Chapter 629 Crush
"Report, hyperspace fluctuations detected! Characteristics determined to be fleet-level jump, distance 0.9 light seconds! Composite reconnaissance unit is being activated!"
"Report, the long-wave radar has completed the target capture, and the infrared and ultraviolet detection teams are following up to confirm that it is a large fleet-level target, with a scale of about 3-4 fleets!"
"Report, the target radar and infrared signals have disappeared, and it is suspected that radar wave cancellation and black body cladding have been turned on. The shipboard control personality is predicting the target track based on the last position, direction, and speed. It can currently be confirmed that the target fleet is in the ecliptic On the surface!”
One message after another sounded on the bridge of the Kraken-class battleship 'Brahmos', and several people in the bridge command area and some surrounding figures generated by holographic images also frowned, their faces His expression became less calm.
These rebel leaders from various forces - or in their own words, 'rebel leaders' and 'revolutionaries' - are gathering on the slightly messy bridge of this temporary flagship through a holographic conference.
The lights on the bridge that automatically adjust their brightness according to the amount of light coming in from the panoramic portholes reflect on their restless or cunning faces, sketching out vivid and complex expressions.
"It is indeed the old fox. The fleet under his command is also elite enough. With only one tactical maneuver, he entered the dominant attack position on the ecliptic plane."
A rebel fleet commander who was a garrison fleet general said, and the faces of the people around him became even more ugly after hearing this.
"We must enter the ecliptic plane, otherwise this battle will be impossible to start. The federal fleet's mobility advantage there is too significant."
Another general with a lot of actual combat experience frowned and said eagerly, with a trace of helplessness and deep anxiety in his eyes. He knew in his heart that this was an extremely difficult situation for the current 'joint fleet' task, but in the current situation, it seems that no more appropriate response can be found.
"Then please ask your friends from the 'Freedom Front' and the 'People's Choice' to lead the fleet. Your fleet is better trained, and the rest of us can follow you and maneuver."
The commander of the 'Workers Alliance' fleet who initiated this joint operation and summoned these fleets here said:
"If there are two of them here, I believe this will not be a difficult task for our 'United Fleet'. This time we have finally gained an absolute advantage in strength. We must take advantage of this opportunity to kill Trafalgar!"
The two generals in the combined fleet who had more experience in fleet warfare looked at each other after hearing this, and then one of them said:
"In fact, entering the ecliptic plane is not the biggest problem we are facing now."
"The biggest question is how to deploy when we encounter the enemy, and what are the subsequent combat goals and plans?"
The commander from the ‘People’s Choice’ spoke up. He has a relatively straightforward personality, so he continued without any cover-up:
"Who will be the first to stand at the front of the formation? The training level of our fleets is already uneven. If there is a problem with the engagement formation and the fleet is out of touch, it will be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth!"
"Yes, our fleet will not move until this issue is settled!"
After hearing the words of the commander of the People's Front, another general responded without hesitation, his eyes full of vigilance and unwillingness.
Deep down in his heart, he was thinking about how the little wealth he had worked so hard to accumulate could be consumed so easily. In this chaotic and chaotic rebel camp, the people around him were not like the people he had been chatting with these days. Looks so easy to talk to.
Once you lose your strength here, it means losing everything and becoming a prey to others.
And his words made everyone look at each other in shock. For a moment, the bridge command area fell into a deathly silence. Only the faint sound of electricity emitted by various instruments, like the whisper of ghosts, echoed faintly in the dull air.
The experienced general of the ‘Freedom Front’ couldn’t help but sigh in his heart:
"It is a temporary patchwork of people, each with different plans in mind. This battle has not officially started yet, and I am afraid it is already doomed to fail. Moreover, regardless of the number and size of the warships and the powerful firepower of the federal fleet, The elite quality of the soldiers is far superior to ours several times, and they are also personally commanded by Marshal Trafalgar."
Thinking of this, the commander also looked up at the 'enemy fleet' marked by the frame on the panoramic porthole.
"This battle can be said to be very dangerous, and the future is uncertain."
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In the cold and deep space of the Lysidios galaxy, which is like an endless abyss, the federal fleet that escaped from the jump maintained a tight formation, like a steel dragon lurking in the sea of stars, while successfully completing the plan personally formulated by Marshal Trafalgar. After tactical maneuvers, the entire fleet was quickly and accurately sent into the ecliptic plane.
On the ship's hull, various indicator lights flashed with each other, and the blue tail flames ejected from the plasma propulsion array pushed the warships to glide gracefully on the ecliptic plane, as if they were performing a magnificent and orderly interstellar event. Dance, their maneuvers in the cosmic space appear so calm and effortless, as if the entire universe has become a stage for their wanton galloping.
