Chapter 424 Atlas Battle Fleet: Received~
"Became their temporary ally in Atlas's asteroid base, preparing to face the attack of more than a thousand battleships from the military-industrial complex , why did you say things turned out like this? "
In the core command room of A. Bawa Ku, Van Fleet looked at the composite image returned by the early warning terminal on the screen and couldn't help but speak. sighed.
Federal Navy Vice Admiral Guterres, who was standing next to him, couldn’t help but shake his head when looking at the picture on the screen, and at the same time sighed:
“Who am I asking you to ask me? ? I didn’t expect things to come to this point. I originally thought my life would end in the pub.”
"Who knew that Atlas would suddenly come out and interfere, right?" Van Fleet turned to look at this real 'brother in distress' - in his opinion, even Guterres was also a 'brother in distress' .
“At first I didn’t know it was Atlas, because my side was purely assisting with illusory electronic warfare attacks. I waited until I was secretly sent to the space port and then hid in the cargo ship. After seeing you again, I guessed that Atlas was helping us behind the scenes."
"What do you think now?"
"Stay here and finish the fight. Let’s talk about the battle, no matter what grudges there are between Atlas and the Federation, they saved me and my family when they were most dangerous, and I will definitely find a way to repay this grudge.”
Speaking of this, Guterres thought of his family members who were placed in the living area of the asteroid base. Helping Atlas was actually helping himself, so he quickly convinced himself.
Although Van Fleet beside him did not speak, his thoughts were actually similar to Guterres's, and the unusually comfortable living area in the asteroid base once again convinced him that Atlas must take the lead in many technologies. There are too many Federations and Empires.
The living area of a common asteroid base nowadays is generally a space dug inside the asteroid, and then a bunch of furniture and life-support supplies are added after some airtight treatment.
It can only be said that meeting the basic survival needs of human beings is basically irrelevant to comfort, but the living area of A. Bawa Ku completely subverted Van Fleet's cognition.
Under the influence of some kind of gravity control technology, the entire living area is covered by gravity suitable for human survival. At the same time, the flat excavation space is completely covered with composite materials, without any exposed rock wall structure.
The orderly and scientifically divided buildings, the roads extending in all directions, the vacation employees walking on the streets, and the vehicles driving on the roads all make this place look like it is not inside an asteroid at all, and the environment exceeds most satellite cities.
The simulated sky and sunlight on the dome even gave Van Fleet the illusion that he was on the ground.
And in this army lieutenant general's "well-informed" knowledge, he has never heard of any other asteroid base that can reach this level of construction.
This is not only a cost issue, but also involves a large number of technical issues.
Combined with Van Fleet’s previous experience on Atlas military technology on the Para 4 A quick glance also convinced him that this enterprise was definitely not as simple as others thought.
Five days ago, when the two of them came to this asteroid base with their families, they met Amber and chatted for a long time.
As soon as they came up, the two people asked Amber unabashedly what the reason was for doing this, and whether he wanted to 'incorporate' them through such a move, and then turn against the Federation.
However, Amber's answer at the time was indeed very direct, saying directly, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Since the military-industrial complex has to deal with two generals, there is no point in temporarily becoming an ally of Atlas. What's the problem~'
It was precisely because of these completely undisguised words, coupled with the news that the joint fleet of the military-industrial complex had arrived, that Van Fleet and Guterres temporarily gave up. I started to think about other things and decided to get through this hurdle first.
Of course, for Amber, this Lilith-led operation, in addition to successfully bringing back two generals, also had an unexpected gain - that is, he discovered that Lilith seemed to be carrying He was tinkering with something.
This was a very dangerous signal, and it also caused Amber's "Crimson Queen PTSD" to start to attack, and finally made him find Lilith immediately.
However, although the latter admitted that he was indeed doing something, he said that he never betrayed Amber and that everything he did was for Atlas. At the same time, he promised to wait until the crisis of A. Bawa Ku was resolved. Admit your mistake to Amber properly again.
Although Amber was indeed curious about what Lilith was doing, as the early warning terminals captured more and more fleets in the sky these days, he also knew whether it would be a good idea to discuss these. opportunity.
Time returns to the present. After Commander-in-Chief Megan Ford issued an order, the coalition fleet of the military-industrial complex maintained a huge box formation and approached A. Bawa Ku. However, just the maneuvering of these more than 1,400 warships already made Megan feel a little stressed. At the same time, he was glad that the pirate fleet with another 400 warships was not organized simultaneously.
The uneven training levels of various enterprise fleets, as well as the very different ship preparation status, put the huge box array at risk of deformation and disintegration during the maneuvering process. .
If the less disciplined pirate fleet is also brought over to form, the formation of our own fleet may be at risk of disintegrating before it has even entered the attack range.
“It feels like some companies can maintain these fleets just because They are 'maintained' just for the sake of 'maintaining'. The personnel training and ship maintenance are extremely different. To say that they 'exist a fleet' is a bit flattering."
Looking at the three-dimensional model of the fleet displayed on the holographic projection platform , Megan said with a headache. Although the combined fleet looked huge at the moment, he knew that it was actually a paper tiger.
Fortunately, what they have to deal with this time is just a private enterprise. Although their fleet seems to be higher in technology and training level than the coalition fleet, the gap in hard power between the two sides is still too big anyway. Big.
“In most cases, the civilian fleet’s ‘existence value’ is higher than its ‘actual combat value’”
After hearing his commander’s complaint, Meghan’s adjutant Bell said with a smile:
“And the commander of the fleet is also you, a former professional soldier, which is much better than commanding them themselves. , I believe that as long as we act steadily, there won’t be any big problems.”
“Oh, I hope so”
Meghan sighed, and then looked at the star chart. The huge gravel belt between the fleet and the asteroid fortress, this giant gravel belt that almost 'half-envelops' the asteroid base, seems to be the result of a combination of nature's miraculous craftsmanship and human intervention.
After all, it is difficult for the naturally formed gravel belt to cover the asteroid base exactly, and a passage for ships to enter and exit was left deliberately
Therefore, it is more likely that this is the effect of Atlas' processing on the basis of the original gravel belt. This area is the opponent's mining area. Under the operation of a large number of mining ships, as long as there is enough time, It's not that hard to do.
Megan looked at the gravel belt and thought for a long time, and finally decided to let the fleet adjust its course and go around the edge.
Judging from the current level of the entire fleet, if you continue to maintain the formation and cross the passage, I am afraid that casualties may occur before entering the battle. However, if the formation is dispersed and passed through, it is easy for the opponent to seize the advantage. Defeating them one by one, so he could only choose the most conservative 'detour'.
After the fleet broadcast was turned on through the general command authority, the instructions from the flagship were quickly transmitted.
Battleship Hood: "This is the flagship of the Combined Fleet, the Hood. Fleet orders are now issued - the entire fleet begins to adjust their orbits and prepare for detours based on the synchronized updated information. Please be sure to maintain the formation during the maneuver. Complete! ”
Nutau Group Combat Fleet: "Received!"
Deep Space Mining Combat Fleet: "Received!"
Gabriel Biological Group Combat Fleet: "Received!"
< br>Atlas Battle Fleet: "Received~"
Pochi Heavy Operation Fleet: "Received!"
USS Hood: "?"
(End of this chapter)