At this moment, on the Imperial cruiser, the space torpedo filled with anti-matter material through a special pipe was slowly slid out of the bomb bay.
They are not the same as the imaginary long proton torpedoes, more like a large metal barracuda, but closer to the armored airships used in the atmosphere, even the size is very similar.
They were separated by the thick ice crystal planet group, and the space bubble generator also began to operate, just like the bubbles spit out by a barracuda, and soon they were all wrapped in it. At this moment, within that large bubble
, as if condensed into an independent universe.
The torpedoes adjusted their angle and began to accelerate slowly.
After all, it is a so-called experimental weapon. The compatibility between the space generator and the propulsion device of the torpedo itself is not yet optimal, and it will take time to start.
However, this does not affect its power at all.
The empire has already conducted tests in this area. When attacking a fixed target, if a space torpedo can hit the vital point, it can even completely destroy a million-ton battle cruiser.
As for the small sampan of the Earthlings opposite, it is even more of a sledgehammer.
However, Marquis Odegaard's purpose is to kill all the Earth's battleships here, so he must use this sharp knife.
Marquis Odegar secretly clenched his fists. He knew that when these four torpedoes broke into the enemy's formation, all that was left was to wait for the light of explosion and the scream of death.
Almost at this time, the technical officer’s analysis results were fed back to the Corsica’s bridge.
“Preliminary analysis shows that it is a space bubble reaction...”
The reason why this is a preliminary analysis is that the concept of space bubble is currently just a theory. Whether it can be used in the military is actually still in the discussion stage in various countries, and there is no real consensus. Ordinary technical officers, if they are not reminded by someone,
, probably won’t even think in that direction.
By the time that time comes, it will really be too late.
Eleanor sighed subconsciously, with a hint of joy, but seemed to be suppressing some excitement.
The Corsica was retreating. This was also the first retreat since the battle began. At the same time, the Luoyang piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Kong Qingyu had already made up for it and occupied its previous position.
“Lieutenant Vayali! It’s up to you!” the old captain said to the young officer sitting on one of the gun emplacements.
Simon Vayali suddenly felt that he should not have chosen to embark on the path of "hunting stars" in the first place. Not only did he have to be a sniper on the battlefield, but he also had to be a long-range dps in extraordinary battles, and he also had to be a dps in space battleship battles.
A gunner, but he only gets one salary. How can this be justified?
His current organizational relationship is indeed in the Community Guard, and he really only receives a salary. The nature of his operations with the Thirteenth Fleet is "temporary overseas deployment", and he only receives a part of the allowance.
The lieutenant gritted his teeth, and then calmed down his emotions, and directly said to the gunnery officer on the ship in a commanding tone: "Give me the authority for the orbital secondary guns on the front deck from No. 6 to No. 12! Let them give the space bombs
Load it!"
After saying this, he no longer paid attention to the reactions of the others, and concentrated on it without saying a word. His face was ferocious, and his whole person suddenly exuded an aura that was unapproachable to other people.
It’s not like he has never done anything more difficult than this before, but he still doesn’t dare to relax at all.
It only took less than half a minute for the Corsica and the Luoyang to complete the position switch. This kind of tactical action can be regarded as above average. Of course, this cannot be hidden from the test of the 24th after the asteroid "city wall"
On the bridge, Marquis Odegaard watched the movements of the enemy warships on the holographic projection. He thought for a moment, and suddenly felt something was wrong. He quickly opened the communication: "Lenon, are you still in the hangar?"
“Still, Your Excellency, the preparations are basically completed!”
As a retainer of the Marquis of Odegaard, Lenon's job is not actually the lord's adjutant, but only an occasional guest appearance. He is a Kyeyang Sky Knight who is naturally good at operation and control, so he is also responsible for commanding a team on Trial No. 24.
An entire squadron of escort fighters.
These fighter jets are the famous X-17 Phantom multi-purpose fighter jets. They are good at both air combat escort and interception and bombing. Of course, different purposes carry different equipment. Marquis Odegaard
The original plan was to use torpedoes to destroy the opponent's fleet, and then release them to hunt down and annihilate the enemy.
However, due to some strange combination, he changed his mind and gave another order: "...Lenon, re-equip yourself and change into air superiority escort equipment."
The Sky Knight behind the communication was slightly startled, but he quickly replied: "Understood!"
The Marquis is still very confident in his retainers and the maintenance squad led by the imperial officers in the battleship. Even if the equipment is replaced immediately, it should not take much time.
“Where is my heraldic machine?” He then ordered the unnamed adjutant behind him: “Send my heraldic machine to the bridge!”
Marquis Odegaard did not show any impatience, everything was calm as if it was just going through the motions. The other officers and soldiers on the bridge did not have too many doubts. Most of them were still paying attention to the few missiles that drew out the space.
on the torpedo.
The Imperials and the Bakvi people witnessed the torpedo with the space bubble. After accelerating for nearly a minute, it suddenly flashed and took a light path. It could no longer be seen clearly, and it just hit it head-on.