Even Amber and the empire's naval admirals had to praise the training of these three elite federal fleets when they saw this scene.
However, in the eyes of Marshal Trafalgar and Admiral Carroll, if the three most elite fleets of the federal navy cannot do this, they will not be worthy of the efforts the navy has put into them.
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Having said that, the rebel fleet is in a bit of a difficult situation.
Although there are two well-trained fleets, the 'Freedom Front' and the 'People's Choice', taking the lead, the other rebel fleets are currently facing the challenge of maintaining a distance from the enemy while still bearing the gravitational pull from other directions. , the tactical maneuver of sending the fleet into the ecliptic plane is still somewhat difficult.
When those battleships struggled to maintain their maneuverability, they looked like a group of tired travelers carrying a heavy burden and struggling to move forward.
The hull trembled slightly, as if groaning in pain, and the dull roar from the engine seemed to be feebly telling the heavy pressure caused by the extra power demand.
In addition, the formation routine just now had no results. In the end, the fleet commander of the 'Workers Alliance' simply asked everyone to line up - in his opinion, his own fleet was more than twice the enemy's, and they lined up in a line. Opening it just right can maximize the firepower advantage and avoid this debate within the combined fleet.
But he still underestimated the limits of the rabble he gathered.
After the tactical maneuver order was issued, the commanders of each fleet had ulterior motives and secretly made small calculations. They secretly ordered the fleet to slow down the maneuver speed so that their fleet could fall to the rear.
This also caused the battle formation that was originally barely orderly and tightly integrated, as if being pulled wantonly by an invisible but powerful hand, and gradually became loose and messy, with uneven spacing between battleships. The tacit understanding is like a piece of loose sand, crumbling in the violent wind of the universe.
As the distance between the two sides narrowed, the federal fleet quickly deployed reconnaissance ships in advance to obtain the movements of the rebel fleet.
When he saw the fleet that was already loose before approaching the ecliptic plane, Marshal Trafalgar on the bridge of the Dauntless laughed directly.
"Humph, they are indeed a bunch of rabble."
Although Admiral Carroll looked a little solemn after seeing the number of rebel fleets, he could not hide his excitement and said:
"This opportunity has simply come to our doorstep." Marshal Trafalgar nodded slightly, with a cold and determined expression: "That's right, and they only knew that they were following us into the ecliptic plane, but they ignored that we were following us. The movement direction of the ecliptic plane is mobile, but they are completely the other way around. I estimate that these rebel fleets will have to wait until the two sides officially start fighting, and these rebel fleets will find that they have no excess energy to remove from the power unit."
Seeing this, the federal navy marshal no longer hesitated and ordered decisively in an unquestionable tone:
"The entire fleet, use the ecliptic plane to accelerate, target the left wing of the rebels, and attack at full speed!"
In an instant, the engine power of the federal fleet's warships suddenly increased, and the light shined brightly, like bright new stars suddenly erupting in the universe. They were already approaching the rebel fleet with the help of the ecliptic plane. Like an arrow, it hit the rebels' forward left wing with an unstoppable momentum.
If the rebel fleet really has this 'left wing'.——
The battle started somewhat suddenly, and even Trafalgar and Carroll did not expect that the exchange of fire between the two sides would be so sudden.
After a two-hour confrontation and approach, when the rebel fleet discovered that the three fleets of the Federation Navy had broken away from the covert action mode and entered the maximum effective range of their main guns at extremely fast speeds, in the spirit of 'fire first, the enemy' The principles opened fire one after another almost impatiently.
Fire early, reload early, and hit the next round early. This is the core plan of this rebel fleet for this battle.
But even though it was a salvo command issued by the general flagship, when the seven rebel fleets attacked, they were like fireworks on the wrong line, firing one round to the east and one to the west. There was no salvo effect at all. .
Even Marshal Trafalgar just asked the fleet to make a simple emergency evasion and managed to dodge more than half of the attacks. This would never happen in a serious fleet battle.
It also made Marshal Trafalgar and Admiral Carroll deeply aware of how neglected the daily training and maintenance of these local fleets located within the federal territory were.
"During this period of time, a group of people like this have been allowed to dominate the federation."
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Marshal Trafalgar shook his head with a complicated expression. It was difficult to accept that his previous plan could not proceed because of such a group of people.
Not long after, the rebel fleet's second salvo attack was also prepared. Although they were confused as to why the federal navy fleet had not launched an attack, they couldn't control it so much now, since the enemy on the opposite side was so hard to attack. If you are beaten here, they will naturally not be polite.
Soon, the rebel fleet launched its second salvo. This time the consistency of their attacks was significantly higher, and the coverage of the federal fleet in the target area was also much more accurate.
