Chapter 475 The Last Federation Hero
“The Fortress of Chaos was destroyed and Duke William died in the battle?”
“More than half of the fleets under the Gospel and Tranquility Fortress battle groups sank, and the Tranquility Fortress was destroyed and no follow-up was possible. Combat capability?”
When Amber received accurate information from the front line of the battle between the Federation and the Empire, it was already one day after the strategic decisive battle between the Federation and the Empire ended.
When the information that Lilith assisted the Intelligence Analysis Center to collect and verify was presented on the virtual screen, everyone in the 'Command Observation Group', including Amber, was stunned.
Since the time span of this strategic decisive battle was too long, the members of the 'Command Observation Group' could not really observe the whole process. After all, even the warships of both sides would have personnel taking turns.
So after confirming that the general movements of the fleets of the Federation and the Empire were consistent with the predictions of Amber and others, Amber temporarily stopped the meeting and let everyone go back to rest and wait for the outcome of the battle.
But no one expected that when everyone gathered in the virtual space again, they would hear such news.
"How could this be? Although how could the empire's offensive troops suffer such heavy losses? Although they launched the attack passively under the pull of Marshal Trafalgar, their strength was obviously higher than that of the opposing defenders. A large portion of the federal fleet"
Cliffs' question represented the thoughts of most people present. Everyone, including Guterres, had previously agreed that mobile fortresses and defensive fleets would cause some damage to the empire. A little trouble'.
But now it seems that this 'little trouble' is not trivial at all.
"The Chaos Fortress was destroyed by a direct impact from the Federal Mobile Fortress and the attack of the proton annihilation bomb." Amber spoke out the information he knew, with a hint of disbelief in his tone. ,
“According to the intelligence we have collected so far, after the first round of attacks did not directly destroy the mobile fortress, the Fortress of Sorrow and Chaos quickly fell into close proximity under the suicidal assault of the federal mobile fortress and fleet. Fighting at a distance.
We don't know that the imperial battle group with the strength advantage will choose to fight at close range. Is it arrogant? But it is obvious that they paid an irreparable price in the end. After falling into a close battle, a fleet of the Federation severely damaged the power unit of the Chaos Fortress at the cost of almost total destruction. Then the Federation Mobile Fortress directly hit the Fortress of Sorrow and detonated it before the main cannon fired for the second time. It carried two proton annihilation bombs"
Listening to Amber's description, everyone couldn't help but become quiet. Although it was just a simple briefing that ignored most of the details, they could still feel the tragedy of it.
This can be said to be the largest loss suffered by both sides in a single battle since the war began.
Not to mention the battleships that were sunk during the battle, in the two fortresses that were engulfed by proton annihilation bombs, millions of crew members disappeared into the sea of stars. .
"As for the other battlefield." Amber watched everyone slowly digest the previous information, and continued:
"The Gospel and Tranquility Fortress battle groups commanded by Duke Hastings They actually had an advantage at the beginning. They chose to enter the scene only after the main cannon of the Federal Mobile Fortress opened fire, and under the concentrated fire of the two 'Focusing Rainbows', they directly destroyed the Federal Mobile Fortress, which had lost the initiative."< br>
"Wait. With such a huge advantage, why would a celestial fortress be destroyed?" Guterres frowned when he heard this. In his opinion, after the federal mobile fortress was destroyed, the remaining fleet faced The Empire's fortress battle group is almost like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"It's still because of the proton annihilation bomb." At this point, Amber couldn't help but sigh. He had to lament that although the Federation has various problems, a small number of people still have unimaginable courage. And bloody.
“We have no way of knowing exactly what happened, but the final result was that the Federation fleet lost two-thirds of its fleet and replaced nearly half of the Imperial fleet with multiple proton annihilation bombs.
< br>As for the Tranquility Fortress, it seems that it was attacked by a new type of proton annihilation bomb that jumped over. If the fortress's defense fleet had not happened to block the attack path, forcing the proton annihilation bomb to detonate in advance, the empire might have suffered more than a few losses. It’s just a Chaos Fortress.”
After Amber said this, everyone fell silent.
The beginning and subsequent direction of this strategic decisive battle did not deviate from predictions, but the final result can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations.
Because in everyone's opinion, the empire has an absolute advantage in military strength on these two battlefields. Not only does the number of battleships exceed that of the federal fleet, but it is also a two-on-one advantage in the fortress. Like Randall and Cliffs, they almost wanted to say the word "dish" directly.
Amber naturally noticed the changes in everyone's expressions, and also saw the thoughts of Randall, Cliffs and other trainee fleet commanders, and immediately said:
“I know you feel in your heart that the Imperial Fleet’s battle was extremely poor, but you must not ignore the ability of the Federation’s proton annihilation bomb to turn the tide of the battle in an instant.
If this thing misses, forget it. Once it successfully hits the target, no one can accept the loss, including us."
Looking at everyone's increasingly serious expressions, Amber continued:
"Not to mention that the Federation may now have mastered some method of releasing this strategic weapon through 'jump', which is definitely worthy of high vigilance.
Furthermore, the life-fighting style of the commanders of these two mobile fortresses must have caught the empire's commanders off guard, especially the commander who ordered the collision of the Chaos Fortress. According to information from other channels, The federal government is preparing to posthumously honor him as a 'Hero of the Commonwealth'.
Even outsiders like us did not expect that the Federation fleet would be so desperate. The Imperial fleet, which has the advantage on the battlefield, would probably be even more difficult to realize this, so it was not unexpected to be caught off guard for a while. ”
But what Amber didn't say was that these sacrifices on the battlefield were basically the last batch of bloody senior officers of the Federation.
Although the current development of the situation is quite different from the 'plot' in the game, one thing is similar. At this point in time, the Federation has lost its last batch of experienced senior officers. .
“I agree with Boss’s statement. If we face the same scenario in the future, we must not follow in the footsteps of the Imperial Fleet.”
Guterres took over Amber. He then said: "Although the Federation fleet did achieve great results, we cannot ignore the fact that they also suffered heavy losses.
The only two mobile fortresses were all lost in the battle. Moreover, the assisting defense fleet attached to the mobile fortress also suffered heavy losses. Although the legend of the "imperial celestial fortress is invincible" has been broken, the Federation also lost strategic units that could compete with it in a short period of time."
After hearing the words of the former Federation Navy Vice Admiral, Amber nodded, and then said: "Even if we take the initiative to put great pressure on the Imperial front and eliminate a large number of the three elite Federation battle groups, the losses will not be high.
Not to mention the conventional battle losses. Among them, the battle group code-named 'Leviathan' directly ran into the Glory Fortress battle group commanded by Duke Sauron and rushed to the front line. In the end, only 30% was left. The battleship successfully withdrew from the battle."
"So, both the Federation and the Empire suffered heavy losses? Not only did they sink a large number of battleships, the Federation also lost its only two mobile fortresses~ Even worse, a duke died directly!"
Randall shook his head, and it was easy to see from his expression that he was still in a daze.
"Almost" Amber nodded,
"Both sides have lost a large number of effective forces, and neither side has the ability to defend the occupied systems. The latest news is that both sides have withdrawn their troops one after another, so the front has not changed much in the end. This battle was really fought"
< br>"Then these soldiers from both sides who died in the battle are just like dying in vain." A newly promoted trainee commander murmured.
"Yes, it was a waste of time." Amber repeated lightly.
(End of this chapter)