Chapter 1004 Ejection Deck
The royalists can pull out a fleet to compete with the most elite regular army, but it does not mean that this fleet can be ready at any time.
After rescuing the princess, the royalist fleet had long been scattered and had to be reassembled when needed.
And because ultra-long-distance communication cannot be achieved, there is no way to immediately call in reinforcements if the base is attacked.
The few remaining warships in the base immediately set out in an emergency, trying to eliminate the squadron as soon as possible under the cover of firepower from the base itself.
Due to the state of war, all unnecessary lights had been turned off, and Alyssa found a place to sit on it with the help of emergency lights.
The hydraulic press pushed the seat together with the gun emplacement into the firing position. Almost at the same time, the gunnery chief immediately sent artillery guidance information.
That's right, Alyssa came to work part-time as a gunner again.
After all, she is a grasshopper on a rope now. If the royalist base is besieged by the fleet, Alyssa will not be able to run away, and she will probably be killed together.
Originally, Alyssa wanted to use the Swan to attack. If the situation really went wrong, she could run away. However, the attack came sooner or later. It happened to come when the Swan started to be refitted. Now there is no way to leave the port.
So Alyssa came as a guest gunner, and the royalists didn't have enough manpower.
The royalist planetary fortress looks majestic, but is actually not finished yet. Only the main body has been built, but a large number of artillery positions, personnel, and many equipment have not been installed. At most, it can only exert 30% of its designed combat power. .
Alyssa's auxiliary gun position control lever looked out through the glass that had just become transparent. The huge shield swayed left and right under the bombardment of the main gun, which gave people a strong illusion. There was obviously no vibration, but it felt like there was no vibration. Like shaking.
This is one of the reasons why Alyssa doesn't want to get involved. I don't know if the royalists can respect the king and be raped, but they are definitely being chased and exploited.
Taking a look at the situation outside, Alyssa quickly calibrated the shooting at Zhu Yuan. At this time, the attack instructions from the gunnery chief appeared on the screen below the joystick.
In the dark cosmic background, densely packed small engine lights appeared near the huge engine light of the battleship. At this glance, it was known that space fighters were being released.
The gun emplacement next door fired first, and Alyssa knew it was a test-firing aim, because the man in the emplacement next to her was Takashi, who knew her habits very well.
But then again, the situation is very pessimistic.
The royalist base is mobile, with a super-large main engine that can propel the planetary fortress to sail, and can even consume astronomical amounts of energy to make jumps.
But the problem is that as long as the squadron is still entangled, neither running away nor jumping can be achieved. It is difficult for the planetary fortress that cannot exert its full combat power to destroy the squadron in a short time, and the squadron only needs to entangle it, etc. It’s enough for the main force to arrive, and it really doesn’t take much time.
Now it's a race against time to see who can achieve the goal first, otherwise there is no possibility of escape.
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The few remaining battleships in the planetary fortress have already left the port and immediately set up a circular attack position near the planetary fortress, relying on the planetary fortress's defense to launch an artillery battle with the squadron.
But the inside of the fortress did not become deserted because of the warships leaving the port, but instead became more lively.
The huge airlock door, about 50 meters long and wide, was raised upwards, and the green membrane airlock also took effect at the same time. A large number of mechanics, ground staff and communications personnel were busy in the hangar.
Hall was sitting in the driving seat of the space fighter, his fingers quickly clicking on the buttons and panels at hand, doing final checks before takeoff.
Hall chose to join Alyssa's command. She did not belong to the royalist faction, but she was a pilot after all. Now she needed everyone who could go to the battlefield to take action, so she had no choice but to board a space fighter.
A ground crew member knocked on Hall's window, pointed down, and made a gesture to indicate that your space fighter has been inspected and can go to the waiting position.
The tractor used in the microgravity environment dragged Hall and the space fighter out of the hangar, and the ground crew quickly hooked the ejection hook to the bottom of the space fighter, ready to go at any time.
A large number of space fighters lined up in four rows and carried out electromagnetic ejections in sequence according to the instructions of air traffic control.
Since the hangar is a confined space, the engine cannot be started here, otherwise the large amount of heat will burn the ground crew to death. Therefore, the space fighter needs to be ejected first using electromagnetic ejection, and then the engine is started using inertial kinetic energy. Hall came out relatively late, basically in the last row.
On her left was a magic mecha. She remembered that it was the Silver Cyclone on the Swan, and the pilot was Vilania from the Kingdom of Storms.
To be honest, Hall did not think Villania could be a driver. She had not received professional driving training, was not physically qualified, and had no military skills. This kind of person should still be on a training aircraft in the regular army, instead of driving an expensive magic mecha into battle.
However, she had just joined Alyssa's command, so it was not easy for her to make any comments. All she could say was that she hoped she could come back alive.
On the right side of Hall is an aircraft that is obviously different from other space fighters.
It looks like an inverted Y, with no personal painting on the black matte paint, like a new product that has just left the factory.
She finished her flight inspection and tapped the side of her helmet to access the nearest communication channel.
"The ammunition has been replenished, but is it really okay to just remove the speed limiter?"
"It doesn't matter, that thing is just a seal."
"You even said it was a fierce horse. Wouldn't it be more difficult to control without a speed limiter?"
"Believe in my level. If you try more, I will get used to it."
The conversation between Fang Lanyin and Li Chengqi came from the communication.
If the person who said this was a pilot under Hall, she would definitely scold him bloody, drive an unfamiliar space fighter to the battlefield, and seek death in such a refreshing and refined way.
But Li Chengqi, the driver, was too awesome.
The most important purpose of Hall's willingness to join Alyssa's command is to learn Li Chengqi's driving skills.
But I have to say that Li Chengqi is too mysterious.
Hall has never seen Li Chengqi at all in the past few days. Every time he asked Alyssa and the others, they remained mysterious and silent, as if this person did not exist at all.
Sure, after all, we are still in the royalist base, and Li Chengqi's existence cannot be mentioned casually.
This also resulted in Hall's attempt to communicate with Li Chengqi never materializing.
The cockpit glass of the space fighter activated the light filtering mode. From the outside, the cockpit was completely dark and nothing could be seen.
This mode is usually automatically activated to prevent strong light. It can be activated normally, but it will worsen the field of vision. Generally, pilots will not do this.
But how the pilot drives it is his own business, and I am happy with it.
So Hall couldn't see through the cockpit what the people inside looked like.
Immediately afterwards, Hall saw Fang Lanyin emerging from the other side of the space fighter and floating backward quickly.
"Since you are sure, then fine. It's a pity that time is too tight, otherwise we can still make certain modifications."
"We'll study the modifications when I get back. We're about to set off."
Hall, who was listening to the communication, turned around and saw the light above the airlock door changing from red to green. Then, starting from the space fighters in the front row, they ejected into the void one by one...
(End of chapter)