Chapter 1344 Cutting off the retreat, Irsha’s defensive operations (2)
The Swan maneuvered its position according to the instructions of the fleet commander. In fact, it just changed from the left rear of the space fortress Ilsha to the right rear. In essence, it still relied on the fortress itself for defense.
After all, the offensive and defensive capabilities of the cruisers are here. Let them attack the main fleet, which is somewhat self-destructive.
At the same time, the main fleet of the Spinning Water Federation outside the fortress lit up their engines one after another and started sailing at a low speed to facilitate formation reorganization. A large number of warships passed sideways and formed a complex battle line.
Not long after, what was originally just a hazy engine light on the sighting equipment gradually became a blurry outline of the ship, indicating that it was almost within bombardment range.
The current situation is simply a replica of the previous one. The difference is that the defending side has become the Swirling Water Federation, and the attacking side has become the Red Maple Republic.
According to visual inspection, the number is slightly less than that of the two fleets, which may be due to the attrition caused by being chased by other fleets of the Spinning Water Federation during the retreat, but the total number is still more than a thousand ships.
Just like the Spinwater Federation retaking Irsya, they quickly divided into two groups as they approached, maneuvering to outflank them from the left and right sides.
The advantage of doing this is that it can distract the space fortress and fleet, maintain mobile operations, and find loopholes in the enemy's battle line.
The starship of the Spinning Water Federation fired its first shot first, and then as the distance between the two sides continued to close, heavy artillery of various sizes also opened fire. For a time, countless ion beams and invisible shells were intertwined in the star field. , there is no warm-up period, the fire is immediately intense, and the entire star field seems to be on fire.
This cannot be the only army that the Red Maple Republic has withdrawn from the front line. According to the information obtained by the Spinning Water Federation, at least three fleets are approaching in the direction of Irsya, and now only two have appeared.
Either the missing fleet turned to join the others on the way, or there was still some backup left.
The large number of sensors scattered around the cosmic fortress, and the effect it can have on distorting the readings of surrounding controls, make it difficult for the fleet to fly over without anyone noticing.
On the one hand, they are trying to encircle and annihilate them, and on the other hand, they want to make a strategic retreat. Once they encounter each other, the two sides will inevitably fight to the bitter end.
The friendly forces have already opened fire, and the Swan is still in the formation with the cruiser. Although many ships will fire a few cannons to make a big splash, the actual effect is negligible. Everyone is still hiding in the Space Fortress as if watching a show. behind.
Their mission is to intercept ships approaching the fortress, and bombardment is not the specialty of cruisers. The cruisers and mobile aircraft carrier formations of the Red Maple Republic are silent, and the Swan will naturally not make any big moves.
For the Red Maple Republic Fleet, the Swirling Water Federation has blocked their door home. They must either seize the door again or simply kick it open. There is no third way.
The opponent will definitely find a way to get close to the fortress and try to seize it. After all, the Red Maple Republic fleet is also afraid that the Spinning Water Federation will come to support the fleet. If it is surrounded and attacked when the force is not dominant, it will really be impossible to save the day.
The battle between the main fleets cannot be determined in a short period of time. In other words, it is not a problem for the Red Maple Republic fleet to try to approach and capture the fortress. The problem is, what method they will use to do so.
The cruiser formation and a large number of pilots on standby in the fortress are just to prevent this attack.
Regardless of whether there was a combat mission or not, almost everyone was staring at the battlefield nervously, waiting for the Red Maple Republic fleet to continue approaching and to see what they could do.
However, there are still people busy with other things at this time, such as Fang Lanyin.
She was driving screws frantically with an electric hammer, trying to put the disassembled parts back together.
"Don't be so anxious."
Li Chengqi saw that Fang Lanyin was sweating so anxiously that he consoled him: "It's not time to attack anyway, even if an enemy comes, I won't be left alone."
Fang Lanyin was not to blame for this, it was Villania who wanted to see the heat dissipation and buffering structure of Li Chengqi's machine, and wanted to understand why this machine had such a strong ability to resist impact and thermal radiation. And Li Chengqi also agreed, just watch it, and you won't lose a piece of meat.
As a result, it left the port not long after it was dismantled.
The complex stacked armor structure and a large number of heat dissipation devices are all linked together. To disassemble them, you need to dismantle them layer by layer and put them back together. Of course, they are also installed layer by layer. Disassembly is very time-consuming.
Fang Lanyin's eyes were burning with anxiety. If this delayed the attack, it would be the mechanic's fault. Fang Lanyin's professional ethics did not allow this to happen.
In particular, this thing was created by Li Chengqi. His existence itself is the top secret on the Swan. Fang Lanyin is fully responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft. He cannot leave it to others or ask others to help. He is naturally busy. Fly up.
In contrast, Li Chengqi was very calm. He knew that it was still very early for an attack. He had just entered the bombardment range and was far from the time to release the carrier-based aircraft.
Next to it, the Silver Tornado has just completed preparations. The cockpit is open. Hall is holding the control ball inside, and the Silver Tornado picks up a 280mm rocket launcher.
"Is it really okay to use it on me?"
"Just take it and use it. Once the ammunition is used up, just throw it away. Don't feel bad."
The backpacks that Li Chengqi used for Lionfish were all removed from custom-made models. In addition to the backpack and the main body, the custom-made models also have a large number of bonus weapons.
Such as beam sabers, automatic rifles, long beam rifles and rocket launchers.
He had saved a lot of these things, but he didn't need them. The size of the silver whirlwind just happened to be compatible, so Li Chengqi got a few out and armed the silver whirlwind well.
The beam saber and other beam weapons need to be charged, and the silver whirlwind is not compatible. Besides, she doesn't really need melee weapons. The silver whirlwind has a loyal chain sword hidden inside the leg armor.
But it can be equipped with physical weapons. When Li Chengqi used the high-mobility Zaku, he ran out of live ammunition, so he directly used the Silver Tornado 40mm rapid-fire cannon to deal with it. Anyway, he just simply pulled the trigger and the size was suitable.
Hall has also adapted well in the past few days, using the Silver Tornado simulator and Li Chengqi's data to fight AI enemies.
Seeing how easily Li Chengqi uses the rocket launcher gives people the feeling that this thing has built-in tracking capabilities.
This is actually wrong. Li Chengqi used the rocket launcher easily simply because he was very adaptable to the speed of the rocket and could hit accurately in advance.
Hall has always used weapons with high bullet speeds and has no experience with weapons with low bullet speeds and high power. This is also thanks to the virtual machine simulation, otherwise no number of rockets will be enough for her training.
The harder part is that you still have to switch at any time.
One second you are firing rockets, and the next second you have to pick up a rapid-fire machine gun. The huge difference in bullet speed between the two makes the difference in lead time obvious, and your brain must be able to react.
For shooter game players, this is not a difficult task and they have long been proficient in it, but for those who have never been exposed to it, this requires a long time of training.
It's just that I really don't have time to train now, so I'll just put it on the shelf as soon as I can.
(End of chapter)