Chapter 562 Vertical Attack on the Ecliptic Plane
“Is this the ‘vertical attack tactic on the ecliptic plane’?!”
The commander of the 24th Fleet, Muller, also reacted quickly. Major General.
From a 'God's perspective', he is also the one with the best grades in "Naval Tactics" when he graduated from the Federal Naval Academy among the four fleet commanders of this federal fleet.
At this time, the four commanders who discovered that something was wrong had already activated the communication channel with high priority, so the other two reacted immediately after hearing the 'Ecliptic Plane Vertical Attack Tactics'.
However, even Major General Muller, who was the first to react except Major General Stoner, frowned after saying this tactic:
"But this tactic has not yet been used in fleet battles. Has it been successfully used in a level battle?"
Hearing Major General Muller's doubts, Major General Stoner shook his head, and then said with some self-deprecation:
"Then maybe we Those who are "fortunate" to be the first group to witness the successful completion of this tactic in a fleet-level battle are just observing from the perspective of the "enemy"."
Rear Admiral Muller and Si. What Major General Tonna said was not a casual statement, but humans have indeed not used this tactic in space battles so far, at least in recorded fleet-level battles.
If you look at the small-scale battles, the "ecliptic plane vertical attack tactic" that sounds high-end is actually an attack from the enemy's zenith or nadir direction. It is a relatively common tactic, and Amber has used it many times before. This tactic has been used before.
But at the level of fleet battles, fleet commanders have more to consider.
First of all, the reconnaissance capabilities of an entire fleet and a few warships are completely different, so the distance to launch an attack must be relatively long. This also means that in addition to the asteroid belt, nebula, and ring Outside this special celestial environment, the fleet cannot launch a vertical attack at close range through an advance ambush.
Secondly, in most vertical attacks in small-scale battles, the ambushers lurk in advance and wait until the distance between the two sides is reduced to within 20,000 kilometers before launching.
So the attacking warship only needs to maintain a good posture in advance, and then push the main propulsion array to the end and charge after the battle begins. The engagement distance and the entire trajectory are only so long, so in the planning and operation of the orbit, The calculation is not complicated.
But at the fleet level, as mentioned before, a force of this size cannot lurk close to 20,000 to 30,000 kilometers away from the enemy—unless the opponent is blind.
So the 'ecliptic plane vertical attack' in naval tactical theory requires the fleet to enter stealth action mode from an extremely long distance, and then use the 'kinetic energy block throwing system' and not use it unless necessary. Attitude control nozzles maintain attitude and maintain course.
This is a huge challenge for the fleet navigator and shipboard controller personality.
You not only have to calculate the 'low-power maneuvering trajectory' starting from millions or even tens of millions of kilometers away, but you also have to ensure that the 'drop point' of the trajectory reaches the right location at the right time.
Because after being perpendicular to the ecliptic plane of the target planet, it will be subject to the single-directional gravitational pull of the star of the galaxy, and there will be no other force to counteract it.
Therefore, after leaving the standard orbit, the battleship needs more energy support to ensure that it is perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
It would be fine if it was for a short period of time, but tactical maneuvers of hundreds of thousands or millions of kilometers in fleet-level battles would also be a challenge to the energy consumption of battleships.
At the same time, this series of complex calculations is not for a few warships, but for an entire fleet of more than 200 warships.
Not to mention that in stealth action mode, the fleet usually maintains a compact formation with extremely small distances, which makes it more difficult to calculate the orbit of each ship.
But fortunately, the Atlas Combat Fleet has Amber, a guy who has practiced in previous lives.
And Amber, there is Lilith.
So, Limen will last forever.——
Ten minutes ago, the federal fleet was 150,000 kilometers away from the bottom of the sky.
"Attention the entire fleet, we will launch an attack using a vertical attack on the ecliptic plane, and all units are prepared to execute the operational procedures under 'vertical attack' in accordance with combat standards."
'Dawn' On the bridge of the ship, Amber's voice was calm and firm, and it spread clearly throughout the entire Atlas First Fleet through the communication system.
