Defense of Zekrat
As the invasion of Prozhi was underway another important battle was begining as 32 Manticore starships came through the warp point and engaged the 6th fleet, taking the blockade squadron by suprise.
Fortunately for the Imperial navy their extremly disciplined crews of the Imperial ships went streight into action, as the heavy guns of the fleet went into action several Manticore ships turned into expanding balls of plasma and wreckage as their reactors went.
The Imperial fleet was arrayed in a wall formation but due to the way the Manticore fleet came through that formation was broken in half with most of the heavy ships were too far away to be useful against the enemy heavies and the first few Manticore ships destroyed were just carriers and only a handful of the enemies own dreadnoughts.
The return fire by the enemy super dreadnoughts quickly destroyed several of the smaller Imperial cruisers and killed hundreds of their crewmen, a dreadnought too was soon destroyed by the enemy fire as the Imperial heavies feverishly tried to get into firing range of their counterparts in the enemy fleet. Cruisers and battleships opened fire on the superior ships and actually managed to inflict some damage, killing three enemy dreadnoughts.
For nearly twenty minutes the Imperial ships and Manticore ships struggled to gain the advantage, both sides suffering losses but all the while the 6th fleet was gaining ground using their superior combat experience to make up for their lack of numbers and ship sizes. In the end the 6th fleet finally destroyed the Last of the Manticore ship but they had paid the price in lives and ships.
Imperial Losses:
King Arthur
Class: Dreadnought
Crew: 2,500
Status: Destroyed
Vanguard
Class: Battlecruiser
Crew: 1,000
Status: Destroyed
Cobra 0026
Class: Heavy Destroyer
Crew: 50
Status: Destroyed
Cobra 0016
Class Heavy Destroyer
Crew: 50
Status: Destroyed
Moriarti
Class: Battle Cruiser
Crew: 1,000
Status: Destroyed
Ankorage
Class: Heavy Cruiser
Crew: 800
Status: Destroyed
OOC: Minor battle but it was a close call and if that enemy fleet had made it through it would have been the end of it for the entire Zekrat system as the nearest fleet would be three months away at least.
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