Chapter 542 Speed of Life and Death
The battle space at this time was extremely chaotic, especially after the 'Infinity' forcibly rushed into the formation of the garrison fleet and fired a round of 'Unparalleled'.
The wreckage of a large number of sunk warships, including the Balkans, filled the entire space while flying in an orderly manner.
So when the shipboard controller of the Infinity, Geselina, reported that the two-seater reconnaissance boat released by the other party was in an escape posture, trying to escape from this space.
Randall’s first reaction was that they must not be allowed to leave alive, because there was one and only one reason why these two-seater combat boats were released at this time.
That is to use their maneuverability and concealment to try to escape from the battlefield, and then use additional communication pods to contact the Federation fleet after leaving the wide-area electronic warfare attack range of the Infinity.
At the same time, Randall was also thankful that the Infinity used the 'upgraded components' sent by the transport fleet during the escort mission some time ago to complete the strengthening of its various detection units.
Otherwise, he was really worried that he might have missed these little things mixed in the debris.
Just after Randall gave the order, the HCP and heavy armored combat boats near the Infinity also received the target information shared by the super flagship through the tactical network.
On the screen in front of everyone, more than twenty small targets that were maneuvering at high speed in different directions immediately appeared.
There was no hesitation at all. Those HCPs that had no obstacles between them and the nearest target immediately set up charged particle cannons and irradiated them after the combat auxiliary AI completed the calculation of the target trajectory.
This kind of near-light speed weapon, which is more powerful than the laser turret, is very effective in attacking such small high-speed units. Generally speaking, as long as the distance is not particularly far or there is a problem with the target calculation, it will be fine. 'Fire and hit'.
So when the HCP launched the attack, the two-seat reconnaissance boats detected by the Infinity turned into a rolling fireball in the next ten seconds.
It’s just that among the pilots of these reconnaissance boats, there are also ‘good hands’ who use the surrounding garrison fleet warships as cover to accelerate their escape.
The two-seater reconnaissance boat they controlled did cause a lot of trouble for everyone in the pursuit, and also consumed more time.
When Randall and Serena noticed the last two-seater reconnaissance boat on the field, they discovered that this last 'lone seedling' was almost out of the main fighting area.
What's even worse is that this reconnaissance boat used the cover of several garrison fleet warships to get rid of the pursuing Atlas unit, so now there is no threat near it. It's HCP and heavy armored combat craft.
But Randall knew that if the reconnaissance boat was released, big problems would definitely occur, so he nervously ordered nearby units to try their best to intercept the reconnaissance boat.
It’s just that the distant water cannot save the close fire. Although other units that broke into the space first also wanted to intercept, but the distance was too far, and there were also the remaining units of the garrison fleet to contain them. For a while, It will be difficult to bring the target into attack range.
Just when Randall and other staff members were anxious, they discovered that on the three-dimensional battlefield situation map, a green dot suddenly began to move towards the reconnaissance boat at a speed far exceeding that of others.
In the regional communication channel, a text message in 'emergency reporting mode' also appeared.
Renaissance Alliance Task Force--1st Heavy Armored Combat Craft Squadron--'Red Baron':
"Red Baron began to pursue the target and requested fire support from friendly forces!"
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"No, bro, you can just be cool by yourself, but you put me down in advance! Damn it. Slow down! Slow down! We are about to hit you!!!"
On the speeding red heavy-armored combat boat, inside another red 'Sacred Shield' that was 'actively' connected in 'coordinated propulsion' mode, Johnny Letting made a complaint in displeasure when Manfrey De Na was surprised by his aggressive driving.
With the assistance of the plasma propulsion array of the 'Aegis', the Manfred heavy armored combat boat obtains higher thrust, and the high-energy lasers on both sides of the main monitor on the head of the 'Aegis', As well as the remaining missile bay in the weapons box, it can also provide some fire support.
So after leaving his teammates who could not keep up with his speed, he boldly rushed towards the route with the highest defense density of the garrison fleet and the shortest route to the scout boat.
At the moment Johnny Leiting thought that the two of them were going to hit the destroyer in front, the red combat boat, also under the control of Manfred, subtly adjusted its course and was almost close to the destroyer. The deflection force field rushed over.
