Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Last Remnants of the Duchy of Zeon
"The enemy fleet is expected to enter the dock fire range for 3 hours, and the Federation Army has sent a request for sortie." In the central CIC of the giant armed colony ship SDF-class lead ship MACROSS, the correspondent reports to the captain.
This central CIC has a circular three-circle communicator, on the highest fourth floor, it is the wartime seat of senior officers and commanders of the ship, and the center of CIC is a huge spherical holographic projection, yes, it completely copycats the design of the Battle Frontier of the year, but it is different from the original, in the upper core area of the CIC, it is the bridge of the ship, and there are 8 operators in the bridge, including the captain and the communicator in the ship, responsible for the operation of the hull, when a single ship sails, Only when the bridge is activated can the full performance of the ship be brought into play.
"Got it, the outbound procedures were implemented, the whole system was launched, and the final self-inspection began." The captain put his pipe in his mouth with ease.
"Captain! Smoking is not allowed on the bridge! The captain shrank his neck as he listened to his daughter-in-law's roar.
"Isn't it still ordered...... "The captain only dared to whisper......
"Captain, the system self-check is complete, all green."
"Slow ahead, Macross sails!" The captain took his pipe back into his arms.
"The dock control confirmed the departure signal, the fixed lock was lifted, and the slight speed forward." The helmsman confirmed the signal of the dock, as well as the unlocking of the fixed lock that held the hull in place, deduced the throttle valve. Although it is a fortress-type battleship with a size of an astonishing 20 kilometers, the operation method is actually closer to the operation method of the Federation's new MA, rather than the steering method of a conventional warship.
"Captain, the hull has left the dock and is heading to the jump safety zone."
"Well, it's been a long departure...... And this sailing speed has exceeded the speed of 300 meters per second to compress the time to about 60 minutes, Magellan-level, we will be shot at this sailing speed......"
"Captain, this is a 20-kilometer giant warship, so it's a matter of urgency."
"It's too exciting to watch the scene outside the ship pass at a speed close to the speed of sound, so let's go on a regular voyage next time...... Phew, this ship doesn't have to go into the dock again. "The captain fastened his seatbelt." The whole ship, combat readiness, the isolation gate in the ship is blocked, the nanobots are activated, the guns are charged, the jump engine is charged, the helmsman, the jump timing is up to you. β
"Understand, the hull accelerates, enters the jump speed, the jump engine is charged, 15 seconds before the jump."
ββ¦β¦ For the glory of the Zeon who does not fall! "After visualizing the dock in Jupiter's orbit, the Zeon fleet ended its inertial voyage and began re-acceleration.
And then......
The armed colony ship Macross broke away from the jump 150 km ahead of the Kilian Guards.
"What a monster is that! The MS team is on a sortie, with nuclear warheads! Fleet combat ready! "The commander of the colonel of the remnants of the pro-guard party ordered, looking at the comparison between the enemy ship and the own ship, the colonel didn't want to say anything, the difference in size was 50 times...... "How long will it take for the ship's guns and missiles to be ready for launch?"
"The missile can be launched after 30 seconds, and the naval guns need another 5 minutes for particle compression."
"After the missile launch is ready, the fleet fires a salvo, so that the marines on the Spaniard and the Dutchman are ready, and the Bloody Mary leaves the ship with all its members, accelerates at full speed as planned, and rams the enemy ship."
"Yes."
"Enemy ship, the battle formation is spreading, the energy inside the ship is rising, and the ship's guns are being charged."
"Got it, follow the plan, go to the combat test. GN Field, I-Field and Neutron Jammer are all down, right? β
"It was confirmed that the shutdown was down, and now, only the nanobot damage control system is online. But captain, is it really good to carry artillery shelling hard with armor? And enemy ships are likely to use nuclear warheads......"
"The purpose of the test is to carry tactical nuclear warheads...... "The captain sighed." Don't worry, there are only 8 of us on this ship, even if the armor is not carried, it is 3 kilometers away from the nearest explosion center, and there is so much internal armor and the frantic armor protection of the core area, we don't care. β
"No...... I just think it's stupid to carry a nuclear bomb......"
"I think so too, but there are people who don't trust the ship's defenses, and they can only understand through this means that this ship is indestructible."
