Chapter 1286 Is it coming down again?
The movement of a large fleet is very slow and slow. Even with quick and convenient jumps, there are too many places that need to be coordinated and commanded each time.
Moreover, it is impossible to hide the mobilization of large fleets from anyone. The reconnaissance fleets of both sides that are now everywhere in the Dark Star Territory are already springing up like mushrooms after rain. Agents from both sides are everywhere, watching how the fleets move.
Considering the difficulty of large-scale deception operations, it is difficult to hide the actions of large fleets.
Forget the trouble. Every time a large fleet moves, it needs to detect the conditions of the jump destination in advance. Even in the dark star field, there may not be anything there. For example, void creatures, wandering celestial bodies, etc., jump rashly. The fleet may suffer non-combat attrition, in addition to scouting the jump target location for enemy ambush.
It was the same when the Spinning Water Federation intercepted the Red Maple Republic fleet. The Red Maple Republic's reconnaissance ship would first jump over to check. They discovered that the Spinning Water Federation's fleet went back and reported it to the main force. After that, the main force modified the jump position to avoid jumping directly into the enemy's face. superior.
This distance is definitely enough to calmly adjust the formation after the jump and collide with the enemy fleet.
The last time the ambush was successful was mainly because small warships such as the Swan were hiding in the meteorite belt and could not be detected by radar. Otherwise, they would have been covered by fire before the fleet was released.
To use a very vivid metaphor, the movement pattern of the fleet is like a short, flexible and sharp-eared mouse leading the way in a complex and dense tropical rain forest, while a huge blind elephant with heavy footsteps follows step by step.
The reconnaissance fleet immediately discovered the Swan and saw the eye-catching four-leaf clover emblem on the wings of the Swan, so they initiated communication with the Swan instead of firing two cannons to add to the fun.
After a conversation to confirm the identity, the other party said that we can't make the decision on your matter, and we can wait until the fleet arrives.
The reconnaissance fleet confirmed that the surrounding area was safe, and three of the warships jumped back.
After all, the communication situation is limited. Regardless of the starships flying all over the sky, the current technical level can only achieve communication within one star system, and the relay satellites cannot cover the entire area, and the warship jump can only be a dozen or so. Yal has long been out of the communication range, so he can only drive back and report manually.
The location where the fleet will take refuge before reaching the target location is a secret. Just like the jump of the Swan, the waypoints will be planned in advance to jump along a specific route.
In short, Alyssa needs to wait here before the fleet comes.
Nearly half an hour later, the first batch of battleships from the main fleet jumped here, and then one after another jumped over according to their respective formations.
The matter of the Swan was also reported at all levels. While waiting, watching these battleships, which were several times larger than the Swan, lined up, the feeling of oppression was really strong.
During the waiting time, the fleet sent seven or eight communications, each time basically confirming the identity to ensure that it was not an enemy's disguise.
Finally, after a lot of twists and turns, Alyssa was told that the matter was very important and that no remote communication could be used. You must go to see the fleet commander in person.
So the Swan followed the route sent by the other party, shuttled among ships of all sizes, and finally found a particularly large starship.
The total length of this starship is more than ten kilometers, and its volume is almost 1.3 times that of ordinary starships.
The 400mm-caliber triple-mounted heavy cannon can only be regarded as the secondary gun among the secondary guns. The main weapons are a twin-mounted 980mm-caliber giant cannon and a triple-mounted railgun of unknown caliber.
This is also the biggest feature of this starship. It is not equipped with the ion cannon used by most warships, also known as charged particle cannon. Instead, it widely uses rail guns and is one of the technology verification ships.
It is the morning light, the first ship of the Dawn-class starship. It was originally planned to build ten ships and assign them to the ten strongest ones in the main fleet of the Spinning Water Federation.
But the commanders of other fleets quit. There are 22 fleets, why can only 10 get such a big treasure?
After some back and forth, the Central Council finally made a decision.
Aren't you dissatisfied? Okay, then don’t ask for it.
As a result, only one Dawn-class starship was built for technical verification, and subsequent construction plans were cancelled...
——The enemy is on Capitol Hill. However, as the largest, newest and most powerful starship in the Spinning Water Federation, its combat effectiveness is unclear, but its defensive capabilities are absolutely incredible, and it is also the safest to use as a fleet flagship.
Since the docking channel was broken and there was no time to repair it during this period, Alyssa and Shadow Tiger could only switch to the Manta shuttle after the Swan approached the flagship and go to the fleet flagship to meet the commander-in-chief.
Of course, it was not Li Chengqi who was responsible for driving, but Hall. Li Chengqi was too lazy to do such tedious things.
When Alyssa and Shadow Tiger got off the Manta Ray, someone immediately went up to scan and check them. Through biometric testing, they were confirmed to be themselves. They also scanned to see if they were carrying any dangerous items.
After that, they were led to the fleet command room in the period.
However, Li Chengqi didn't know what Alyssa and Yinghu said inside, because before entering, someone asked to confiscate all the magic machines, including the personal terminal on Alyssa's arm and even on her head. The implants were jammed to ensure that conversations in the command room were not recorded or videotaped in any way.
The whole process was not long, probably lasting less than twenty minutes, but Shadow Tiger did not stay. Following Alyssa, the two got on the Manta and drove back to the Swan.
"Everyone listen to me."
Back on the bridge, Alyssa locked the door to the bridge and said to everyone:
"Next we will participate in the Meteor Operation. Our main task is to escort Shadow Tiger and cooperate with friendly forces."
When Long heard this, the beating light in his crystal ball-like head spun twice.
She was actually not very willing to let Alyssa participate in such a head-on battle, and immediately said:
"How exactly do you want to achieve it?"
Alyssa heard what Long meant, nodded to her and said:
"We say it's a cooperative operation, but in fact the friendly forces will fully cover us, and there are a total of six warships doing the same job as us. As long as one succeeds, the meteor operation will be half successful."
Everyone looked at Shadow Tiger, who pointed at his head and said:
"I have the secret key to restart the Star Gate in my head. In the next battle, you need to escort me to the Star Gate control terminal. The so-called Meteor Operation, the main purpose is to recapture the Star Gate."
"But I don't quite understand."
Carlos said:
"If it's just a transportation task, there are many cruisers in the fleet that can handle the task. There is no need to use the Swan."
"The fact is we have to act."
Alyssa added:
"The Stargate Control Terminal is in a gravity environment. The ship originally scheduled to pick up Shadow Tiger is a specially modified cruiser. Like the Swan, it can break through the atmosphere and perform fire cover missions during descent operations. But now it appears There is a problem, one ship is missing, so we are the only ones who can make up for the shortage.”
Again, going down again?
(End of this chapter)