Chapter 1283 Only one left
With the current specifications of the Swan, it is really not that difficult to fight against a destroyer. The main reason is that the modification is too strong regardless of the cost.
It's not impossible to deal with two destroyer-level warships at the same time, but it will be more difficult. If you want to deal with three, you have to use some tactics.
When the main gun of the light spear was fired, the destroyer's two secondary battery turrets misfired on the spot. It must have penetrated the energy transmission channel, and then caused sporadic explosions.
Alyssa saw through the optical sighting equipment that the destroyer's bridge lights went out for a few seconds, which seemed to have caused some damage to the ship's control.
However, the fire in the hit area has been brought under control, and damage control is still online.
She turned to look at the star map. The Swan had just crossed the line she had drawn before.
"Drop the pretense!"
Now the outside of the Swan is covered with a layer of camouflaged steel plates, making the Swan look like a cargo ship.
Although it is safer to wear this layer of skin through enemy-occupied areas, it will also affect the armament on the Swan.
After Alyssa gave the order, small explosions occurred all over the Swan's body. Pieces of steel plates were thrown away from the Swan's body, as if the armor suddenly exploded and took off its clothes.
After a large amount of debris was thrown, the bombardment from the flanking frigates became even more inaccurate.
Due to the obstruction of the smoke screen, visual bombardment of the frigates on the side was very unreliable and could only be assisted by radar. The large amount of debris and the Swan's absorber interfered with the radar, just like a heat decoy bomb.
Of course, this was just an unexpected side effect. After the seal was released, the Swan immediately raised its bow like a real black swan:
"Launch torpedoes!"
After getting rid of the camouflage, the torpedo launch tube was also revealed, and 12 void torpedoes were fired simultaneously.
Because of the effect of the mirror jammer, 12 torpedoes look like 36 torpedoes, except that the extra torpedoes will disappear after leaving a longer distance.
Immediately afterwards, the Swan took a big wave route as if it plunged into the water.
"Bearing 64, angle of descent 20, full speed ahead."
"Understood, full speed ahead."
Carlos shifted the gear to full speed, and it was only then that the Swan finally reached its full speed.
The sudden increase in speed caused many people to be pinned down on their chairs. The engine that the Swirling Water Federation installed on the Swan was a bit too runny, and the destroyer's counterattack fire was also left behind by the sudden increase in speed.
"The mirror disruptor can't hold on any longer and needs emergency cooling!"
At this time, Fang Lanyin sent an in-ship communication.
"Got it, close it."
This thing is an experimental product after all, so it’s understandable that it couldn’t hold up within twenty minutes of being turned on.
Without the mirror illusion, it was obvious that the opposite destroyer's bombardment was much more accurate, and it seemed to have re-adapted to the Swan's sudden surge in speed.
Unfortunately, the destroyer only made a few counterattacks, and soon the fire became sparse.
As mentioned before, battleships generally only have artillery on the front, but not on the bottom.
The Swan plunged down with a sudden force and maintained high-speed advancement. Now it had exceeded the gun depression angle of the opponent's destroyer and was beyond their reach.
Of course, the destroyer can also adjust its attitude. After all, the void is a microgravity environment, so just tilt the ship towards the Swan.
It's just a matter of attitude control, which can be solved in a few seconds for a destroyer.
But remember the torpedo just launched?
The destroyer was obviously lowering its bow in an attempt to re-target the Swan, but just halfway, the destroyer suddenly stopped moving and the anti-aircraft guns opened fire immediately.
They spotted a torpedo approaching and were using anti-aircraft guns to destroy the void torpedo. The firepower density of the anti-aircraft guns on the destroyer is much higher than that of the Swan. There are only 12 void torpedoes, and it is not like hundreds of space fighters performing saturation attacks. The anti-aircraft guns can easily cope with it. Soon, a series of void torpedoes exploded near the destroyer. The explosive orange flash.
It was this time that Alyssa was waiting for.
The Swan's bow was raised again, aiming at the destroyer that was trying to lower the bow from diagonally below.
The main gun and the secondary gun fired at the same time, and large rockets with a caliber of more than 500 mm were also ignited at the same time. Almost all the rockets were fired without leaving any one behind, and the fire output was directed at the fragile belly of the destroyer.
The destroyer's shield had been reloaded, but in the face of the firepower output of the Swan's full missile launch, it still only lasted about ten seconds before being blown out of the hole.
"The torpedoes are reloaded!"
"Fire! All weapons can fire freely as long as they are fully loaded!"
There is no automatic loader for torpedoes. In the past, when there were few people, we could only wait for the ship to stop and let Fang Lanyin stuff the torpedo tubes one by one.
But now that there are many crew members on the Swan, it is natural to have another round.
The destroyer's shield is not as thick as the frigate. This attack came from diagonally below, which is exactly where the destroyer is most vulnerable.
Alyssa asked the Swan to seize this opportunity and output firepower for about a minute. Then Alyssa, who was staring at the star map, ordered:
"Turn the ship's bow!"
Carlos turned the steering wheel with a swipe. Since the Swan was at extremely high speed, the sudden turn gave everyone the illusion that they were about to be thrown out.
The Swan also seemed to drift sideways in the void, and even flicked its tail.
This kind of driving experience is nothing on a small aircraft such as a space fighter, but for a warship more than 300 meters long, it is too impressive.
"The enemy destroyer was seriously damaged, violent explosions were visible, and an escape capsule was shot out."
An Yun's report was as expected by Alyssa. The destroyer received a series of abdominal attacks and would definitely not be able to withstand it. If he had received the same amount of firepower from the front, he wouldn't have fallen so quickly.
Nodding, Alyssa ordered:
"Turn off smoke generators and maintain course."
Alyssa didn't have Li Chengqi's interest in attacking escape pods. Besides, there were too many escape pods flying out, so there was no need to chase them unless they got right into the Swan's face.
The Swan's tail flicking operation made it equivalent to a ninety-degree turn, and now it turned around and got into the smoke that it had just pulled out.
This smoke played a key role, greatly interfering with the artillery fire of the other two frigates trying to bypass it, providing Alyssa with an opportunity to kill the destroyer in a short time.
Cruisers can kill destroyers. Although such cases are rare, they are not unheard of. Shadow Tiger still approves of Alyssa's tactical choice.
But when he thought that there were still two frigates to fight, Shadow Tiger felt that it would be more appropriate to run away now.
But again, he was a layman when it came to ship command, and he was very aware of the disadvantages of a layman commanding an expert, so he didn't say anything.
At this time, the Swan was sailing in the smoke that it had pulled out, and the left and right side windows were all gray, until a few seconds later, the Swan passed through the smoke.
At this time, the visual image was clear, and one could even see a large number of wreckage of space fighters not far from the smoke, and they were still fresh.
Farther away, the scene looked like the butt of a frigate had been pierced by pink steel nails, followed by a series of explosions. The frigate's damage control might not have had time to act. It was dead. Even worse than the destroyer, the entire frigate was blown to pieces.
"Now, we only have one battleship to deal with."
Alyssa shrugged, not surprised at all by this result.
(End of chapter)