Chapter 541 Infinity, with full firepower
Although Randall is a novice in fleet command, his experience is even much inferior to that of the opposite Rear Admiral Kimmel.
But his familiarity with the super flagship ‘Infinity’ is no less than that of Amber, Cleeves and others.
After taking over the super flagship and leading the team to perform escort missions in the Lubion system, Randall spent all his time every day except listening to routine briefings, confirming the day's fleet operations, and sleeping. Studying the 'Infinity'.
Even while eating, I was holding the terminal and looking at the huge "Ship Instructions & Captain's Operation Manual" sent from Atlas Shipbuilding Industry - it was like receiving Christmas gifts for boys are just as addicting.
After all, no man can refuse to command a nearly six-kilometer-long super flagship to travel across the star sea, and in a short period of time, this super flagship is likely to remain at the 'peak' of human warships.
So Lan Del is very clear about the various large and small units and subsystems on the 'Infinity', especially the various weapon systems.
In his opinion, most people currently have no understanding of the 'Infinity'. Some are one-sided, or have certain limitations, thinking that the most terrifying weapon of this super flagship is the 'super-heavy purification beam generator'.
This kind of perception cannot be said to be wrong, but it does make them focus all their attention on the main gun, thereby ignoring the nearly six kilometers of length of this super flagship, and there are a large number of The space can accommodate other conventional weapons.
50 200-meter electromagnetic reconnection guns, 60 high-power charged particle cannons, 150 high-energy laser turrets, and 600 multi-functional missile/torpedo silos. This is Atlas Shipbuilding Industry The designers spent all their time trying to find other weapons to install on this super flagship.
Because Atlas’s combat positioning for the ‘Infinity’, or the Infinity-class super flagship, in addition to using its main gun to name ‘high-value targets’, is to serve as a separate firepower output platform in battle.
These conventional weapons, which are dispersedly deployed on the left and right sides of the Infinity and on the upper and lower decks in the form of a 'comprehensive weapons array', actually also have extremely strong firepower projection capabilities.
It’s just that when the ‘Infinity’ appeared before, it basically relied on the super-heavy purification beam generator and the 40 heavy particle cannons on the bow to kill the enemy and complete the combat objectives.
At most, it used high-energy laser turrets to perform air defense operations, so many people have not seen the super flagship's 'conventional weapons' with full firepower.
But I can't accept it. Coming down, everyone in the garrison fleet, including Major General Kimmel, will be very lucky to experience it for themselves.
"Run the reverse thrust at maximum power, reduce the relative speed between the Infinity and the enemy flagship as much as possible, and prepare for axial adjustment!"
Under Randall's order, this super flagship Blue light spots began to appear all over the ship's hull, and they became brighter and brighter. The axis of the entire giant ship began to adjust as it got closer and closer to the 'Balkanian'.
Due to the collision with the 'Pan Rock' just now, the speed of the 'Infinity' was greatly reduced, so the relative speed of the super flagship and the garrison fleet flagship has already dropped at this moment.
With almost all reverse thrust units operating, the relative speed of the 'Infinity' dropped again and again at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This also means that Major General Kimmel's plan to use extremely high relative speed to quickly escape from the idea after the stagger is over has actually failed halfway.
"Captain, based on the current relative speeds and track predictions of both sides, we will enter the optimal firing distance in 20 seconds and maintain it for 15-20 seconds!"
Shipboard control of the 'Infinity' Ge Selina's voice sounded, and a simulation animation was also displayed on the holographic projection platform.
The content of the animation is that the 'Infinity' swept past the port side of the 'Balkanian' in an attitude that was almost drifting sideways, and the 'optimal firing distance' Serena said actually meant 'Board battle' distance within 100 kilometers.
At this distance, what the 'Infinity' has to do is to launch the 'best weapon for boarding battles' - the tungsten alloy anti-ship penetrating rod of the electromagnetic reconnection gun with maximum efficiency, to open fire on the target. Open your eyes.
