Chapter 223: Dissuading the Fight (6000 chapters, the battle is over)
The importance of electronic warfare in combat in this era is self-evident.
Whether it is a conventional battle on the ground or a fleet battle in space.
Electronic warfare is a very important part of combat.
So whether it is the Federation or the Star Dragon Empire, even commercial alliances that focus on trade activities and remain neutral for a long time spare no effort to develop the military's electronic warfare capabilities.
In addition to conventional means such as electronic reconnaissance and electronic countermeasures, electronic warfare viruses with adaptive and independent offensive capabilities are also one of the most active electronic warfare means currently.
In view of the extremely offensive and dangerous nature of electronic warfare viruses, all parties have also imposed control on electronic warfare viruses at the same level as thermonuclear weapons.
Take the Federation as an example. The G series and T series electronic warfare viruses most commonly used in the military are strictly sealed and absolutely prohibited from leaking out.
And in order to prevent these electronic warfare virus samples from being captured by hostile forces, we can find ways to defend or even crack them based on their compilation characteristics.
These military electronic warfare viruses have the ability to self-destruct.
Once the attack instructions are completed, or if an abnormality is discovered in the environment, these electronic warfare viruses with certain intelligence will immediately destroy themselves, leaving not even a byte behind.
It is precisely because of the strict defense of the military in various countries in this regard that civilian armed forces do not have decent electronic warfare viruses at all.
Some private companies have also developed electronic warfare viruses, but they have no use at all in front of military ships and military equipment.
Especially the electronic warfare virus protection capabilities of battleships are simply not something that private forces can handle.
Over time, in the battles of civilian armed forces, electronic warfare has gradually become a link that has been forgotten in the corner.
Even if a commander occasionally picks it up, they only perform some basic routines such as electronic fraud and electronic countermeasures.
So when Amber drove the experimental MK1 and ran rampant between the warships on both sides, no ship noticed that he was quietly implanting electronic warfare viruses on them.
A set of electronic warfare antennas has been deployed on the large backpack on the side of the main propulsion array on the back of the experimental MK1.
Lilith, which is more dangerous than the military electronic warfare virus, is extending her 'tentacles' to the surrounding battleships through this set of antennas.
And Amber is also on the battlefield because of his The crazy behavior in the rampage, coupled with the extremely flamboyant body painting, attracted almost everyone's attention.
Even the HCP pilots who were chasing Amber felt a hint of envy in their hearts.
After all, who wouldn’t want to be like him, riding a horse against a thousand, ‘flying’ in the enemy formation as if he were in no one’s land.
But they seem to have forgotten that Amber is just Atlas It was just the first punch of Si's attack.
When the intensive firepower struck from the zenith and quickly sank a destroyer on both sides, they finally realized that this fleet that suddenly appeared was not someone's reinforcements. .
But a real third party.
At this time, a terrifying thought occurred to the commanders of both fleets at the same time.
“Did we hit the wrong person?”
But the ever-changing battlefield did not allow them to think too much.
When the first round of fire strikes from the Atlas battleship ended, the HCPs of the two squadrons rushed down like bright comets dragging long tail flames.
In the eyes of the pilot who is a reconnaissance fanatic, his teammates are like wolves among sheep, rushing into the interception defense line hastily formed by the enemy HCP.
Most of the HCP pilots' attention was attracted by Amber just now.
So when they once again maneuvered to the upper hemisphere of the fleet and spread out their formations according to their usual training, preparing to defend with crossfire, Atlas's HCP had already reached them.
At this moment, the Atlas pilots finally understood Amber’s good intentions in letting them train hard in the asteroid belt.
No two asteroid belts in this world are exactly the same.
But the techniques for fighting in the asteroid belt are universal.
These skills summarized by the players in the game, or the ACEs who will appear in the "future", were taught to these Atlas pilots by Amber without any secret.
During the teaching process, he was so meticulous that he almost chewed up the techniques and fed them to them.
Even the dullest pilot can learn a thing or two in ‘Amber’s Little Classroom’.
So at this moment, the Atlas pilots flexibly shuttled through this area densely covered with asteroid rubble, as if they were back at home.
Using the cover of these small and medium-sized gravels, they appeared and disappeared in the fire control lock box of the enemy HCP's all-circuit screen, constantly changing positions.
A Dragon Knight from the HCP squadron of the Timler family destroyer was firing continuously with an electromagnetic rifle and the electromagnetic reconnection cannon and charged particle cannon on the weapon rack on its back.
In the cockpit, the fear on the face of the Timler family HCP pilot was clearly visible through the transparent mask on his helmet.
