"Route to 270, release the first and second bomber squadrons to attack the designated target!"
"Phil 1, Phil 2, launch torpedoes at the enemy Dreadnought!"
After receiving the order, the flight decks on both sides of the Crossbow were all opened, and the Starhawk bombers slid out of orbit one after another, and quickly formed a formation and flew towards the enemy fleet.
At this time, the Red Pirate fleet discovered the incoming aviation formation, and immediately maintained the course of 270, and increased speed again, trying to go around to the other side of the Imperial formation, while the two Scimitar-class frigates of the Empire also turned to 170 to occupy the bow.
Favorable torpedo launching position in the direction.
Then they launched torpedoes, and the target was the enemy's Dreadnought. However, the enemy commander made a mistake in judgment, thinking that the torpedoes and fighter planes were coming towards him, and immediately attracted two predator ships to try to intercept these attacks, causing another cruiser to
He was briefly isolated and helpless.
When the Starhawk bomber formation suddenly turned and rushed into the fire range of the light cruiser, it hurriedly activated its defensive weapons. However, as a small ship with a large number of rough modifications and extremely poor combat readiness, it was simply unable to fight against two ships on its own.
Although the attack of the bomber squadron, various explosions, missile trails, and lasers made the scene look lively, not a single bomber was shot down until it broke through the void shield.
Dozens of plasma missiles trailed out of the bomber's magazine, and most of them blasted huge holes in the hull of the light cruiser. Two missiles directly hit the bridge, causing the superstructure to collapse.
Created a sea of fire.
The missiles were all plasma magnetic bombs and melta missiles. The small ship trembled like a dying beast during the bombing. The bombs that penetrated the decks exploded in the cabin, the dark temple and the slave deck. Its
The main gun, engine, fuel depot and cargo hold were all blown to pieces.
Countless flaming metal fragments spurted into the air from its broken internal structure, and plasma flames spurted out from its wounds like blood.
As a bomber dropped the last bomb into the exploded inner structure of the fighter plane, the ship's engine also suffered a catastrophic explosion. The Starhawks quickly left the ship and broke into two halves, turning into countless dirty pieces.
Steel target.
At this time, the enemy's Dauntless class and two Faithless class predators were still avoiding the 12 torpedoes launched by Phil 1 and Phil 2. None of them could resist this weapon and could only use firepower.
Intercept as far away as possible, which also makes them flawless to take into account friendly ships being besieged by bombers.
As a result, when the cruiser was broken into two parts by a catastrophic explosion, something unexpected happened to the Red Pirate fleet.
A plundering ship broke away from the formation and accelerated in the other direction.
"Oh, this is a heresy. Running away in the face of battle is really in line with their status."
With just one glance, Chinedu knew that the ship was planning to abandon its friendly forces and run away. This situation was not uncommon in battles with red pirates. The word "pirate" determined their combat style and
Will to fight.
"Ignore it, concentrate your firepower on the Dreadnought-class ship. The first and second bomber squadrons will land in sequence from the left deck, and the third bomber squadron will take off from the right deck."
"Change the course to 160, the enemy ship is heading 090, bearing 188, horizontal 20 degrees."
Three minutes later, the Crossbow fired again, hitting the enemy's Dreadnought-level void shield.
Similarly, the enemy's main gun fire also hit the Crossbow's void shield, causing ripples.
"The shield is reduced by about 24%!"
"Reactor power increased by 10%!"
"Engine output reduced by 17%!"
Chinedu was unmoved, because he knew that this was just the enemy's death struggle. Even in a perfect state, the speed of the Dreadnought-class was almost the same as that of the Defiant-class. What's more, the Dreadnought-class with such a low combat readiness level no longer had
and then escape the possibility of pursuit.
At the same time, Phil 3 and 4 also broke away from the formation, sailed to the front of the port side of the Crossbow, and focused fire on the enemy cruiser at the extreme range, but stopped after 5 minutes because their artillery at this distance could not effectively threaten the enemy's void shield.
Chinedu ordered the frigate—
"Get closer and torpedo the enemy!"
But when the order arrived, the enemy cruiser suddenly changed its course sharply and rushed towards the Crossbow. It seemed that they planned to die together. However, Chinedu had been fighting with the Red Pirates for so long, and he knew very well that the other party was going to join the gang. Then
This means that the ship is likely to be carrying Chaos Space Marines.
These guys are very dangerous. Once they jump onto the ship, even if there are only a dozen of them, the guards on the ship cannot resist them.
However, it is not that easy to jump into a gang in a naval battle, not to mention that they are using a light cruiser that is not designed for close combat.
Chinedu then ordered all ships to change course to 215, and asked the frigates to form a line. Then the enemy cruiser and the only remaining predator ship also turned to 215, intending to maneuver to the side of the Crossbow.
Afterwards, the frigates fired at maximum range for several minutes. The enemy's marauding ship changed course to port, trying to cover the cruiser's approach to the Crossbow and block the bomber squadron that had already flown into attack distance, but it was actually the target of the bombers' attack.
Phil 1 and Phil 3 used continuous firepower to weaken the void shield, and then the Starhawk bombers passed through the weak defensive firepower of the enemy ships and launched a large number of plasma missiles and melta missiles.
Most predatory ships emphasize speed and carrying capacity, and their defense capabilities are usually poor, so just a squadron of bombers can cause their entire superstructure to collapse into a large spray of burning metal, and explode into three pieces in a minute.
cut.
The last wing ship was destroyed, and the enemy's Dreadnought began a desperate charge. Its artillery fire turned back to the Crossbow at position 210, firing desperately in an attempt to weaken the void shield.
However, it has to face a whole fleet of frigates, and at this time, its distance cannot guarantee the hit of the jumping torpedo.
When the sortie's bomber formation returned, the Lightning fighter formation was released, along with another bomber formation.
"Phil No. 3, Phil No. 4, prioritize your own safety and launch torpedoes at the enemy's Dreadnought class from the ultimate distance!"
12 torpedoes were launched, but the Dreadnought-class single-ship firepower was completely unable to intercept it. It could only change direction, try to maneuver, and launch jamming beacons. It was not easy for the torpedoes to hit a small and medium-sized warship at the extreme distance.
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6 torpedoes missed their target, 2 were deceived by decoys, and 2 were shot down, but 2 still passed through the void shield and hit the target.
The Red Corsair's Dreadnought-class stopped. A torpedo hit the left side of its stern, which may have damaged the power system and paralyzed the power system. The turret and steering mechanism were stopped, and all the lights were turned off.
Another one hit the bow of the ship, causing its light spear array to be completely annihilated in a huge explosion.