Chương 89: Battle Preperations
POV Rio
I was sitting on the bridge of the Aura's Revenge looking over the false fleet we had put in orbit of Gaia. From what I was able to read they were basically floating blocks of metal. They didn't have engines they had old reactors and simplistic weapons. The entire point of their existence was to make the Covenant believe that this system was weak to invasion.
Rio: "Tex, how many ships have we managed to make?"
Tex: "10 Provindences and 26 Munificents. With 20 Munificents being sent here and the others forming the suicide fleet."
Rio: "So we will have 239 top-of-the-line vessels here? And these 5 junk craft. As well as the Subjugator if we are desperate."
Tex: "Yes sir."
Rio: "Are the undead in place?"
Tex: "All 6.13 Million Undead are at their battle stations. I have also organized the droids to accommodate the requested reduction in droids. In total, we have 7.83 Million ground troops."
Rio: "Predicted losses?"
Tex: "95-100% of all ground forces. We can expect to lose between 80-95% of our naval forces. It is harder to get any more accurate based on the data we have at hand."
Rio: "I see, is the 501st ready to deploy the fighter wings?"
Tex: "Yes sir. Moreover, 97% of our ground forces are in place and waiting for first contact with the enemy."
Rio: "Good, is the interdictor tested and confirmed to work?"
Tex: "Yes sir. Faraday has stated that the Sub-Energy should have enough power to stop up to 100 vessels from using Slip-Space. Anything above 100 runs the risk of overloading."
Rio: "Hmm, it will be close then. If Operation Uppercut fails we will likely lose."
Tex: "Indeed but the bomb is made and ready to be used. Monika has made clearance codes that will allow the captured vessel to dock with the Super Carrier. I have gone through millions of simulations. We are as ready as we can be given the circumstances. I believe we cannot afford a battle on Earth."
Rio: "You're right. I am just nervous. If we fail here it will be a crippling blow to our plans. This trap is very risky for us as well. That and the Dreadnoughts are not exactly the best we could make."
Tex: "From the data we collected they should be at least on par with the Covenants navy. Some of their ships are better but on average our vessels are on par."
Rio: "Yes well at least if we lose the Dreadnoughts it won't hurt us too much. The Katana Fleet was always less than great."
Tex: "This is the best course of action, sir."
Rio: "How will we place our ships?"
Tex: "The 200 Dreadnoughts will be our forward line. Behind them will be the Munifuicents who will also be running interference on the enemy's missiles and comms. Then right behind them will be the Providences. They will be our midline. Next will be our rear line. It will consist of the Lucrehulks in front with the Venators forming a wedge behind them. The Aura's Revenge will remain cloaked and right underneath the center Lucrehulk. All coordination will be run from the Aura's Revenge. The control of the Katana Fleet will also be run here."
Rio: "Where do we want most of the Starfighters to clash?"
Tex: "Right in front of our forward line but if that fails then inside our forward line. The Covenant will likely try to stay in front of our forward line as it will allow them to support their starfighters."
Rio: "Have we got an estimate on how capable our starfighters are compared to theirs?"
Tex: "Yes, from our analysis the Vulture Droids are weaker than their Seraphs but stronger than their Banshees. The Trifighters are vastly superior to everything they have at their disposal. I put the odds of Vulture to Banshee at 1:3. With the enemy needing 3 Banshees for every Vulture Droid. The Trifighters can fight 5 Seraphs at once and not be disadvantaged. The Seraph are shielded but are also massive compared to all other starfighters I have records on. This makes them an easier target."
Rio: "Has the Sakaar team departed yet?"
Tex: "Yes they should arrive at Sakaar in a few hours."
The candidates I chose to keep Sakaar in check while we were busy were Samus, Schmebulok, Mr. Freeze, and Krypto. They were the best spare summons I could send.
Rio: "Got it, is there anything else I should know?"
Tex: "That should be the basic outline of our forces."
Rio: "Very well. I will send my clones to their position."
I go to Gaia and create 3 Wood Clones, which I then send to their positions. After that, I go to check on Rex and the Spartans.
Rex: "Attention General on Deck!"
Rio: "At ease. Rex, how are you doing?"
Rex: "Quite fine sir. All of us are itching for a fight."
