Chapter 1907 The Second Battle of Angstrom (3)
The biggest advantage of the spherical formation is that it can effectively fight against enemy fighter groups. Huron knew that in the First Battle of Angstrom the Adeptus Mechanicus The pressure brought by that huge fleet is not intended to give the opponent a chance to replicate the results of the last battle. Moreover, as a senior "naval warfare expert" Huron dares to conclude that even if tens of thousands of fighters are packed into a star fort, it will never be able to do it. To achieve the same timely recovery and launch efficiency as satellites, after all, the Star Castle is only so big, and the flight deck cannot have as many dedicated defense satellites.
As long as they survive the first two rounds of air strikes, the efficiency of subsequent Imperial fighter planes will decline rapidly due to the lack of timely ammunition replenishment. At that time, they can attack Soshyan's fleet and star fort with all their strength.
Under Huron's strict order and the intimidation of the Imperial fighter fleet, the Red Pirate Fleet quickly huddled together and formed an air defense formation to wait for the impact of the Imperial fighter fleet.
However, the first wave of four thousand fighters and bombers did not attack the Red Pirate Fleet's main formation. Instead, they flew from the top, bottom, left, and right of the fleet formation, attacking only the outermost ships, so as to avoid them. area with the densest air defense firepower.
Soon, more than a dozen small marauders and two light cruisers exploded amidst the massive bombardment of fighter planes. But what surprised Huron was that those fighters did not turn back to the star fort, but flew directly towards the distance.
There were only a few Gray Knights strike cruisers there, and there was no movement from the start.
But soon, Huron knew the reason.
"Master! A new fleet was scanned! The number exceeds 30! There are-"
Huron almost jumped from the command throne, he stood up and shouted:< br>
"Stop hesitating, what else is there!"
"There is a second star fort! It's the Iris of Hell!"
Huron's eyes widened, he never thought that he had His pride would become a weapon against him now. For some humiliating reason, Huron ordered that the name Hell Iris should not be mentioned again. As time went by, he almost forgot that he once had a star castle.
Now, he remembered.
The Mechanicum’s exploration fleet dragged the Star Castle with gravitational beams and approached from the edge of the galaxy at extremely fast speeds. Previously, they had been using technology to hide themselves. Although this fleet was not large, more than half of it was It is a medium-sized ship of the light cruiser level and above. Although it is an exploration fleet, its armament level is not inferior to any naval force.
This is the double-island tactic developed by Soshyan.
If one star fort cannot guarantee the efficiency of all fighters, what about two?
Fighters taking off from the Blessing Barrier will land at the Mark of Victory after consuming all ammunition, while fighter jets taking off from the Mark of Victory will land at the Blessing Barrier. The two can improve the efficiency of preparation and take-off and landing. Full, it can also form a cross air attack force, which is equivalent to "sandwiching" the Red Pirates' fleet between the two airports to withstand the most efficient air attacks and bombings.
It doesn’t matter even if the red pirates form a hedgehog formation, or in other words, this is what Soshyan wants. He does not expect to win this naval battle with air strikes, so he wants the red pirates to huddle up, like this Their bombardment efficiency will decrease, and their advantages in quantity and firepower will not be brought into play (human warships, including the Chaos side, have a relatively fixed range of fire for the side main guns, so they need to adjust the direction of the hull relatively significantly when salvoing) , the empire's fleet can use long-range artillery fire to "peel" them little by little, just like peeling eggs.
Looking at the fleet of aircraft whizzing past the fleet, as well as the newly joined Mechanicus fleet and the star fort that was once owned by him, Huron was a little overwhelmed for a moment, but he quickly responded Come over here and pick up the communicator.
"It's not a big deal. The Imperial fleet is still inferior to ours. Everyone sticks to their positions. Their fighter planes cannot be endless."
Just when the order was issued, more fighters roared over, and they Like a river encountering a rock, it sailed around the Red Pirates fleet, braving intensive point defense firepower to bomb the enemy. Fighters and bombers were constantly being hit and exploded, but there were also sparks emerging from the Red Pirates' warships. , or even produce a chain explosion.
However, only small ships have been damaged so far.
