Chapter 1345 Cutting off the retreat, Irsha’s defensive operations (3)
"The enemy fleet is within bombardment range."
"Railgun fire, interference fire."
"Understood, the electromagnetic weapon is fully charged."
Among the two secondary guns of the Swan, one was originally a 210mm gunpowder cannon, but the Spinwater Federation modified it, removed the gunpowder secondary guns, and replaced it with the triple-mounted railgun they have been promoting recently. .
The advantages are long range, sufficient kinetic energy, and strong armor-piercing ability. The disadvantage is that the damage ability is not good. It can make a hole in the ship when hit, but it will not explode.
Shoot a few solid iron balls first. Anyway, the cruiser can't help much during the artillery battle of the main fleet, so just treat it as a compliment.
The turrets on the upper part of the Swan's hull rotated, and the magnetic rail coils lit up with bright electric lights, aiming at the target with a set of three-shot bursts.
Alyssa looked at the bombardment position, constantly thinking about where the enemy would release its fleet to try to seize the fortress.
Normally, at the current speed, it would take at least an hour for the opponent to get close enough to release the carrier-based aircraft, and the cruiser would take the lead in charging to escort the armored transport ship.
This was the standard tactic used by the Spinning Water Federation when they attacked the fortress.
But the difference is that the Red Maple Republic's fleet is afraid of being surrounded, and they don't have much time to use standard tactics.
In this case, they are likely to use some crooked tricks to find a way out by relying on their troops.
Since the fortress will prevent the jump, the enemy in front of the fortress cannot jump to the back of the fortress anyway. The place the opponent can choose is either above or below the fortress.
In fact, because it was hit by a nuclear bomb, artillery cannot be deployed at all, and it requires a long period of construction and maintenance before it can be used.
The Spinning Water Federation also knew this, so in addition to deploying a lot of cruise ships.
Of course, they are almost playing their cards right now. As soon as the Red Maple Republic fleet comes over, they can see the tight defense below the fortress.
So, will they choose to break through the artillery system repaired during this period from overhead to launch an attack?
At the same time that this idea appeared in Alyssa’s mind, An Yun reported:
"A jump signal was found 50 kilometers directly above us, number 134, type cruiser or ship of equivalent tonnage."
They actually came from directly above!
"Notify the entire ship, all anti-aircraft gunners prepare for anti-aircraft defense!"
Alyssa turned off the ship's communication and said to Carlos:
"Emergency surface, at a horizontal angle of 75 degrees, to intercept enemy cruisers and carrier-based aircraft."
"Understood, emerge urgently, and adjust your attitude."
The attitude control nozzles of the Swan's body behind the space fortress Ilsha were activated, and the engine pushed the more than 300-meter-long warship to raise its bow, maintaining an angle of about 75 degrees.
The Swan was not the only one to discover traces of the enemy. Other cruisers also adjusted their postures and ascended. However, their speed was still not as fast as the Swan, the fastest legend in the void. Now it looked like the Swan was taking the lead.
"The enemy's jump is over, the ship's shadow is clearly visible, the radar signal is normal, they have released the carrier-based aircraft!"
"Fire effectively according to the shooting elements that have been investigated in advance, modify the ballistics, and fire freely."
The advantage of having time to prepare is that you can calibrate the shooting elements in advance. No matter where the enemy appears around the cosmic fortress Ilsha, there is data to rely on.
This is just like before the two armies confront each other on the ground, the defender conducts advance reconnaissance and division of the area covered by the artillery. As long as the enemy appears, it can fire quickly according to the target, without the need for test firing and aiming.
The Red Maple Republic's move is indeed a surprise, but if it is not done well, it will not be a surprise victory, but a surprise that will lead to death.
Now they have jumped to the face of the Spinning Water Federation. If they succeed, the benefits will be huge, but if they fail, there is no possibility for these warships to escape, and the troops are indeed in danger.
Led by the Swan, the cruiser formation aimed at the enemy ships that appeared above, and countless cannon shells and ion beams were fired at them.
In almost a volley, it was visually confirmed that nearly ten orange flashes appeared.
Waiting for work, they also hit the muzzle of the cannon. Ten of them were killed on the spot, which was considered a small loss. "Comparison of the database is completed. There are fifty-one enemy cruisers, thirty-three mobile aircraft carriers, and the rest are modified transport ships."
Villania held the earphone and said again:
"The fleet commander gave the order for the carrier-based aircraft to set off."
"Let Hall and Li Chengqi attack."
"The enemy fleet adjusts its posture and confirms the counterattack barrage."
"Emergency avoidance, shield activated."
Maintaining the firing state, the Swan and friendly warships maneuvered irregularly in small areas.
Although the enemy troops jumped on the muzzle of the gun, they were not without the ability to fight back. They tilted the hull and fired back. Even in the light brought by the ion beam, one could visually see a large group of densely packed ship-based ships with flashing metallic colors. The plane is swooping down.
"Anti-air defense!"
The Swan's anti-aircraft guns opened fire first, almost like a starting gun, and the surrounding cruise ships also followed suit.
At this time, on the cosmic fortress Irsya, the artillery that had been repaired recently also joined in to participate in the grand event, and a series of anti-ship ion beams flew towards the fleet.
It's just that the time is too short, and the number of anti-ship ion beams repaired is not large, but the anti-aircraft cannon is relatively simple.
The anti-aircraft guns do not require the energy supply of the fortress. The transport ship brings the anti-aircraft guns over, and then the engineers place them at the designated position and fix them. That's it. At most, the ammunition needs to be moved nearby. From firing to loading, it is all done manually. .
Therefore, compared with the anti-ship ion beam, which is difficult to maintain, the quantity and quality of anti-aircraft guns are very high, ranging from 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns to 128mm anti-aircraft artillery.
The disadvantage of not being connected to the system of the base is that there is no machine soul to assist, so the reaction is slow and the shots are inaccurate. It is all visual air defense.
However, this quantity does not need to be accurately measured, as long as the quantity is high.
Mixed in the ion beam is a literal rain of bullets. Time fuzes or proximity fuzes are respectively equipped on different shells. Even if they miss, they still have to set off fireworks to listen to the sound.
Alyssa looked at the main display on the bridge, which was projected by the optical sighting equipment.
An idea came to her mind.
Something is wrong.
The enemy is indeed in danger, but they will not consider encountering a strong interception. With their current strength of more than 100 ships, even if they all release carrier-based aircraft at the first time, they will only have less than 500 or 600 carrier-based aircraft.
It is almost impossible for this small number to break through the firepower network. After all, the meteorite belt lightning strike operation has proved that if carrier-based aircraft want to pose a threat to the fleet, the number must be greatly increased.
At this point, the carrier-based aircraft simply cannot break through the firepower network of the cruiser, let alone the anti-aircraft guns of the Space Fortress.
Do enemies make mistakes?
Yes, but I wouldn't make such a stupid mistake.
Alyssa's grandfather, Mr. James, is right. Fools are as rare as geniuses in this world, let alone fools who can reach the level of fleet command.
So why did the enemy send carrier-based aircraft to ride on the face that could not threaten the fortress at all?
Alyssa turned the viewfinder, and this time she finally saw where the feeling that something was wrong was coming from.
Those ships that jumped over did not have armored transport ships!
Without infantry, it is naturally impossible to capture the fortress. At best, they can only circle around the outside of the fortress.
"Bearing 203, attitude control, let's turn!"
Almost at the same time as Alyssa gave the order, Anyun reported: "New jump signals appeared, more than three hundred in number, 40 kilometers behind us!"
As expected, he was attacked from both sides!
(End of chapter)