Chapter 470 Fortresses and fortresses cannot be generalized
“Duke and William are moving, what should we do? Should we respond to their actions?”
In the Tranquility Fortress, Duke Artesia looks at Hearing the message from Duke Duke, he couldn't help but frowned: "They were quite radical and went straight to attack the federal mobile fortress."
"'Changing homes' is not surprising. In other words, I would do the same thing in this situation."
The voice of Duke Hastings came from the direction of his holographic image, perhaps because the distance between the two fortresses was too far. The quantum entanglement communication device he is equipped with is still an old product provided by Atlas, so his holographic image still looks a bit flickering.
In fact, when Atlas Communications Group assisted the Star Dragon Empire in establishing a quantum entanglement communication network, Amber specifically reminded them that the real-time communication transmission capacity of early products was limited, so it was not recommended to create fancy real-time holographic images. , otherwise the communication quality will be affected to a certain extent.
However, it is obvious that the senior officials of the Imperial Royal Navy did not listen. Fortunately, although the holographic image flickered a little, the voice quality was not greatly affected, and the voice of Duke of Hastings was still clear.
"'Heart of Oak' has been confirmed to have been attacked, and there are two other frontline starports that have lost contact, which shows that the federal fleet has invested a lot of offensive power in these three points, otherwise There is no way to suppress the star port and surrounding fleets so quickly.
Although the Federation Navy's fleet has been replenishing during this period, after all, the battleships are built one by one in the dock, not by magic. It was conjured out of thin air, so the Naval Intelligence Department and several other intelligence agencies can still roughly calculate the opponent's shipbuilding speed, and thus further deduce the approximate number of ships in the current federal navy.
We can also roughly estimate it. It is judged that the main force of the federal navy is allocated to these three 'attack points', which also means that their defensive strength in other parts of the front will definitely become weak.
In this case, taking the opportunity to knock out their mobile fortress is indeed the best choice. "
The Duke of Hastings paused. His eyes seemed to have crossed the boundless starry sky and saw the federal naval marshal who was unknown somewhere: "This is also the 'gang' of Marshal Trafalgar. The choice we made”
Listening to Duke Hastings’ explanation, Duke Artesia also nodded thoughtfully.
Although as the only one among the five great dukes in the empire, The female is not from a college and is not proficient in naval combat, but after controlling the Celestial Fortress battle group for a long time, her level in this aspect is still higher than most people.
"If this is the case. If this is the only option left to us by a federal naval marshal, I believe that in addition to the mobile fortress on the surface, he definitely has other cards hidden in the dark.
Otherwise, if we launch an attack with the strength of two celestial fortress battle groups, a poor imitation like the mobile fortress will not be able to hold on for too long. I estimate that the two celestial fortresses can use the 'Focusing Rainbow' to launch a synchronized attack. Completely penetrate its defenses. Without the cooperation of other trump cards, these two mobile fortresses cannot even delay enough time."
"That's right! "
The Duke of Hastings cast an approving look at Artesia. While the duchess was his 'political ally', she was also his student in terms of naval fleet command.
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "Trafalgar is not a fool. The quantity and quality of the federal mobile fortress itself are far behind ours, so he can't use this 'free gift' 'Deploy the defense in the same way. I speculate that in addition to the cooperating defensive fleet, they should also deploy another strategic weapon of theirs."
"Proton annihilation bomb? ”
Duke Artesia raised her eyebrows. She and Duke Hastings were quite impressed by the Federation's weapon.
"But how can they deliver it effectively? Before, they could still use wireless weapons. The human fleet came to carry out a suicide attack, but after the conflict with the Atlas Group on Para IV, the Federation Navy urgently sealed all remaining unmanned fleets and transformed them into manned semi-automated fleets. It’s impossible to use a manned conventional fleet for a suicide attack this time, right?”
“This is also the biggest doubt and uneasiness in my heart,” Duke Hastings took over and said, “But now. We don’t have time to do more reconnaissance. We can only take one step at a time. Even if we know that there is a trap ahead, we must work hard to break through.”