It was precisely because they were too close to the destroyer that the surrounding enemy units did not dare to fire and attack at this moment, for fear that they would not kill the enemy with one shot, but would instead kill the enemy. My own destroyer was blown up
At the same time, the Third Task Force also discovered this combat boat that broke into the enemy's formation single-handedly. Randall didn't even need to issue any further orders. The nearby units that could provide fire support immediately turned their fire. .
A large number of battleships fired directed energy weapons, directly at the enemies in front of Manfred and the others, catching them off guard.
It can only be said that the Atlas fleet's "turn of fire" was so efficient that even Manfred and the others did not react, let alone the enemies blocking the front.
These battleships obviously broke in after the 'Red Baron' brought the 'external thruster'. Just by looking at the opponent's agile track, you knew that they were definitely not someone to be trifled with.
So in order to maximize the advantage of interception firepower, most of the warships in this space chose to sail horizontally on the predicted path of the 'Red Baron', and then relied on the sides and upper and lower decks to arrange conventional weapons for defense.
After all, hitting such a small target with heavy particle cannon is really overkill. And after trying diffusion shooting, they also found that this kind of combat boat with greatly enhanced defense can withstand the heavy metal particle jet. attack.
This also directly resulted in that after the support firepower of the Atlas Fleet came in, these warships completely exposed their fragile sides, basically equivalent to the state of 'door wide open'.
< br>Under the gaze of 'True Red Lightning' and 'Red Baron', the garrison fleet ships they broke into the line suffered a devastating blow almost instantly.
The fatal 'cross-ship' move also made these warships pay a full price.
Due to these shipboard control personalities in the Atlas Combat Fleet, after Lilith completed the upgrade and became more powerful, she was also upgraded from a 'ten-year veteran' to a '30-year veteran' '.
And like Serena on the Infinity, they are very familiar with the structure or weaknesses of common ships in the human world.
So this time when faced with the enemy warship that took the initiative to expose its side, he was not polite at all and directly used several rounds of precise weak point attacks to open up a breakthrough route for the 'Red Baron'.
But such fire support also has advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that it helps Manfred and the others kill many enemy ships, which reduces the pressure of breaking through.
But the downside is that the wreckage and debris formed after these battleships were sunk and detonated began to severely test Manfred's driving skills.
After all, at the current relative speed, these scattered ship wreckage and fragments already have high enough kinetic energy, and there is no other result than "shipping" when they collide.
However, at this stage, Manfred, who had already led Johnny Redding into the wreckage area, could no longer withdraw, so he could only bite the bullet and start dancing on the tip of the knife. . "Brother, you are my real brother, please take it easy, I'm only 20 years old!!!"
"Stop making noise! You're interfering with my driving!"
"No. In this environment, you can only rely on instinct to drive. It doesn't matter whether I interfere or not. Damn it!"
After watching Manfred control the heavy armored combat boat again, dragging out a long trail while accelerating, and passing through the middle of the broken hull of a light cruiser, Johnny Leting could only 'lie down' I don't know what to say anymore.
But what he just said is not wrong, because in this extremely complex area where no obstacle movement patterns can be found, Manfred, flying at high speed, really relies on instinct to fly. drive.
Amber would not be surprised if she saw this scene.
Or even if he was surprised, it was because he was surprised that the two UR characters 'True Red Lightning' and 'Red Baron' appeared in his team at the same time during the previous actual combat training - although it was just Temporary.
Manfred, as a very popular character who could be recruited by players in the previous life of "Starry Sky OL", has his own high rarity characteristics such as 'Air Combat Hero' and 'Stunt Master', making him popular in the game. In air combat, it has gained an ability that is almost equivalent to 'infinite grazing bullets'.
So even if he relied on instinct to drive, Amber knew that this legendary driver was destined not to perish here.
Not to mention that he is carrying the ‘True Red Lightning’ – Johnny Redding on his back.
This one is even more heavyweight.
Although this 'genius pilot' could not be recruited until Amber traveled through time, his popularity has remained high for a long time.
