In the orbit of Naboo, more than twenty lucrehulk-class freighters converted into battleships attacked the Mandalore fleet.
More than thirty vagary frigates, each 300 meters long, were filled with the practical violent aesthetics of the Mandalorians. All their turrets were aimed at the opposing lucrehulk-class freighters, firing at extreme speed.
Countless viking fighters and wraith fighters were launched from hundreds of Herculean-class transports.
"All units, free fire! Prioritize the enemy's Command battleship and the Command centers of other battleships," Nur Lun, the overall Commander of the entire fighter fleet, pointed out the objective.
"Forge One, copy!"
"Anvil One, copy!"
"Elda One, copy!"
...As the many Mandalore starfighters arrived, thousands of Vulture Droidss swarmed out from each lucrehulk-class freighter battleship. Following the responses from numerous squadrons, the battle officially began.
The broadsides of more than thirty vagary frigates erupted with green blaster beams, instantly weaving an impenetrable net to defend against all attacking Vulture Droids swarms.
Explosions flashed continuously in the Universe. Hundreds of Vulture Droidss didn't even have time to react before being torn into countless metal fragments and fireballs by the absolute firepower. A single volley from the battleships cleared the enemy fighters in the Ahead sector.
"Enemy attack! Highest alert! Stop everyone of them!" A Neimoidian Commander screamed, watching the countless viking fighters on the radar.
The lucrehulk-class freighter battleships slowly and clumsily adjusted their positions. The newly modified turrets began their counterattack, and more Vulture Droidss poured out from the ships, frantically pouncing on the Mandalore fleet.
However, the experienced Mandalore fleet did not use rigid volleys. They operated in small teams, covering each other to maximize their firepower. Their deflector shields bravely withstood the Trade Federation's attacks, and SCVs were dispatched to urgently repair the frigates.
Above a lucrehulk-class freighter battleship, several viking teams were carrying out their mission.
"Maintain formation! Don't let these tin cans surround us!" A squadron leader roared in the internal team channel. Beside him was a Vulture Droids that had just been blown up by other friendly forces behind him.
The viking fighters within the team responded quickly, working in pairs in close coordination. The missile launchers on their wings aimed at the Vulture Droidss ahead. After locking on, just one shot was enough to destroy the fragile Vulture Droids.
A Vulture Droids performed an eerie flip and appeared at the tail of a viking.
"Halo Five, watch your back! A tin can is on your tail!"
The Mandalore pilot, known as Halo Five, merely glanced at his navigation System, sharply pushed the joystick, and shouted, "Got it! Transforming!"
In the vacuum of space, that viking instantly performed an incredible sudden stop. The structure of its fuselage emitted a heavy mechanical roar, its wings folded, and its mechanical arms extended. In the blink of an eye, it transformed from fighter mode into mech mode!
Because its target suddenly changed, the Vulture Droids's central processor malfunctioned, so it directly chose other fighters to attack.
"Goodbye, scrap metal!" Halo Five's Gatling cannon instantly spewed hundreds of armor-piercing rounds, turning the Vulture Droids into fireworks in the Universe.
This was a tactical flexibility developed by the Mandalorians based on the viking's dual-mode. In high-speed pursuit, it was a fierce fighter, and during dogfights, it could transform into a turret in space. This was extremely deceptive to both Droids and ordinary pilots.
Even several vikings voluntarily transformed, landing on some battleship wreckage or asteroids to act as turrets for attack.
However, the Trade Federation's Vulture Droidss were deployed as if they were free. They came like an endless tide; one wave was eliminated, and another immediately replaced it.
Many vikings had to frequently switch modes to cope with attacks from all directions. If they were even slightly careless, they would be engulfed by several intersecting lines of fire and turn into cosmic dust.
"Hold steady! For Mandalore! For Commander Kote!" Nuhar Saxon roared, his fighter dancing through space, dodging attacks from all sides. Every time he fired, an enemy aircraft fell.
If viking fighters were the undefeated warhounds of the Universe, then wraith fighters were the nightmare of the Trade Federation.
Each wraith fighter could not be detected by radar or sensors. Only when extremely close could one sense a wraith fighter. This was the true attack against the Trade Federation.
The Trade Federation's Command channels were filled with chaos regarding the wraith fighters:
"Report! Cannot lock on!"
"Shields breached!"
"They're here!"
"Bridge!"
"Six battleships are already unresponsive!"
"It's the ghosts! Ah..."
Such communications echoed mournfully across various channels.
The Wraith Squadron, a starfighter designed for a completely different role than the viking, was created for precise strikes on targets. She used stealth to bypass defense Systems and, upon reaching the target, launched surprise attacks with missiles.
Each wraith fighter maintained extraordinary patience and courage to strike at the battleships.
They would silently infiltrate near lucrehulk-class freighter battleships, searching for various weaknesses such as shield projectors, sensors, reactors... In one lucrehulk-class freighter battleship, a wraith fighter infiltrated it.
"Phantom One, Four has infiltrated the battleship."
"Permission to deploy."
"Copy."
The computer precisely calculated the distance to the reactor, then two proton torpedoes were launched.
Just tens of seconds later, a huge amount of energy exploded from the reactor from the inside out, initiating a chain reaction throughout the entire interior, all exploding together, while the surrounding Mandalore fighters had already left.
But occasionally, Vulture Droidss would luckily discover wraith fighters, or wraith fighters would be detected when their stealth System was disengaged. However, they were usually dealt with by other friendly forces before they could even attack, and then they would re-engage stealth to complete their next mission.
The vikings and Wraiths cooperated to maximize efficiency. It was common to see viking teams attracting large numbers of Vulture Droidss or charging into enemy formations, at which point stealthy wraith fighters would reveal themselves, launching missiles or using laser cannons to eliminate these enemies.
Under the absolute disparity in quality, tactics, and technology, the Trade Federation was completely unable to cope with these Mandalorians specifically designed to fight them. Despite their superior numbers, they appeared helpless, only managing a difficult resistance against the Mandalorians.
Although the core controlling the Droids was destroyed, the ground Droids did not stop moving. Dourde had discovered this flaw during the previous Alaris invasion, so after that battle, he began to modify these Droids, giving them simple thinking abilities and having more expensive Commander Droids lead them.
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