"I think I feel safe when I see the ship's external armor calculated by 100 meters, as well as the hundreds of turrets and thousands of anti-aircraft turrets......"
"Who's to say it's not......"
"Enemy ships, MS swarms were released, fission reactions were detected, and enemy planes carried nuclear warheads, the number of which is unknown."
"In the first stage, the Shake M operation began, the firepower of the whole ship remained on standby, and all the personnel were in a shock situation."
"Enemy missiles were launched, the number of bullets was 48, and the first point was 1 point on hit."
"5 seconds before the bounce."
All the staff held on to the armrests of the seats.
"Bounce!" But there was no huge shaking as expected.
"Damage assessment, port forward, exterior armor damage, minor ...... It has been fixed. The drone didn't come to the urgent shooting, and the repair was completed...... The captain ...... "The captain took off his helmet and couldn't laugh or cry a little. I think that this missile salvo was enough to threaten a detachment. If one is not careful, the detachment will be completely destroyed, but I didn't expect it to be ...... now Done in 5 seconds?
"The enemy group is approaching, do you want to maintain the status quo?"
"Keep it as it is, hold it down."
"Enemy aircraft, rocket launches, first wave, 25 rounds, 4 nuclear warheads, 10 seconds before impact."
"In the case of shocks, the laminated armor dissipates the heat the most."
Twenty-one small explosions erupted at various locations on the port side of the hull, followed by four large explosions on the port side. A large amount of equipment evaporated on the surface of the hull, and the hull was pushed to the right by a huge explosion.
"Compensate for advancement, stabilize posture, damage report." The captain looked at the water cup in his hand, the explosion of the nuclear bomb could only make the water cup produce only a little ripple, obviously the hull of the ship had shaken more than a magnitude 8 earthquake, is this the so-called inertial stabilization device?
"Port side, 4 layers of laminated armor evaporated, main turret, 371 evaporated, anti-air turret, 1139 evaporated, missile launchers, 40 evaporated, radar facilities, optical observation facilities lost most!"
"What about the impact on the residential area?"
"No, the statistics of the intelligent monitoring system show that the energy supply of the inertial stabilization device in all residential areas was disturbed by 0.3 seconds only at the moment of the nuclear bomb hit, and 3 watermelons, 4 glass and several light bulbs were lost."
"Got it, General Bill, are you satisfied with this result?" The captain looked down at the always-on comms on his right.
"That's enough, send them on their way."
"How long is the damage manager, how much time is there for the repair of the ship's hull?"
"Fully fixed in 25 seconds."
"Well, the battle of the whole ship begins." The captain unbuckled his seat belt and stood up from his seat, his hands spread out. βtake them to churchγβ
"What? The enemy ship is alive?! Under the attack of nuclear bombs ?! "The colonel commander of the remnants of the pro-guard was like a shocked stream, and his body shook again and again." And what about naval guns? β
"It's completely ineffective!" The artillery commander next to him was also in a cold sweat. "The long-range telescope shows that the repair of the ship's gun was completed in less than 1 second after it hit! Even if the turret hits, it will only take about 10 seconds to fix it, and it will be regenerated. β
"Regeneration?!"
"A new turret has grown from a turret pedestal! Is this a feature that should appear on a battleship? β
"Where's the Bloody Mary?"
"The full withdrawal of the ship has been completed and is accelerating."
"I doubt it...... Maybe the Bloody Mary isn't mass enough to break through the ship's armor......"
"If you can accelerate to a relative speed of more than 6 kilometers per second......
"Do you think the Federation will give her that much time to speed up? And that ship, so far has not fired a single shot, the Federation obviously will not send this ship to die, then the only reason is them. The colonel commander pointed to the federal enterprise-class formation that was being monitored more than 300 kilometers away, and the group of civilian ships behind the formation. There are a large number of people in the federation who do not believe in the safety of the colonial ship, and this is true, so they use us to let the people understand that the ship is indestructible. β
"Do you mean...... We ......"
"That's right...... Our self-proclaimed Zeon fleet was the last of its kind to clear the last obstacle to colonization of the outer universe for the Federation. Federation...... It's really shrimp and pork heart......"
"The port side repair is complete, the aim is complete, and the shooting begins."
In an instant, Macross erupted with firepower far beyond that of the Zeon fleet.