The fringes of the Tollb system were lit with the white-blue light of ships exiting hyperspace as the Galactica 3rd Fleet entered the system. With no warning given to the Confederate Alliance, 2,000 Galactica Imperium vessels jumped into Tollb. Included in the massive fleet were several of the new Heavy Beam Cruisers.
However, instead of stopping and destroying the Confederate forces in Tollb, the bulk of the fleet continued at full speed and made the jump into hyperspace, exiting the system before the Alliance could react. A Strike Cruiser battlegroup, supported by a small force of Missile Frigates, peeled off from the main force to buy them some time. As the Confederate defense fleet scrambled to intercept the Galactica invasion fleet, the Strike Cruisers and Missile Frigates began to destroy Confederate ships and distract them.
Sir, Battlegroups 13LC and 4LF have reported a successful engagement of the Tollb fleet and they are now beginning a tactical retreat. reported one of the bridge crew of the G.S.S. Retaliation, command ship of the Galactica 3rd Fleet.
Good. Tell them to make sure that the Feds dont follow us, at least for a little while. responded High Admiral Voharn, an ancient Voinian who had once fought in the war against the former United Earth. How long until we enter realspace in Azdgari?
Just under a minute, sir. All Battlegroups are readying Missile Pods and charging primaries. Battlegroup 15HC reports that the Support Cruiser G.S.S. Tientu has a jammed missile loading device, but all other warships are fully operational.
Good. Order Hyperspace Carriers to maintain formation CSA-14 and stay in hyperspace untilI order them to enter realspace.
Ahead of the main force, a small group of Galactica freighters entered the Azdgari system. They had been packed with antimatter and gravitonic charges, and as they exited hyperspace they set shields to full power and charged into the minefields set by the Confederate Alliance. As the freighters made contact with the first mine laters, the resulting explosion took out a good deal of the minefields and temporarily blinded the Confederate sensors with thousands of pieces of debris and a large energy spike.
As the blast cleared, the Galactica fleet entered the Azdgari system, right on the heels of the freighters. Any and all ships with Standoff missiles instantly began to unload their payload at the massive Confederate Alliance command station. As Support Cruisers dealt with the last of the minefield, Strike Cruisers and Laser Frigates began to charge forward, supported by constant volleys of missiles.
Disruption Webs began to activate as the first Standoff missiles entered the stations range, but there were just too many. A Galactica fleet of 2,000 warships could fire an amazing number of missiles in a few seconds, and the station began to rapidly lose shield integrity. Standoff missiles with gravitonic warheads followed the initial Antimatter warhead barrage, pulling Alliance warships into the station and causing massive hull breaches.
The Confederate Fleet, as always, began to charge. However, as always, they lost a staggering number of vessels to the unending missile barrage of the Galactica fleet. The Command station, too, took many missile hits and, if the barrage kept up, it would be crippled within a few minutes. Soon, Azdgari would be in the hands of Galactica.
Improved Planetary shielding: 5 posts
Freighter project: 2 posts
Missile grav sheath upgrade: 2 posts
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