When the enemy's Fearless Class light cruiser lost its power, the frigate formation changed its course to 240 and shot the enemy ship with fire. The Fearless Class could only float silently and was hit continuously. The entire bridge and superstructure were quickly engulfed by the fire, but it was still floating.
As a cruiser that emphasizes independent combat capabilities, the defense capabilities of the Fearless Class are fully demonstrated.
At this time it also made its last move, and the scanning array of the Crossbow Arrow discovered a small high-speed target starting from the enemy ship.
"The enemy jumps to help the torpedo approach!"
"Scan 3 Thunderhawk signals!"
As a commonly used combat aircraft in the Astart War, the Thunder Eagle is naturally good in performance, but its main function is ground support and transportation. Faced with lightning specially designed for air combat, its speed and flexibility are far inferior. Although it is stronger, no matter how strong it is, it cannot afford a few missiles.
"Order, the Lightning Squadron intercepts the enemy's Thunder Eagle, and the First Bomber Squadron intercepts the enemy's jump torpedo."
Previously, Chinedu ordered the Star Eagle bomber missile to be replaced with air strike missiles against enemy aircraft and small targets. At the same time, the twin long-tube laser turret carried by Star Eagle itself can also effectively attack those jump torpedoes. At the same time, the frigates also quickly turned and used crossfire to intercept jump torpedoes.
If its cover warships were still there, perhaps this death-breaking raid would have a chance of success, but they chose to fight to the death when they were at the end of their journey.
Chinedu's evaluation is only two words.
"madness."
At this time, the tail of the Fearless Class had caught fire and continued to explode. Then a big explosion occurred in the middle of the hull, and the entire bridge was blown away in the thick smoke.
The three Thunder Eagles ran wildly under the pursuit of 16 Lightning Fighters. Although the laser cannons and automatic cannons of the Lightning Fighters are difficult to quickly destroy the Thunder Eagles in a short period of time, the missiles they launch are more deadly in space than in the atmosphere. It is too difficult for the Thunder Eagles to pursue lightning. The speed and maneuverability of the two are not at the same level.
Soon, two thunder eagles tried their best to be hit by missiles. While exploding, they threw some bodies in red armor into space. Chineduter released the observer and pointed the camera at the Chaos Space Marines who were thrown into the void.
They seem so blasphemous, so horrible, and so-
anger.
Even if they were thrown into space, they still stubbornly fired at targets that could not be damaged with explosive guns. This is the fallen demigod, and the struggle was like a fish being dragged ashore.
A lightning flew past, the cannon opened fire, instantly sweeping a Chaos Space Marine into scattered and expanded pieces of meat and metal.
None of the jump torpedoes actually reached their targets. The nearest one was hit by five missiles launched by Star Eagle 15 kilometers away from the crossbow arrow and hit the tail and the middle. The brutal explosion threw a group of tiny red figures into the void.
In fact, Chinedu wanted to capture some prisoners, which would be an incomparable honor, but he just thought about it. There is a very clear one in the Navy Regulations-
Under no conditions, Chaos Space Marines in any state (whether alive or dead) shall be brought onto the ship.
There is no doubt that this is the regulations summarized by countless blood. Even if they fall, they are still Astart. Even the fall itself gives them some strange and unpredictable power. Even if they seem to be dead, they may suddenly come alive and create a terrifying crisis inside the ship.
So, he could only issue one order.
"Eliminate all traitors."
Because of the existence of Chaos Space Marine, even the escape pole is no longer insured and must be destroyed once discovered.
Just as the 19th escort formation was carrying out the final battlefield finishing work, the detectors and subspace probes in the distance suddenly sent a strong signal and were immediately captured by the detectors of the crossbow arrows.
"Receive all signals and order the fighter to return to the deck."
Chinedu came to the imager near the meditator array. At this time, the two technical priests were busy and soon analyzed the data and reflected it in a specific situation.
In the vast universe ahead, a huge signal source appeared, followed by a dense small signal source, just like a huge sea monster floating out of the deep sea and its countless servants. Chinedu widened his eyes and his lips shook.
"This is......"
He has determined what the signal is scanning.
The main fleet of the Red Pirates!
"The formation turns! Heading 180! Leave at full speed! Send a signal to the Moon of Destruction immediately! Red alert signal!!!"
Three hours after the Nineteenth Guards clashed with the enemy's Outpost fleet, the huge space waste ship, the barbaric crucible, dragged a scarlet tail into the galaxy observation system of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet. It was like a barbaric tumor, without any rules, without any signs, and even without any race, just like the impermanent nature of chaos.
From the scanning outline, you can see a large number of warship wrecks attached to its body. They are like towering black and ugly metal towers, countless turrets and missile launchers extend into space like raptors' claws. In addition, there are many flesh-like substances attached to the surface of the waste ship, representing its blasphemous demonic power. The black ripples that keep rising around are the material manifestations of its powerful defensive shield.
Around it are hundreds of ships, ranging from battleships, to cruisers, to plundering ships, and even armed civilian ships, as if they were a ship viewing ceremony.
Climbing and purifying randomly jumping out of subspace and floating alone in the void is already dangerous enough. Now, facing a specially armed waste ship accompanied by enemy escort ships is basically a task that requires a complete expeditionary fleet to have a chance of success.
What awaits it is the relics and echoes from the most glorious era of the human empire, and it is also the most terrifying force in the great expedition that makes the enemy scared the enemy.
“This space waste ship has a weird vein.”
Standing beside Azriel and looking at the video message with the Supreme Tutor, the Dark Angel Priest Sapphire frowned.
"What force is it driven? And what force makes it succumb to the Red Pirates' manipulation? Ten thousand years after the Arrogant Rebellion, the group dealt with nearly triple-digit space waste ships, but never had the power to really drive this twisted polymer."
Standing on the ancient bridge of the Inconvenient Truth, Azriel was not in a hurry to express his opinion. He was still carefully examining the details of the abandoned ship.
Chapter completed!