Chapter 538: A perfect raid that also exists in reality
The Lubion Galaxy Defense Fleet, under the order of Major General Kimmel, has entered a state of 'full combat readiness', and the first wave is ready to attack HCP was already standing on the lift.
So when he ordered the HCP squadrons to attack one after another to assist in air defense operations and fleet cover, the first wave of HCPs quickly completed the ejection.
It’s just that it was different from the thrilling fleet attack scene that Johnny Redding saw when he launched his attack. After standing on the electromagnetic ejection orbit, these HCP pilots of the Lubion System Guard Fleet saw It was a purgatory-like scene.
Everywhere you look, there are huge fireballs produced after the explosion of the battleship. These blue-white high-temperature plasma fireballs are dazzling and dazzling, and at the same time they illuminate the space area extremely brightly.
For those damaged ships that were not sunk on the spot, the working fluid water in the cooling layer has been trying to cool the hull and damaged areas, so many ships are burned and formed by the evaporation of the working fluid water. Wrapped in white smoke, this situation severely hindered sight and sensor observation, which directly caused the already chaotic fleet to become even worse.
So after the first wave of HCPs completed their ejection, they did not immediately light up the propulsion array and rush to their respective battle positions. Instead, they immediately began to perform evasive maneuvers to avoid the fleet formation. The scattered debris.
In addition to the large wreckage produced after the battleship was sunk, the airspace passed by the garrison fleet also contained a large number of various parts, materials, and ammunition thrown out from the damaged parts of the battleship.
< br>Some small wrecks may leave little traces for battleships if they hit them, or they may be directly twisted away by the deflection force field.
But for HCP pilots, if the aircraft body collides with these wreckage that moves erratically, there will be no other result except the destruction of the aircraft and the loss of lives.
And in addition to these wreckage, the Atlas fleet's current covering salvo also makes the journey of HCP even more dangerous, whether it is unlucky enough to hit the opponent's main gun and hit it directly, or encounter those who hit the deflection force field. Heavy metal particles that are refracted back to the surroundings are not a good thing.
But even though these HCP pilots had worked hard and showed off their evasive abilities at high speeds, some people still crashed into them because they failed to evade in time, and eventually became members of the fleet. One of the continuously exploding plasma fireballs.
The remaining HCPs who managed to survive this 'storm of debris' and successfully broke through the large debris to reach the designated defensive area, their aircraft The division didn't even have time to take a breath, and it needed to immediately start air interception operations in accordance with combat instructions.
An HCP pilot guarding the fleet finally arrived at the battle position that was supposed to be the responsibility of his team when only one of the four in the team survived.
At this moment, in the surrounding airspace, in addition to the HCPs ejected from nearby warships, there are also many HCP squadrons arriving from other warships to assist.
The high-energy laser turrets and charged particle cannons arranged on the sides of several nearby battleships were pointing straight in the direction of the Atlas fleet like hedgehogs.
These high-energy laser turrets and charged particle cannons are not fixed to the ship like shaft cannons, but have hemispherical bases that can rotate 180 degrees, so these weapons are not only used as secondary anti-ship In addition to firepower, its more important function is actually to be used as an anti-aircraft weapon.
The characteristics of high-energy lasers and charged particle beams also have relatively high adaptability in air defense operations.
Right now, these near-light speed weapons that have been switched to 'anti-air mode' are flashing red or dark purple beams one after another, intercepting the incoming electromagnetic reconnection cannon projectiles.
Although the projectiles fired by the electromagnetic gun are actually a slow-flying attack method in fleet battles, their power cannot be underestimated, especially the alloy anti-ship penetrators that carry huge kinetic energy. The rod will also make everyone who despises it regret it.
"The Falcon team arrived at the battle position. There were 4 aircraft expected, but 1 aircraft actually arrived. The network has been completed and the detected targets have begun to receive air defense operations!"
During fleet air defense operations, they will be divided into Create multiple areas and let different air defense commanders be responsible for command and coordination to prevent overlapping targets or missing targets.
Half of the HCPs responsible for assisting in air defense operations come from warships on the inside of the fleet formation. After arriving at the battle position, they will quickly connect to the command network of the air defense area and join the communication channel.
