As we all know, from rivers, lakes, oceans to the endless space, humankind's understanding and use of weapons such as battleships are constantly changing.
From the beginning of water warfare, naval warfare was just an extension of land warfare, to the later use of long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, crossbows, slings, Greek fire, ballistae, and artillery, to the glory of armored battleships in the age of giant ships and cannons.
As well as aircraft carriers and missile cruisers that jumped from two-dimensional to three-dimensional space, until the current interstellar era, they have actually always revolved around the two most basic concepts of "sword" and "shield".
Among them, "sword" refers to the means of attack, and "shield" refers to the means of defense.
For a long period of time, the two have maintained an alternate rising state.
When a new attack method is invented, defense methods will soon be created, and then the attack methods will be upgraded and iterated in order to break the defense.
For example, the super battleships, the exaggerated tonnage of the maritime steel mobile fortresses built before World War II, and the aircraft carriers that were later swept into the garbage heap of history during World War II, were developed to deal with the guided missile cruisers.
, destroyers, or shield ships created to protect aircraft carriers from intercepting missiles, the essence of which is this sword-and-shield contest.
Normally, when the sword is much more developed than the shield, the tactical thinking will tend towards information, speed and firepower. Whoever can find and lock the opponent first and fire first will have a high probability of winning.
But if the reverse is true, and the development of shields is much higher than that of swords, the tactical thinking will become very retro.
The simplest example is the Human Empire in the Warhammer universe, which not only engages in the oldest gang-hopping battle, but also equips its warships with ramming horns.
Because powerful long-range weapons will basically be absorbed and rebounded by the energy shield and void shield system, if you want to decide the outcome, you have to rush forward like the Vikings and the pirates of the Age of Discovery, and bayonet your sword until it is red.
By the same token, the fleet battle between the People's Alliance and Hydra at this moment also presents a similar situation.
Following a close salvo of macro artillery fire, the warships from both sides quickly interspersed and entered the most dangerous and exciting melee.
Suddenly, ancient tactics such as collision, jumping gangs, and close-to-face volleys were brought out and used again.
Due to the severe lack of experience in interstellar warfare, the flagships on both sides were no longer able to command, and they basically relied on the captains to improvise. At first glance, it was a chaotic mess.
If the human empire naval officers in the Warhammer universe saw this scene, they would be so angry that they would pull out their guns and "loyalize" all the captains and commanders.
If I had to use one sentence to describe this war, it would be "novices pecking at each other."
What's even more terrible is that some senior officers and even captains on the Hydra battleships are controlled by magic.
Following Grant Ward's order, they all turned around and stabbed the Hydra fleet in the back, further intensifying the chaos.
Many Hydra captains don't even know who their comrades are and who are their enemies.
Especially the fleet commander, who has no time to pay attention to the situation on the battlefield.
To be precise, the coalition forces led by Grant Ward were now only one step away from breaking into the command room through the last safety isolation door.
Although this door uses a double-layer composite material of vibranium and ceramic armor, it is still too fragile in front of a spear turret array that has just been removed from the side of the ship.
Especially the high temperature generated after multiple focused beams merge together has already burned the center of the door red, and it is only a matter of time before the distance is penetrated.
“John Garrett!!!!
You despicable, shameless and capricious villain!
How dare you betray His Excellency Alexander Pierce?
Aren't you afraid of revenge from Hydra?
We will find all your relatives and friends, and then kill them in the most cruel and painful way in front of you."
The fleet commander stared at the surveillance video outside the isolation door and issued hysterical threats and threats.
He obviously knows what it means once the opponent rushes in.
Although everyone in the command room had already drawn their weapons, it was obviously a pipe dream to expect those light weapons to fight against a group of heavily armed Astartes warriors and the oversized Knight mecha.
"Hahahaha! Idiot! Haven't you realized that I am not John Garrett at all? In fact, Grant Ward is the real leader of this team, and I am just helping and assisting him.
"
With unscrupulous ridicule, the devil finally removed his disguise and revealed the true form of the deceiver demon.
His ferocious and terrifying look immediately startled everyone.
Even Coulson, the head of SHIELD who acted together, and the Skrulls left behind by Nick Fury, subconsciously aimed their guns at this seemingly abstract monster.
