Chapter 540 Impact
When the 'Infinity' passed the external light signal array, hung out the 'Z flag' and displayed the semaphore of 'Atlas hopes every soldier will do their best' and began to charge, Atlas The morale of Russ's third task force reached a new climax.
If Randall simply led the entire fleet to charge, the morale of the fleet might not reach this level.
But the order he just issued clearly stated that only the flagship 'Infinity' would launch the charge, and the other warships in the fleet would provide maximum fire support, which also means that the risks are basically concentrated on On the 'Infinity'.
Both situations, 'The chief lets the brothers charge' and 'The chief leads the brothers to charge' are very common, but 'the chief charges for the brothers'. Even if the fleet comes from the Federation Navy 'Zhao'an' I have never seen those 'old fried dough sticks'.
It was at this moment that most people suddenly realized that among the Atlas combat forces, the concept of 'taking the lead' might be more radical than they thought.
Not only those of the Third Task Force Each warship, including the HCP and heavy armored combat craft that had ejected to attack, also saw the translated semaphore in the global communication channel.
The Renaissance Alliance trainees, including Johnny Leiting and Manfred, were even more in awe at this moment. They never thought of Atlas Group as an 'ally' And 'Party B' is so iron-blooded.
If the previous actual combat drills of Murat and Johnny Reiting provided an enlightenment education for this 'newcomer in machine combat', then this fleet battle can be said to be an enlightenment education for all the Atlas fleets. The Renaissance Alliance trainees had a good lesson.
However, 'Red Lightning' and 'Red Baron' did not have so much time to digest the 'class content' because they were already involved in an intense and anxious battle. During the battle.
The holes they tore with their respective teams began to get bigger and bigger after the surrounding HCPs and heavy armored combat craft arrived to support them.
The first to arrive were Johnny Redding’s ‘old friends’, the ‘Avengers’ squadron that they had fought against in actual combat exercises before.
In Johnny Leiting's view, the opponent's state in the actual battle was much higher than in the previous simulated battle.
The cooperation between the four teams under the squadron, as well as between the aircraft within the team, is as synchronized and exquisite as shadows, and a large number of 'combination skills' are displayed smoothly.
Even if there were two destroyers nearby that were threatened by anti-aircraft fire, the 'Avenger' squadron was like chopping up melons and vegetables, ejecting the destroyers out of the two HCP squadrons without any damage to the 'killing squadron', and also incidentally The large number of anti-aircraft weapon groups and sensor arrays on the destroyer's sides were given a bath.
When squadron leader Stark and other robots passed by Johnny Letting and the others at high speed, the 'genius pilot' even received a message from the other party.
“Boy, don’t be in a daze on the battlefield, watch carefully and study hard~”
Although Johnny Redding felt very unhappy about this message, there was nothing he could do about it. Rebuttal, after all, among the HCP pilot group, 'drowning is the original sin'.
And when Murat, Jacob and their 'ACE Squadron' arrived, they completely shattered the defense fleet's attempt to re-establish itself. The plan to plug the gap in the air defense network directly caused the air defense network, which was originally relatively orderly arranged in firepower, to fall into chaos.
If in the previous actual combat exercises, Johnny Reiting and Manfred only knew that these Atlas aces were very strong, then now they have a more intuitive, Deep understanding.
Personal skills, teamwork, and on-the-spot command. With all these aspects being perfectly displayed, Johnny Letting and the others finally knew how powerful the attack power of these 'ACE Squadrons' was.
Like a group of 'comets' streaking across the battlefield, the advancing troops are the 'intelligent core', and the flames formed by the enemies that were exploded on their way forward are the 'intelligent tail'.
Even the heavy cruiser, whose firepower and armor was second only to that of the battleship, was quickly swept away by its external anti-aircraft weapons array after being penetrated to an extremely close range and losing the escorting HCP.
In the end, Jacob, who was drifted and dropped the bomb, hit the battleship's plasma propulsion array with a plasma torpedo.
"Major Murat is so strong. As a result, How strong is 'that man' who can't survive even ten moves? Is he a monster?"
