galaxy basically abandoned everything related to military affairs, so the military rank of the Galactic Republic ** team was not high at this time. As a captain of the navy, Woolf-Uralen can already command a small fleet. And he has the direct appointment of Speaker Finnis Valorum, so others have nothing to say about this appointment.

"Hello, Captain Eularen." The captain also gave a military salute. "Now that all the spaceships have been assembled, these are the only spaceships we can find."

"Actually, it's beyond my expectations to have a Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser. I believe that the pirates found by the Enterprise Alliance are incapable of fighting against this giant ship." Woolf-Yularen is very calm Speaking of.

"Let's go, let's go to the bridge." The captain didn't say much, just walked towards the command center of the bridge with Euraren.

As I walked out of the hangar, I could see that the spacecraft was crowded with people almost everywhere, and even though the air filter was working at full capacity, the air was still filled with the stench of sweat and feet.

Woolf-Yuralen frowned slightly, but also understood the reason - this is an old model Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser. Although this spacecraft is only 600 meters long, it has as many as 16,200 crew members! This warship is almost as small as a valve that needs to be manually operated, which is extremely inefficient.

Therefore, the manufacturer of the Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser in the direction of the Galactic Republic, Lundili Interstellar Engineering Company, put forward a request for improvement. Later, Lundili's engineers did come up with a modification plan, reducing the crew of the battleship from 16,200 to 2,204, and also replacing the weapon system and energy system, greatly improving the combat effectiveness.

It's just that I don't know what happened later. The Republic's Judicial Fleet originally wanted to order 300 new Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers, but only 100 were actually in place. What happened in the middle, no one can tell clearly, it can only be thought that a certain official ate the difference in the middle.

Since it is an old Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser, the combat power needs to be recalculated. Woolf-Yularen began to calculate the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the two sides in this battle in his mind, simulating the battle process over and over again.

Coming to the bridge, Woolf-Uralen carefully counted the number of spaceships in the fleet, "20 consul-class, 60 republic-class, 100 PB-950, and 1 dreadnought-class... What about carrier-based aircraft? ?"

"There are 12 Z-95 Headhunters in our Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser, which is all our carrier-based aircraft," the captain said.

Yularen nodded, "The Z-95 Headhunter fighter has excellent performance, and it is definitely enough to deal with those pirates and bounty hunters. I have a battle plan..."

He began to arrange his own warships on the star map of the holographic projection, and said: "Because our main ships, the Consul-class cruiser and the Republic-class shuttle, are refitted from transport ships, the firepower is actually not a big problem, but these ships are the largest The weakness is not enough flexibility. So what we need is to keep our distance, rely on 12 Z-95 Headhunter fighters to defend the integrity of our battleship line, and then destroy the opponent with strong frontal firepower!"

The captain nodded and said, "Okay, you are the commander of this operation, and I agree with your judgment."

Yuralen added: "In addition, according to our information, among the pirates and mercenaries hired by the Enterprise Alliance at a high cost, there is a huge number of Sicudian pirates. I have fought against these pirates before, and their ships have a large number of pirates. There are many, but the combat power is very weak, and most of them are modified ships. In fact, these modified ships would not be able to drive if the Sicudians were not very adaptable~www.mtlnovel.com~ If they were replaced by humans, they would have died on the ships. ."

The captain said: "I understand what you mean. If the battle situation turns into a melee, then the situation will definitely be unfavorable for us. But we have a Dreadnought class and 80 large ships of 100 meters long, relying on firepower advantage to make those rabble people. If we can't organize at all, we will win!"

"That's right. The Enterprise Alliance will also have spaceships participating, but the largest of their spaceships should be the 200-meter-long fantail-class destroyer. This kind of warship has average performance, and the Enterprise Alliance does not dare to mass-produce it. Most importantly, I I don't think a group of businessmen would go to war," Woolf-Yularen said confidently.

"Hahahaha! It seems that you have a plan. In that case, I have nothing to worry about!"

"That's it. Give the battle plan to the captains of the ships, and prepare to go!" Captain Woolf-Uralen gave the order with pride.

[Attachment 1 of the Easter Egg Chapter: Dreadnought-class heavy cruiser.

[Attachment 2 of the Easter Egg Chapter: Captain Woolf-Yularen.