His pupils dilated under the nervous emotion, the rhythm of his abdominal breathing was completely chaotic, and his whole person was constantly taking deep breaths.
Although the constant temperature system of the heavy-duty hydraulic anti-gravity suit was already operating at full capacity, sweat still gathered in beads on his forehead and slid down his cheeks.
The pilot watched helplessly as an Atlas HCP, which had been locked by the fire control system, hid in an asteroid rubble at the moment when the charged particle beam swept past. the back.
"Fuck! Bastard!"
As the Timler family pilot cursed, the blue beam swept the small piece of gravel into pieces, and the whole sky screen showed The moment 'lock lost' popped up on the screen, the HCP jumped out from the back of the asteroid rubble.
Then he continued to maneuver in the complex environment of the asteroid belt, maneuvering with ease, avoiding his attacks as gracefully as a dance.
“Damn it! Hit me!”
The Timler family’s pilot’s eyes have become irrational. He is shooting wildly, with blue beams and high speeds. The orange ballistic trajectory that penetrated the rod continued to sweep through this area.
It wasn't until the combat auxiliary AI reported: "The energy storage of the superconducting battery stack has dropped to the critical point and is being recharged" that he realized what a stupid mistake he had made.
Unfortunately, in the fierce battle, there was no time for him to regret his mistake.
Because the ghostly HCP had reached his back hemisphere at some point.
As a series of high-speed penetration rods shattered the propulsion array on his back, the Dragon Knight also stopped moving due to the collapse of the energy circuit.
But these Atlas pilots, under Amber’s constant ‘brainwashing’, have already developed a good habit of finishing last hits.
Even though the Dragon Knight had stopped moving, the Atlas pilot still generously rewarded it with a shot from the electromagnetic reconnection cannon.
The anti-HCP warhead, which carried huge kinetic energy, exploded immediately after hitting it, directly blasting the dragon knight's torso into parts.
Looking at the human tissue floating out from the pile of debris, quickly turning into 'popsicles' in the cold space, the Atlas HCP, which has been confirmed to have crashed, once again dragged tail flames Pull away.
Such scenes continue to occur in this combat area. Atlas pilots who have learned in Amber's "Master Class" efficiently transform one enemy HCP after another. Creates a ball of plasma fire.
The desperate cry of the enemy pilot before his death echoed over the entire battlefield through the communication channel.
However, this did not stop Atlas's HCP attack squadron from sweeping across the battlefield like a scythe of death.
At the same time, Lilith, who had completed infiltration of the target ship, also activated all electronic warfare viruses without mercy.
On the surviving enemy warships on the battlefield, the warning sound of the shipboard control personality sounded at the same time.
“Warning, an electronic warfare virus has been detected, and countermeasures are being carried out.”
And at the same time that they issued the alarm, they fell into a conflict with Lilith’s special electronic warfare virus. In confrontation.
In order to prevent these never-before-seen electronic warfare viruses from infecting the entire ship.
The shipboard control personality had to reallocate computing power and built a barrier in the virtual space.
In doing so, they also lost the ability to monitor various subsystems of the ship, and even the gunners lost the AI bombardment correction in high-pressure situations.
Unfortunately, neither the shipboard control personality who is fighting the electronic warfare virus nor the captain and fleet command know that this resistance is in vain.
Even if the shipboard control personality concentrates its computing power, it will only delay it for some more time.
"Report! Received the command from the Boss's special machine! It has been sent to the captain's seat!"
Just when the Atlas fleet continued to close the distance and was about to start the second round of salvo, The flagship Hermes received Amber's message.
Hearing the voice of the Tactical Information Coordinator, Cliffs immediately opened the new message that popped up on the virtual screen.
“Hurry up and attack before the opponent fully reacts!!!
The original battle plan remains unchanged!
Let the HCP squadron take out the last two frigates.
Our warships give priority to focusing fire on the opponent's remaining destroyers, making them lose their ability to counterattack.
After closing the distance, release the heavy assault cabins and armored assault boats to attack the enemy light cruiser!
Tell everyone, especially those marines, that the reward plan formulated before the war is still in effect, and the reward for capturing the light cruiser is doubled! ”
After reading the information, Cliffs has a deeper understanding of himself as the Boss.
Everyone was dancing on the line of fire, and there was still time to assign tasks.
“It’s so scary, this man.”
Of course, Cliffs sighed, he still resolutely carried out Amber’s orders.
Soon, the latest battle instructions were quickly issued through the communication devices of the five warships.
Compared to Amber sending commands directly, it is obviously more appropriate to let a higher-power battleship-level communication unit do this.
As the lights on the entire ship went out for a moment, and the ship's hull also trembled, the Atlas fleet's second salvo ended.
