Fourth Scourge of Star Wars

Chapter 790: 5 Minutes of Death (1)

[The most impressive battle? It must have been the Battle of Terminus. At that time, no one in the entire Galaxy thought we would win, but we won... We defeated the Galactic Republic in a war of attrition... In that battle, everything happened in those 5 minutes...]

——Excerpted from the Fourth Empire, the 47th year of the Imperial Calendar, from the Dawn TV special program 'Road to the Empire', an interview record with a veteran who participated in the Clone Wars.

[…The Fourth Empire experienced countless wars from scratch from the decades before the founding of the civilization. Unlike the majestic Battle of Coruscant and the Battle of Corellia, the Battle of Terminus left an indelible impression on this veteran. Looking at today, we can only sigh with emotion at the fighting spirit of the imperial martyrs who are not afraid of sacrifice, and the fighting spirit of fighting to the death in every battle regardless of the size... During this process, our great Imperial Emperor Tang Xiao's wise and decisive decision-making takes all the credit...]

The host's magnetic voice came from behind the scenes. The host, who had been born in the Fourth Empire for nine years, did not understand the significance of the Battle of Terminus.

So far, the Fourth Empire has not fully decrypted the process of the Clone War that lasted for four years. The specific processes of those countless battles back then are still unknown. From the host's perspective, he could indeed put the Battle of Terminus, a battle in which less than 200 Warships from both sides participated, into an irrelevant position.

Not to mention the Battle of Coruscant, in which both sides participated in over 10,000 Kilometer-Long Super Titans, and even the Battle of Corellia, in which both sides participated in more than 6,000 Warships, the Battle of Terminus was still just a small shrimp.

But there are indeed such rumors on many occasions——

Although the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy, Marshal Matt Horner, experienced more than one large-scale defeat in subsequent wars, one of the reasons why his status as Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Navy remains extremely stable is because of the Battle for Terminus.

As for why, few people can say clearly.

Many people are just talking about those glorious 5 minutes, but no one can really tell what happened, nor do they understand how many ups and downs the fate of the Fourth Empire experienced during this process.

Everything is buried in the long river of history, as well as in the Fourth Empire's Zero Database, which is filled with countless dark secrets.

For Matt Horner, then Admiral of the Fourth Civilization's Fleet A, everything began in the short five minutes when the Mass Driver built on the Moon was aimed at the Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser of the Galactic Republic Fleet.

In these five minutes, the situation of the battle was completely turned around.

However, these were not 5 minutes of glory. But...

5 minutes of death!

Whether it is a Space Battlefield or the Ground Battlefield, what happened in these five minutes can even be said to determine the future development direction of the entire Galaxy!

Matt Horner made two gambles.

Success, boundless glory, failure, death and annihilation.

"All Warships! Attack the enemy Flagship with full power!!" Matt Horner gave the order.

"Admiral! Where about the Deflector Shield?" the Staff Officer asked eagerly.

"Don't worry about the Deflector Shield! Don't worry about anything else! Attack that Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser with all your firepower!" Matt Horner ordered decisively.

"Yes, Admiral!"

'Within two minutes, breakthrough the enemy Warship's Deflector Shield! Two minutes!!' Matt Horner shouted almost with all his strength, "The Flagship rushes forward! Use it as a bait! Attract enemy firepower!"

"Yes...yes!!!"

The Kol-class Battlecruiser Northland, the Flagship of the Fourth Civilization Fleet A, immediately began to accelerate forward. At the same time, the powerful 40m-caliber Hypermatter Railgun in front of the Warship began to charge!

For the Hypermatter Railgun, in order to fire, the Deflector Shield must be lowered.

Because of such powerful energy fluctuations, even expensive one-way Deflector Shields will be affected. To ensure a successful launch, the only way is to lower the front Deflector Shield of the Warship.

And this is also the biggest weakness of the Kol-class Battlecruiser. Just like the huge Hangar Platform of the Venator-class Star Destroyer, it is a fatal weakness!

The Warships of the Galactic Republic naturally understand this.

When the Kol-class Battlecruiser's Hypermatter Railgun began to charge, the Galactic Republic's Fleet also poured out its strongest firepower!

At the same time, the Mass Driver on the Moon was also launched with that unique 'gift'.

Two minutes to break the Deflector Shield of the Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser!

You know, what we are talking about now is a Capital Warship with a length of 2,500 Meters!

Even if it is a Thousand-Meter Warship, if someone wants to break through the Deflector Shield within two minutes, the Admirals of the Galactic Republic who graduated from the Naval Academy will sneer.

They will tell you that in these two minutes, they have at least 10,000 ways to make the opponent's Fleet pay a price far greater than this one Warship.

A mere Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser would not cause those Admirals who are accustomed to relying on the almost unlimited industrial production capacity of the Galactic Republic to change their understanding of war.

But, that's what happened!

"Launch!!!" With Matt Horner's roar, the entire Fourth Civilization Fleet poured almost all the firepower they could into the Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser.

And this is also the Flagship of the Galactic Republic on Terminus!

The Galactic Republic's Fleet launched a resolute counterattack at the same time, and countless Powerful Turbolaser Cannons fell on the Fourth Civilization Warships.

The Warships of the Fourth Civilization, which had no Deflector Shield protection at all, suffered heavy losses immediately. In almost one minute, a Kol-class Battlecruiser was severely damaged by the concentrated fire. It capsized amidst the violent explosions and fires, it turned into a corpse. An inanimate space coffin.

In addition, countless Fourth Civilization Warships suffered heavy damage.

But their goal was still achieved!

The Flagship of the Galactic Republic, the Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser, suffered a brutal blow, its Deflector Shields were completely shattered, and the Warship's Armor also suffered serious damage.

After taking such a severe hit, the Prosecutor-class Star Battlecruiser needed at least 20 minutes to recharge its Deflector Shield System. Therefore, the Star Battlecruiser began to retreat continuously, and several Dreadnought-class Heavy Cruisers flew over, using their bodies to block the shooting angle of the Fourth Civilization Warships.

Under such circumstances, no one seemed to remember that the Mass Driver built on the Moon had fired onto the Planet once before.

Due to the limited power, the speed of the fired Projectile is not comparable to that of the Kol-class Hypermatter Railgun. Now this Projectile is still flying...

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[ T/N Merry Christmas from Australia! -S.M. ]

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