After hearing the words of the shipboard controller, Randall immediately issued an order for a fire strike:
"All weapon units on the port side and top deck, target the enemy flagship 'Balkaner', enter the 'optimal firing distance' of each weapon unit and attack on your own!
All weapon units on the starboard side and bottom deck, no fixed target Set up, fire freely!”
His order was conveyed as he spoke, and Serena quickly completed the task assignment of the entire ship’s weapon units.
Electromagnetic reconnection cannons with an accelerating track of 200 meters long, driven by a hemispherical base that can rotate 180 degrees, quickly raised up and pointed at the approaching Balkans diagonally ahead. Number'.
The high-energy charged particle cannon and high-energy laser turret also completed the adjustment of the shooting angle, and directly started strafing the 'Balkaner',
It's just that they were not the first weapon units to fire on the Infinity.
In fact, after Randall's attack order was issued, the first to respond were the 600 multi-functional missile/torpedo silos on the entire ship.
300 plasma torpedoes and 300 heavy anti-ship missiles were all fired within a few seconds of salvo, and then rushed towards a certain predicted point on the 'Balkanian''s navigation path.
When the faster heavy anti-ship missiles lured the 'Balkaner's' point defense system into full firepower, the improved heavy-duty stealth plasma torpedoes that greatly improved survivability also entered a few seconds later. The terminal air defense net of this garrison fleet flagship.
Although there were air defense fire cover from other escort warships around, 26 of these 'heavy armored' plasma torpedoes finally broke through the air defense net despite the ferocious firepower. Interception.
When the war reaches this point, both warring parties have actually entered a certain state of madness. Even the most timid person will become hot-blooded and hot-headed in this atmosphere, leaving only the following thoughts in his mind: One thought - win this battle at all costs.
So the ship-borne HCP wing of the 'Balkaner' rushed towards the plasma torpedo that broke through the air defense network without hesitation, and led 24 away by directly holding the torpedo in the deflection direction and dying together. torpedo.
In the end, due to the self-sacrifice of these HCP pilots, only two plasma torpedoes hit the side of the 'Balkaner'.
Although the two huge white plasma fireballs that exploded proved that the two plasma torpedoes had done their best to damage them, for a battleship that had been 'flagship modified', as long as it was not If we attack the plasma propulsion array at the rear of the ship, such damage can still be controlled by damage control for the time being.
It’s just that the attacks of plasma torpedoes and anti-ship missiles are just appetizers for the Balkans to make the crew tense up.
When the shipboard control personality detected strong magnetic field reactions in more than 20 areas in the target direction, Rear Admiral Kimmel panicked completely because he had already realized what the other party was going to do.
But it's too late to say anything at this time.
Even though Kimmel saw it through the bridge's 'panoramic porthole', the shipborne HCP wing, which had already suffered heavy losses, did not retreat after hearing the 'strong magnetic field detected' warning, but He rushed directly in the direction of the 'Infinity', intending to protect the flagship with an 'eye-blocking gun'
But he still knew that it was already too late.
So, the garrison fleet commander calmly issued the final order:
"Immediately launch all two-seater reconnaissance boats, try to forcefully break out of the war zone, and immediately report the situation to the federal fleet! Then."
Kimmel paused and said word by word: "Others Prepare to abandon ship. "
The last words of the garrison fleet commander stunned everyone on the bridge. They never expected that their fleet commander was planning to abandon ship so soon.
Although there is still a certain gap between the naval soldiers and officers of the Galaxy Guard Fleet and the regular navy in terms of fighting will and tactical literacy, they still have a certain degree of 'honor' like all navies. Pursue.
So warships rarely abandon ship or surrender unless absolutely necessary. This is also the reason why the garrison fleet of the Lubion system is not 'replenished', but 'rebuilt'.
Because the previous Lubion system garrison fleet was basically wiped out in the battle with the Imperial Royal Navy.
