Capítulo 12: Battle Preparations
My Lord!" A voice ran over my comlink.
I recognised the voice as Jaime, the admiral.
"Yes, Admiral?" I asked, though I knew what it was about.
"The 4 Munificent-class Frigates just exited hyperspace. We have already sent 40 Alpha-3 V-wings to one Munificent and 2 Corsairs are prepared for departure. Each armed with 10 Alpha-3's each." He said.
"Very good, I'll be making my way towards the hangar." I said before turning the connection off, I then hooked my comlink on to another sequence.
"Alexander, gather a company of my Fathers most loyal men in the Royal Guard. We're heading to the Munificent. The first battle since my fathers death is happening. They are getting their revenge. Also bring my Naydin Vibrosword Crestfall."
"Yes, My Lord. The men will be happy to finally get their revenge for their fallen Count." He said as I could hear the happiness in his voice.
Alexander was recruited, taught, and fed by my father. And as such deep within he has a deep wish for revenge and to kill the parties responsible.
And with that I stood up from my desk and headed to my closet.
However, this wasn't my usual closet, it was my armoury.
However, this armor was indeed very special. The ancient armor of the Varidian family. During the fall of the old Republic. When we were simply a mercenary company, we were hired by the Old Republic to defend against Mandalorian warriors. When we met them, my ancestor engaged one Mandalorian in single combat, killing him. Apparently, he was their leader.
As a show of respect, the Mandalorian granted us his armor, and in return we never fought with the Mandalorian again. A few Mandalorians even married into our House.
The Mandalorian armor was small, it included very little armor. It had the usual chest plate, shin guards and shoulder guards, it also included bracer guard and the small little unleasher protector.
(That thing that shoots pee if u don't understand)
However, something that made this special, it had a different colour, and something that made it special. Usual Mandalorians would have the thigh guard. But instead of thought guard it had the usual Death Watch side guard. Guarding just a bit of the front but mainly on the sides where the gun was placed.
However, what truly made it unique was its colours and design. It was black by nature with golden and white lines all over the armour. It had a singular golden Aiguillette shoulder cord going around the right shoulder.
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Beside the armour lay 2 Commando pistols, an ARC-9965 Blaster Rifle and a jetpack. But sadly, no helmet. The Mandalorian helmet was what symbolised the Mandalorian culture and only true Mandalorians could use them. The armour however could be used during certain exceptions.
One of which was my ancestor's acceptance in using it.
I spent 4 minutes going through my memories and getting it on correctly. I holstered my Commando Pistol and equipped myself with the Jetpack.
I had gotten jetpack and pistol training. I began going through them.
Apparently, I controlled the jetpack through my bracers which also included whip parts and flamethrowers on my right arm, controlled the jetpack on the left and it included double blasters and darts.
I spent 5 minutes simply going over the controls and getting used to them. Sure I wouldn't fight like a Mandalorian anytime soon, but it would work for now.
With that I took up my ARC-9965 and began waking out. Outside I found Jon and Robb.
"Greetings again." I said.
"Greetings, My Lord."
"Hello, Count."
Jon and Robb each said.
"Robb, hold my blaster, will you?" I said as I handed him the blaster without waiting for an answer. I heard Jon chuckle beside me while Robb simply deadpanned at me then him.
And with that we continued on. After 5 minute we arrived at the Hangar. There stood a Cumulus-Class Corsair and a company of 200 men.
They stood in-front of me with Alexander at the forefront.
"Greetings, Alexander. Is the men ready for the final revenge?" I asked as I approached.
"Yes, My Lord." He said as he signalled for one of the guys to step forward.
He then came forward carrying the Naydin Vibrosword, it was in a white sheath with a silver outline. It looked like any other Naydin Vibrosword, however I could feel that it was lighter, stronger and sturdier.
I took it and equipped it to my back. In a straight line beside my jetpack.
"Alright, thanks Alexander. Now let's get a move on." I said as I entered the Cumulus.
This wasn't the first time I was inside one. I had been within one multiple time since we got the first one a month ago.
After everyone entered the Cumulus, it took off.
I was still training on how to fly as my father hadn't included that in my so vital training. Either way I stood behind the Pilot as the Munificent came into view.
The Munificent was truly a vital piece of the Trade Federation and the Banking Clan's defense and security. Sure, they may not be quite equal to the Venator, much less the future Star Destroyers. But they were a nightmare to any other defence fleet. 1 Munificent could take 10 of the Judicial Forces Ships.
The Munificent was one of the largest ships currently available. And it showed.
Even in the relatively big Cumulus Corsairs we were completely overshadowed by the large Munificent Class Star Frigate.
We docked at one of the emergency docking channels. The cumulus had one such at the tip of its "batter ramp" which allowed us to board enemy frigates after ramming it.
