Their squadrons easily dispatched whatever remaining forces were left on the field, including the few drones that survived the initial AA shredding earlier. The hovertanks that were taking up the rear of the forward forces had long since turned around and headed back. But all the destruction didn’t
The drone bays that sat atop the Viridian Nautilus and the Stalwart Fiddler opened up, and swarms of drones flew right out of them. Unlike her hawk-like assault drones, these were spherical in nature. It could be said that they were like her cottonball bird drones, but in truth their design was much
Perched on top of a large township building, Freya stood in mild shock as she looked out at the distance beyond. There, she watched as fire fell from the sky, and as smoke consumed the horizon. More than that, she watched as Federation fleets spread out further and further. Especially towards them.
Then, they escorted them personally into the closest destroyer. In between the two destroyers were another pair of ships from the Republic. The larger one with massive cargo tanks along the side was the Stalwart Fiddler, the Republic’s frigate-sized trade hauler and smuggling ship, captained by Jax
Sorallus Orbit, Pallan’cha System, Hegemony Conflict Sector DCX-02 High Admiral Therid de Jardin, Commander of the 5th Hegemony Fleet, the Dregha Skeszha himself stood on the bridge of the Grand Carrier ‘Gladius Pax’. Around him were all his officers and technicians, most of whom were tending to th
“Maybe to make us pause, maybe to spread us thin. No matter what we do, it’s to their benefit. “I’m not expecting any of you to overlook what they’re doing. Or even to put it aside. Instead, I want all of us to sharpen ourselves with it. Let’s think this through more calmly.” The officers grumbled
Federal Naval Repair Yard TNLB Alpha, Tenlaub System, Federal Colonial Territories The entire repair yard was abuzz with activity, far more than the station’s crew had seen in the past year. Sure the Federation and the Hegemony had been fighting a great deal, but those were usually minor skirmishes
Some struck two of the frigates squarely, and wrenched off whole sections of their armor. They were utterly demolished after only one or two subsequent hits. They collapsed inwards from the sheer force of impact, and killed those aboard instantly. “Concentrate all destroyer railcannon fire on the c