Rio: "Well you may just get it. I am sure you know it will be a bad thing if we call for you."
Rex: "Yes, I have seen the plans Tex created. If we are called I assure you we will give our everything to ensure we win this battle."
Rio: "How did the Spartan training go?"
Rex: "Excellent. 18 made it through and have already got into position. I made sure they had the best training I could give them."
We enter the war room and I see a massive holotable with live depictions of the 4 FOBs. I look over the placements of troops.
Rio: "Very few will survive this battle. I can only hope all our preparations were enough to win. It is why I am still hesitant to allow your men to assist in the battle directly."
Rex: "I know sir. We all know the risks and we have fully accepted them. We know that when the battle is over some of us might not make it home. But this is what we were born to do. We have more experience than likely any other army in the universe. If some of us die, it's not on you. Just honor our fallen and we will be able to keep fighting without complaint."
Rio: "Yes, I will remember that. Now let's talk placements."
Rex: "Yes sir. We have placed 400k Death Knights and Warriors at each FOB. Further, we have placed 100k Liches at FOBs 1 and 2 with 750k Spectral Dragon Priests. Then we placed 190k Spectral Dragon Priests at FOB 3 and 4 each. Then we placed the 25k Liches at FOB 3 and 4 each. For droids, we have placed 25k Dwarf Spiders and Crab droids at FOBs 1 and 2. The Spider droids are placed as stationary gun emplacements. Next are the B2s which have been evenly split between all four FOBs. 125k each. Then the B1s have 250k at each FOB. Lastly, for ground troops, we have 20k Assaultrons and 9 Cherubims at each FOB."
Rio: "FOBs 1 and 2 are where the Hypervelocity Cannons are correct?"
Rex: "Yes sir and 3 and 4 are the Ion Cannons. Now for the ground vehicles. FOBs 1 and 2 have 200 Octuptarra Tri-Droids with the remaining 200 being split between FOBs 3 and 4. FOBs 1 and 2 have a HAG-M each. Next, we have placed 375 MTTs at each FOB. Then we have 3000 AATs at each FOB. FOBs 1 and 2 have a Stealth Quinjet each for evacuation procedures."
Rio: "Now what of our specialists?"
Rex: "For our specialists, we have placed 1 team of 6 Spartans at each FOB. FOB 1 will have Noble Team, Lex, Widowmaker, Valerica, Lucario, and Durnehviir. FOB 2 will have Gold Team, Padme, Paarthunax, Snake, Sebas, and Sendak. FOB 3 will have Silver Team, Team RWBY, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Gardevoir, Marceline, Simon, and Pearl. FOB 4 will have Platinum Team, Serana, Lucy, Renamon, Mal0, Neji, and Armstrong. Additionally, all FOBs will have a Shadow Clone of Orochimaru. Their job will be to detonate the trap. The real Orochimaru will be on Gaia making and contacting us if one of his clones fails. If they do we will have to use plan B to stop the Covenant from controlling the Ground-To-Space Weapons."
Rio: "Other than the Quinjets does everyone have their emergency teleportation rings?"
Rex: "Yes sir. Beyond that, each group has a magic caster capable of using Greater Teleportation. If that fails as well they are equipped with a survival ring that allows them to survive in areas without breathable atmospheres. We have briefed everyone on the fallback point on the planets of each FOB."
I nod and try to think of anything I missed.
Rio: "Very well I think that is everything. Thank you, Commander Rex."
Rex: "It was my pleasure, General."
I go back to the Aura's Revenge to get some sleep before the enemy attacks. We expect the enemy will attack in a few days. Before I go to sleep I check to make sure the Nukes are ready and accounted for. Once I confirmed they were ready I felt more assured and fall asleep.
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Authors Note:
This chapter was to give everyone some understanding of the plan. The next chapter will be the beginning of the battle. I expect the entire battle to take no more than 5 chapters. I will split the battle into 2 main sections. Starfighters/Orbit and ground defense. Also in case any of you are curious the reason why Force wielders are not being used is because they have to draw on Rio and Rio needs complete concentration for Battle Meditation. Rio will be affecting hundreds of thousands of living beings all at once. Until next time Ciao.
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