Chapter 2863 Song of Fire and Acid (Part 2)
“According to the plan, all torpedoes will be launched in waves.”
As commands are issued, large and small torpedoes slide out and launch pipe, then ignited the engines and continued to accelerate towards the enemy. Their target was the Tyranid fleet directly in front of the fleet. Immediately ten seconds later, six Viper-class guided missile destroyers also conducted a round in groups of three. Firing volleys, their aim was to roundabout the Tyranid clusters on either flank of the fleet.
Twenty seconds later, the second wave of torpedoes was launched, and the first wave of torpedoes also reached their maximum speed. The information labels covering the screen followed their course, and the priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus Then use technical words to wish them a smooth hit.
In response, a large number of small biological warships emerged from the Tyranid fleet. There were tens of thousands of them, like a dense protective net, following the electrical signals of the torpedoes, trying to block these dangerous metal objects.
However, just seconds before the two sides were about to come into contact, all the first wave of torpedoes detonated. Huge sharp metal stretched endlessly in a space of several kilometers, accompanied by countless small explosions. The biological ships within the coverage area exploded one after another. The carapace was smashed, the tentacles were torn, and it twisted like a wounded fish.
This kind of torpedo is a dart torpedo developed by the Adeptus Mechanicus specifically for Tyran small biological ships based on Soshyan's needs. Its technology is actually not complicated, but the outer shell of the torpedo uses a special The warhead is made of metal, and the warhead is also filled with many small bombs. When it explodes, it will fly out a large number of highly lethal fragments and bombs, which function like anti-personnel fragmentation grenades.
The dart torpedoes swept across the "biological protection net" of the Tyranid fleet, quickly creating a huge gap, and then the second wave of torpedoes roared through. These torpedoes were based on Bio-heat signatures locked onto the larger warships of the Tyranid fleet, charging headfirst into each other as they tried to evade.
These torpedoes are all melt torpedoes. At the moment of contact, the hot melt flow roars out, and the thick chitin carapace melts like cheese under high temperature, and then the remaining projectile plunges into the biological ship. internal.
After struggling violently and convulsing, a Tyranids exploded like a punctured balloon. The flying carapace fragments just hit the mouth of the other biological ship, destroying it. The organs that fired the acid cannon were smashed crooked.
Then the third and final wave of torpedoes approached the Tyranid fleet again. This time the Tyranid released a large number of small flying creatures in an attempt to block these torpedoes. As a result, the third wave of torpedoes were still dart torpedoes, which exploded violently. In the sound, a large number of small Tyranids were evaporated, causing the Tyranid Hive Fleet to lose a considerable amount of biomass.
At the same time, on both sides of the fleet, the Viper-class missile offensive also caused considerable damage to the Tyranids. The large-scale characteristics of the Sunfall plasma missiles caused serious damage to the dense Tyranid biological ship group. , directly causing their entire movement speed to slow down, and the Viper-class's rapid reloading system also means that the next round of saturation missile attacks will come soon.
After the torpedo offensive as an appetizer was over, the "main course" was naturally served, along with 30 battleships composed of three battle groups: the Astral Knights, the White Templars and the Lamenters. The weapon systems were activated one after another, and the light spear attack was directed at the target a moment later, covering a distance of millions of kilometers in the blink of an eye.
A cheer spread like wildfire through the bridge of the Eternal Loyal as the Sensor Master detected the sinking of over twenty large Tyranid bioships.
But Soshyan felt no joy at all, because he knew that these were only the most insignificant part of the Hive Fleet. Then he moved his eyes to a separate screen on one side. It was a biofield radar developed by the Mechanicus. There was a very bright red dot inside, surrounded by layers of smaller red dots, simulated through images. , a virtual image of a uniquely shaped biological ship was projected.
It has more distinctive biological characteristics, as if it were some kind of primitive giant beast in the ocean, with a cone-shaped body and long tentacles, powerful psychic signals, and even Soshiyan can use the naked eye to Captured through the viewing window.
There are almost no records of this kind of ship in the empire. Instead, the dragon lizard in the royal court provided a lot of valuable information. This kind of ship is called the hive mothership by the archivist, and its status is It can be seen.
According to the archivist's description, the Hive Mothership is the core of a Tyranid Hive Fleet. It serves as the control node of the Hive Mind and commands the biological warships around it, and serves as a huge biological factory. Countless Tyranid biological populations have been produced, including Tyranid biological ships, which are also extremely large in size. Some huge hive motherships are even the size of asteroids. At least the one Soshyan saw was not much better. According to the scan results, even the Abyss class looks like a small boat in comparison, probably only the Eldar's Ark can rival it.
It stands to reason that if the mothership can be directly destroyed, it can be greatly weakened or even defeat a hive fleet. However, the mothership is not only powerful in itself, but is also often in the safest position in battle. To attack it, one has to pass through the obstruction of countless Tyranid biological ships and biological weapons. This is undoubtedly a big gamble, a big gamble that Soshyan must bet on the entire fleet.
Today, it is no longer possible for him to accept that kind of operatic desperate move, and the archivist also said that a Tyranid hive fleet may have more than one hive mothership, and even a hive mothership that can be discovered by the enemy. Ships are often "traps", attracting desperate opponents to launch a desperate attack on the mothership, completely consuming their last resistance.
So although this target is very tempting, Soshyan can only choose to ignore it, or wait for opportunities in the future, such as the Abyss level joining the battle, before he can attack it.
Seemingly stimulated by the empire’s firepower, the speed of the Tyranid biological warships suddenly accelerated, and their number even increased. The distant stars shone on the yellow-purple carapace of the Tyranid biological warships, like a battle A tsunami of destruction swept over.
And it was not willing to be beaten like this. The first thing to change was the tentacles surrounding the two wings. Just when the Viper-class guided missile destroyer launched another round of plasma missiles, what was blocking them was no longer a small one. Biological ships, but some large biological ships with a body shape similar to that of a large cruiser, the body covered with an unusually thick carapace, and the head is a huge three-flap mouthpart.
When the wave of plasma painted a strange blue light in the void, these biological ships roared and rushed out of the plasma fire, and rushed towards the imperial fleet at extremely fast speeds .
"It's interesting to move the large assault ships to the two wings."
Soshiyang chuckled, staring at the changes on the battlefield, while a monotonous mechanical sound appeared in his communication beads.