Chapter 381 As long as the unmanned fleet launches an attack
If someone had told Guterres before that using plasma torpedoes alone could cause more than 50% of the casualties of a main fleet in a battle, then he You will definitely think that there is something wrong with this person's brain, or that he doesn't understand fleet warfare.
If this person was one of his subordinates, or a student when he was a visiting professor at the Federal Naval Academy, Guterres would even pick him up and swing him around to see if his mind was clear
But now, if someone says that again, Guterres will definitely nod in agreement, and at the same time say excitedly and seriously:
"Yes, this is all true! My fleet is because of A large wave of plasma torpedoes directly lost 50% of its combat effectiveness! ”
On this basis, he told Guterres that the chief and second-in-commands of the Atlas fleet opposite him had listened to his open class at the command department of the Federal Naval University - and that class was about 'Thinking about the tactics and theory of large-scale fleet battles'. I don't know what the Federal Navy Vice Admiral thinks.
Of course, although Randall and Cliffs knew that the commander of the federal fleet opposite was Lieutenant General Guterres, they had actually forgotten that they had ever heard of this visiting professor in the academy. Lesson.
Now, as the last plasma torpedo was intercepted and detonated, the 'cosmic fireworks' in the formation of the Thirteenth Federation Fleet have also been set off.
Looking at the 52% fleet loss data given by the shipboard control personality on the main screen of the bridge, Lieutenant General Guterres felt a pang of angina.
You must know that of the 52% losses, 45% are permanent losses such as being sunk. Although the remaining 7% of damaged ships have not reached the level of 'abandonment of the ship', they are Guterres estimated that if damage control cannot be brought under control, it is only a matter of time before all crews abandon the ship.
These are only the apparent losses. Almost every other ship in the fleet has suffered injuries.
Although some of the plasma torpedoes were eventually intercepted and detonated, the damage caused by the high-temperature plasma fireball on the armor plate of the ship was also a real injury.
These damaged areas were quickly controlled by the ship's damage control, and would not affect regular navigation and combat. However, if you want to make a long-distance jump, you have to carefully consider it.
This is also the issue that Guterres is most worried about now.
The Pyla Galaxy is not an important galaxy under the rule of the Star Dragon Empire, so the construction of infrastructure is really only basic. facilities.
There are only so many shipyards and spaceports that can carry out capital ship-level repairs and maintenance, and they are basically all near the colonial planet Pyla 4.
If he and the Thirteenth Fleet lose the battle and lose control of the sky, they will have to evacuate to other galaxies.
In that case, many ships that are in danger of being "jumped and disintegrated" due to damage to their hulls, and that cannot be overhauled immediately, will also have to choose to abandon the ship.
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, should we consider disengaging from the battle first?"
The words of the fleet combat staff suddenly pulled Guterres back from the shock of the fleet suffering heavy losses.
"We can't just leave the battle or we will be forced to abandon more ships!"
Guterres shook his head, and at the same time his impression of the newly appointed fleet combat staff was a little worse.
Compared with the previous staff officer who returned to the rear due to illness, the newly appointed one has invested far more energy in building leadership relationships and enriching his personal resume than he did in his job as a fleet staff officer. investment.
In terms of courage and courage, it is far from comparable to the former.
Thinking again of the former’s ordinary family origin, which is extremely rare in the fleet command, and the latter’s identity as the son of a congressman, and the fact that he was transferred to another post after the Thirteenth Fleet withdrew from the fiercest battle line. Time to come over.
Guterres even suspected that the departure of the previous fleet operations staff officer might not be as simple as 'illness'.
Of course, Guterres also knew that now was not the time to consider these issues, so he did not get angry, but went on to say:
“We still have nearly half of the ships that can There are still 30 battleships and heavy cruisers in total. If it really enters an artillery battle, the total power of the fleet may not be lower than that of the opponent, nor may it really be at a disadvantage. Moreover, the unmanned fleet has already entered the transition before the battle begins! "
Guterres thought of the three unmanned fleets that were transferred to the Pyla IV system in advance. Although they were the first to be launched, the three fleets code-named "Big Three" also had certain advantages in the war. losses, but they also have the richest combat experience.
With such a strong force, Guterres could not imagine how he could lose.
He admitted that Atlas's fleet, especially their fleet commander, did have something, but this command ability was not enough to make up for the gap in the fleet's hard power.
Perhaps relying on this kind of command ability can indeed defeat a fleet with the weak defeating the strong, but in any case, it is impossible to complete the myth of "one against three" without a capital ship. Otherwise, countries would not need to launch so many fleets. Wouldn’t it be enough to mass-produce the ‘Military God’ and use one fleet as three fleets?
“As long as the unmanned fleet launches an attack, everything will be fine.”
Before Guterres finished speaking, the shipboard control of the ‘Destiny’ The personality suddenly gave a warning.
"Warning! Space collapse has been detected!"
"Warning! Abnormal mass growth has been detected in space!"
"It is determined that the small fleet is leaving the jump!"< br>
Such a warning hit Guterres like a heavy hammer in his heart. He stared at the main screen of the bridge, where the lens of the optical infrared sensor was pointed at the detected space. The orientation of the collapse phenomenon.
Obviously, this is not support from the federation.
A small fleet is more likely to come from Imperial remnants, or from Atlas support.
Under the current circumstances, Guterres’s judgment is more inclined to the latter.
Enemy support comes faster than friendly support, which is not good news.
After seeing the unprecedented huge battleship that appeared in the universe after the space collapse phenomenon ended, Guterres' expression became even worse.
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"The Infinity fleet is here to support, salute to you, Commander Cliffs!"
"Thank you for your support, I won't say more, start forming the network and join the fleet formation!"
"Yes! Sir!"
When he saw the slightly nervous Roma temporary captain wearing an Atlas fleet uniform on the main screen, Cliffs also breathed a sigh of relief.
He was previously worried about whether there would be any glitches in the support process as the Infinite had not completed all subject tests, but now it seems that he does not need to worry about this for the time being.
Looking out the panoramic window, the huge ship with a length of nearly 6 kilometers, like a behemoth among the stars, and thinking that he was about to see the 'debut' of Atlas' current masterpiece at close range, Cliffs couldn't help but Somewhat excited.
In fact, he should be the first captain of the Infinity, and this battleship will also become the new flagship of the Atlas fleet.
However, since the Infinity was still in the dock when the fleet set off, and it was only temporarily dispatched in an emergency, we could only use a group of Roma crew members who had just finished training and their instructors - those in their seventies and eighties. The old human crew members became the first crew members of the Infinity.
This was one of the reasons why Cliffs was a little worried at first
At this time, the bridge of the Infinity was still in direct communication. As 'quantum entanglement communication' became more and more popular and Before providing services to other forces, Atlas's combat troops and fleets were the first units to use this communications technology.
"The battleship's fusion furnace energy group is working normally, the psychic core is working normally, the indicators of the psychic converter are normal, and the super-heavy purification beam generator has completed attack preparations!"
"Commander Cliffs?"
"Start the attack. Attention, whole fleet, advance three! Be ready for assault, ship-borne HCP on deck! After the Infinity's irradiation is over, launch an assault on the enemy fleet!"
"Yes, Super heavy essence beam generator, five seconds of irradiation, start!”
(End of this chapter)