In this round, in addition to the main gun fire of the five battleships, the two Dragoon-class destroyers with more sufficient energy supply each fired a round of five consecutive rounds of electromagnetic reconnection cannons.
A few seconds later, a series of fire burst out in the distance, followed by two huge blue-white fireballs that lit up the universe.
This shows that this round of salvos killed two more destroyers of the opponent.
Because the two warring parties in the distance were still struggling to fully react, they still faced the Atlas fleet's attack direction with the top deck of the battleship.
Without the protection of a deflection field, the battleship's armor structure can only withstand weapons such as charged particle cannons and high-energy lasers.
Even the most wealthy military and shipyards still have to consider costs when designing ships.
An omnidirectional 360° defense without blind spots is called a battle fortress
And even if it is a battle fortress, due to the existence of the plasma propulsion array, it is impossible for the deflection force field to cover the position of the propulsion unit. .
That’s why the designers piled almost all the defenses on the bow of the ship as the ‘attack surface’. In this direction, the projected area of the battleship is also smaller.
In this case, faced with the nearly vertical strike of the heavy penetrating rod fired by the electromagnetic reconnection cannon, as well as the firing of the battleship's main gun.
It is impossible to take down the top armor. After all, this place was not designed to resist artillery.
“We were fooled”
On the bridge of the Financial Freedom, Antonio’s face was gloomy.
Even the most obtuse person will realize this after being attacked by a third party that appears out of nowhere.
Especially when this sudden third party is beating the two parties currently fighting together.
"It's too late." Raven beside him suddenly said.
“What?”
“I said we discovered it too late, or that the other party was too patient and waited until now to start taking action.”
Listening to Raven's words, Antonio looked at the five approaching destroyers on the holographic projection platform and fell silent.
The fleet's reconnaissance unit has identified the models of these battleships. Although these ships are from the empire and some from the federation, at least they are all models currently in service with the navy.
Unlike them and the Timler family fleet, there are still many ships of the previous generation mixed in.
In particular, the two Dragoon-class destroyers marked as purple high-risk targets have crushed all ships on the field except light cruisers in terms of firepower projection.
“It’s not the time to give up just yet.” Antonio took stock of the units on the field that were still fighting, and said:
"This light cruiser under our feet is the biggest turning point."
But before he could finish these words, the bridge of the Financial Freedom suddenly fell into darkness.
All the lights and screens were turned off, leaving only the faint glow of the emergency lights on the entire bridge.
And this only means one thing, that is, the entire ship has been paralyzed by the electronic warfare virus.
“How is this possible?!”
On the Timler Glory, which was also in darkness, the family fleet commander Ron Schneider was also confused.
However, when he used the weak light source of the emergency lights and saw that the crew members on the bridge and CIC were looking at him, he forced himself to calm down.
“Eighty percent of the shipboard control personality has been contaminated, take out the core for physical isolation!
Try to switch to the backup system, enable the backup power supply, and switch all subsystems of the entire ship to manual operation Mode!
Notify and let all surviving battleships do this!”
"But sir, our internal and external communications have been cut off." The communications soldier said with some confidence.
"Then why are you still sitting here? Run to each cabin to notify! As for other battleships, try using light signals. I don't know if they can complete the translation in time."
"Yes. ! Sir! "
Just when the CIC crew members were preparing to physically go to each cabin to inform the order because the electronic equipment in the ship was temporarily disabled.
The main screens on the bridges of all surviving battleships on the battlefield lit up at the same time.
A text message also appeared on the screen.
White text on a black background looks extremely eye-catching in a dim environment.
“Dear friends, I regret to intervene and interrupt the battle between you.
Because your fighting area is in our company’s exclusive mining area, your battle has seriously affected our company. The safety of mining operations.
At the same time, because of your fighting, the mining environment in the asteroid belt has been severely damaged, and our company's mining progress this quarter has also been greatly affected.
Based on the above two points, our company will take coercive measures against the units in the warring area. We hope you will give up resistance and not engage in unnecessary resistance."
After reading this message, I saw the words 'At' signed at the end of the message. After the Russ Public Relations Department.
The fleet commanders on the two flagships laughed angrily.
But before they could laugh a few words, they heard a few dull thuds. The sound came from other areas of the ship
Followed by a crackling explosion
The crew members with more combat experience on the ship immediately recognized the sound of the heavy assault cabin crashing through the outer armor plate and using shrapnel to clear the interior of the impact area.
They were ganged up on by each other.
However, for the crew members of the two light cruisers of the Timler family, this is not the first time they have encountered gang jumping in this battle.
