It was a fleet composed of more than forty large and small ships. In this far shore nebula, it can be regarded as a quite large military force. However, like almost all pirate groups, their ships
Each and every one of them is full of random modifications, and the ship type, firepower, protection, and speed are all very inconsistent. Naturally, it is impossible to exclude any formations that are too strict and fierce.
In addition, we all know that the purpose of pirates has always been to rob rather than sink, and their weapons have naturally always adhered to the classic combination of snake oil. The speed must be fast, otherwise they cannot outrun the navy and cannot catch up with their prey, but it is impossible for pirates to get it
The best military engine can only be modified randomly. The firepower cannot be too strong, otherwise it will be in vain if the prey is accidentally sunk. You must also bring enough real men who can join gangs and engage in hand-to-hand combat. After all, you have to rob.
Time requires manpower. In addition, warehouses must be prepared, and some warehouses are even more professionally designed than cargo ships. After all, no one can guarantee that they will not grab some precious trophies that require special service.
In short, purely in terms of combat effectiveness, a pirate ship is a typical example of a sparse and ordinary ship.
Of course, there may be exceptions to this. For example, the flagship of this pirate fleet is a very evil giant ship, which is more than one circle larger than the largest ranger class of the Thirteenth Fleet. Tu
The armor is pure black, and the bow of the ship has sixteen main gun ports, which makes it look quite powerful.
However, taking a closer look, the hull of the ship was a bit thin, and it always seemed top-heavy. Yu Lian even suspected that once the sixteen main guns fired a salvo, the hull would fall apart.
"It should be modified from the Alliance's Icewind Dale-class large armed merchant ship." Akinayama Hachiman looked at the image of the ship sent over, and then pointed to a triangular skull logo on the side of the ship: "I'm sure, it's Moda's.
Main fleet!"
“Are you here for revenge?” Ina muttered.
Eleanor sneered and said: "If he gathers in Kerna City, I will still have a headache."
Senior sister’s strength should be only one-third of the opponent’s, but she didn’t find it difficult at all, and even felt lucky. Fortunately, the opponent came to kill him.
The pirates of the Far Shore Nebula are really incomparable with those of the New World! The senior thought.
The pirates in the Far Shore Nebula are really incomparable to those in the Abyss Nebula and the Helix Nebula! Yu Lian thought.
There are many ships on the other side, but no matter how you look at them, they are just a bunch of rabble, which really makes people lose their fighting spirit.
“Colonel Bonaparte, as usual, the command is handed over to you. Just use me as an aircraft carrier captain.” Commodore Marklov sent the communication, still astonishingly free and easy.
However, before disconnecting the communication, he added: "Don't underestimate the enemy!"
It is probably the nature of the old man to be cautious and steady. However, his reminder was not completely useless. At least Eleanor cheered up a minute in advance and began to issue orders in an orderly manner: "According to the original plan, unfold
Battle formation! Analyze enemy fleet dynamics!"
This time, the fleet with Corsica and Luoyang as the main attack force began to advance. The destroyers spread out on both sides of them, opening the exits for torpedoes and missiles. The assault ships opened up the front line and made preparations for an outflank assault.
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The Fog and Venice remained on standby. Of course, all the fighter planes in the Fog were ready to attack, but the fleet commander was not prepared to let the "stormtroopers" in the Venice go out this time.
They are just pirates. If they are really forced to fight and bite each other, then Eleanor's command will be wrong.
The fleets on both sides are still approaching, and in the huge starry sky, it suddenly feels like they are meeting on a narrow road. However, compared to the well-organized Thirteenth Fleet, the pirates over there are always a little confused.
There is no way. The pirates have always been in small groups, like a pack of hunting hyenas, walking in every corner of the nebula. They basically have no experience in large fleet battles.
However, since it was an artillery battle formation, the opponent did not let the flagship, which looked very fierce at first glance, come to the front. Instead, it had seven or eight warships that looked very strong at first sight lined up in a defensive counterattack.
Look.
“Tsk, coward!” The senior who always likes to rush to the front row expressed her full disdain for this behavior.
"This is understandable. The boss of the pirate group is not a general who enforces orders and prohibitions, nor does he lead well-trained regular soldiers. He is more like the leader of an alliance of outlaws. His ship, his die-hard loyalty,
That is the basis for whether he can roar into the mountains and forests." Yu Liandao: "In addition, with the quality of the pirates, it is already good to be able to form a defensive and counterattack formation. We cannot expect them to really have the ability to engage in a head-on artillery battle with us."
Senior sister nodded, and then she felt something was wrong, and said loudly: "...Expectations, expectations, I have no expectations! Yuri, don't taint someone's innocence out of thin air!"
She probably wanted to cross her lips (qing) and sneer (qiao) a few times, but she heard a cough behind her, and then she vaguely felt that the camera of the automatic drone was pointed at her.
Back, he immediately coughed seriously: "The charging status of the orbital main gun?"
“Good condition!” Ina replied loudly, rolling her eyes. Anyway, her face was facing the dashboard, so no one could see her expression.
“Then, as usual, after entering the maximum tactical range, start aiming at the enemy’s No. 1 ship and shooting! No need to wait for my order!”
The high-power orbital main guns equipped on the two rangers were far more powerful and effective range (non-theoretical range) than the pirate fleet. They were destined to have the upper hand during the artillery battle. They passed by three times.
After the bombardment hit the target, the fourth time it hit the so-called "enemy ship No. 1" accurately.
The damage to this fat, armored merchant ship was not particularly serious, but it seemed to have been struck by lightning, and it stopped on the spot.
Following this, Ina fired another shot, and this time it indeed penetrated the enemy ship's armor and entered its interior.