Listening to his allies and In terms of 'teacher', Duke Artesia also sighed and said with some self-deprecation:
"I have to say that Marshal Trafalgar opposite is very capable of commanding and executing his troops. Confidence, otherwise he would not carry out multiple attacks on such a long front, and all the fleets are under his command. Although he is still not able to use his arms and fingers like an arm, it is at least more efficient than our command here. Much higher.”
"Don't think so much, Artesia. Some things can't be changed in a short time. It's better to focus back on the battle situation."
Duke Hastings comforted, and then on the star map Marks the system where another Federation mobile fortress is located.
"If you don't have any other suggestions, let's prepare to launch an attack. After all, there is really no other better option at the moment."
Duke Artesia nodded. : "Tsk, I don't have any objections. I'll leave the joint command to you for the time being. I just feel like I'm being 'commanded' by those two this time, and I have to cooperate with them in the battle."
Hearing from Aldai At the Duke of West Asia's complaint, Hastings smiled and did not say anything else on this issue. Instead, he ordered:
"The Gospel Fortress Battle Group, the Tranquility Fortress Battle Group! The target system is where the Federal Mobile Fortress No. 2 is located, prepare for a collective jump!"
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"Marshal, the attack on the Empire's Heart of Oak has been completed. 'With the suppression of the star port and surrounding fleets, the star port's defensive weapons have been offline, and the remaining enemy ships have also sent out surrender signals and adjusted the ship's axis.
Currently, the Marine Corps has controlled all of the star port! The bay and fusion reactor group are deployed, but there are still some enemies in the star port who are resisting in the crew living area. The Marine Corps commander asked if they want to carry out a storm? "
On the bridge of the Federation Navy flagship 'Dreadnought', the battle is taking place. Reporting the results of the battle to Marshal Trafalgar.
The 'Kraken' battle group, which used the nebula cover to launch the assault, completed the attack without much effort.
Although the empire also deployed three standard fleets near the star port of 'Heart of Oak', because one of the fleets was still performing departure operations at the time, the only ones that could enter the battle immediately had completed their assembly. Two other fleets.
The huge disparity in strength and the rapid attack of the 'Kraken' battle group under the command of Trafalgar made the temporary defense organized by the imperial defenders basically ineffective.
Just like countless raids that had been rehearsed before, the three attacking fleets quickly completed the artillery formation. During this process, the heavy cruisers with the highest proficiency among the crews also opened fire and destroyed the Oak Tree. Heart's external communication unit.
If the captain on duty at the 'Heart of Oak' combat command center had not made arrangements in advance, the news of the attack on this star port would not have spread so quickly.
The three full fleets that had completed the artillery formation launched an artillery battle with the two imperial fleets that hurriedly responded. Even when the latter had star port defense fire support, they quickly gained the upper hand.
Not to mention the other two fleets launching pincer offensives from the left and right hemispheres. On their main gun ray axes, they all have 'fat' battleship sides that lack deflection field protection. . Under such crossfire, the defending imperial fleet was quickly defeated. After all, in addition to the above disadvantages, the 'Kraken' battle group they faced was also the most powerful in the federal navy's battle sequence. .
The fleets in the battle group are all 'veterans' who followed Marshal Trafalgar from domestic defense to the counterattack of Operation Supernova, and then all the way into the Star Dragon Empire. .
Whether it is the fighting will or the technical and tactical level, it is no longer the same as the federal navy fleet before the war.
This can be seen from the carrier-based HCP squadrons released by the two fleets launching the pincer offensive and the marines carried in the assault boats.
The internal defense strength of the 'Heart of Oak' star port is obviously incomparable to the A. Bawa Ku asteroid fortress.
It is no exaggeration to say that the difficulty of the strategy can be said to be the difference between '40-person random group' and '20-person epic difficulty'.
When the assault boat the Marines boarded crashed into the deployment bay in the star port, it took almost no effort to disintegrate the defenses in this area, and even wiped out two teams rushing in from other areas. The defense forces came.
