Chapter 567 Cliffs: I have an idea!
"Where to use it. Good question."
Stoner was not surprised by Major General Mueller's question, because this was indeed an issue he was struggling with.
The power of the proton annihilation bomb is so powerful that even the artificial celestial fortress of the Star Dragon Empire cannot face the attack of this strategic weapon.
Therefore, Major General Stoner can be 100% sure that as long as this strategic weapon hits the opponent's fleet, it will cause extremely impressive results - especially since the opponent is now on the defensive and has adopted a relatively tight box formation to allow the proton annihilation bomb to Can cause sufficient killing effect.
However, the damage range of this weapon is limited after all. At present, the Atlas Combat Fleet has adopted a strategy of dividing its forces. Major General Stoner, who only has the authority to launch one proton annihilation bomb, must choose the target to attack.
"I will attack the fleet that has just arrived at the bottom of the sky." Major General Stoner quickly made a decision,
"The frontal enemy seems to be firm and stable, but in fact it is at the end of its war effort. After the 14th Fleet joined, we have a total of five fleets attacking, and the opponent cannot resist it no matter what.
Therefore, the real threat to us is the new force of Atlas that has just arrived on the battlefield. Since no matter what enemy it is, "all living beings are equal" in front of the proton annihilation bomb, then it is obviously used to attack this unscrupulous force at the bottom of the world. What loss of fleet would be more appropriate! ”
Regarding Major General Stoner's decision, no one else raised any objections after his explanation, because theoretically there was no problem with his decision.
The core of fleet warfare, or annihilation warfare, is always to eliminate more of the enemy's effective forces.
From this point of view, the fleet commander definitely cannot 'save the remaining blood for the big move', but should use his most powerful attack method to kill the most enemies.
Another reason why Stoner targeted the Atlas First Fleet was that he suspected that the 'Boss' of the Atlas Group, Amber, who had stirred up the situation of the Federation to this point, had There is a very high possibility that he will take command of this fleet.
Because according to the information compiled by the intelligence department, this ‘Boss’ of Atlas has maintained the habit of sitting on the scene and taking the lead in almost all important battles of the Atlas Group.
Therefore, in this battle that will determine the future direction of the situation, Major General Stoner feels that Amber will definitely be at the scene as before, and the opponent's fleet that has just launched an attack from the bottom of the sky is the most suitable 'position'.
Major General Stoner: "If. I mean if, the opponent's 'Boss' is in the fleet at the bottom of the sky, and we successfully caused the proton annihilation bomb to detonate."
"Then the opponent suffered more than just losses on the fleet!" Benelli immediately understood what Stoner meant, and the eyes of the other two fleet commanders also lit up after hearing this sentence.
They know very well that if they successfully 'kill the bandit leader' in this battle, it will definitely be a heavenly achievement. It is not an exaggeration to say that they will 'support the building from falling'.
Mueller: "I have no objection to the commander-in-chief's decision!"
Barak: "Please give the order, Commander-in-Chief!"
Seeing that the other three people had no objections, Rear Admiral Stoner no longer hesitated and ordered directly: "Give me the order, 'Lighthouse', to start carrying out the mission of guiding the proton annihilation bomb to attack! Please pay attention to the nearby warships to cover it!"< br>
Soon, a heavy cruiser in the Federation fleet broke away from the bombardment array and quickly arrived at a position below the fleet formation but still under heavy protection.
At the same time, some kind of guidance equipment equipped with it was turned on under the control of the operator, and then pointed the guidance signal to the Atlas First Fleet in the direction of the bottom of the sky.
The Dawn, which was equipped with a new comprehensive detection module, quickly discovered this unknown signal. When the shipboard control personality analyzed that this was a kind of guidance signal, and the guidance position was exactly the first combat fleet, Amber first Time reacted.
"Fuck! It should be the new jump-type proton annihilation bomb developed by the Federation! This guidance signal is the induction beacon for remote guidance!"
Cliffs: "Is it the one that the Federation used to attack the Empire's Celestial Fortress battle group?" "Yes, yes, that's right. It's no different from putting a grenade directly into the enemy's mouth." Amber nodded seriously. , "It's just that I really didn't expect that the Federation would be willing to use this strategic weapon on us."
Cliffs: "The Federation may not have thought of using it on us before, but after the situation in the Lubion system suddenly changed, they had to consider using this thing to 'finalize the deal' in the armed conflict with us."
Although the Federation had used this improved proton annihilation bomb before, Amber and the others, with the help of Lilith, quickly figured out the general principle of this thing - put a shell on the proton annihilation bomb and installed a large Power thrusters and jump drives.
But when thinking about countermeasures, everyone discovered that this thing was not as easy to deal with as imagined.
The proton annihilation bomb itself is extremely lethal, and the time from detonation to causing annihilation damage is extremely short. If placed at the right location, it can destroy several fleets in minutes. Under normal circumstances, as long as the annihilation reaction occurs, it will be completely unable to react. come over.
The reason why the Federation has not used this kind of strategic weapon to attack the fleet before is simply because there is no suitable delivery method, and it is difficult to intercept it if it flies straight over. Secondly, because the output and inventory are not large. Generally reluctant to use it.
But now is obviously not the time to be reluctant to part with it. After the research on miniaturization of the jump engine has achieved initial results, the proton annihilation bomb that jumps into the field under the guidance of the induction beacon can be said to have finally completed the 'last mile'.
In this case, Amber and the others found that the difficulty of interception could surpass all previous weapons.
Because after having the ability to jump, the impact point of the proton annihilation bomb will almost certainly be near the attack target, and it will explode immediately after landing with almost no delay.
Therefore, if the proton annihilation bomb is allowed to complete the jump, there is basically no possibility of interception. This also means that if you want to avoid the attack, there is only one way left - to interfere with the opponent's guidance and let the proton annihilate The projectile cannot complete a high-precision jump.
In this way, even if the opponent controls this kind of weapon and forcibly jumps according to the coordinates, it will not fall directly into the fleet formation, and it can still give the fleet an opportunity for 'terminal interception'.
As for the current scene, Amber and the others are trying to find a way to destroy the 'guide ship' inside the Federation Fleet.
"The super-heavy purification beam generator of the 'Dawn', if it uses convergent irradiation, can penetrate the opponent's fleet for long-distance 'sniping'. We have elf technicians on the ship, and they can do this if they operate it personally. It’s not difficult.”
The first thing Amber thought of was the main gun of the super flagship at his feet. After all, in his memory, the Elf's super-heavy purification beam generator was often used for long-distance sniping.
However, a countdown timer that the shipboard controller's personality quickly displayed immediately made him give up this idea.
"Will it take another 30 minutes to launch again? But I guess we may not have that long"
Amber said dumbfounded, and then he looked at the other people on the bridge, including Cleeves: "What can you do?"
Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and then quickly focused on Cleeves. As Amber's eyes also swept over, Cleeves said helplessly:
"I have an idea, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
Amber waved her hand: "Cliffs, don't take it seriously at this time, just say it directly. As long as it can solve the problem, you can just let me break the formation alone~"
"Then Boss, why don't you give it a try?"
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(End of chapter)