Chapter 551 Randall's Mist
At Randall's request, Selina quickly began to calculate based on the current fleet's speed, orbital altitude, enemy distance and other information, and this calculation At the moment, this can only be done by this powerful shipboard control personality.
After all, the fleet led by Cliffs at that time launched plasma torpedoes while being pursued by the enemy fleet to conduct a bypass attack.
The attacking party and the attacked party are basically on the same track, so there are relatively few parameters that need to be calculated, and the calculation difficulty is also much lower.
But the situation Randall faces now is different. The enemy is still far enough away from our own fleet, and his body has not yet entered the orbit of the Lubion 5.
Therefore, he could not directly launch torpedoes like Cliffs, but needed more precise calculations to master the timing of launching torpedoes and plan the preset route.
By the way, the tactic used by Cliffs on the Para IV is already deeply rooted in the hearts of the Atlas combat fleet.
From the captain to the formation commander, detachment commander, and squadron commander.
As long as everyone encounters the combat environment near the planet in the simulated war, especially the on-orbit combat The environment will imitate Cliffs' tactics.
This directly leads to the fact that in simulated battles near the planet, 90% of the time, the fleet launches heavy anti-ships from various unexpected angles across the arc of the planet. Missiles and stealth plasma torpedoes.
With both sides doing this, commanders at all levels have developed extremely skilled and flexible command capabilities to maneuver and avoid torpedoes.
90% of the time, only after all the plasma torpedoes and anti-ship missiles in the fleet have been fired, the warring parties will officially enter the firing stage.
Not only that, even if they encounter a simulated environment where they are not fighting near planets, many commanders also fall in love with using massive plasma torpedoes to attack the flanks of the enemy fleet in a large arc, and then wait for the prize. routine.
It can be said that Cliffs has done a very good job in the matter of "rebuilding the glory of torpedoes, it is our duty".
Although the commander-in-chief of the Atlas Combat Fleet has stated in public many times that this tactic was actually learned from Boss, under Amber's arrangement, this tactic was Truss was still named the 'Cliffs Tactics' internally.
This is to commemorate the fleet commander who completed this tactic for the first time in actual combat.
This approach not only moved Cliffs, but also inspired the enthusiasm of the commanders in the Atlas combat fleet.
Because for them, having a tactic named after them is enough to brag to future generations.
So when Randall encountered the current situation where he needed to fight near a planet, he immediately thought of this 'Cliffs Tactics'.
After all, many fleet commanders, including him, have realized the power of plasma torpedoes.
As long as the step of "delivering the plasma torpedo to the enemy's eyes" can be done well, then the effect of these "little things" will be far from as simple as "winning a prize"
Soon, computing power The powerful Serena calculated the location and preset trajectory of the plasma torpedo.
In the schematic diagram of the trajectory she projected, the second batch of plasma torpedoes dropped towards the rear of the fleet will circle the star with the help of Lubion 5's gravity, draw a huge arc, and head towards Attack the flank of the federal fleet that happened to arrive at a certain location.
In Serena's calculations, if these plasma torpedo attacks are effective, they will cause great damage to the federal fleet.
"Great. Does anyone else have any comments?"
After watching Serena's demonstration, Randall nodded, and then looked at the other people around him.
"If you have any opinions, please raise them quickly. Time is running out. We must complete the strategy formulation and issue it before entering the detection range of the federal fleet."
"There is a question, Colonel." The officer on duty raised his hand, and the people around him also looked at him.
“You said.”
“I’m worried that the federal fleet will be prepared for this. After all, Chief Cliffs’ previous victory on Para IV was too great. The federal navy will definitely Reassessing the threat of plasma torpedoes."
"Actually, I have also thought about this problem."
Randall nodded, and then continued:
"But we don't have a better way now. We can't just do this. Abandoning the cargo fleet and running away, in this case, when the fleet's physical strength is far weaker than the opponent, we can only think of this kind of 'side tactics'."
Randall's words, let the bridge go. The crowd fell into silence for a while. Because they found that just like Randall said, they really couldn't find a better way to deal with the upcoming battle.
"Okay, if you can't think of a better way, just follow the order and execute it. There is no time for us to waste."
Randall waved his hand and returned to the captain's seat to sit down. , and the others quickly dispersed and went to their corresponding battle positions.
Then, Randall looked at the shipboard control personality floating in mid-air.
"Selina, complete the torpedo-dropping combat plan and issue it to each ship, and at the same time supplement the follow-up enemy plan - each ship gathers with the 'Infinity' as the center to form a spherical array, activate 'Visible light band jammer', waiting for the flagship command to be activated at any time"
"Roger, Captain"
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As time went by, the federal fleet, which maintained an extremely high relative speed and assaulted, quickly entered their maximum detection range, and immediately scanned an already stretched out formation. Enemy fleet'.
At a distance of 300,000 kilometers, the effects of optical and infrared observations are not accurate enough. In addition, the opponent is likely to have turned on optical camouflage, so the federal fleet will mainly rely on the echo characteristics of long-wave radar. , to make a judgment.
Of course, there is actually a more 'convenient' detection method.
That is to use the heavy particle cannon of the battleship to add some radioactive elements, perform a 'diffusion irradiation', and then use the superconducting quantum interference magnetic measurement system to measure the number of radioactive elements per second in the 'diffusion irradiation' mode. Tracking the tide of radioactive particles covering speeds of hundreds of kilometers.
When these radioactive particle tides cover the target surface, whether optical camouflage, radar wave cancellation, or blackbody coating is turned on, they will be observed by the superconducting quantum interference magnetic measurement system.
It’s just that the current location of the fleet is in a celestial structure similar to the ‘Earth-Moon System’. The gravitational interference between multiple celestial bodies still has a certain impact on the measurement results.
In addition, this detection method is basically equivalent to firing a cannon, so Bonelli and Stoner did not use it rashly.
What if the other party hasn’t discovered the federal fleet in covert action mode?
However, after entering the detection range for a certain distance, Benelli quickly discovered something was wrong, because after the fleet was swept several rounds, it did not turn on the radar wave cancellation, but just like this Let them look at you carelessly.
"Something doesn't feel right to me, like a bait."
"It's indeed a bait, but maybe it's not to ambush us, but to cover something else."
Stoner The voice came from one side. Benelli turned his head and saw that the fleet commander, who was generated by the holographic image, transmitted a newly analyzed radar image through the fleet data link.
"Look here, this is a problem discovered by our fleet intelligence processing unit."
Benelli looked at the radar image released by Stoner seriously, and then quickly discovered the problem ——There is also a fleet operating in low orbit in the orbit of Lubion 5.
"In such a low orbit, is it an orbital attack ship? Or is it a cargo ship carrying out delivery operations?"
Stoner: "Judging from the characteristics of the radar waves, the people on my side prefer that a cargo fleet is operating. Operation.”
“No wonder the opponent’s fleet did not activate radar wave cancellation, but let us discover their existence. The purpose is to attract our attention and cover this cargo fleet”
Benelli slapped his thigh and said with a sudden realization:
"Good guy, I was almost deceived by them. Then should we seize this opportunity and launch an attack quickly, so that we can still be connected? Destroy the opponent’s cargo fleet!”
But on the other side, Major General Stoner, the commander of the Eighteenth Fleet, shook his head.
"Theoretically we should do this, but I always feel like something is not quite right."
He turned his head to look at Bonelli, and then continued:
< br>“Do you think that with the size of the fleet we have discovered now, we can annihilate the garrison fleet in one go?”
(End of Chapter)