Chapter 1907 The Second Naval Battle of Angstrom (3)
The biggest advantage of the spherical formation is that it can effectively fight against enemy fighter jets. Huron knew the pressure brought by the huge fleet of Mechanicus in the first sea battle of Angstrom, and did not intend to give the opponent a chance to replicate the results of the last battle.
, and as a senior "naval warfare expert" Huron dares to conclude that even if tens of thousands of fighters are packed into a star fort, it will never be able to recover and launch as efficiently as a satellite. After all, the star fort is only so big, and the flight deck is impossible.
Are there many specialized defense satellites?
As long as they survive the first two rounds of air strikes, the subsequent Imperial fighter planes will not be able to receive timely ammunition replenishment, and their efficiency will decline rapidly. At that time, they can attack Soshyan's fleet and Star Castle with all their strength.
Under Huron's strict orders and the intimidation of the Imperial fighter fleet, the Red Pirate Fleet quickly huddled together and formed an air defense formation to wait for the impact of the Imperial fighter fleet.
However, the first wave of four thousand fighters and bombers did not attack the Red Pirate Fleet's main formation. Instead, they flew from the top, bottom, left, and right of the fleet formation, attacking only the outermost ships, thus avoiding the densest air defense firepower.
area.
Soon, more than a dozen small marauders and two light cruisers exploded amidst the massive bombardment by fighter planes. But what surprised Huron was that those fighter planes did not turn back to the star fort, but flew directly into the distance.
There were only a few Gray Knights strike cruisers there, and there was no movement from the start.
But soon, Huron knew the reason.
"Master! A new fleet was scanned! The number exceeds 30! And -"
Huron almost jumped up from the command throne. He stood up and shouted:
"Stop hesitating, what else is there!"
"There's a second star fort! It's the Infernal Iris!"
Huron's eyes widened. He never thought that his pride in the past would become a weapon against him now. For some shameful reason, Huron ordered not to mention the name of Hell Iris again. Over time,
He almost forgot that he once had a star castle.
Now, he remembered.
The Mechanicum's exploration fleet dragged the Star Castle with gravity beams and approached from the edge of the galaxy at extremely fast speeds. They had been using technology to hide themselves before. Although this fleet was not large, more than half of it was light cruiser level or above.
Although the medium-sized ships are an exploration fleet, their armament level is not inferior to that of any naval force.
This is the two-island tactic formulated by Soshyan.
If one star fort cannot guarantee the efficiency of all fighters, what about two?
Fighters taking off from the Blessing Barrier will land at the Mark of Victory after consuming all ammunition, while fighters taking off from the Mark of Victory will land at the Blessing Barrier. The two can maximize the preparation and take-off and landing efficiency, and can also form a crossover
The air strike force is equivalent to "sandwiching" the Red Pirates' fleet between the two airports to withstand the most efficient air strikes and bombings.
It doesn't matter even if the red pirates form a hedgehog formation, or that is what Soshyan wants. He does not expect to win this naval battle with air strikes. He wants the red pirates to huddle up, so that their bombardment efficiency will decrease.
, the advantages of quantity and firepower cannot be brought into play (human warships, including the Chaos side, have a relatively fixed range of fire for the side main guns, so the direction of the hull needs to be adjusted relatively significantly when salvoing), and the empire's fleet can
Just like peeling eggs, use long-range bombardment to "peel" them little by little.
Seeing the fleet of aircraft whizzing past the fleet, as well as the newly joined Mechanicus fleet and the star castle that he once owned, Huron was at a loss for a moment, but he soon reacted and picked up the communicator
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"It's not a big deal. The Imperial fleet is still inferior to ours. Everyone sticks to their positions. Their fighter planes cannot be endless."
Just when the order was issued, more fighter planes roared in. Like a river encountering a rock, they passed around the Red Pirate Fleet, braving intensive point defense firepower to bomb the enemy. Fighters and bombers were constantly being attacked.
It exploded when hit, but there were also sparks coming out of the Red Pirates' warships, and even chain explosions.
However, only small ships have been damaged so far.