Johnny Letting couldn't help but flash this inappropriate question in his mind, but he was interrupted in the next second by Manfred shouting on the communication channel.
"Team Red Lightning, prepare to hit the target!"
"Roger that!"
Johnny Redding, who came back to his senses, quickly looked forward, only to I saw Manfred leading three other heavy armored combat boats and attacking at high speed near a squadron of HCPs.
At the same time, a large barrage of laser-guided combat bombs equipped with plasma warheads was fired.
The densely packed laser-guided combat bombs were quickly intercepted by the opponent's close-in defense laser. However, since Manfred and the others almost emptied the remaining combat bomb magazines in this round of attacks, this massive amount of combat bombs could not be used at all. Unable to intercept them all.
Soon, when the plasma warheads of these fighting bombs exploded in the deflection field of the HCP, they immediately caused chaos in the electric field of the deflection field generator and released a burst of fireworks.
The moment when the enemy HCP needs to cut off the power and restart the deflection field generator is the time for what Manfred calls a 'last strike'.
The long-term cooperation in training, including the coordinated operations just now, has already established a tacit understanding between 'True Red Lightning' and 'Red Baron'.
So Johnny Redding did not hesitate at all, and rushed over with his team, while letting the combat auxiliary AI quickly complete the target assignment.
"Fire with all your strength! Fire with all your strength! The plasma heavy sword is electrified! After this round of attacks, draw your sword and follow me into hand-to-hand combat!"
"Yes, Captain!"×3
Johnny ·Laitin quickly set up the pre-powering of the plasma heavy sword in the weapon box behind his back, and then set up all the long-range weapons at the same time to lock on the four targets assigned to him - the remaining six HCPs were controlled by the other three in the team. People are responsible for the attack.
Although the remaining three members of the team he commanded were acting according to his instructions at the moment, they were actually a little uneasy about suddenly starting to prepare for hand-to-hand combat.
After all, although the three of them formed an elite team with Johnny Redding, the 'First Pilot of the Renaissance Alliance' because of their good skills in all aspects, they are the same as other training pilots of the Renaissance Alliance. It was also the first time for them to experience actual combat in space.
During their previous training at the A. Bava Ku asteroid fortress, Murat indeed assigned them a high proportion of HCP hand-to-hand combat training subjects.
But drawing a sword to kill someone in training is completely different from drawing a sword to kill someone in actual combat
This is not a problem with these trainees, but with almost all new trainees. Every mobile phone technician will go through this process.
There is no pressure to die during training, and it is really cool to pull out the plasma heavy sword and fight the enemy in close combat, so it is very common for pilots to be keen on using the heavy sword to complete the 'finish' during training. things.
But in actual combat, drawing the sword often becomes the lowest priority option.
Because HCP's hand-to-hand combat is completely uncontrollable, no one knows what will happen after entering the fight.
Furthermore, the Plasma Heavy Sword is one of the few weapons that can ignore the existence of a deflection force field, and its damage effect is among the best, so even the most elite pilots may overturn in hand-to-hand combat
But the three members of Johnny's team don't have time to think so much now. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. No matter how much you think about it, you can't predict what will happen in the next second, so sometimes you can only do it first and then talk about it. .
They also honestly followed Johnny Redding's orders and energized the plasma sword in the weapon container on the back of the HCP so that it could be used directly after being pulled out.
At this time, Johnny Redding was already firing on his target.
The direct hit of the first heavy particle cannon directly melted the cockpit of the first target. Although the last deflection field was still working hard, it still provided basically no protection against the heavy metal particle jet bombardment at close range. effect.
Immediately afterwards, the second round of charged particle cannon irradiation directly exploded the plasma rocket launcher nest on the weapon pylon behind the second target, and then damaged the plasma propulsion under the weapon pylon. array.
Before the pilot of the HCP could readjust its posture, Johnny Letting's rapidly deployed electromagnetic reconnection cannon fired a round of double shots, completely destroying the opponent's cockpit and sub-critical The reactor was reduced to spare parts.
Although the superconducting battery stack did not explode, Johnny Letting knew that the enemy would definitely die.