In contrast, the Astartes, who had been to the Hell of Baator and had seen all kinds of devils, behaved relatively calmly.
Because in their understanding, the devil is equivalent to the protector and ally of mankind, so there is no need to be too nervous at all.
Especially during the period of transformation, you can see a large number of devils of all kinds every day, from the lowest level lemure devils and little devils to the advanced pit devils, scorpion devils, horned devils, deceitful devils, basically all of them are mixed together.
It looked familiar.
Later, after the transformation is successful, some lucky people will be invited by the sexy girls to do some more private examinations and tests.
"What! Then where is John Garrett?"
The fleet commander of Hydra finally realized what a huge mistake he had made, and actually personally sent a deadly Trojan horse into the interior of this most powerful space battleship.
The devil pointed at Grant Ward next to him with a malicious look on his face: "About this, I think it would be better for you to ask him in person."
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The fleet commander obviously guessed the result. He stared at the tall and handsome young man in front of him with his mouth wide open, his face full of shock and disbelief.
Because more than once he heard John Garrett praise how outstanding the boy he raised was, and his proud expression and tone were like showing off his own son.
He could not imagine what happened that would make this outstanding young man who always respected and loved John Garrett choose to kill his adoptive father.
But Grant Ward responded with a nonchalant look: "That's right! I killed that old guy. Because he has been controlling my life through mind control and wanted to turn me into the most powerful person in his hands.
A useful tool. If you want to meet him, I wouldn't mind giving you a ride later."
"So you turned your back on Hydra Brick to become an internal agent for the People's Federation?"
The fleet commander's eyes were bloodshot, and he was obviously so angry that he almost fainted.
He never expected that the originally promising situation would fall short because of this inconspicuous little person.
At this moment, it can be clearly seen through the battlefield dynamic map that more and more warships that have been pierced by high-speed landing pods have been completely destroyed, and are adjusting their gun muzzles to attack the "own people" around them.
The numerical gap between the two sides that was more than doubled was quickly erased.
The balance of victory is tilting towards the People's Federation's defense line.
Once the flagship is captured, morale will most likely fall to rock bottom in an instant.
At that time, as long as one warship starts to turn around and escape, a terrible rout will occur in minutes.
"Haha, you think I am working for the People's Federation?" Grant Ward showed a look of disdain and contempt. "No, I just made a deal with the People's Federation to become a new one by cleaning up these rotten old antiques like yours.
The leader of Era Hydra, and then participates as a legal political party in the process of determining the future destiny of mankind."
"What?! The People's Federation actually agreed to your request? Aren't you afraid that they will regret it later?"
The fleet commander's eyes widened in surprise.
"I have already considered what you are worried about. To ensure this, I signed a devil's contract with them from Baator Hell."
As the last word blurted out, the double-layer partition door was finally completely burned through.
Armed with a power hammer, the Astartes immediately stepped forward, aimed at the burned-through hot door, and smashed it down.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
boom!!!!!
Under the violent impact like a pile driver, the seemingly indestructible partition door finally fell apart completely, tearing a gap of about three meters.
The shattered hot metal fragments scattered in all directions, directly tearing the nearest unlucky ones in the command room into pieces.
The bloody corpse and the intestines and internal organs hanging above the head made several women unable to help but start retching while covering their mouths.
But before the people inside could react from the shock, the Astartes wearing power mechas rushed in first, raised their weapons and pointed at everyone in the room and shouted: "Don't move! Put your hands up.
!Otherwise we will be killed without mercy!”
Those who were less courageous raised their hands above their heads without saying a word and slowly knelt down to hold their heads.
But the remaining ones did not hesitate to draw their guns and chose to resist.
As a result, the latter were named one after another with bolt guns, and their bodies were shattered into pieces on the spot in an unrecognizable state. They could probably be sent to forensic schools as teaching materials.
You must know that the reason why these physical ammunition weapons from the Warhammer universe are called "bolters" is because the ammunition caliber is so large that they can almost be called "cannons".
Moreover, standard bolt gun bullets are filled with purified deuterium core and diamond warheads. The huge kinetic energy generated when hitting an unarmored target will directly cause the flesh and blood to explode on the spot, hence the name "bolter gun".
To a certain extent, this is indeed a rather "merciful" weapon.
To be continued...