Chapter 1025: Can you take me with you
Pirates like to attack the port of a space station. This will leave the people in the space station with nowhere to escape, and may also leave most of the cargo for them to plunder.
But the power of this main gun is not like that of a pirate ship driving a scrapped warship.
After the Swan left port, it gradually accelerated. The engine needed some time. It could not be turned to the maximum immediately, which would seriously damage the engine life.
At this time, Banning entered the bridge, and he saw the tragic situation in the port area of the space station through the window.
"By the gods, this is terrible, no one should have to suffer like this."
The bodies of some people were floating around the space station like garbage, and a billboard could even be seen floating near the port side window of the Swan, with Mr. James's photo on it.
"Banning, please find a place to sit down. There may be some bumps next."
After leaving port, Li Chengqi returned the control to the bridge. He didn't like flying the Swan very much, mainly because it felt too heavy, like flying a bomber.
But leaving the port does not mean it is safe.
Long reported:
"The pirate ship entered the visual distance of the optical instrument. There were three destroyers. There may be more in other directions, but they can't be seen clearly."
"Artillery ready!"
"Understood, artillery preparation."
All the turrets on the Swan were activated, and the self-test program was executed to test the operational stability. Then the collision angle of the ship's bow was opened, the lance main gun was pushed out by the hydraulic press, and the two secondary battery turrets behind the main gun also rotated and took aim. pirate ship in the distance.
"A test shot!"
"Understood, a test firing."
The people in the bridge felt a shaking under their feet, and the main gun of the light spear, the triple 200mm ion beam and the 210mm solid secondary gun fired at the same time.
"Confirm the bullet point, and the shooting elements have been corrected."
"Keep firing."
"Understood, keep firing."
In a long-range artillery battle, it is almost impossible to hit the first target. After all, it can only rely on optical aiming, and the ships are still in motion, so it is difficult to hit early.
The first salvo was just to confirm the point of impact and make corrections for the subsequent artillery fire.
"Confirm enemy counterattack barrage!"
The Swan's shipboard computer immediately began to calculate the impact point, and route information appeared on the display next to the helmsman.
Carlos tugged on the steering wheel, and the Swan tilted. The beam flew past both sides. Only the physical shells, which could not be seen and therefore could not calculate the impact point, grazed the two wings, but they were blocked by the shield.
The Swan was originally a recently retired warship of the Kingdom of Storms. Its performance was almost better than that of the one currently in service. Later, it was renovated by the royalist group regardless of the cost, and it would have a chance of winning in a duel against a frigate.
Even if the pirates have three destroyers, all of which are old models of warships, there is still nothing to be afraid of.
Besides, the Swan is not alone.
The space station patrol ships also came from the nearby airspace at this time. Although they were not big ships, they had an advantage in numbers.
Villania immediately sent a communication to the other party to confirm the identification of friend or foe, so as not to accidentally damage the Swan as a pirate ship.
"A new ship signal appears, but there is no response. It must be a pirate."
On the radar, new ship signals came like sharks smelling blood.
The space station patrol also sent a communication requesting the Swan to cooperate with the battle line operations.
An excited and flexible ship like the Swan is usually not placed in the battle line formation. The role of the cruiser is regional defense and control, maneuvering to other directions to interfere with long-range bombardment of the enemy fleet, and search and rescue escape hatches. Things like that.
This is why the Swan's main gun is placed at the bow of the ship and cannot rotate. Unlike other battleships, the main gun can fire sideways.
But we can't control that much now. We must seize this short window period to form a battle line, at least to buy time for the people on the space station to escape.
Alyssa smacked her lips. She didn't really want to get involved. She originally planned to fire a few shots and get out of the way, but everyone's application was sent, so it was hard to refuse. After all, she would still pass through this star field in the future. It will be difficult to see each other again in the future.
So Alyssa sent a response message, and formed a battle line with the patrol ships according to the route sent by the other party, and fought against the pirates in the distance. In this case, the Swan can only use two secondary guns. The firepower is a bit weak, but it is enough to make up for it.
"Small engine light detected, pirates released shuttle."
Pirates attack space stations mainly for plunder, and they must release shuttles.
The space station defense team does not have enough large ships, but there are still a lot of shuttles and space fighters. They should have also discovered the pirates' movements. Many shuttles can be seen emerging from small airlocks and forming formations in the airspace below. Soon there will be a head-on confrontation with the pirate shuttle.
The Swan doesn't have to worry about the shuttle. Anyway, with the pirate's ability, it's impossible to break through the air defense fire network.
But at this time, Li Chengqi became more energetic.
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In the hangar, Fang Lanyin was dismantling the maintenance panel of '13-1'.
"Brother Li, what did you do to '13-1' before?"
"I didn't do much. I just drove out and blew up a cruise ship. And now it's called a lionfish."
Li Chengqi really thinks this name is very appropriate.
"But why is the ignition system broken? Brother Li, did you suddenly stop the engine and then shut it down suddenly?"
"Forehead……"
"I told you, there is a problem with its ignition system. It cannot be shut down immediately, otherwise it cannot be re-ignited."
"Okay, I forgot. Can I fix it now?"
"It wasn't designed to be serviceable and I had to take it apart to get to the ignition system."
After all, it is just a platform for experimenting with new technologies. Of course, reliability and convenience of maintenance will not be considered.
At this time, the Swan shook a little, probably because it was hit by a cannonball.
"How long will it take?"
"At least two hours."
"That's completely out of date. Can you change your backpack to the Manta?"
There is a space fighter in the hangar, but that thing has not been adjusted to Li Chengqi's operating habits. It has high performance but is not smooth, so it is better to replace it with the Manta Ray.
"That's okay, I need about ten minutes."
There is material on board the Swan to use the creative power, which comes from the ship of Eunice's enemy. (See Chapter 931 for details)
Li Chengqi had already made a new backpack using these materials. He originally wanted to try to see if it could be installed on Zaku 2, but there seemed to be something wrong with the size, so he kept it in the warehouse.
Later, I planned to install it on the lionfish, but now the lionfish can't move, so I had to install it on the manta ray.
Due to the microgravity environment in the hangar, Fang Lanyin could do this kind of equipment change work that required large machinery by herself with the help of small machinery. She quickly unplugged the quick-release bolts and prepared to change equipment.
"Are you going to attack?"
Hall didn't know when he ran into the hangar and saw Fang Lanyin busy, so he asked casually.
"It would be boring if I didn't get involved."
"Then...I have a request. Can you take me with you?"
"You want to attack too? It's okay if Alyssa agrees."
Li Chengqi obviously doesn't need Alyssa's consent to attack, I just want to go anyway.
"No, can I sit in the cockpit?"
Hall repeated seriously: "I wish I could sit in the cockpit."
(End of chapter)