Chapter 2111 Slow versus Fast
Standing in the luxurious bridge command area of the Emperor-class battleship Hymn of Courage, Corsaro Khan was examining the information sent back from the front with his sharp eyes. As well as the three-dimensional image of the enemy fleet, his left hand gently stroked the beard on his chin, and his right hand pressed the horse head-shaped handle of the crescent scimitar at his waist, while his biochemical falcon occasionally made strange noises on the stand. scream.
"Zhu Fu is indeed a smart bastard."
After a long time, he spit out his evaluation contemptuously.
“Most of the ships he chose were clippers and small boats. He knew our combat style very well. He divided nearly two hundred ships into five parts, so that they could support each other and disperse at the first time. At such a distance, he can be surrounded by two wings when attacking, and he can escape in all directions when retreating. Ha, it seems that he has carefully studied the tactics of penetration and drilling. I really want to catch him and open his depraved head to see what's going on. What changed for such a promising fighter?"
"Zhu Fu has made it clear that he does not intend to fight us head-on."
A warrior wearing half-red and half-white armor walked up to Kosaro Khan. On his left shoulder was the symbol of three lightning bolts surrounding his skull. It means that he is from the Storm Lords Chapter, and he is Captain Hasdrubal, the representative sent by the Chapter to the Maelstrom this time. The most striking feature of this company commander is that he carries a large number of Ork Orc fangs.
As a warband established during the Second Founding of the Army, the Storm Lords have always maintained a strong sense of competition with the White Scars. They often compete for honors with their parent group, and are known for winning regardless of the consequences.
But this does not mean that their relationship with the White Scars is not good. In fact, this kind of competition was advocated by the former original body, and the most famous example of the group was its participation in the former Beast Wars. For this reason, the regiment later became known for its penchant for hunting Ork leaders, with the processed heads of slain Ork warlord bosses lining the walls of the Chapter's fortress monastery.
They came to the Maelstrom this time because they heard about Zhu Fu, the former traitor of the war group. This is a stain they have been trying to erase.
"This looks like we are planning to delay. If we don't take the initiative to attack, he will definitely not take the initiative to attack."
The corners of Corsaro's lips raised slightly.
“He is Abaddon’s dog now, and he will definitely not sincerely sacrifice his life for Huron. He now wants to preserve his strength and strive to take a bite out of Huron’s corpse after his death. Maybe he even plans to take Huron's place, become the Pirate King of the Maelstrom, and break away from the Black Legion. "
" Such Chaos Hyenas are really inexhaustible. "
Captain Julio of the Marauders Chapter let out a low curse.
"Then let him become a rotting corpse on the high cliffs of Chegoris."
Kansaro Khan chuckled noncommittally, and then stretched out his hand to check the situation of the fleet in the imager. " Drag it in front of you.
The size of their fleet looks large, but its actual combat capabilities may be the weakest. The key is that their main ships include 4 Armageddon-class battlecruisers and 6 Vengeances. - class large cruiser, accounting for almost half of the battleships.
Although the Armageddon-class battlecruiser bears the title of a battlecruiser, this type of ship is actually improved on the basis of the Moon-class, and its weapon configuration is also similar to that of the Moon-class. Much the same, except that two additional light lances are installed on the spine of the ship, and the weapons on the ship are enhanced to a battleship-level range. The result is a moon-class cruiser with firepower "close to" that of an old battleship, but due to tonnage limitations , such a "small boat with cannon" transformation will undoubtedly have many problems. The first is that the internal space of the ship is compressed to the limit, which results in its safety redundancy being almost reduced to a minimum, and some airtight compartments are occupied, making it easy for catastrophic consequences if the hull ruptures.
Secondly, although the Armageddon-class battlecruisers are barely equipped with battleship-level weapons, their reactors cannot reach the level of real battleships. They can only rewire the power supply from the ship's main plasma reactor through power relays, resulting in a large number of The output is squeezed by the weapon system, reducing the speed of this model to less than two-thirds of the moon level.
Furthermore, its scanning array and aiming system can only barely touch the edge of a real battleship, and it cannot really shoot at the farthest distance during artillery battles. To be effective, its actual combat distance is actually comparable to that of the moon level. almost. (No need to complain, this is Dai Ying’s magical shipbuilding idea)
As for the 6 Revenge-class ships, there is actually no big problem, the main thing is that they are too old.
The existing Revenge class is a product of the Empire's Great Expedition era. Its design ideas and combat ideas are relatively outdated, and its engines and reactors are also relatively poor. The most important thing is that it has no bow armor. The speed is too slow, so although there are large numbers of Retaliators, most of them remain in the Empire's reserve fleet.
In addition, the Emperor-class battleship itself is also a slow guy. Coupled with this bunch of old ships and slow ships, the entire battle line of the Corsaro fleet was slowed down to an unbelievable pace. To the point of endurance.
For the White Scars, who emphasize speed and maneuverability, it is almost an insult to be crowded with a bunch of slow boats. If you are not aware of it, you may think that there is some conflict between Corsaro and Sosh.
But in fact, this fleet was requested by Corsaro himself. Although Soshyan does have his own ideas, he will consult the main leaders and commanders before deploying.
Corsaro's request is actually very simple. In terms of quantity, the Empire's regular warships are definitely not as many as the red pirates' modified ships. Therefore, even if they have a high-speed fleet, they can only defeat the opponent's modified ships at most. In a pursuit battle, if you want to seriously injure or even completely annihilate your opponent, you have to change your thinking.
Opposite the Imperial Squadron, which is dominated by low-speed heavy gunships, Zhu Fu, who has a large number of fast ships, undoubtedly has the initiative in mobility. For a seasoned predator, there is no doubt that this It's an opportunity and a temptation.
Just like a hunter seeing a slow herbivorous beast, although he knows that he may be injured or even killed in the opponent's desperate counterattack, he may still be unable to resist the temptation.
Moreover, the Emperor-class battleship itself uses fighter jets as its main means of attack, so this kind of flagship is much less threatening.
Based on various factors, Corsaro's move has only one effect -
To prevent Zhu Fu from running away, or to prevent the opponent from running away when they meet, but to create an offensive opportunity for the opponent. "Chance".
Another point is that the naval combat style of the Storm Lord is basically the same as that of the White Scars. As a former sergeant of the Storm Lord, Zhufu must be very familiar with the tactics that Corsaro may use, so he must use the old method to confirm It doesn’t work very well, so we have to come up with something new.
(End of this chapter)