Once I entered the Munificent someone met me.
"Greetings, My Lord. I am Commodore Flint. I have been directly assigned to you to serve on any ship you command, My Lord. Kind of like a personal naval assistant." He said while saluting.
"I see, at ease. Now inform me of the situation regarding the ship and the pirates." I said as I began walking.
He quickly followed.
"My Lord. All the V-wings have been transferred to their ships. With your Cumulus's arrival the fleet should be ready to move. We're simply waiting on you." He replied.
"The ship's status is in good condition. It has been fuelled and we have gathered enough Tibanna Gas to supply our canons for a rotation of pure firepower. Which should be more than enough." He said.
"I see, and what of the marines and their progress?" I asked.
"The 6 CR-90 Corvettes has worked hard for 15 minutes now making flights to the planet and to the Munificent many times to transport the troops. But everyone should be transported onboard about now." He said.
"And what of their equipment and position?" I asked.
"They have been stationed in the hangar. They are being given enough oxygen to last 10 Hours in space, and fuel for their jet packs. They will deploy from the hangar as we don't have the means to transport them to the surface quickly." He said as we reached the halfway mark.
"I see, make sure they are not in the way for the pilots and fighters. Now what if the crew?"
"We have performed weapons test on the weapons connected to the bridge. And we are currently running checks on the manually controlled turrets and the point defense weapons." He said.
"I see, and what of the engineers and others?" I asked.
"The engineers have been strategically stationed throughout the ship to attend to any damage as quick as possible. The navigators and Starfighters control are also prepared and ready for takeoff." He said. And with that we entered.
"Very well, send a message to all fleets to prepare to jump to hyperspace." I said as he ran off.
I walked to the command seat. Beside it stood Admiral Jaime.
"Greetings, Admiral. How is it going?" I asked as he immediately got exited.
"I can't believe we've reached this point in our naval expansion. To think we would ever carry 4 medium capital ships capable of fighting a Republic Judicial Fleet is astonishing." He said with emotion. I thought he was about to begin crying for a second.
"That is good to hear, Admiral. Now how is the crew going?" I asked as I sat down.
"They are all really exited to be able to participate in the first large scale war since decades ago on Thyferra. They all also believe you will take them to the next level and therefore each of them has unconditional loyalty and they support you." He said with a next degree smile and pride on his and his naval companions' accomplishments.
"That is very good, now have the scout ship reported anything?" I asked as his attitude changed from joyful to serious.
"My Lord. The ship informs us that there is no ship outside the planets atmosphere. This is likely due to the fact that travellers are forced to exit hyperspace when coming close to the moon due to its gravitational pull. They don't wanna be spotted and therefore have all their ship camped on the ground." He said as I began thinking.
That information is just reinforcing my determination and decision to transform the moon into a military outpost.
"I see, and where is the outpost stationed?" I asked.
"My Lord, the moon has no planetary rotation, and the outpost is therefore always at the same place. It is positioned on the edge between the North and East side, facing the hyperspace exit. They have their Cumulus and the 3 Corvettes stationed around the outpost in dedicated forest landings. The outpost has 3 turbolasers and 6 point defense cannons. It can hold up to 500 pirates according to my information.
Alongside the 3 CR90 and the Cumulus it is expected that they can have up to 1150 pirates. And information dictates that there are over 700 pirates, so between 700-1150 pirates." He said.
"I see. Do you know of any military hardware they possess? Tanks, artillery, rotating cannons or turrets?" I asked and he opened his datapad.
"They apparently posses 2 anti-veichles artillery pieces. However, they are meant for anti-ship use. But they could be a threat. However, we could not find out about any turrets except that they recently attacked a Judicial Squadron and therefore they might have some. That's where they got 1 of their CR90 Corvettes." Jaime responded.
"I see, what about our handheld explosives or rocket launchers?" I asked and Jaime smiled.
"Apparently, the Trade Federation was generous enough to refill our armory. So we currently have 100 Rocket Launchers, 20 000 Class A Thermal Detonator, and 50 E-Web Repeating Blaster." He said.
"Great, give every marine we have 4 A Thermal Detenators. Have 50 of them carry rocket launcher and transfer 10 E-Webs to the Royal Guard Company." I said before turning to Alexander who stood behind me as well.
"I assume your men knows how to assemble and use them?" I asked, to which he nodded.
"Good, transfer all your men to 1 of the Cumulus. You'll be landing without jet packs. You will need to set up dead-points and fight inside the base. Use the corridors and move forward with the E-Webs. But the tactics are ultimately up to you." I said. Deciding our approach.
"Alright, Commodore Flint, order all ships to jump to hyperspace upon my command." I said as I waited for each of the Cumulus's to acknowledge. As the last one did I issued the Command.
"Jump to Hyperspace!"
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