Chapter 1764 The Battle of Angstrom (2)
“Accelerate, accelerate.”
In the monotonous command, the loader slave loaded the missile into the huge Fury interceptor There were also heavy artillery shells for the main gun in the ammunition bay. The technical priest supervisor who commanded the servitor checked and rechecked the ammunition belts of the auxiliary weapons. Standing beside him were the Skitarii pilots flying these fighters.
Although the Mechanicus are accustomed to using servitors to control vehicles, the complexity and responsibility of combat aircraft are difficult for even high-level servitors to control, so they must be controlled by specially modified skitarii. These magical weapons.
These Skitarii are based on the Jaegers and have enhanced posture modules and reaction modules, as well as high-strength bodies that resist overload, and have very high autonomous combat capabilities. Perhaps they are slightly tactically superior. It looks dull, but its combat skills are comparable to those of the best pilots.
The Emperor, the one who protects the empire, Omnisiah, the god who dominates machinery
The spirit of machinery and the secret of technology are better than the physical body
It is your duty to praise the cleverness and protect it. Your cleverness is the basis of your happiness, and comforting your cleverness is the foundation of your survival.
Without dogma, the mechanical spirit will not be able to help.
Ring the bell once!
Push the lever to activate the piston and pump!
Ring the bell twice!
Press the button to start the engine, ignite the turbine and breathe life into it!
Ring the bell three times!
Sing in unison, praising the God of all opportunities!
After repeating the prayer that he recited countless times, the Tech-Priest started the engine and followed the pre-battle flight procedures step by step - the Mechanicus has a more unique way of starting fighter aircraft than the Navy, and they must use specific To strike the first rune on the engine casing rhythmically, its tip must be coated with engineering oil using the correct spell when the omen is correct, while to strike the second rune on the engine casing must be with the breath of power transmission end, if the second rune fails, the third one must use the tapping method of the first rune. If the ritual is completed correctly, the engine will press the large dashboard marked "Start" Motivated afterwards.
On the wide hangar apron, on the launch track for larger ships, the larger Starhawk bombers also began to ignite their engines one by one.
After the machine was started, the technical priests began to pray for the pilots. When the pilots knelt down in front of the priests, the parchment with the prayers was cast on the shoulder armor with red ink.
Omnisiah's intention has been achieved.
The holy ointment has been offered to you, may you shed the blood of your enemies.
The service of protection is etched upon you, and may the prayer of protection protect your soul.
As they stood up, they also raised their voices, joining the war chant that echoed across the multi-tiered flight decks.
Slave laborers and Tech-priests alike, men and women, young and old, all join in ancient rituals, singing for the glory of the Mechanicus and the destruction of their enemies.
After the ceremony, the pilots entered the cockpit. The Mechanicum's fighter planes were slightly different from those of the Navy. They did not require operating sticks at all. The pilot inserted the cable hanging from the top of the cockpit into the back of his head, and then Then insert the highly modified arm into the panel, and the entire system and machine soul are connected to their spirits, as are the weapon handlers and navigators.
Soon, the warning horn sounded the signal to prepare for takeoff. When the huge fuselage of the Fury interceptor passed through the launch track, the whine of the engine became louder and louder.
The formation commander opened a separate communication channel and issued the only audio command to all fighters.
"Glory to the God of All Machines."
The status light flashed green at first, but immediately turned red. The Fury interceptor's nozzle screamed and was violently jerked after reaching maximum power. Ejected, the sounds of the hangar died down as the hydraulic ramp closed again, the engines cycled, and an amber beacon light spun in the cramped space. "The attack target has been marked, switch to full thrust."
The engine pitch rose sharply, and the inertia pulled on the seat belts of all pilots.
"Combat speed, escort the bomber formation approaching."
From a distance, the entire Liuli 3 is like an enraged beehive. Countless tiny "bees" rise from the satellite and form a dense swarm. , rushed into the void in the distance, which was already caught in a fierce firefight.
When the Red Pirates concentrated their attack on Liuli No. 3, Soshiyang decisively ordered the formation to rush forward, dragged the opponent into the range of the fleet, and then conducted the first round of bombardment on the enemy's forward.
This blow instantly annihilated several frigates and a light cruiser, but the bombardment against the battleship had no real effect.
In response, the Red Corsairs also turned their sights on the Imperial fleet.
Both sides opened fire almost at the same time. The mountain-sized battleships burst out with dazzling beams of light, attacking each other with beams and cannons as fiercely as they hated each other.
Another round of firefights. The Red Pirates continued to control the distance and did not enter the attack range of the planet's orbit. The Empire only stayed within a certain range. The two sides entered a deadly and progressive maneuver dance. fight, trying to be the one who does the most damage.
On the bridge of the Eternal Loyalty, Soshyan could feel the tremors caused by each shelling. The observation mirror flashed as the energy of the void shield was released, and various data came to his ears along with the data link. Report of damage to ship.
In less than half an hour of fighting, our side has already lost a Lunar-class cruiser, two strike cruisers and a dozen destroyers and frigates - fortunately, all Space Marines have been arranged to stay on the battleship and on the fighting barge, so the loss of the ship was not accompanied by serious casualties. .
Of course, the opponent also lost about double digits of small raiders and several light cruisers. It seemed that the empire had no losses, but the opponent's battleships were not damaged at all. This is the most critical point. As the battle time goes by, the role of the capital ship will become more and more important.
Soshyan must find opportunities and wait for weaknesses in the opponent's formation, which requires fighter formations to create.
“Either concentrate our efforts on dealing with the enemy fleet, or concentrate our firepower to knock out the satellite, but now we have to do both, and we also want to allocate our forces to land on the star fort and solve the problem. I really don’t know about Mogaro. Where does the confidence come from.”
The captain of the Desperate Prayer, Kelkus, muttered the news he had just received, and then was attracted by a burst of startled breath. He looked at the observation window, which was a ship named Paranoid. The USS's light cruiser was surrounded by boiling spheres of plasma and missile explosions. These attacks were blocked by the shining arc of energy shields, but with a blinding flash, the shield generator collapsed under the fierce and intensive attack. The cruiser was immediately surrounded by a swarm of fighter planes. The Starhawk fired melta missiles capable of penetrating thick armor, triggering a series of explosions on the battleship and eventually breaking it in the middle.
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