The Newland Federation had deployed more than just a hundred merchant ships.
In late August, on the day the 41st Special Mixed Fleet returned from the Battle Zone, two carriers in Treasure Harbor weighed anchor and set sail, followed by the stealthy departure of the "Fenjin" from Yotun Port after a refit. By early September, the two fleet carriers stationed on the west coast of Newland had also left port.
Now, all five of Newland's Navy fleet carriers were active on the seas!
And critically, they constituted five carrier battle groups.
Each carrier was directly covered by two heavy cruisers, and at the very least, each had the escort of two light cruisers and four destroyers.
The only thing missing was the fast battleships.