After quickly dealing with these two targets, Johnny Redding did not hesitate at all. He directly placed the heavy shield attached to his left shoulder armor in front of him, then pushed the throttle to the bottom and headed directly towards the distance. The third target rushed over.
Although the fully equipped 'Sacred Shield' still has plasma rocket launching nests and combat bomb bays installed on the HCP's calves, one on the left and one on the right, but in previous battles, Johnny Letting had already used these at close range. All the weapons were used, and the launch nest and bomb bay were abandoned in order to reduce the weight of the aircraft.
As for the remaining long-range weapons, because the body's superconducting battery stack has consumed most of its power, it will be in a state of 'firing and charging at the same time', so it cannot fire continuously as before. .
In the sudden acceleration of the pushing feeling, Johnny Redding pulled out the plasma heavy sword that had been pre-powered in advance, and then kept the deflection field generator running at maximum power, and just hit it. Go up.
The opponent's pilot had just recovered from the 'plasma fireworks' just now, and was operating the power-off and restart deflection field generator. As a result, he saw two nearby ones on the screen all over the sky. Friendly forces' markings disappear - in combat, this often means they have been destroyed.
“What happened.”
The pilot subconsciously turned the front of the aircraft in the direction of the friendly attack. Just as he was about to turn his shield sideways to protect the cockpit, the next second he was directly hit by Johnny Redding who rushed towards the zenith. Full of heart'. The omnidirectional viewfinder on the head of the machine was shattered on the spot, and the various external sensors on the upper body of the machine were all scrapped due to the arc pulled out by the deflection force field and the impact of the heavy shield.
This directly caused the entire cockpit of the aircraft to lose most of the out-of-vehicle images, and the pilot did not know how to deal with it at this moment.
However, the kind-hearted Johnny Redding helped him solve this problem very efficiently. After flexibly adjusting the posture of the machine to become parallel to the target, the heavy weapon in the hand of the red 'Sacred Shield' Zhan Jian completed a horizontal slash cleanly.
Not even needing to confirm, Johnny Redding knew that the opponent's pilot was dead.
But the words of the Atlas instructors and Murat during the training had already been imprinted on his mind, so he used the high-energy lasers on both sides of the viewfinder on his head to scan the gap cut out of the opponent's cockpit. One round.
After he completed the three-machine defeat in a very short time, the rest of the team just entered a state of full firepower.
But he can't control so much now, because he It was discovered that the last target had also drawn his Heavy Sword and rushed towards him. Judging from the opponent's position and actions, he was probably the wingman of the 'Revenant Under the Sword' just now.
“Well done!”
Johnny Redding’s fighting spirit was immediately aroused. He lightly controlled the machine body and made a roll, and was just about to step forward to fight with the opponent’s pilot. During the 'Meeting Between Men', Manfred's team completed a large circle in the distance and came back to fight again.
"I'm here to help you!"
Several charged particle beams shot the opponent in the face in an instant, and finally shot directly through the superconducting battery stack, turning the last enemy into a ball Fireball.
"You Boy" was interrupted in the middle of his charge. Johnny Letting could only re-adjust his course towards the enemy his teammates were responsible for.
It was at this time that all eyes, including his on the civil war battlefield, were focused on the super flagship that was moving at full speed, regardless of whether it was friend or foe.
Under Randall's order, the 'Infinity' rushed out of the formation of its own fleet with an indomitable momentum, and rushed towards the 'Balkans', the flagship of the garrison fleet, in full view of everyone.
Everyone had already guessed what the 'Infinity' was planning to do, and on the 'Balkan' which was regarded as the impact target, Major General Kimmel even shouted like crazy:
"Quickly. Hurry! Concentrate all the warships' firepower on the opponent's flagship and sink it! The helmsman is ready to evade, don't let the opponent hit it!"
Although Kimmel doesn't know this about Atlas! What would happen to the super flagship after the collision, but he knew that the battleship under his feet would definitely not be able to withstand it.
Even if they were hit by a battleship of the same tonnage, they would both die, let alone being hit in the face by such a larger super flagship.
