Chapter 556 Reinforcements
Since the second and third unmanned fleets uploaded the 'jump signature' analyzed by the jump engine to the A. Bawa Ku asteroid fortress before entering the jump, later The researcher also sent this 'jump signature code' to the Third Task Force through quantum entanglement communication.
The jump engine manufactured based on the technology of the Forerunner civilization's 'jump drive' is essentially a small modification of this drive to make it compatible with the operation of human warships.
To be honest, humans haven't figured out the principle of this thing very well yet. They only know that after the 'jump drive' is activated, it will use the starting point, end point, distance, hyperspace route and other information of the jump. , generate a unique 'jump signature code'.
When the human fleet jumps, it usually sends this 'jump signature' and other related information to friendly forces.
This 'jump signature' also conforms to the characteristics of space fluctuations, so after friendly forces detect space fluctuations that match the characteristics, they can then compare the information carried by the 'jump signature' to know which fleet has arrived.
That’s why the ‘Infinity’ knew immediately that it was Atlas’s unmanned fleet that arrived at the battlefield more than 400,000 kilometers away, not the fleets of other forces.
As flashes of light continued to come from the dark space, the fleets of both sides on the battlefield also detected warships that had escaped from the jump. These warships immediately formed a battle formation after leaving the jump, and then moved towards The third task force rushed over from the area where the federal fleet was fighting.
Yes, rushed over.
Because through the optical observation channel, against the dark and cold background of the universe, we can see the long tails dragged out by the warships of the two unmanned fleets, just like a series of comets dragging their tails.
"Colonel, they are our reinforcements!"
On the bridge of the 'Infinity', the officer on duty shouted excitedly when he saw the optical observation screen connected to the main screen.
"Calm down, Captain Raven, you are a naval officer, you must stay calm at all times~"
After seeing that the reinforcements arrived several hours earlier than scheduled, Lan Del calmed down instead, and now even had the intention to keep others from getting excited.
"Colonel, I didn't see you staying calm just now." The officer on duty muttered softly.
"What did you say?"
"Report to the colonel, please rest assured that I will remain calm at all times!"
The officer on duty 'Pa! ’ He stood at attention and then gave a military salute, which made some of the surrounding bridge personnel couldn’t help but laugh.
Obviously, the arrival of reinforcements made everyone feel more relaxed.
At the same time, 'Infinity' also received communication access requests from the second and third unmanned fleets. Randall nodded in agreement after the communications staff confirmed that the application identification code and other information were correct. Communication access.
Soon, the avatars of two commanding artificial intelligences wearing white and silver uniforms appeared on the main screen of the 'Infinity' bridge, one on the left and one on the right.
Not surprisingly, they are two female figures.
In other words, on all current human warships, the images of shipboard control personalities and command artificial intelligence all use female images without exception.
After the appearance of these two commanding artificial intelligences, the atmosphere on the bridge of the Infinity that was originally tense due to the battle also gained a sense of comfort.
"Hello, Colonel Randall, I am the commander of the Second Unmanned Fleet, Selene."
"I am the commander of the third unmanned fleet, Hecate."
The two commanders of the unmanned fleet said, their voices gentle and firm, like the gentle sound of waves under the moonlight night, Lilith specially The adjusted voices made the crew members calm down after hearing their voices.
“Based on the order issued by the Boss, we are ordered to come to support the operations of the Third Task Force. From now on until the Boss arrives, the Second and Third Unmanned Fleets will temporarily accept you, Colonel Randall. The commander of the second unmanned fleet, Selene, continued to speak. Apparently she was also the joint commander of the two unmanned fleets.
"Thank you for your support!" Randall raised his hand and saluted, and then directly entered the command state.
"The second and third unmanned fleets please follow the route shared by the data link to suppress and pursue the federal fleet. The firing restrictions have been lifted. You can organize your own attacks after entering the attack range!"
"Received , Colonel Randall, the unmanned fleet began to execute the order."
The two command artificial intelligences also raised their hands and returned the salute, and then temporarily ended the communication, and the observation team quickly reported that two unmanned fleets The human fleet deployed its attack formation and began to accelerate again.
Since the unmanned fleet does not need to consider the endurance of the crew, the acceleration of the battleship can be very high, and the proximity rate and relative speed to the federal fleet are also rising slowly.
Compared with the "survival" of everyone on the "Infinity", the flagship bridge of the Federation fleet, especially the faces of the two fleet commanders, looked gloomy and gloomy.
Originally, the 17th and 18th fleets had already been overtaken by plasma torpedoes and heavy anti-ship missile groups, causing heavy losses.
More than 30% of the battleships at the rear of the formation were damaged, and many damaged battleships would not have time to be towed, so the losses would only increase as time goes by.
The two fleet commanders, Bonelli and Stoner, wanted to break away from the contact as soon as possible to distance themselves, and then completely expand the fleet to counterattack with superior firepower.
But the sudden appearance of two unmanned fleets immediately made them give up this idea.
Originally, with the support of the ‘Infinity’, the combat effectiveness of the Atlas Combat Fleet was not weak, and it also caused a lot of losses to the Federation Fleet.
At this moment, the number of other people's fleets is no longer inferior to his own. If he continues to fight with iron and steel, wouldn't he just lose his head?
Major General Benelli is indeed young, and occasionally he will be passionate and make some radical moves, but this does not mean that he will die in a hot-headed manner
"Speed up and leave. These cargo ships can't be fought, this battle is really fucked up!"
Rear Admiral Bonelli hammered the armrest of the captain's seat angrily, and the 'high-risk area' of the captain's seat was also destroyed! Once again, it suffered damage it shouldn't have to bear.
Rear Admiral Stoner, the commander of the Eighteenth Fleet, after hearing Benelli's words, rarely raised any opinions, but nodded and directly agreed to the former's plan.
Soon, the two federal fleets that were passing through the field at high speed changed their engagement strategies, directly stopped attacking the third task force, and supplied all energy to the deflection field, maintaining the bow of the ship to face the enemy. .
Randall and the others also immediately noticed the Federation fleet's 'standard disengagement posture'. After each ship attempted another round of attacks, they tested the opponent's defense after the deflection field was fully powered. , Randall also ordered all ships to cease fire.
Since you won't be able to penetrate the opponent's defense for a while, let's not waste ammunition and energy for the time being. Who knows, will there be other battles in the future?
While Randall was thinking this, he watched the federal fleet that had passed the 'nearest point of contact' move away in another direction.
This sudden encounter is now over. To be honest, the Third Task Force suffered a lot of losses, but in any case it was able to hold on until the reinforcements arrived and successfully covered the cargo fleet.
But for some reason, Randall still had a vague feeling that this battle might not be over yet.
"Be prepared first. When that guy Amber comes, we don't know what new tricks he will pull out."
While this thought flashed through my mind, Randall also immediately issued new orders.
“Attention, the Third Task Force, begins to rescue survivors and assist in towing damaged warships! The Second and Third Unmanned Fleets are responsible for guarding the surrounding space, and make the air defense net wider, over! ”
(End of this chapter)