Ice crystal asteroid barrier.
According to common sense, if an aircraft of this mass collides with a dense asteroid belt at sub-light speed, it is certainly possible to smash these ice blocks that have been solidified for countless millions of years, but it will basically not be able to do so.
It would be different.
But in fact, the moment the transparent film like a soap bubble came into contact with the asteroid, it was like a red-hot sharp knife spraying butter, directly dragging the entire torpedo and submerging it into the huge ice...
No, this metaphor is not appropriate. If it were really butter, the whole thing would begin to melt and deform, but the giant iceberg in front of us has not changed at all, as if it does not belong to the same body as the advancing torpedo.
Dimension.
In fact, this is exactly the case. Once the space bubble is opened, the mobile torpedo will indeed cut itself into a subspace realm and will only move forward according to the established track. The concept of matter in the main world has no control over these deadly weapons like giant barracudas.
There will be no obstacles whatsoever.
Therefore, on the battlefield, they can just choose the shortest attack distance and rush straight through A. No matter what obstacles they encounter in a round, they can continue to attack.
Theoretically, even the professional close-defense weapons used on most warships cannot interfere with their forward path, let alone shoot them down.
Then, it’s time to hit the target, disarm the air cannon, let the antimatter materials pour out, and then just enjoy the laboratory scene of matter canceling out annihilation and finally violently exploding.
The Imperial Officers on Trial 24 even felt it was a pity... Such a great new weapon, the prey used to sacrifice the flag, should be the Alliance's dreadnought or even the Titan! It turned out to be the small sampan of the Community,
It's true that the sword is covered in dust, I just hope it won't be blunted.
However, at this moment, a very violent shaking reaction suddenly came from behind the planetary belt.
Marquis Odegaard felt that it was definitely not the reaction of hitting the target. He closed his eyes silently and let his spiritual sense begin to develop. The universe with a radius of one million kilometers was constructed into a huge spherical space.
The Marquis' soul itself is at the center of this space, and all subtle reactions that occur in the space have entered his perception.
This is the powerful ability called "Star Space Consciousness". It is a spiritual skill that can only be mastered by saint-level "explorers" above the sixth ring. It is a kind of power that even the most sophisticated space instruments cannot match. It is naturally
spatial recognition and capture capabilities.
However, Marquis Odegaard is not "exploring", and he is far from reaching the sixth ring. The reason why he is able to achieve this is because he carries a treasure phantom passed down from the family of Marquis Odegaard.
It's just that the duration of this Noble Phantasm is not long, only less than a minute.
Of course, even if most "explorers" reach the sixth-ring saint level, their bodies are (relatively) very weak. This Noble Phantasm can last much longer than they can.
Marquis Odegaard could feel that the torpedo wrapped in a space bubble passed smoothly through the asteroid belt of ice crystals, and in an instant it was in front of the Earth fleet. At this distance, even the captain and helmsman on the opposite side could
Even with the driving ability of Count Karendis, the captain of the emperor's ship, he could not dodge it.
However, at this moment, the torpedo seemed to have encountered an invisible obstacle and stopped moving forward. The membrane state of the space bubble was fluctuating, as if it had really transformed into a bubble in the strong wind.
Marquis Odegaard's ability can only last until this time. He exhaled a filthy breath and roughly guessed what happened, but instead fell into an indescribable confusion.
At this time, the empire's technocrats quickly concluded that the torpedo encountered the same abnormal space reaction. The space bubble was being neutralized, and the generating device automatically began to overload, which also affected the propulsion device. This is space.
The reason why the torpedo's forward speed suddenly slowed down.
“...Fuck Slaanesh!” Marquis Odegaard cursed a classic imperial curse in a low voice.
Rhea, the Wolfgang first mate, heard this and suddenly showed a miserable expression. But he also knew that now was not the time to advise the Marquis to pay attention to etiquette and decency: "Your Excellency, this is..."
“The people on Earth have been prepared for a long time! They know that we will use space torpedoes!” The Marquis gritted his teeth.
"Then...this, but, shouldn't this be? This is a military secret!"
"...Maybe it was that guy Kolmo who leaked it! He is a reserve astral knight and has the authority to consult military internal references!" Marquis Odegaard said solemnly.
In fact, in the military internal reference that ordinary knights and reserve knights can see, the most mentioned is "a breakthrough in space bubble technology." Under normal circumstances, no one would think of space torpedoes. But except for this
, Marquis Odegaard really couldn’t think of any other reason.
“But, with this new weapon... even if the people on Earth knew about it in advance, how would they counterattack?”
Before Chief Rhea finished speaking, he suddenly saw a series of lights behind the ice crystal asteroid. This was a halo that was far more brilliant and brighter than ordinary aircraft explosions or even nuclear fission.
Dots of ice crystals exude countless dreamlike colors.
However, faced with such dreamy scenery, Marquis Odegaard and First Officer Rhea had no room to appreciate it.
They know that it is the reaction when antimatter fuel explodes.