Chapter 3006 Fierce Battle of Westeros (4)
“Order, ship forward, heading 269.”
There is no use hiding at this time, we have to attack the Tyranid ship The hive ship was destroyed before it caused trouble. Bahram decisively ordered the flagship to change direction. The purpose was to make the other party change direction. Bahram had noticed that the speed of Tyran's biological ship would be greatly reduced when it turned. They do not have the ability to sail without inertia like the Eldar or the Necron.
As the Eternal Loyalty left the fleet and headed in a new direction, the charging hive mothership immediately began to turn around, which caused its speed to begin to decrease.
"Prepare to launch cyclone torpedoes, side macro guns, keep flank fire channels clear."
Bahram calmly issued the order. At this time, the flagship was completely out of the protection of the fleet. If something went wrong, it might be a disaster.
But this place is already within the influence of the planet's gravitational field. He believes that a biological ship with such a huge mass will definitely be affected, and its steering will be very difficult.
As he expected, after turning a 90° turn, the speed of the hive mothership suddenly dropped to one-tenth of its original speed.
The Eternal Loyalty turned quickly with the help of its powerful engines, and at the same time, the destruction macrocannon array on the port side began to roar, slamming out huge armor-piercing shells across the void.
The ferocious gunfire instantly blew the head of the hive mothership into a crater, but it could not kill such a behemoth. At this time, the torpedoes were also ready for launch.
In the flames of plasma, several rounds rushed towards the slowed down hive mothership. The moment they hit its body and head, the nuclear flames destroyed one third of its body. The behemoth finally twitched and died. .
But Bahram had no time to cheer, because behind the dead hive mothership, countless enemy ships were crowded.
"The flagship returned to the formation."
Just as the Eternal Loyalty returned to the convoy, Tyran's biological ship was also chasing after it, and both sides chased and opened fire.
Soon, the battle entered a fever pitch. Hundreds of Tyranid biological ships arrived in the orbit of Westeros IV. Just as they were releasing cysts, the fleets on the left and right flanks again They came up to kill them, but because there were many more Tyranid ships attacking than before, they could not be cleared quickly, so the number of cysts dropped doubled.
At this time, tens of thousands of Tyranid biological ships surrounded the main fleet of the Astral Knights Chapter on a huge scale, like a stubborn island in the turbulent sea. At this time, the number of the central fleet was no longer enough to stop the insects. tide, but maintaining a stable strategic point can help fleets on the left and right wings quickly annihilate enemies in orbit.
Then Bahram can use his last resort and maintain his original strategy.
"The Fourth Strike Squadron reported that the left hull of the Aegis was under continuous attack, and the firepower output was reduced by 23%!"
"The Rogun Squadron reported that the number of carrier-based aircraft was insufficient for combat readiness. 54% of the stored value!”
“The First Viper Squadron reports that all prepared ammunition has been fired”
Listening to the reports coming from everywhere, Bahram tried to keep himself calm, but beads of sweat began to appear on his face. His eyes were collecting massive amounts of battle information all the time, and he continued to issue instructions, trying to keep the ship's crew safe. The firepower remains at a relatively balanced level.
At this time, the biological battleships can be said to have surrounded the entire fleet from all sides. The torrential rain of thorns, biological torpedoes and plasma continued to erupt with light on the void shield, and more violent lasers responded to them. and artillery fire, and hundreds of thousands of automatic defense turrets weaved a dense air defense net, working hard to intercept the cysts and torpedoes flying towards the convoy. The gradually reduced Fury and Swordtail fighter jets shuttled in the hail of bullets, attacking those who were flying in the convoy. Terrifying creatures soaring through space.
The wreckage of thousands of Tyranid ships and the remains of millions of Tyranid creatures float in the void, but this hardly makes their numbers seem less, and among the ships, Among them, there were also slowly rotating pieces of steel floating in the air.
Seventeen ships have been sunk. Although most of them are small ships, some capital ships have begun to suffer serious injuries.
"My lord! The Triumph has sent a red signal!"
"What!?" The red signal meant "a desperate battle." Bahram was shocked and quickly looked at the observation monitor aside.
The situation of this Mars-class battlecruiser is already very serious. Because it is located in a relatively peripheral position of the convoy, it has been attacked intensively, but the most deadly one is Tai Ren's boarding spores, those spores clung to this powerful battleship like tumors, spreading from the bow to the stern. Bahram could almost imagine how many ferocious beasts were filled inside.
"Captain Farzad!"
Bahram quickly called the commander of the battleship, the third company commander of the battle group.
"Captain Farzad! Can you hear me!?"
After a burst of noise, the other party's vague voice came. It seemed that there were fierce gunfire and the roar of wild beasts in the background.
“.I am here.”
“How is the situation!”
“Everything. is under control.”
"But -"
Bahram wanted to say why he didn't report the situation immediately, but he swallowed the words when he finally reached his lips.
In the end, he changed it to a milder statement.
"Need reinforcements?"
"No we can handle the damn thing! Kill that samurai bug!"
Bahram looked at Talos.
"The third company is in danger, but now the transmission is interfered by Tyranids, what should we do?"
Taros took a look at the situation and said:
" Let the Triumph withdraw, and the reinforcements will be brought up with two Terminator tactical squadrons and heavy fighter squadrons using Storm Birds and transport boats."
"Okay!"
Soon, Bahram issued an order to the Triumph's bridge to retreat and let the Sacrifice-class battle barge Tempest take its place of fire.
At the same time, several Stormbirds and transport boats left the Eternal Loyalty and rushed towards the staggering Triumph, which carried two teams of the 11th Company wearing Kent Ka Terminators, and they wanted to save It was a ship that was already filled with Tyranid creatures.
“Why are there more and more?”
The battle line that had obvious gaps still resisted the onslaught of the insect swarm. , like a gray island in the tsunami of bone and blood, Hayes stood on the observation post, his brave figure standing under the flag, facing the frenzy of greed.
The swarm of insects extends from one side of the plain to the other, and the endless tide surges toward the northern defensive position of Triforks City, eager to tear everything into pieces.
Further away, giant sporozoites and flame-eating bugs carrying symbiotic living cannons are also approaching. Their staggering gait makes their high protruding backs sway, but whenever they are about to enter the firing position, the human position The heavy artillery and fighter fleets from the rear will immediately bombard these creatures, killing them before they have a chance to launch.