Even if you don’t look at the other talents and skills of this legendary pilot, just looking at the characteristic of 'Lucky EX', you can completely understand this long-term top of the list of 'Characters Players Most Want to Recruit' How high is the gold content of a man?
Not to mention that this 'genius pilot' relied on this characteristic to escape from a large number of battles in which both sides suffered heavy casualties, and even remained in a state of 'uninjured' many times.
That is, Said that the 'Red Baron', who was already highly skilled in driving, was not carrying the 'True Red Lightning' on the back of the heavy armored combat boat he was driving at the moment.
But a ‘gold medal to avoid death’.
In the eyes of both warring parties as if they were looking at 'gods', this red heavy armored combat boat narrowly passed through the wreckage area at a speed that ordinary people could not imagine or understand. And greatly shortened the distance between itself and the two-seater reconnaissance boat.
I even took the time to use the dual heavy particle cannons arranged vertically in parallel, as well as other airborne weapons including the 'True Red Lightning', to kill many enemy units trying to intercept on the path - —Including a frigate preparing to ram directly into it.
It's just that the good luck I got from the 'True Red Lightning' has just run out at this time.
When Manfred pulled out a trajectory similar to a 'barrel roll' and passed the wreckage of the frigate in front of him, the combat boat equipped with a combat auxiliary AI issued a high-level warning.
"Warning, a large number of enemy HCP units are approaching at high speed, number 18"
At the moment when the combat auxiliary AI named 'Albatross' issued an alarm, Manfred also subconsciously An emergency defensive maneuver was made, causing the combat boat to 'plop' downwards, avoiding the irradiation of several charged particle beams.
But in just a few seconds of emergency defensive maneuver, the 18 HCPs quickly closed the distance. The fastest one fired continuously with its charged particle cannon and high-energy laser cannon. The electromagnetic machine gun also fired a bright trajectory and rushed in the direction of Manfred and the others.
It's just that the latter's flexible positioning made all these attacks fail, and he didn't even let the opponent touch the edge.
But even so, these speeding HCPs still seriously interfered with Manfred's operations. After all, if you need to constantly avoid attacks, you can no longer maintain a high speed to pursue the escaping two-seater. The reconnaissance boat.
Just when the 'Red Baron' was entangled in the current situation, he suddenly heard the sound of unlocking the pylon on the back of the heavy armored combat boat for 'coordinated propulsion' through the hull of the boat. .
I saw the fully equipped ‘Sacred Shield’ lying on the back of the heavy armored combat boat just now, and now it has actively disconnected from the combat boat.
After flying a certain distance with the battleship at its initial speed, Johnny Letting left the formation directly.
"Hurry up and chase them! I'll stop them!"
This young pilot, who has already felt the cruelty of the battlefield and knows that HCP is just a consumable in fleet battles, did not hesitate at this moment and headed directly towards The 18 HCPs that were getting closer and closer rushed over.
Manfred in the cockpit of the combat boat finally relaxed a little from his tense mood at this moment. In the rear view surveillance screen, the direction in which Johnny Letting rushed out had been blocked by the opponent's HCP. Covered by salvo.
But he did not dare to look back in the direction where his friend left. He could only leave one sentence: "Don't be brave, come back alive!" After that, he pushed the throttle valve of the combat boat to the top and used the The opportunity created by this partner was quickly rushed away.
And this time he lived up to his expectations. With the higher acceleration of the heavy armored combat boat, he quickly caught up with the escaping reconnaissance boat and quickly completed the lock.
When the lock frame on the screen lit up, Manfred chose to fire without any hesitation. The near-light speed weapons equipped on the combat boat also took their attack speed advantage to the extreme in this attack.
Even when the combat assistance AI calculated that there was a huge speed difference between the two sides, the high-energy laser and charged particle beam still spanned a distance of nearly a thousand kilometers and accurately hit the plasma thruster of the reconnaissance boat. And in the next second, it turned into one of the countless high-temperature plasma fireballs on the battlefield.
After completing this blow, Manfred did not relax at all after confirming that the opponent was killed, and there was no look of joy on his face.
Instead, he immediately pulled out a dangerous huge loop at high speed, and then rushed towards Johnny Redding again.
"Hold on! I'm coming!"
(End of this chapter)