Chapter 1326 Cosmic Fortress, Operation Ilsha (1)
The most critical feature that distinguishes assault landing ships from battleships like the Swan is not the size, nor whether they can jump, but whether they have a reactor. .
This is the most important part of the entire ship. Nearly one-tenth of a warship's budget is spent on reactor-related parts.
It is the core of the warship's ability to fight for a long time. Otherwise, no matter how large the energy pool is, it will not be able to support the warship in a fierce artillery battle that lasts for several days.
Although the reactor power of battleships varies, the charging speed is still very fast.
Li Chengqi's operation directly consumed 90% of the Swan's energy. In fact, it was not a big problem. After all, the fight was not started immediately.
In terms of the power of the Swan, if it maintains its current normal sailing status, it will be fully charged in a few hours without any delay.
Besides, the fleet is also followed by supply ships.
Alyssa sent a message to the fleet commander, saying that there was some malfunction on her ship. Although the malfunction had been eliminated, it had lost some energy and needed emergency supplies from a supply ship.
When a ship sails in the void, various problems will inevitably occur, which is why the ships are equipped with a large number of mechanics.
The fleet commander didn't even ask what the fault was. After all, it was not uncommon. He immediately called in a supply ship and used a large pipe to inject liquefied magic power into the Swan's energy storage pool like air refueling.
In the eyes of the fleet commander, this is just a minor episode. After confirming that the Swan's fault has been eliminated, he will not pay too much attention to it.
As a captain, you don't actually need to care about which aircraft the pilot drives out, but Alyssa is very concerned about whether Li Chengqi will make big news again, mainly because his criminal record in this area is too serious.
Leaving aside what happened on the Swan, the fleet still sailed according to the designated route.
It can be said clearly that the enemy has learned that the third and fifth fleets are approaching the space fortress Ilsha. The next battle will be very difficult, and they have to be prepared for whether the other party will sneak attack halfway, so the reconnaissance fleet Also take the first step and scout ahead.
This is why the fleet ended its jump a few hours away from the fortress. It couldn't hide its whereabouts. It jumped directly to the fortress and couldn't even form its formation. That was just waiting to be beaten. It was better to form a formation at a safe distance. , approaching the past steadily.
Although it has not yet completely overcome the crisis of national annihilation, there is no need for the Spinning Water Federation to take a big gamble. This battle has time requirements, but stability is even more important.
The choice of the fleet commander cannot be wrong. Soldiers are crafty and cannot be careless or careless. It is not wrong to seek stability.
You just have to wait a few hours for regular sailing before you can start sailing, which makes you impatient to wait.
Using these few hours, Fang Lanyin made some adjustments to the new machine body in the hangar, mainly making targeted changes according to Li Chengqi's operating habits.
It took a month to modify the lion fish before Li Chengqi felt comfortable with it. He could only change it slightly in a few hours, which still needed to be adjusted.
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The movement of the fleet cannot be hidden. The third and fifth fleets of the Spinwater Federation did not encounter an ambush on their way to the fortress. Perhaps the defenders of the Red Maple Republic believed that relying on the fortress for defense had a greater chance of winning than halfway.
This is mainly because their military strength does not have an absolute advantage.
After several hours of sailing, Alyssa received a battle alert from the commander. All ships in the fleet entered combat status and quickly fine-tuned their formations, ready to start fighting at any time.
At this time, the enemy's shadow could not be seen from the Swan's optical sighting equipment, only the twinkling stars could be seen.
But not long after continuing to follow the fleet, I discovered that the twinkling stars I just saw were actually the engine lights emitted by the warships, so densely packed that I couldn't count them at a glance. This description makes it sound like the enemy fleet is huge in number, but it's actually not much.
Stationed here is the enemy fleet that was damaged on the front line, which is not full to begin with. In addition, there are about 300 ships that came from the Red Maple Republic as a supplementary force. If the information provided by the agents is correct, in the universe The total number of enemy troops stationed in Fortress Ilshai will not exceed one thousand.
Although the Third and Fifth Fleets of the Spinning Water Federation had just participated in the Meteor Operation and were not fully staffed, the two fleets combined had more than 1,200 warships. They still had a certain advantage in terms of numbers, but they did not constitute a crushing force. pressure.
After discovering each other, both fleets sounded the battle alarm and immediately formed their formations.
The fleet of the Red Maple Republic must be in a defensive formation. After all, there is no advantage in numbers. If they set up an offensive formation and engage in bombardment, they are looking for death.
The third and fifth fleets of the Spinning Water Federation divided into two groups after entering the battle state, outflanking them left and right in an attack formation, and moved forward in an inverted figure eight shape.
The advantage of doing this is that it can give full play to the firepower of each warship and strive to capture the fortress as soon as possible.
The characteristic of the Spinning Water Federation's pincer offensive is that it must be fast and cannot be delayed. If the fierce fighting here takes several days, it will give the enemy time to react. In this way, it will not be able to quickly cut off the enemy's logistics supply line and penetrate deep into the Spinning Water Federation. The enemy fleet in the territory became an orphan's battle plan.
The Swan is mixed in the cruiser formation of the Fifth Fleet and is not a capital ship itself.
When the Swan's sighting system could clearly see the outline of the enemy fleet, the flagship of the Fifth Fleet fired the first shot.
The flickering ion beam cut through the tranquility of the void, like a starting gun, and the fifth and third fleets that surrounded it opened fire on the enemy fleet guarding the fortress.
Of course, enemy forces will also fight back.
Since the Red Maple Republic fleet was in a defensive formation, and the targets came from the left and right sides, the limited firepower was dispersed.
This resulted in a very low firepower density for the counterattack, posing almost no threat to the main fleet. And precisely because it was a defensive formation, their ships could take turns resisting damage, and the firepower of the Spinning Water Federation did not have much impact.
Of course, just because there is no impact does not mean there is no impact.
A cruiser on the left rear of the Swan was hit by a stray bullet from counterattack fire. It may have been a large-caliber ion beam from a starship or battleship. The cruiser exploded in an instant, and an orange flash was reflected on the bridge. on the glass.
That's what war is like. It's not about comparing whose technology is better, but about whose life is tougher.
The Swan tried to stay maneuverable and hide behind the shadow of the fleet. It was not the time for the cruiser to set off yet.
Although it is not the main fleet, the mission of the cruiser is the key to determining the outcome of this battle.
Don't forget, the goal of the mission is not to destroy the enemy fleet, but to recapture the space fortress of Irsya.
It is impossible for the main fleet to maintain a bombardment state close to Irsya, and the transport ships transporting infantry have no combat effectiveness.
Escorting these transport ships to land were cruisers and mobile aircraft carriers including the Swan.
(End of chapter)