With the help of powerful engines, the Mechanicum's fleet quickly arrived at the area where the Gray Knights fleet was located. Starfort had received the first wave of surviving fighters and quickly replenished and repaired them.
Suddenly, a dazzling beam of light streaked through the void and hit the Retribution-class battleship Despair, causing its void shield to extinguish after a burst of flashes.
This was a shot from the hidden main gun of the Eternal Loyalty, and it also sounded the clarion call for the Imperial fleet to attack. The capital ships opened fire one after another, with the goal of hitting the Desperate Prayer, which had lost its shield protection, and let the huge hull Submerged in an endless burst of explosions and flashes.
The Red Pirate Fleet immediately counterattacked, but because it formed a spherical formation, the capital ship was protected by many small ships, so their shooting often required avoiding friendly forces or adjusting the hull, which was far more efficient than normal. Much lower.
At the same time, the fleet of the Mechanicus also began to shoot. Compared with other navies of the empire, the ships of the Mechanicus emphasized long distance and high precision, so the shooting effect was even better than that of the expedition fleet led by Soshyan. In one round it severely damaged a heavy cruiser and destroyed several smaller ships.
"The Black-Hearted King!" Just as Huron was trying to command the fleet to fight against the two-pronged attack from the surrounding fighter planes and the imperial fleet, Zhu Fu's anxious voice sounded on the bridge.
"We can't be so passive anymore. If we continue, our army will be defeated! The only way now is to charge! No matter which side it is, concentrate on attacking in one direction. Don't worry about any casualties, and throw all the jumping gangs towards the Star Castle!"
“This——”
Although Huron knew that what Zhu Fu said was right, he still felt uneasy. If he had to forcefully launch a gang-hopping attack against such a large number of fighters from the other side, the casualties would be simply unbearable. Imagine.
And Soshyan has scattered so much "garbage" in the void, which means that if they want to join the gang, they must find a way to clear a clean passage. This process is not easy.
“No more hesitation! I am willing to lead the assault myself!”
Hearing what Zhu Fu said, Huron gritted his teeth.
"Okay! Just do as you say! It's up to you, Brother Zhufu! The whole army storms in the direction of Soshiyang!"
"The Black Heart King, and Angostow Don’t forget the things near Mu No. 6!”
After being reminded by his wizard lord, Huron immediately remembered that he had another arrangement at Angstrom No. 6.
“Huh?”
Soshyan suddenly discovered that the Red Pirates had spread out their formation. Part of the fleet stayed in place to fight against the Mechanicum's fleet, while part of it formed an assault formation and ran towards him, while some small ships headed towards the planet.
"Huron, are you going to fight for your life?"
The other party's reaction was also within his expectation, so he immediately sent out an army-wide communication.
"Concentrate all firepower to attack the enemy's capital ship!"
"Bless the barrier to prepare for the anti-jump gang operation!"
It could be seen from the monitor that Huron's flagship did not follow the assault. Soshyan just didn't know what the small ships heading towards the planet were doing. There should be nothing there.
So he asked several destroyer formations to monitor each other, focusing on the Red Pirates' assault fleet.
The main force of this assault force is 1 battleship, 1 battle barge and 3 large/heavy cruisers, as well as more than 50 small and medium-sized ships. They fired all the way and rushed all the way trying to pass through the previously created A belt of metal fragments, but was fiercely blocked by the imperial fleet.
At this moment, the Red Pirates made the first move that surprised Soshyan.
They launched vortex torpedoes, but the target was not the Imperial fleet, but in the "metal isolation zone" created before.
As the flash of light burst out in the subspace, a huge amount of metal garbage and debris was sucked into the subspace, even affecting some small ships of the Red Pirates, but it also successfully destroyed Soshyan's design.
He immediately realized that the person leading this commando must be a very decisive and crazy person, not the foresighted Huron. You must know that the whirlpool torpedo is not a common commodity, and he is willing to use this thing to open a road. That definitely has extraordinary courage.
So Soshyan immediately focused his attention on the red pirate's desperate attack.
However, where he did not pay attention, another change was taking place——
(End of this chapter)