Under this round of 'light rain', the deflection force fields of the outer warships of the Federation fleet were finally activated on a large scale. For a time, the entire fleet's periphery 'lit up', and heavy metal particle jets stimulated the deflection force field. The arcs started almost connected into one piece in this universe.
Regrettably, although the hit rate of this salvo was much higher, due to the distance being too far and the fact that the rebel fleet did not accurately reach the theoretical 'ecliptic plane' at this time due to technical reasons, the rebel warships A certain amount of energy is allocated to the power system to maintain a certain close rate between them and the federal fleet, and at the same time resist the additional gravity from other directions, so the main gun does not fire at the highest power.
As for the federal fleet, the relatively fragile light cruisers, destroyers and other ships were also arranged inside the formation at this time, and the outer edges were all heavily armored battleships.
This also directly led to the rebels' second salvo, which also failed to score a single point.
After two consecutive rapid fires, the battleship's main gun will inevitably enter a long cooling period to prevent the overheated main gun acceleration track from malfunctioning in subsequent attacks.
The commander-in-chief of the rebel fleet was finally clear of confusion and directly ordered all capital ships to use limited liquid nitrogen coolant to quickly cool down the main guns and shorten the fire vacuum period.
Although the others were a little reluctant to part with it, they knew to some extent that they could not be stingy at this time, so they also asked their battleships to cool down quickly.
But two consecutive wasted volleys of destruction, from a certain point of view, have sentenced them to death.
The federal fleet, which withstood the firepower, rushed into the advantageous attack range of the heavy particle cannon without any damage at this moment. The originally tight assault formation of the three fleets quickly unfolded in a pleasing way in an instant.
Even inside those ships with the longest maneuvering distances and the highest angular speeds, all the crew members are gritting their teeth in various ways to overcome the acceleration brought by high-speed tactical maneuvers, but these elites of the Federation Navy are still training within the prescribed time just like daily training. The deployment of the artillery formation was completed.
"Cover the target left wing of the enemy fleet! Each ship selects its own target, and fires double salvoes from all main gun ports! Fire!"
Following Marshal Trafalgar's deafening roar, which seemed to tear the universe apart, violent jets of heavy metal particles rushed out from the front of the Federation fleet like the surging and endless water of the Milky Way.
The moment the three fleets launched a salvo, they released frightening energy, causing distortions and distortions in the surrounding space.
The precise and neat shooting caused thousands of blue-white light beams to directly cover the entire left wing of the rebel fleet.
Wherever the particle jet passed, the deflection force fields of the warships on the left wing of the rebels were shattered one after another due to overload, and the torn outer armor plates immediately shattered into countless fragments, splashing everywhere, just like a A gorgeous but deadly rain of fireworks.
The metal shell of the ship seemed to be being kneaded by a pair of invisible but infinitely powerful hands, making a tooth-breaking crunching sound, and then turned into countless shimmering metal fragments, floating in the universe like a goddess scattering flowers. Come.
Immediately afterwards, a high-speed strike formation composed of a large number of heavy cruisers and destroyers broke away directly from the main battle line of the Federation fleet. With the help of the acceleration brought by the ecliptic plane and the control of its own vector nozzle, it began to approach at high speed from another angle.
This is a new strike tactic developed by Marshal Trafalgar in many battles. Taking advantage of high speed and high firepower, the strike formation composed of the two ships approaches from another angle. The heavy patrol is responsible for the firepower output. The destroyer and its HCP are responsible for providing anti-aircraft firepower to the strike formation.
This tactic, which has been tried and tested many times when fighting the Imperial fleet, is still effective today.
In other words, it worked wonders.
The rebel fleet has obviously never seen such a tactic. Originally, they were in chaos because of the key attack on their left wing. The attacked fleet wanted to retreat, but the fleets in other positions had no intention of rushing forward. Cover friendly forces.
And when the strike formation, like a group of bloodthirsty sharks, targeted the left wing of the fleet that was riddled with holes, the formation of the rebel fleet began to become increasingly chaotic.
After a rebel battleship was hit by multiple heavy particle cannons on the side, countless fine holes instantly appeared on the side of the ship. The internal air pressure quickly leaked, and various items and personnel were sucked out of the ship by the strong air pressure. Immediately afterwards, It was this hull that began to disintegrate and collapse.
And none of the surrounding warships were even willing to send out traffic boats and HCPs to find ways to rescue some survivors.
Those crew members who were lucky enough to float into space alive because they were wearing cabin suits could only watch helplessly as one giant steel ship after another around them slowly moved away, leaving them floating in this place in despair. The universe is waiting for the capsule to run out of oxygen and then die a painful death.
(End of chapter)