Chapter 1083 Fighting Pirates
The Swan has now entered the star domain of the Swirling Water Federation. In addition to avoiding the star domain where fighting may break out, it also has to watch out for pirates.
Due to the war, the fleet was mobilized, and pirates began to operate in the dark areas between galaxies, and became more and more rampant.
The Swan encountered pirates two or three times during this month's trip. Fortunately, the scale was not large. Either they were turned into cosmic garbage by the Swan, or they found that they couldn't do it and ran away neatly.
Regarding this war, Alyssa also had a good talk with Emma and Sun Lin, but did not get any useful clues.
The two originally worked for the Molybdenum Group, and Villania also asked about absorbers, but as a senior researcher, Emma said she had never heard of this thing, and it was probably not within her jurisdiction.
All in all, the fight was very inexplicable.
Recyclers will not directly participate in the war, and Alyssa has always been a recycler. Seeing that she couldn't find anything useful, she stopped thinking about this issue for the time being.
First send people to the capital to deal with the urgent needs of the Spinning Water Federation, and then go to find her own starship. During this journey, Alyssa had enough time to think about what to do, and by the way, she made a more detailed plan to avoid having to deal with the first two This is the first time I have been criticized so much.
In the hangar, Fang Lanyin was busy repairing several carrier-based aircraft. When she tightened the last screw and closed the maintenance window, she couldn't help but turn around and said: "Brother Li, why are you always here today?" Are you sighing?”
"Because it's boring."
There is nothing wrong with the three scripts, and there is nothing that needs Li Chengqi to care about.
Under normal circumstances, Li Chengqi would find a TV show to catch up on, or check out any new games he was interested in.
But unfortunately, I looked around today and couldn't lift my spirits.
"It would be nice if there were another bunch of pirates to cheer me up."
"Brother Li, don't be clumsy. The boss said that pirates in this star field are very difficult to deal with..."
Fang Lanyin tidied up the tool box, and then said:
"It seems that we are about to arrive at the last neutral space station of the Spinning Water Federation. The boss said that we can pass through the star gate in a few days, at least to the capital galaxy of the Spinning Water Federation. It will be much more convenient.”
The void is so big that it is still very difficult to travel long distances relying on the jump ability of ships.
As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. This is true even in the interstellar era.
How to solve the problem of long-distance movement is the top priority.
Star gate is one of the solutions. It is a very large special creation. There are two star gates in a pair, respectively arranged in different galaxies.
When a ship passes through one star gate, it will reach the star gate on the other side.
In short, it is actually a very large portal.
Such a useful thing is not popular, not because the technology is immature, but because it is too damn expensive.
The construction and maintenance costs of a huge star gate are astronomical, and it is a super project that only a few big countries can afford.
The Swirling Water Federation only has this pair of star gates. The next target of the Swan is there, which can greatly shorten the time to the capital galaxy.
Li Chengqi is indeed somewhat interested in this star gate. It is said that it is a ring-shaped object as huge as a planet. It must be very spectacular.
Just as she was imagining what kind of spectacular creation the Star Gate was, maybe Li Chengqi's crow's beak really took effect, Fang Lanyin, who was carrying the toolbox, immediately saw the lights in the hangar dim for an instant and turn red.
The battle alarm was sounded.
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"The radar signal is clear and the unknown warship has entered optical visual distance."
"Ship shadow confirmed, three destroyers and one cruiser."
"The other party did not respond. The main gun charging signal is confirmed." "Expand the shield, conduct a self-check of full firepower, aim at the destroyer at the front, and test-fire and aim!"
"Understood, test firing and aiming!"
The first shot of the long-range artillery battle was almost impossible to hit, and the Swan had no intention of evading it.
The beams of the main guns of the four battleships made a stroke and flew past the Swan. The main guns of the Swan's light spears were actually similar, and they were basically near misses.
But then it depends on the performance of the shipboard computer.
The performance of the Swan itself is about the same as that of an active warship. After modification by the royalists, its performance has been greatly improved.
The shipboard computer only had two seconds to recalibrate the shooting elements and give a reference answer. As the weapons officer, Long controlled the main gun and made slight corrections based on experience and the position of the ship's shadow seen in the gun mirror. The next luminous spear cannon immediately Beat out.
"The main gun hit, and the enemy's port side caught fire."
"Turn the secondary battery and hit the destroyer first."
"Understood, turn the secondary battery."
This artillery battle is actually very inexplicable. It looks like the other party is a pirate, but the pirates should threaten with force first. As long as they hand over the goods, they can usually pass safely.
However, no communication was sent from the other party, and there was no answer to the communication sent by Alyssa. They called without saying anything.
In other words, although it is a pirate ship, in terms of style, it does not resemble the operation of ordinary pirates.
Recalling that the warships of the Constellation Alliance once blocked the Swan's route and asked to board the ship for inspection, it is estimated that the origin of these pirates is a bit interesting.
"The counterattack barrage is coming."
"Avoid navigation and continue targeting the destroyer."
The opponent's shipboard computer was not a bit slow. After all, it was an old battleship, and its performance was only that high.
But there were many people, and one of the destroyers was hit and caught fire. The other three warships also completed the test firing, aiming, calibrating and firing Zhu Yuan, and opened full fire on the Swan.
However, in Alyssa's view, the technology of this wave of pirates is worrying.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Swan's performance is better than theirs. At this time, they should try to make full use of their numerical advantage, using interference barrages while maneuvering quickly.
Instead of like now, the four warships all maintain formation and fire, so the firepower will only cover one side, and the distance is very far. Even if the shooting Zhuyuan is calibrated, it is not easy to hit.
For the flexible Swan, it only needs to adopt evasive navigation to avoid most attacks.
As for the Swan's counterattack, because the opponent also adopts a dense formation, it is easier to hit.
The white gloves that the Star Alliance Army was looking for were not very good at technical and tactical skills...
"Torpedo launch."
"Understood, torpedo launch."
The twelve torpedo launch tubes on both sides of the bow of the Swan exploded into a layer of white mist, pushing out pieces of torpedoes in cold launch mode.
The other side was already in a tight formation, and it would be a pity not to fire a few torpedoes to celebrate.
The speed of torpedoes is definitely not as fast as that of naval guns. The advantage is that they are small but powerful, and they are difficult to detect in the void. By the time radar notices such a small object, the distance is already very close.
(End of chapter)