If the former garrison fleet commander hadn’t believed that this war would never end with the empire’s victory, and hoped to leave some ‘fire’ for the future reconstruction of the garrison fleet, then the relationship between the former garrison fleet and In the final battle of the Imperial Fleet, no one may survive.
It is also for this reason that other people on the bridge of the 'Balkanian' issued a warning to Rear Admiral Kimmel without any warning. The 'prepare to abandon ship' command was such a surprise.
Only Kimmel himself knows that if the crew is not prepared to evacuate in advance, there will probably not be even a single survivor on the flagship after the attack of the Infinity begins.
Naturally, he knew very well how powerful the 200-meter electromagnetic reconnection cannons on the opponent's ship were at such a distance.
Judging from the current state of the deflection field generator of the 'Balkaner', it is simply impossible to withstand the salvo of electromagnetic reconnection cannons on the 'Infinity', not to mention that the opponent is obviously still aiming. He came with his own broadside.
Kimmel knew that he was not an excellent fleet commander, and could even be said to be a commander whose level and mentality were not qualified at all, but he was not the kind of commander who could A commander who let his men die in vain.
Knowing that the enemy's next attack would cause the battleship to be sunk, he still asked the crew to stick to their posts. He couldn't do it and didn't want to do it.
“Why are you still standing there?!”
Seeing the uncertain expressions on the faces of everyone on the bridge, Rear Admiral Kimmel immediately said with a straight face:
"This is an order, execute it quickly! Time is running out!"
>Although Kimmel issued the order to abandon the ship almost immediately, unfortunately he still underestimated the penetration speed and firepower capability of the Infinity.
When the order to 'abandon the ship' was first issued, all crew members set their work to 'AI takeover mode' and sprinted towards the escape capsule launch areas on the ship. 'Infinity' has already rushed into the optimal attack distance.
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On the 'Infinity', the shipboard controller Ge Selina immediately flashed to Randall's side when the straight-line distance between the two ships entered 100 kilometers, her eyes lit up and she said:
"Captain, I am The ship has entered the optimal firing range of the electromagnetic reconnection gun!"
Randall: "Port side, top deck electromagnetic reconnection gun overload firing mode, fire!"
"Roger, electromagnetic reconnection gun! The reconnection cannons are in overload firing mode and start attacking!”
At this moment, these activated electromagnetic reconnection cannons entered the overload shooting mode at the same time and quickly targeted the Balkans under the guidance of Serena! No.'s various key parts.
Bridge, air defense control tower, fusion furnace, superconducting battery stack, electromagnetic catapult orbit lifting deck.
Due to the layout of the 'Kanken II' class battleship, the A. Bawa Ku asteroid fortress defense was previously During the war, Atlas had already made it clear by capturing the Enterprise Fleet warships.
So all the shipboard control personalities of the Atlas Combat Fleet know how to attack the weaknesses of this type of battleship after the data update. This is why in previous battles, Atlas Combat The fleet's strike efficiency was extremely high, and a 'destructive strike' was launched at every turn.
Then, amidst a continuous flash of electric light on the side of the 'Infinity', the electromagnetic overload shooting mode was turned on. After reconnecting with the gun, he fired a round of five shots.
The 200-meter-long acceleration track allows these hundreds of rounds of heavy-duty tungsten alloy anti-ship penetration rods with extremely long bullet diameter ratios to escape from the barrel with extremely terrifying kinetic energy.
The distance of more than 100 kilometers also allows the electromagnetic gun to temporarily avoid the defects of reduced attack speed and accuracy in space fleet battles. The muzzle speed of 300 kilometers per second allows these heavy-duty anti-ship penetrating rods to hit almost at the same time as firing. Various aiming points on the hull of the 'Balkaner'.
For a time, a series of flames quickly burst out from the armored belt on the port side of the 'Balkaner'. Each explosion left huge gaps in the battleship, sending flames and debris flying everywhere. , mercilessly harvesting the vital points of this battleship.
At the same time, the weapon system on the other side of the 'Infinity' was not idle either.