It's just that when the only surviving pilot of the Falcon team was in position and reported on the communication channel in accordance with the doctrine, in addition to seeing the 'read' mark of the air defense commander and other battleship liaison officers, , no reply was received.
If you were someone else, you might think that the air defense commander and these battleship liaison officers were a little indifferent. After all, this team finally came to support at the cost of almost being wiped out, but they didn't even say 'thank you'.
However, the surviving pilot of the Falcon Team did not think so, because he knew very well that the pressure on the area air defense commander and the battleship liaison officers was not much lower at the moment, plus there was a large amount of information that needed to be processed every moment. , data, so they have no time to reply.
The pilot knew that he only had to take care of himself at this time, but these people had to be responsible for all the crew members on the battleship and all the battleships in their area.
Soon. , the 'Dwarf Bear' Block 20 piloted by the surviving pilot received the information synchronized from the tactical network.
A large number of dense red marks quickly appeared on the screen all week long, enough to make a secret terror patient die on the spot - these were all detected physical projectiles.
"Good boy. So many."
The pilot of the 'Dwarf Bear' suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, and his throat couldn't help but move as he swallowed his saliva.
But he knew that all he could do now was to go all out to intercept,
"Bella, switch to the 'Coordinated Air Defense Operation' mode!"
" Received. The combat mode has been switched. Do you need to increase the intensity of AI-assisted aiming?”
The soothing and sweet voice of the combat-assisted AI sounded in his ears, and the pilot did not hesitate after hearing it. nodded.
"Lamanlaman, there are so many targets that I can't hit by myself."
At the same time as he spoke, the weapon racks on the back of the body also completed deployment, and the charged particle cannon and heavy high-energy laser cannon were launched from The backs of the shoulders stretched out one to the left and the other to the right.
This pilot also had to be grateful for the god-like preparation ability of his maintenance team. He just rushed to mount his equipment from 'heavy particle cannon + electromagnetic gravity' before the lifting platform rose. This anti-ship combination was adjusted to an air defense combination.
"The energy of the body is reallocated to give priority to the continuous irradiation of charged particle cannons and high-energy lasers!"
"Close Arrived, the energy circuit has been readjusted and the attack can begin!”
As soon as the combat auxiliary AI finished speaking, the pilot immediately began to attack. After aiming and indicating the target through his pupils, the combat auxiliary AI immediately obtained the target's relative speed, current trajectory and other information - after entering the tactical network, this information Automatically shared by friendly ships.
In less than half a second, a red mark on Quan Zhoutian's screen was put into a 'lock frame', and the pilot opened fire without hesitation.
The charged particle cannon took the lead in irradiating, and at the same time, the pilot once again locked onto another target, this time being attacked by a heavy high-energy laser cannon.
At the same time as the attack began, the pilot also raised the electromagnetic machine gun held by the robotic arm, always ready to intercept fish that were too close and slipped through the net.
In addition to the 'Dwarf Bear' he was driving, the nearby friendly HCP also began to attack. A large number of high-energy rays were flashing like light rain on the flanks of the fleet, and the entire garrison fleet was also here. Start decelerating and adjusting the axis during the process.
However, under the current situation where the enemy attacked first and suffered several rounds of volleys, the speed of the fleet's axis adjustment was also affected and greatly reduced.
Immediately afterwards, the voice of a real person issuing an order finally sounded in the communication channel: "Attention all escort HCPs, advance the front line. The enemy assault troops are advancing with the help of physical warhead cover and are preparing to intercept!"< br>
The pilot did not think much about the instructions that sounded in the communication channel. He quickly followed the other HCPs around him and flew to the periphery of the fleet, preparing to form an interception line of defense to attack the Atlas fleet. 'Commando Force'.
But they soon discovered that there were a large number of projectiles fired by electromagnetic reconnection guns ahead that needed to be intercepted, and these projectiles quickly entered the last air defense circle of the fleet. The extremely high relative speed and angular speed made this kind of projectile difficult to intercept. The difficulty of 'Terminal Defense' rises rapidly.
Each HCP also had to start adjusting its position according to the air defense combat doctrine to prevent its body from being smashed to pieces by the electromagnetic reconnection cannon due to being too unlucky.