With the help of powerful engines, the Mechanicum's fleet quickly arrived at the area where the Gray Knights fleet was located. Starfort had already received the first wave of surviving fighters and quickly replenished and repaired them.
Suddenly, a dazzling beam of light streaked through the void and hit the Retribution-class battleship Despair, causing its void shield to extinguish after a burst of flashes.
This was a shot from the hidden main gun of the Eternal Loyalty, and it also sounded the clarion call for the Imperial fleet to attack. Each capital ship opened fire one after another, with the goal of hitting the Desperate Prayer, which had lost its shield protection, causing the huge hull to
Submerged in a continuous burst of explosions and flashes.
The Red Pirate Fleet immediately counterattacked, but because it formed a spherical formation and the capital ships were protected by many small ships, their shooting often required avoiding friendly forces or adjusting the hull, so the efficiency was much lower than normal.
At the same time, the fleet of the Mechanicus also started shooting. Compared with other navies of the empire, the ships of the Mechanicus emphasized long distance and high precision. Therefore, the shooting effect was even better than that of the expedition fleet led by Soshyan. In the first round, one of them was severely damaged.
heavy cruiser and destroyed several small ships.
"King of Black Heart!"
Just as Huron was trying to command the fleet to fight against the two-pronged attack from the surrounding fighter planes and the imperial fleet, Zhu Fu's anxious voice sounded on the bridge.
"We can't be so passive anymore. If we continue, our army will be defeated! The only way now is to charge! No matter which side it is, concentrate on attacking in one direction. Don't worry about any casualties, and throw all the jumping gangs towards the Star Castle!"
"this--"
Although Huron knew that what Zhu Fu said was right, he still felt uneasy. If he had to forcefully launch a gang-hopping attack against such a large number of fighters from the opponent, the casualties would be unimaginable.
Moreover, Soshyan has scattered so much "garbage" in the void, which means that if they want to join the gang, they must find a way to clear a clean passage. This process is not easy.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "No more hesitation! I am willing to personally lead the assault!"
Hearing what Zhu Fu said, Huron gritted his teeth.
"Okay! I'll do as you say! It's up to you, Brother Zhufu! The whole army will attack in the direction of Soshiyang!"
"King Blackheart, don't forget the things near Angstrom Six!"
After being reminded by his wizard lord, Huron immediately remembered that he had another arrangement at Angstrom Six.
"Um?"
Soshyan suddenly discovered that the Red Corsairs had spread out their formation. Part of the fleet stayed in place to fight against the Mechanicum's fleet, while part of it formed an assault formation and ran towards him, while some small ships headed towards the planet.
"Huron...are you going to fight for your life?"
The other party's reaction was also within his expectation, so he immediately sent out an army-wide communication.
"Concentrate all firepower on the enemy's capital ship!"
"Blessing Barrier is ready to fight with the anti-bounce gang!"
It could be seen from the monitor that Huron's flagship did not follow the assault. Soshyan just didn't know what the small ships heading towards the planet were doing. There should be nothing there.
So he asked several destroyer formations to monitor each other, focusing on the Red Pirates' assault fleet.
The main force of this assault force was 1 battleship, 1 battle barge, 3 large/heavy cruisers, and more than 50 small and medium-sized ships. They fired all the way and rushed all the way trying to pass through the previously created metal debris belt, but
However, they were fiercely blocked by the imperial fleet.
At this moment, the Red Pirates made the first move that surprised Soshyan.
They launched vortex torpedoes, but the target was not the Imperial fleet, but the "metal isolation zone" they had created before.
As the flash of light erupted in the subspace, a huge amount of metal garbage and debris was sucked into the subspace, even affecting some small ships of the Red Pirates, but it also successfully destroyed Soshyan's design.
He immediately realized that the leader of this commando team must be a very decisive and crazy person, not the foresighted Huron. You must know that the whirlpool torpedo is not a common commodity, and he is willing to use this thing to open a road, which definitely has extraordinary courage.
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So Soshyan immediately focused his attention on the Red Pirates' desperate attack.
However, where he didn't pay attention, another change was taking place——