The original 200-meter electromagnetic reconnection cannon was broken down into four 50-meter rapid-fire types. Together with a large number of charged particle cannons, high-energy lasers, and multi-functional silos, it locked the surrounding enemies. The ships fired simultaneously, creating deadly beams and fireballs.
These attacks were like a violent storm, sweeping through a large number of enemy ships in the right hemisphere of the 'Infinity'.
Those destroyers, frigates, and even light cruisers that did not distance themselves in time were instantly torn apart and detonated by the ferocious firepower, and eventually turned into new dust in the universe. The entire battlefield seemed to have turned into a piece of paper in an instant. A chaotic purgatory.
Everyone in the Lubion System Guard Fleet did not expect that the attack capability of the Infinity could reach this level when its firepower was fully opened.
Whether it was the harsh attack on the Balkans from the port side that was as precise as a scalpel, or the crazy sweep of the surrounding space from the starboard side, the garrison fleet fell into a desperate situation.
It was only then that the temporarily surviving crew members of the garrison fleet and the crew members of the Atlas Third Task Force discovered that the super flagship 'Infinity' was more powerful than they imagined. Powerful is the ability of a single ship to suppress the battlefield
Randall, who had the upper hand, did not relax at all. When everyone on the bridge was still shocked by the results of the victory, he said: "Continue to attack, don't give the enemy Any chance to breathe!”
As the battle continued, the Infinity gradually gained the upper hand.
The flagship of the garrison fleet, the Balkans, was finally overwhelmed by the continuous heavy blows.
When a new round of plasma torpedoes launched without any hindrance passed through the air defense network that had basically lost its ability to intercept, and successfully hit the side, the outer armor of the ship was riddled with holes. The battleship, with its internal structure severely damaged, finally came to the end of its life.
In the dazzling light emitted by the high-temperature plasma fireball that began to expand from the middle section of the ship, the flagship of the garrison fleet, the Balkansman, completely disintegrated and turned into countless fragments floating in space.
Except for a few crew members who immediately got into the escape capsule and escaped from the battleship because they were close to the escape capsule launch area, everyone including the fleet commander Rear Admiral Kimmel was killed.
And even for these crew members who were lucky enough to get into the escape pod, it is still unknown how many of them will survive in this chaotic war zone
At the same time, the airspace around the 'Balkans' , under the full firepower attack of the 'Infinity' and the coordinated attack of other warships of the Third Task Force, it was abruptly blasted out of a 'harmless zone' that left a large number of warships and wreckage that had lost their combat capabilities.
The heavy combat boats with higher short-distance maneuverability were equipped with HCP and quickly rushed into this 'harmless zone' control field, and at the same time escorted the 'Infinity' which had temporarily entered a fire vacuum period. .
Although this super flagship can still support a high-intensity deflection force field with its '10 auxiliary, 1 main and 1 auxiliary' type fusion furnace group, the theorem of 'big body and weak chrysanthemum' is in the 'Infinity' The same is true above, so the main propulsion array at the rear of the ship is still a weak point and needs friendly force cover.
Seeing that a large number of shield-bearing HCPs have gathered near the stern of the ship, there are also several squadrons of heavy armored combat boats that are constantly expanding their warning range outwards, and the ships of the Third Task Force are also rapidly approaching.
The remaining warships in the garrison fleet fell into chaos and suffered a sharp drop in morale due to the loss of flagship command. In theory, defeat was only a matter of time.
But Randall had no chance to relax at all, because just when he was about to take a breath to relieve his nervousness, he heard the shipboard controller Ge Selina said nervously:
"Captain! In addition to the ejected escape capsules, a large number of two-seat reconnaissance boats were also detected near the 'Balkaner', sprinting in other directions to try to escape from the battlefield!"
"No, they are going to rush out. Report! "
Randall was stunned for a moment, and then he was shocked - he suddenly realized that this might be the 'deathrattle' of the opposing commander.
"Quick! All nearby units, give priority to intercepting all two-seater combat boats, don't let them leave this space!"
(End of this chapter)