"Team 4, avoid! Avoid!"
The sudden cry from the communication channel made the pilot couldn't help but cast his eyes to the location of 'Team 4', only to see the next second The electromagnetic gun projectiles that were supposed to pass through the gap between the team's bodies exploded instantly right in front of the HCP team.
The clustered directional prefabricated fragmentation warhead directly aroused hemispheric arcs dancing wildly in this space area, but this was only the beginning, because it was followed by the second, third, and The fourth 'AHEAD bomb' attack.
After all, the continuous directional fragments were not all blocked by the deflection force field. With the power greatly reduced and the attack continued, the defensive effect of the deflection force field became worse and worse.
This team didn't even have time to evacuate from the 'enemy attack ray' where they were, before they were held in place by a continuous stream of AHEAD shells, and then two HCPs were hit in key parts. Then it immediately turned into two fireballs. However, the lone pilot of the Falcon Squadron could not feel sad for the death of friendly troops at this moment, because he himself was also suppressed at this moment.
The air defense commanders in the garrison fleet never expected that the Atlas combat fleet uncharacteristically did not use tungsten alloy anti-ship penetration rods, but used tungsten alloy anti-ship penetration rods that are more commonly used in air defense and anti-HCP battles. AHEAD bomb.
So when the HCP responsible for coordinated air defense advanced past the battleship, it was quickly attacked by AHEAD shells that penetrated the air defense network.
Battleship-class electromagnetic reconnection guns generally have an acceleration track that can be split and used. The 50-meter class can be split into 2 guns, while the 75-meter and 100-meter class can be split into 3-4 doors.
The 'energy supply unit' arranged under the track can be used as a turret in the split state to connect to the split acceleration track, so that when air defense operations need to be carried out, the energy can be charged 25 meters faster The electromagnetic reconnection gun can exert greater combat effectiveness.
Moreover, in the case of "one becomes more", the ship's air defense network will also be strengthened with the increase in instantaneous firepower delivery, which will be a higher deterrent for enemy units that are penetrating.
However, in the "multi-gun-in-one" combination state, the battleship-class electromagnetic reconnection gun has a 50-meter acceleration track at worst. The basic quality of the combined AHEAD shell fired will be higher, and the power will naturally be higher. More than ordinary ammunition.
This is like asking a main battle tank to defend another tank from high-explosive shells. Relying on armor protection will at best destroy some external fragments.
But if this unlucky main battle tank faced a 'classical' 460 naval gun, even high-explosive shells fired by the opponent would be equally deadly.
The last HCP of the Falcon Team is facing a similar situation at the moment.
After being caught in the attack range of the combined AHEDA shells fired by the two cruiser's 100-meter electromagnetic reconnection guns, the two consecutive rounds of directional fragmentation attacks not only brought the body's deflection force field to the edge of overload, but also raised the left robotic arm. The heavy protective shield was also beaten to pieces.
However, relying on his excellent skills, the pilot was able to evade the third AHEAD bomb before it exploded.
But the other two friendly aircraft behind him that responded more slowly were not so lucky.
An HCP that was already at the end of its strength was turned into a 'rag' full of holes by a massive amount of directional fragments.
The other HCP, due to the panicked pilot's control error, directly hit the deflection field of a light cruiser further behind with the rear side of the aircraft without much protection.
The plasma propulsion array behind it was overloaded on the spot under the interference of the arc pulled out by the battleship-level deflection force field, and the internal superconducting battery stack was "quenched" in parallel. The machine also quickly suffered from the arc and high-temperature plasma. The double dish turned into a pile of debris with an indistinguishable shape.
"The third interception area needs to be filled in! Repeat the third interception area and needs to be filled in!"
After seeing this, the last pilot of the Falcon team immediately went to the area The air defense channel called for support, and at the same time, the controlled aircraft continued to make evasive movements.
He did not forget that in addition to the constant incoming AHEAD shells, the enemy's assault troops were also approaching quickly.
However, this solitary pilot's good luck ended here.
A sudden heavy particle cannon shot hit the machine's chest impartially. The deflection force field, which was on the verge of collapse, could not even sustain the blow for half a second. The surging heavy metal particle jet instantly tore apart the upper body of the machine.