But even if he gave the order to focus fire on the "Infinity" at this time, only the nearby warships could actually respond to the order.
Not to mention the battleships that are slightly farther away are being besieged by Atlas's HCP and combat boats. Even adjusting the axis to aim at the Infinity will take time.
As for the Infinity, whose main propulsion array is running at super power, its relative speed has reached a very high level, leaving simply not enough time for the defending fleet to focus its fire attack.
Looking at the 'Infinity' getting closer and closer ahead, Kimmel and everyone on the bridge had their hearts in their throats.
Just when everyone thought it was too late to evade and began to pray in whispers, a battleship forcibly 'overtaken' from the left, squeezed into the middle of the 'Balkans' and the 'Infinity', and headed towards the former Continue to rush in the direction.
“It’s the ‘Panshi’! They restarted the main propulsion array!”
In the flash of lightning, Rear Admiral Kimmel had no time to say anything. He could only watch helplessly as the battleship, with multiple wounds and billowing smoke and fire, protected the 'Balkans' like a shield.
At the same time, the communications officer also completed the translation of the light signal sent by the other party.
"Our ship will cover the flagship's breakout at all costs."
On the other side, looking at the 'Pandan' that suddenly crossed over, Randall couldn't help but frowned, but By this time, it was too late for the 'Endless' to evade.
Because even if the 'Panshi' is urgently avoided, it will not be able to adjust its course in time to hit the opponent's flagship.
"Tsk, I can't control that much, just ram into it! The whole ship is preparing for the impact!"
"Understood, the whole ship is paying attention and preparing for the impact! Repeat the whole ship is paying attention and preparing for the impact!"
The extremely high relative speed between the two ships caused the last distance of more than 2,000 kilometers to return to zero in more than ten seconds.
The size gap between the battleship and the super flagship made the 'Rock' look like Don Quixote rushing towards the 'Windmill Monster', but it still did not hesitate at all.
The moment the two ships collided, time seemed to freeze.
The huge impact caused the space between the two battleships to seem to be distorted in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, all the crew members on the "Rock" heard a deafening sound of metal tearing - it was the shell of the battleship that could not withstand such a powerful force and began to fall apart.
The deflection force field concentrated on the bow of the 'Infinity' is no longer just a defensive method at this moment, but like Thor's hammer shining with electric arcs, completely smashing the battleship in front of it. broken.
The 'Pan Rock' did not survive the impact for even a second. The battleship's huge hull quickly broke into several sections, and the external armor fragments scattered like fireworks.
Each piece of debris rotates away from the center of the battlefield in the vacuum, leaving behind silvery-white tracks in the light of the 'Big Rubion', like meteors streaking across the night sky.
In contrast, the Infinity, which initiated the collision, passed through the chaos almost unscathed.
Her extremely strong hull and the deflection field generator that concentrated the force field to the bow of the ship and operated at super power allowed the battleship to withstand the damage caused by the impact.
Although there are a few minor scratches on the surface of the hull, these are simply not worth mentioning for this super flagship that actively undertakes the task of attracting firepower.
The moment the impact ended, damage control teams from all over the ship were quickly dispatched to check all modules that might have hidden damage and confirm that all systems were operating normally.
Randall and other personnel on the bridge finally took a breath after pausing for several seconds.
But everyone suppressed the idea of cheering, because they all knew that the battle was not over yet, and the opponent's flagship had not been sunk yet.
However, due to the impact just now, the 'Infinity' suffered a severe yaw. The helmsman tried his best but found that he could not readjust the course before crossing with the 'Balkans'. This also meant that 'Infinity' can no longer ram enemy flagships.
"Colonel, it's too late!"
The tone of the officer on duty was a little anxious. He knew the reason why Randall wanted to launch a collision, and naturally also knew the consequences of failing to sink the opponent's flagship.
“No, there’s still time.” Randall suddenly showed a smile,
"Don't forget, we are a battleship, not only the two attack methods of main gun and ramming.
Give me the order! All weapon groups except the axis gun are activated, let them see the 'Infinity' 'The ability to deliver firepower! ”
(End of this chapter)