This pirate ship turned around and left the battlefield like a stray dog that had been kicked in the stomach.
Until this time, the pirate fleet had not even completed the bombardment.
"Moda's men don't have much fighting spirit!" Akinayama Hachiman said: "You can try to be a little more proactive."
Senior sister continued to do what she was doing and immediately ordered a change of formation.
The Fog City and the Venetian began to move forward. The two ships were reinforced with hangars and protection, but they were multi-purpose cruisers after all, and they also had at least main guns. The four cruisers were arranged in a standard artillery formation, taking turns to fire salvos
, on the one hand, it increases the firepower projection to the enemy fleet, and on the other hand, it is also a kind of fire cover.
The target of the cover is naturally the destroyers.
Without any hesitation, the five destroyers went straight into charging speed. The soldiers on board were so courageous recently that they had even rushed past imperial battleships, and now they were no longer afraid of the firepower of mere pirates.
Moreover, Akinayama Hachiman's judgment was also correct. Although this pirate fleet was large in size, its fighting spirit was indeed not very good. The firepower used to counterattack always seemed a bit careless. When the destroyers pushed forward, there was even obvious chaos.
.As a result, the only two destroyers of the Thirteenth Fleet were hit by the beam and suffered a few minor injuries, but they finally succeeded in hitting the enemy ship group with dense missiles and torpedoes.
One of the enemy ships of the pirates was directly hit by three torpedoes and five missiles, and died on the spot. At the same time, at least four enemy ships were definitely hit by the bombs and suffered considerable damage.
They obviously did not have unified command, or in other words, they were simply unwilling to obey Moda's instructions. Some ships wanted to fight back, some wanted to retreat, and some even wanted to escape.
As a result, for five minutes, the pirate fleet did not fire a single effective shot at the Community fleet that had entered their range. The current bombardment was not so much a counterattack, but rather the pirates felt that "if not
"Wouldn't it be very shameful to fire the cannon?" So he simply went about his routine.
“This is not just a lack of fighting spirit, it’s basically just standing on the street in friendship!” Yu Lian thought.
He really understood the mentality of the pirates very well, and he quickly roughly guessed the current situation.
The people sent by Moda were all wiped out in the Luna system. At the same time, they also suffered a big loss from the empire that they worked closely with. Their main customers, the Rumina rebels, were basically all dead.
Got the news.
If Moda, a big pirate, doesn't show some courage to take revenge and return, he will definitely be regarded as a soft persimmon by his half-hearted subordinates. However, the ones who have the least fighting spirit are also the big and small pirate leaders on both sides of this group of snakes and rats.
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They only know that the Thirteenth Fleet even beat up the Empire. Isn’t beating up these pirates just a slap in the face?
I have to say that Moda is really difficult. So, being a gangster and being a boss is actually a technical job. If you don’t have the level in this area, you really can’t just force it.
Of course, at this juncture, even the oldest and most solemn Brigadier General Marklov will know that at this stage of the war, his own victory is unshakable.
“Sir, you can prepare the fighter planes to take off.”
“Where are the assault landing craft on the Venetian?”
“There’s no need to risk it,” replied Eleanor.
Brigadier General Marklov nodded with approval.
In the next three minutes, the cruisers of the Thirteenth Fleet launched several rounds of shelling, and after sinking two large pirate warships again, the remaining small and medium-sized ships suddenly fell into a state of rout, and were immediately attacked by the assault fleet.
They blocked it and drove it towards the center of the pirate fleet, forcing it into an even more chaotic state.
In fact, Moda's only chance in this battle is to win this battle with his core loyalists as the main force. It's a pity that pirates are pirates, and they are destined to be a group of masters who forget their loyalty and cherish their lives.
There was nothing to see in this battle, so Yu Lian decided to ask his senior to leave the bridge and take a nap. He estimated that after this battle, it would be the attack on Kerna Fortress, and he should still recuperate.
Recharge your batteries.
However, at this moment, the pirate warship opposite, which had never participated in the battle, suddenly started to move forward and started to move forward. After all, its size was there, and once it started running, it really seemed a bit menacing.
Oooh, are you finally going to do it in person? Yu Lian was immediately impressed by Moda. Although this guy was very arrogant just now, at least, at the critical moment, he still showed some spirit of a big pirate.
Just when the bloated pirate ship was about to enter the shooting range, a string of light signals suddenly sounded on the ship, and then a pure white light curtain with an astonishing area was opened.
“Oh, the French flag!” Yu Lian was amazed.
Eleanor glared at Yu Lian fiercely, squinted her eyes to read the light signal sent by the other party, and felt a little unbelievable for a moment: "Surrender?"
“Yes, it’s a surrender signal.” Hachiman rolled his eyes.
“Sir, the enemy ship sent a communication request. It’s blue frequency. It is indeed a surrender signal.” The communication officer also said loudly.
It’s not easy! They were flying “white flags”, “semaphores” and sending communications, as if they were afraid that we would send them away with one shot.
Yu Lian is still in awe of Mr. Moda. He has always felt that a big pirate who has done all bad things can kneel down so openly. In a sense, he is more courageous than him fighting to the death.
He really wanted to see who the other party was. A Lumina man who "relocated" became a great pirate and one of the underworld chieftains in the Far Shore Nebula. He really shouldn't be a simple person.
However, the person who connected to the communication was not Moda, but a middle-aged human male.
“Hold the fire! Madam General, we are one of our own!” The human waved his hand loudly.
He then bent down again and, in front of everyone’s inexplicable gaze, held up a bloody triangular Lumina head: “Moda said that I have already killed him. I sincerely surrendered to the government.”