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
The Hegemony fleet circled around the massive repair yard at top speed from multiple angles, and fired their broadside weapons straight into the various targets the yard present. And they spared no expense in obliterating whatever they could, with whatever weapons they had. Structures and ships and
“I need a report on the state of planetary conflicts,” he said. “Did they pull back from their positions?” “No sir,” said another technician. “Their assaults on the settlements are still going strong, sir.” A murmur spread across the bridge on hearing that. All had assumed that their forces were g
Every turret on the top deck of the carrier shifted and swiveled and adjusted as they tracked the many incoming enemy targets. Many pilots and gunners gripped their controls tightly as they anticipated the initial barrage. And once their targeting intelligences beeped in alert, squeezed their trigg
Cannons and chainguns and flak and rockets all fired into the massive bays, and peppered everything inside them. They tore apart fighters on the landing pads, munitions in the depots, repair printers, equipment, drones, crew members, everything. They hardly stopped as they continued down the line,