"Whew~" Xiao Yan jumped out of the stalker, as wet as a cat that had just been fished out of the water. He stumbled across a box, sat down and began to gasp.

"How does it feel?" Professor Emrath beckoned the testers to pick up the phone for maintenance, and he took Xiao Yan back to the lounge to inquire about the situation.

Sonya, Captain Mijel, and Captain First Officer were already waiting here, very carefully examining the test data that had just been fed back.

Over the course of several hours, they conducted three simulated battles and tested a variety of flight conditions, supply and fire schemes.

"The Stalker's mobile suit is already at a high level of completion, and it can be put into actual combat almost immediately." Xiao Yan poured a large bottle of water with a clatter.

"But~ um," Sonia was also on the side, looking up at the mobile weapon three times larger than the carrier-based aircraft outside the lounge window, "I don't think you have to add this sentence but have to add." ”

"However, the driving environment is very harsh......," Xiao Yan wiped his sweat and looked at the professor with strange eyes, "The imperfectly written flight control system leads to extremely rough acceleration and steering actions, intermittent oxygen supply, and the cockpit is hot enough to fry eggs in a few minutes, and it is cold enough to freeze the switch after a while." Also, I had strange tinnitus and noises in my ears all the time, which only disappeared after I got out of the cockpit. ”

"......," Professor Emrath opened his mouth and was stunned for a moment before he said, "Please repeat the question you just asked, and speak more slowly." ”

Vice Captain Faphnir reminded: "Judging by the surveillance data, more than half an hour of combat will be dangerous for the pilot. ”

"Emmm......" Captain Violet twitched the ends of her ear, "70% of the test power of the simulated battle alone is already too much for the enemy and himself to bear. For now, only a powerful individual like the Templars can control it, and the production version still needs to be tweaked. ”

In the face of existing carrier-based aircraft, the pursuer showed unimaginable combat effectiveness. In just a few minutes, four of the Brenshire's carrier-based planes were judged to have been shot down, and they were not even able to fight back.

"Professor," the blonde captain asked, "what are we going to do if our enemies have a mobile suit like the Stalker?" ”

"Spread out the barrage, well, the N neutron only obscures the radar signal, and it can still be detected optically at a certain distance in space," the professor replied, "but, please note that the mobile armor has great firepower, protection, and mobility. If you want to be effective, I recommend sending another Mobile Suit for melee combat! ”

The test work didn't last long. The light cruiser USS Oscar, which was in charge of reconnaissance, sent back information that a fleet of escort aircraft carriers Cyrus, heavy cruiser Azores, and six frigates was about to pass through the space near the Brenhill battle group.

"In the event of a surprise attack, we are sure to sink or damage this escort carrier," Major Faphnir and his staff quickly developed multiple battle plans, "We don't have much time due to the multiple Trade Alliance fleets roaming around. In order not to threaten the battleship, we will launch a surprise attack under the cover of the asteroid belt. ”

The reinforced Brenshire battle group consisted of three warships and 40 carrier-based fighters, 28 torpedo attack aircraft and 30 bombers. In general, if the battle is not won or sunk by carrier-based aircraft, the Marines will take a surprise attack in a well-protected landing craft until the ship is sunk or captured.

At the moment, the strength of the Bayelan side is weak, and there is not so much time to send marines to board the ship to fight, and everyone can only hope that the carrier-based aircraft and the main guns of the battleship can directly achieve results.

"Knight Blanton," Captain Mugel thought for a moment, then turned to consult Xiao Yan's opinion, "Can the Stalker participate in this battle?" ”

"Of course," Xiao Yan agreed, "this is also my battle, if Bayeran is defeated and submitted, the Senate seat will no longer exist." I was ordered to protect the senators, and of course to prevent this from happening. ”

……

The Galactic Republic's space fleet generally adopts a bow-to-enemy stance when engaged, mainly because the warship has strong armor and energy shields on the front, and it also facilitates the deployment of weapons deployed around the hull from all angles; The stern of the ship, where the propulsion unit is mounted, is not only weakly defended, but the huge jet stream is a very obvious radar and optical signature.

In order to seize an advantageous position in battle, interstellar warships often send reconnaissance planes far away to search for enemy signals, and after determining the position, they accelerate at full power and make a detour to the rear of the enemy ship.

Even if you can't bite the enemy's tail, point the bow as much as possible at the enemy's hull. The goal is to target the relatively weak hull armor, while also preventing the enemy's firepower from fully deploying itself.

Perception, speed, firepower, these are the core elements of the Space Fleet's operations. If these aspects are not superior, the battleships can only compete with each other to see whose armor is thicker and hold out longer in the process of firing.

Due to the overall disadvantage in armor, firepower, and energy, the carrier-based aircraft force simply does not have the strength to confront the starships head-on. Even a light cruiser like the USS Oscar can easily take on several squads of carrier-based aircraft, and continue to maintain sailing and survivability after being shot in multiple places.

Xiao Yan's main task of these carrier-based aircraft was to ambush and search in the trade alliance's shipping lanes, determine the location of the Cyrus escort carrier and fleet, and then launch a surprise attack by the Burrenshire battle group.

Of course, the Trade Alliance also has carrier-based aircraft, and they naturally will not let the Bayeran fleet lock their positions.

"The Bayerland carrier-based aircraft 'Meteor' was discovered, the number is 1, and the distance is 12 stars," a radar sergeant on the Cyrus spotted the Bayeran reconnaissance plane and immediately reported to his commander, "We have been discovered." ”

"It's likely that there is a fleet of Bayeran nearby, don't they have a battle patrol and a heavy cruiser?" Commodore Karon Katz, the captain of the Cyrus, said unconcernedly, "Inform the Cover Force and send a squad to kill him, and the fleet will keep course." ”

Four Trade Alliance F4 starfighters immediately set off to intercept them. Since robots and drones are not suitable for fighting in the vast space environment, the carrier-based aircraft of the Trade Union still use manned fighters for air combat. The Cyrus carried 115 carrier-based aircraft, and more than 40 on his frigates, which can be called sufficient in number.

In order to maintain 24-hour fighter cover, the Trade Alliance has more than a dozen fighters in the vicinity of the fleet at all times. These patrol fighters, known as the Cover Squadron, had to return to the mothership every few hours to resupply.

Kalon Kaz did not continue to release the new cover-up planes, because he felt that his four cover-up planes would not suffer losses and would be able to return after taking out the Bayeran.

Beyelan's Meteor Fighter turned around and ran after realizing that it had been targeted, hiding in the meteorite belt. The Cyrus, which had not caught up with the target, also retreated as a matter of course.

About 3 hours later, the Trade Alliance fleet noticed more than 20 points of light on the radar. Commodore Karon Katz, the captain of the Cyrus, thought at first that he had mistaken it.

"What is this for? Just a few warplanes to attack us? Did they come to die? Brigadier General Kahlon Kaz confirmed and found that it was not a mistake in the intelligence, but it was really more than 20 Bayeran fighters, "Send 40 planes of the Second Air Force to meet them, not all of them take off from the Cyrus, and the frigates will be dispatched proportionally, and the number of direct cover planes in the fleet will be doubled." The whole fleet, into air defense formation. ”

(End of chapter)