Soon, the red 'Sacred Shield' controlled by Johnny Redding, the initiator of this heavy particle cannon shot, led his team to complete the breakthrough at the defense gap, and in the next second He quickly divided into two two-machine formations to meet the enemies coming from around him.
"'Red Baron', quickly, quickly! Rush in through this gap!"
Johnny Leting's excited voice sounded in the communication channel, but at this time his face But he no longer had the confident smile of the 'genius pilot'.
But full of uncontrollable fear
After hitching a ride on the heavy armored combat boat squadron commanded by Manfred, Johnny Letting, who was engaging in actual space combat for the first time, experienced a breakthrough that he would never forget.
The high-energy rays flying all over the sky, the trajectories pulled by the physical warheads, and the blue-white beams bombarded by heavy particle cannons almost filled the entire sky screen.
Manfred's 'Baron' team used a round of breakthroughs that 'normal people would never want to experience a second time', narrowly avoiding all threatening attacks.
But the other friendly troops around him were different. Johnny Redding saw more than once that friendly troops were beaten to pieces by the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower.
The 'ultimate combat weapon' that Johnny Redding once considered omnipotent in land battles has become completely expendable in this fleet battle, and is even more fragile than infantry in land battles.
The 'True Red Lightning''s cognition was greatly shocked during the short and exciting breakthrough process, but fortunately he did not lose his combat effectiveness because of this, but instead became stronger due to the activation of his 'survival instinct' A few points.
At the last moment of the breakthrough, after breaking off the 'fusion' with the heavy armored combat boat driven by Manfred, he quickly activated the disposable solid rocket thruster mounted on the body to accelerate faster. Acceleration led his team to rush out first.
Then he performed the 'unique skill' of high-speed shooting with no loss of accuracy as in the scene just now.
After he led the other HCPs in the team to try to maintain the gap, Manfred, who followed closely behind, immediately led three other heavy armored combat boats to complete the final battle in a dense wedge formation. breakthrough.
It started with a salvo of heavy particle cannons from four heavy armored combat boats. After weakening the already weak deflection field on the side of the light cruiser in front, two plasma torpedoes took the combat boats with them. With the acceleration given, it withstood the opponent's anti-aircraft firepower and hit the side of the light cruiser.
Two gorgeous white plasma fireballs expanded rapidly. Manfred even saw the moment when the high-temperature plasma melted the outer armor of the battleship. However, the battleship automatically adjusted the amount of light in the next second.
The super damaging effect imparted by the size of the plasma torpedo 'gnawed' two huge and ferocious wounds on the side of this light cruiser, and even the internal titanium alloy hull frame appeared. Broken in many places.
This directly caused the light cruiser to break into three parts a few seconds later due to the fatal impact of the imbalance of the hull's vector control.
Although Manfred was extremely excited when he scored his 'first kill of his career', he also knew that in this situation, uncontrollable 'excitement' meant that death was not far away.
So he immediately and calmly led his team through the wreckage of the light cruiser. After pulling out an X-axis 'big loop' around the wreckage of the huge battleship, the four heavy armored combat boats also scored. For two, while charging the heavy particle cannon, he moved towards Johnny Letting's team to support him.
The 'gap' that the two of them led the team to create in the air defense network of the defending fleet was quickly discovered by Jacob, who was shuttled among the air defense firepower and also served as the bombing commander.
Under his order, other heavy armored combat boats near the gap also rushed over with HCP as if risking their lives, trying to widen the gap and eventually penetrate the air defense network of the defending fleet.
At the same time, the Infinity has completed the deployment of the 'Battle Module', and all energy output is now concentrated on the weapon unit and deflection field.
The battleship hit the flank of the garrison fleet like a speeding dump truck, and launched a wide-area electronic warfare attack at the same time.
Randall's thinking was very clear at this moment. He knew that even the Infinity would not be able to hack all enemy warships with electronic warfare viruses in this situation, so he directly let the shipboard control personality The focus of the attack is to block all communication methods of the other party.
The result of this decision was that after being attacked, the Rubian system garrison fleet only had time to send a message to the two federal fleets.
“Our unit was attacked by Atlas’s main fleet!”
(End of this chapter)