- Fierce Fight!! The Battle of Andar Sea (1)
ZAC 2101, June
| Andar Sea
| Center Region
| "This is a battle that must be won. Any further defeats could lead to our downfall. Even so, you have nothing to worry about. This mission is child's play, tantamount to deliberately throwing the fight."
(From a private conversation, by Imperial Regent Gunther Prozen.) |
Set in the vast Andar Sea, the first major naval battle of this war is about to begin.
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The Republic's fleets sailed out from Nixie Base, one after another. Their flagship unit was the Ultra Saurus, which had been converted into a combat carrier. Barigators and Hammer Heads followed by sea, while Salamanders, Storm Sworders, Raynos', and Pterases followed in the sky.
On the other hand, the Imperial Army was preparing to immediately intercept them with a large fleet led by Brachios and Wardicks.
Unlike land battles, where the two sides would fight for control over a specific area, naval battles were completely mobile. The first one to discover the enemy and launch a preemptive attack would have an overwhelming advantage. The flying Zoids of both armies continued their desperate search for their enemies. It had already been twenty hours since the two fleets had entered a state of war. Time was slowly ticking away. The crew
The Imperial Fleet fought back. However, the damage they had received from the first strike was severe.
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"Enemy fleet detected!"
Fortune favored the Republic, which had the advantage of air power. They immediately dispatched a squadron of bombers, and the fleet turned course towards their enemy. It was full speed ahead. Then, finally, they came within range of the Imperial Fleet.
"All ships, fire main guns!"
The Republican Army's salvo began.
- Fierce Fight!! The Battle of Andar Sea (2)
The Hammer Head, a dual-purpose Zoid designed for the sea and the air, achieved great success in the early stages of the naval battle.
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Even Wardick, the strongest Zoid in the sea, suffered from the aerial bombings.
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Eventually, the war situation changed. The flying Zoids of both armies ran out of fuel. Both sides had to return to base for refueling. At this time, the only air power
Wardick versus Hammer Head. The fierce battle between the two armies continued in the sea.
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Suddenly, a large force of Sinkers surfaced from the ocean floor. They attacked the Republic's fleet. Everything had gone according to Prozen's strategy. He used the time he had gained from the attack on Nixie Base to mass produce Sinkers, and he hadn't moved the Sinkers, even when the main fleet was in danger of being destroyed...
The Imperial Air Force, which was inferior in strength, fought hard. They did their best to destroy the Hammer Heads.
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The unprotected Republican fleet units were sinking one after another. It was only a matter of time before they would be annihilated.
"All ships, set course to the East!"
The Republic's commander shouted. It was the direction of the Triangle Daras, a powerful electromagnetic sea.
To avoid being pursued by Sinkers and the Imperial Fleet, the Republic's fleet fled to the Triangal Daras.
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