Due to Rear Admiral Stoner's misjudgment, most of the Federation fleet's attention was focused on the ecliptic plane of Rubion 5 and Comet Hyakutake, which was approaching at high speed. This caused the detection intensity to be further reduced in the nadir direction where the original detection intensity was insufficient. This also gave the first fleet led by Amber the opportunity to quietly approach the battlefield.
After the federal fleet exchanged fire with the unmanned fleet and the third task force, and concentrated on the head-on battle, Amber knew that the plan for this fleet-level surprise attack was approaching success.
Seeing that the second salvo of the federal fleet ended, the ship-borne HCP began to be released, and the battle positions of each ship were readjusted. After entering a slightly chaotic period, Amber decisively ordered:
"The attitude control nozzles of each ship operate at super power, quickly adjust the angle of the warship, and prepare to enter the final attack trajectory!"
His voice was resolute and resolute, and as his order was issued, more than 200 Atlas warships headed by the Dawn began to quickly adjust their axes and point their bows towards the fighting enemy. Federation fleet.
"Every ship stabilizes its posture, the main propulsion array reaches maximum thrust, and moves forward three times!"
The plasma propulsion array of the entire fleet emits a dazzling blue light at this moment, and the powerful thrust makes The battleship quickly changed its course and rushed towards the battlefield at an awkward angle that was almost perpendicular to the ecliptic plane of Rubian 5.
During this process, the battleship suffered huge inertial acceleration, and the structural frame made a slight creaking sound, as if it was groaning in pain under the squeeze of huge force.
The tail of the 'generally passing' Comet Hyakutake carries a large amount of debris and stardust, and is spread towards the nearby space under the gravitational pull of Lubion 5.
Therefore, the outer shell of the battleship also heats up and turns red due to high-speed friction and impact with these cosmic dust and tiny meteorites. The heat dissipation system under the external main armor is operating at full capacity, and the working fluid water and coolant are like rushing rivers in the pipes all over the hull. It flows rapidly, trying to carry away excess heat.
Inside each battleship, the crew members at various battle positions felt strong vibrations. While their bodies were bearing huge G-forces, they also swayed with the bumps of the battleship.
But all of them had firmly fixed themselves in the fighting position, and without hesitation, they injected a dose of 'anti-charge agent' close to the red line through intracabin service.
“The current straight-line distance is 120,000 kilometers!”
“The distance is 80,000 kilometers!”
"60,000 kilometers!"
"Warning, fire control radar signature signal detected!"
"Don't worry, it's just the opponent's outer escort formation, the entire fleet continues to attack!"< br>
“50,000 kilometers away, we are about to meet the enemy!”
“The entire fleet, attack formation is deployed! The main guns of the Dawn are ready to fire!”
On the side of the Atlas Fleet in the frontal battle area, the Third Task Force commanded by Randall also noticed the actions of the Atlas First Fleet at the first opportunity.
Having graduated from the Federal Naval Academy, he naturally also knew the naval tactical theory of 'vertical attack on the ecliptic plane', so when he saw the first fleet arriving on the battlefield, he had hopes of victory in his heart. Po's risky move made him sweat.
In the pre-war meeting a few days ago, he and Cleeves were actually a little worried - the latter was more worried than him, because Cleeves was sitting on the Dawn with Amber. On the bridge.
After all, Amber, a 'fleet commander' who is not a professional, wants to complete this 'big job' that no one has ever completed in this key battle. No matter from which point of view, it is not A reassuring thing
However, Randall couldn’t care about so much at the moment. He only had one idea in his mind, which was to cooperate with the First Fleet to complete the battle in accordance with the battle plan formulated at the pre-war meeting. This battle is destined to be remembered by the stars.
"Broadcast to the whole fleet! Broadcast to the whole fleet! The First Fleet has arrived as scheduled! We have been hiding behind the unmanned fleet for so long, it is time to counterattack!"
Under the influence of adrenaline, Randall, who felt a surge of blood, almost roared and gave the order that everyone in the fleet had been waiting for.
"Third Task Force! Start attacking according to the predetermined combat plan! The main gun of 'Infinity' is activated, ready to cooperate with the 'Dawn' for cross-illumination!"
(End of this chapter)< br>