After the ship-based HCP troops destroyed the defensive weapons outside the star port, annihilated the defensive HCP and seized control of the sky, more and more marines broke into the star port safely. With the support of foot tanks, the defense forces in the star port were defeated steadily.
Almost all important nodes were quickly lost, and in the end it had to rely on the relatively complex structure of the crew living area to resist.
"Forget it. There is no need to continue the attack. This place is not worth the sacrifice of so many Marines. Let the Marines place explosives in the core energy area and then withdraw." Trafalgar said. Said, while summoning a virtual screen.
“ Several long-distance reconnaissance ships in nearby galaxies have just sent news that multiple imperial fleets are coming here to support and have already entered the jump, so we don’t have much time left. It makes sense to 'innoculate' the frontline starport."
Listening to Marshal Trafalgar's words, Admiral Carroll nodded, "Then what will we do next?"
"The battle group is preparing to jump to the confidential coordinates in the galaxy, and then let the long-distance reconnaissance ship continue to monitor this space area." The old marshal showed a hunter's smile on his face.
"If it's appropriate, it wouldn't be a bad idea for us to turn around and leave again."
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When the two celestial fortress battle groups led by Duke Duke and Duke William arrived at the goal After leaving the galaxy and exiting the jump, they also received the latest macro battle information.
“Hey, the old guy Hastings is so cooperative this time. It’s really not his style. I thought he was coming to have a good ‘communication’ with us again.”
After seeing the Gospel and Tranquility Celestial Fortress battle groups mentioned in the macro battle situation information also setting off to attack another mobile fortress, Duke William raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Actually, it's not surprising."
After hearing Duke William's words, Duke Duke said: "Although Hastings is the princess's son, he has never dealt with us, but in some big issues, He can still carry it clearly, and he must also know that attacking the mobile fortress and trying to destroy it is the only way we can turn passivity into initiative."
"Okay~" Duke William shrugged He shrugged, and then continued: "One more thing, the federal naval battle group attacking 'Heart of Oak' was a bit difficult."
"Well, I saw it." Duke Duke clicked He nodded and his voice became serious.
"How dare you kill back again while the support fleets are arriving one after another, defeat the two support fleets that arrived earlier, and lose their trace before more support fleets arrive. I can only say that it is not the command of the battle group. The courage of the officer and the technical and tactical level of this battle group are not simple.”
Duke William: "Could it be that Trafalgar personally commanded it?"
Hearing this question, Duke Duke thought for a moment, and then replied: "It is very possible, and the fleet under his command They are probably the ones with the most combat experience in the Federation Navy."
"If you say so, wouldn't the rear be turned upside down by this battle group?"
"Then? It depends on the situation of the reserve fleet. If they cannot stop this battle group, it will indeed be a bit difficult." Duke Duke changed his tone and continued: "But it may be good news for us, at least when we When launching an attack, you won’t have to worry about such an elite battle group jumping in your face for a while.”
Just when Duke Duke was about to say something, the voice of the tactical information coordination officer, It rang in the core command room of the Fortress of Sorrow where he was.
"The reconnaissance ship detachment reports that the target mobile fortress is carrying out a driving alert for the space area in cooperation with the surrounding fleets. Currently, the forward reconnaissance ship detachment has suffered heavy losses, and the remaining reconnaissance ships have retreated outside the driving alert range!
At the same time, four federal fleets have completed their assembly near the mobile fortress and have already deployed a defensive formation!"
"It seems that they know that we are coming." Duke William said with some regret, "It was originally okay! I was wondering if I could give them a surprise."
Duke Duke: "Huh, if we can't even detect the collective jump of the two celestial fortress battle groups, we'd better drag this federal mobile fortress back and dismantle it. Let's do it."
After saying that, he turned to look at Duke William 'beside him'. Although the latter saw a holographic image, he could still clearly see Duke Duke's malicious smile. .
"I heard before that the entire external defense unit of the Chaos Fortress was upgraded after the overhaul. How about you take the battle group first and test the firepower of the opponent's mobile fortress. At the same time, take a look at whether the liquid metal armor is as good as the Imperial Academy of Military Science boasts. Awesome?”
(End of this chapter)