Due to being given special attention, the two light cruisers have been hit by several assault cabins of the combined fleet.
Until the entire ship was captured by the electronic warfare virus, the ship's defense forces were still engaged in a fierce battle with the other party's Marines.
"Now it's good, we can watch dog bite dog."
Some older crew members with bigger hearts had such funny ideas in their minds at such a critical moment.
Unfortunately, the performance of the Atlas Marines is destined to 'disappoint' them.
“Up, up, up!”
“Monton! Press them down and beat them!”
The muzzle flash and the continuous ballistic trajectory illuminated the dim internal passage of the ship.
Pulling the heavy shield connected to the fixed bolt behind the shoulder to the front and back, Telak looked at the position of the enemy ahead through the infrared imaging observation window on the shield.
While holding a firearm larger than a human weapon with one arm, he fired.
The strong hand muscles and the assistance of the exoskeleton allowed him to easily complete the operation of pressing the gun with one hand.
Even with this fully automatic shotgun, there is no need to consider shooting accuracy too much at close range.
Behind him, Monton was carrying an electromagnetic machine gun and pouring firepower directly forward.
Because this is the first time to engage in actual combat, and the tactical goal is to suppress the enemy ships as soon as possible.
So the Roma Marines did not carry cold weapons and adopted "traditional gang-hopping" close-range hand-to-hand combat.
Instead, he directly used powerful weapons.
The 'Crazy Crocodile A1' combat exoskeleton on them, carefully designed by Eugene, not only provides full protection, but also has an electromagnetic clinging function installed on the foot walking device.
In an emergency situation when a hole is opened in the battleship, these marines can be firmly fixed on the floor of the passage and will not be carried out by the escaping airflow.
At this time, corpses wearing exoskeletons were floating around them.
Judging from the logos on the exoskeletons, these people are Yaoguang Defense mercenaries and armed personnel from Mary Bay Industries.
After completing the gang-hopping, the Roma took little time to kill these enemies who were attacked from both sides after entering the ship.
Then relying on superior firepower, the Marines, who were the ship's defense force, were also suppressed behind the mobile shields and bunkers.
Such a scene was happening on three light cruisers on the battlefield at the same time.
The powerful physique, extensive tactical training, and excellent equipment make these Roma attacks extremely efficient within the ship.
Although everyone in the bridge was unable to grasp the battle situation inside the ship in time after the ship's electronic system was offline.
But the approaching gunshots and wails also let them know that their defensive strength might not be able to hold on for long.
While the Atlas Marines launched an offensive inside the ship, the HCP attack squadron on the battlefield was not idle either.
When the enemy HCPs were paralyzed one after another under the attack of the electronic warfare virus, this battle no longer had any suspense.
The pilots of the HCP squadron who were once captured by Murat and Louis are currently doing the same job as their squadron leader - using carbon fiber ropes to capture the enemy HCPs who are about to float out of the battlefield. Pull back one table after another.
At this moment, the asteroid belt, which was a mess just now, became extremely quiet.
Under Lilith’s unreasonable wide-area electronic warfare virus attack, enemy units on the battlefield were trapped in a dilemma where their systems were forced offline.
The close-range firepower jointly commanded by the air defense commander and the adaptive fire control system has also been silenced.
This battle seems to have entered a stage where Atlas combat units are waiting to clean up the battlefield.
"Master! I found an abnormal electromagnetic signal!"
When Amber controlled the experimental MK1 to patrol the battlefield, Lilith looked serious with a hint of doubt. The sound rang in his ears.
"At what position?"
"The precise position was not captured. The signal just appeared suddenly and then disappeared. If it hadn't been for the electromagnetic wave detection array on the asteroid base that had been put into use some time ago. If I use it, this signal may be missed by me"
Lilith's words made Amber frown. At this juncture, the sudden appearance of the electromagnetic wave signal was not a good sign.
“It’s okay to have an approximate location. I’ll go over and take a look. The experimental MK1 is also capable of long-distance and high-speed navigation.”
“Received! Master! The approximate location has been synchronized. The airframe navigation system is on, the straight-line distance should be about 20,000 to 30,000 kilometers!"
"Understood, send a warning to the fleet to keep them on guard."
Finish this sentence. , Amber pressed his body tightly against the special driving seat, and several fixing devices stretched out from behind to secure him firmly.
Immediately afterwards, the experimental MK1's main propulsion array and the two auxiliary propulsion units on the legs completed deployment again and exposed more thrusters.
The Atlas combat unit, which was on alert, only saw their Boss’s landline suddenly pull out an extremely exaggerated trail, and then quickly turn into a ball of light in the distance at an outrageous speed. .
(End of this chapter)