It was useless to hide at this time. The Tyranid assault hive ship needed to be destroyed before it caused trouble. Bahram decisively ordered the flagship to change its direction. The purpose was to make the other party change its direction as well. Bahram had already noticed
, the speed of Tyranids' biological ships will be greatly reduced when turning. They do not have the ability to sail without inertia like the Eldar or Necron.
As the Eternal Loyalty left the fleet and headed in a new direction, the charging hive mothership immediately began to change direction, which caused its speed to begin to decrease.
"Preparation for cyclone torpedo launch, side macro guns, keep flank fire channels clear."
Bahram calmly issued the order. At this time, the flagship was completely out of the protection of the fleet. If something went wrong, it might be a disaster.
But this place is already within the influence of the planet's gravitational field. He believes that a biological ship with such a huge mass will definitely be affected, and its steering will be very difficult.
As he expected, after turning a 90° turn, the speed of the hive mothership suddenly dropped to one-tenth of its original speed.
The Eternal Loyalty turned quickly with the help of its powerful engines, and at the same time, the destruction macrocannon array on the port side began to roar, slamming out huge armor-piercing shells across the void.
The ferocious gunfire instantly blasted the head of the hive mothership into a crater, but it could not kill such a behemoth. At this time, the torpedoes were also ready for launch.
In the flames of plasma, several rounds rushed towards the slowed down hive mothership. The moment they hit its body and head, the nuclear flames destroyed one third of its body. The behemoth finally twitched and died.
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But Bahram had no time to cheer, because behind the dead hive mothership, countless enemy ships were crowded.
"Flagship returns to formation."
Just as the Eternal Loyalty returned to the convoy, Tyran's biological ship was also in hot pursuit, and both sides chased and opened fire.
Soon, the battle entered a fever pitch. Hundreds of Tyranid biological ships arrived in the orbit of Westeros IV. Just as they were releasing cysts, the fleets on the left and right wings also came up again, but due to the attack
There are many more Tyranid ships than before, and they cannot be cleared quickly, so the number of cysts dropped has doubled.
At this time, tens of thousands of Tyranid biological ships surrounded the main fleet of the Astral Knights Chapter on a huge scale, like a stubborn island in the turbulent sea. At this time, the number of the central fleet was no longer enough to stop the insects.
tide, but maintaining a stable strategic point can help the fleets on the left and right flanks quickly annihilate enemies in orbit.
Bahram can then use his last resort to maintain his original strategy.
"The Fourth Strike Squadron reported that the left hull of the Aegis was under continuous attack, and the firepower output was reduced by 23%!"
"The Rogun Squadron reports that the number of carrier-based aircraft is less than 54% of the combat readiness reserve value!"
"The First Viper Squadron reports that all prepared ammunition has been fired!"
Listening to the reports coming from everywhere, Bahram tried to keep himself calm, but beads of sweat began to appear on his face. His eyes were collecting massive amounts of combat information all the time, and he continued to issue instructions, trying to keep the ship's crew safe.
Firepower remains at a relatively balanced level.
At this time, the biological battleships can be said to have surrounded the entire fleet from all sides. Torrential rains of thorns, biological torpedoes and plasma continued to erupt with light on the void shield, and in response to them, more violent lasers and artillery fire, and countless more
One hundred thousand automatic defense turrets weaved a dense air defense net, working hard to intercept the cysts and torpedoes flying towards the convoy. The dwindling number of Fury and Swordtail fighter jets shuttled through the hail of bullets, attacking those terrifying creatures soaring in space.
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The wreckage of thousands of Tyranid ships and the remains of millions of Tyranid creatures are floating in the void, but this hardly makes their number seem to be reduced, and among the ships, they are also floating slowly
Rotating steel wreckage.
Seventeen ships have been sunk. Although most of them are small ships, some capital ships have begun to suffer serious damage.
"My lord! The Triumph has sent a red signal!"
"What!?"
The red signal meant "a desperate battle." Bahram was shocked and quickly looked at the observation monitor aside.
The situation of this Mars-class battlecruiser is already very serious. Because it is located in a relatively peripheral position of the fleet, it has been attacked relatively intensively, but the most deadly ones are Tyranid's boarding spores. Those spores are as sticky as tumors.
Living in this powerful warship, which was spread from bow to stern, Bahram could almost imagine how many ferocious beasts it was filled with.
"Captain Farzad!"
Bahram quickly called the commander of the battleship and the third company commander of the battle group.
"Captain Farzad! Can you hear me!?"
After a burst of noise, the other party's vague voice came, and it seemed that there were fierce gunfire and the roar of wild animals in the background.
"...I am here."
"How's it going!"
"Everything... is under control..."
"Can--"
Bahram wanted to say why he didn't report the situation immediately, but he swallowed the words in the end.
In the end, he changed to a milder statement.
"Need reinforcements?"
"No...we can handle it...dammit! Kill that samurai bug!"
Bahram looked at Talos.
"The Third Company is in danger, but now the transmission is interfered by Tyranids, what should we do?"
Talos took a look at the situation and said:
"Ask the Triumph to withdraw, and the reinforcements will be transported up using two Terminator tactical squads in conjunction with the heavy fighter squadron, using Stormbirds and transport boats."
"good!"
Soon, Bahram issued an order to the Triumph's bridge to retreat, and the Sacrifice-class battle barge Tempest took its place of fire.
At the same time, several Stormbirds and transport boats left the Eternal Loyalty and galloped towards the staggering retreating Triumph. Among them were two teams of the 11th Company wearing Kent Ka Terminators. What they wanted to save was a ship that was already flooded with water.
Ships with Tyranid creatures...
"Why are there more and more..."
The front line that had already shown obvious gaps was still resisting the onslaught of the swarm, like a gray island in the tsunami of bone and blood. Hayes stood on the observation post, his brave figure standing under the flag, facing the greedy tide.
The swarm of insects extended from one side of the plain to the other, and the endless tide surged towards the northern defensive position of Triforks City, eager to tear everything into pieces.
Further away, giant sporozoites and flame-eating bugs carrying symbiotic living cannons are also approaching. Their staggering gait makes their high protruding backs sway, but whenever they are about to enter the firing position, the human position
The heavy artillery and fighter fleets at the rear will immediately bombard these creatures, killing them before they have time to launch.