Chapter 309: Space to Space
At this moment, I saw that the space torpedo on the Imperial cruiser, filled with antimatter materials through a special pipe, slowly slipped out of the bomb bay.
They are not the same as the imaginary proton torpedoes, more like a large metal barracuda, but closer to the armored airships used in the atmosphere, even in size.
Separated by a thick swarm of ice crystals, the space bubble generator also began to operate, like a bubble spit out by a pike, and soon enveloped them entirely. At this moment, within that large bubble, it seemed to condense into an independent universe.
The torpedoes adjusted their angle and began to accelerate slowly.
After all, it is a so-called experimental weapon, and the compatibility between the space generator and the propulsion unit of the torpedo itself has not yet been optimal, and it will take time to start.
However, this does not affect its power at all.
This has already been tested on the part of the Empire. When attacking a fixed target, if a space torpedo can hit the vital point, it can even directly destroy a million-ton battle cruiser.
As for the small sampan of the earthlings on the other side, it is even more of a knife used to kill chickens.
However, Marquis Odegar's goal is to make all the Earth warships die here, so he must use this sharp cattle-killing knife.
The Marquis of Odegarh secretly clenched his fists. He knew that when the four torpedoes burst into enemy lines, all that remained was to wait for the light of the explosion and the screams of death.
And almost at this time, the results of the technical officer's analysis were fed back to the bridge of the Corsica.
"Preliminary analysis, is the space bubble reaction ......"
The reason why this is a preliminary analysis is that the concept of space bubble is currently only a theory, and whether it can be used militarily or not is actually still in the discussion stage among countries, and no consensus has really been formed. Ordinary technical officers, if they hadn't been reminded by someone, probably wouldn't have thought in that direction.
By that time, it would be too late.
Eleanor sighed subconsciously, with a hint of happiness, but also seemed to suppress some kind of excitement.
The Corsica is retreating, the first since the battle began. At the same time, the Luoyang piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Kong Qingyu had already made up for it and occupied the previous position.
"Lieutenant Vayali! It's up to you! The old captain said to the young officer sitting in one of the gun emplacements.
Simon Vayali suddenly felt that he should not have chosen to embark on the path of "star hunting" in the first place. Not only do you have to be a sniper on the battlefield, but you also have to be a long-range DPS in transcendent battles, and you also have to be a gunner in space battleship battles, but you only receive one salary, where can you make sense?
His current organizational relationship is indeed placed in the Community Guard, and he really only receives a salary. The nature of the operation with the Thirteenth Fleet was a "temporary assignment" and only a part of the allowance.
The lieutenant gritted his teeth with a "creaky squeak", only then did he restrain his emotions and directly said to the ship's gunnery chief in a commanding tone: "Give me the authority of the auxiliary guns on the foredeck track from 6 to 12!" Let them load the space bomb! ”
After saying this, he no longer paid attention to the reactions of the others, and was engrossed, without saying a word, with a hideous face, and the whole person suddenly exuded an aura that was incomparable.
It wasn't that he hadn't done anything more difficult before, but he still didn't dare to slack off.
It took less than half a minute for the Corsica and Luoyang to switch positions, and such a tactical move can be regarded as above the average. Of course, it is impossible to hide the fact that after the asteroid "city wall" tried the 24th, the Marquis of Odegar on the bridge looked at the movements of the enemy battleship on the holographic projection, thought for a moment, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and quickly opened the communication: "Lennon, are you still in the hangar?" ”
"It's still there, Your Excellency, the preparation is almost complete!"
As a retainer of the Marquis of Odegar, Lennon's job is not actually to be the sovereign's aide-de-camp, but only to make an occasional cameo. He was a Knight of the Chieyan Sky who was born to be good at handling and maneuvering, so he was also in charge of commanding an entire squadron of escort fighters on Test 24.
These fighters are the famous X-17 phantom wing multi-role fighters, which are good at both air combat escort and interception bombing. Of course, the equipment carried is naturally different for different purposes. The original plan of the Marquis of Odegar was to destroy the opposing fleet with torpedoes, and then send them out to hunt down and annihilate the enemy.
However, under the ghost's divine send, he turned his mind and gave another order: "...... Lennon, rearmament and change into air superiority escort equipment. ”
The air knight behind the communication was slightly stunned, but still quickly replied: "Understood!" ”
The Marquis is still very confident in his retainers and the maintenance squad led by the imperial non-commissioned officers in the battleship, even if he changes the equipment immediately, it should not take much time.
"Where's my heraldic machine?" He then instructed the unnamed lieutenant behind him: "Send my heraldic machine to the bridge!" ”
The Marquis of Odegar did not show any impatience, everything was calmly as if going through the motions. The other officers and men on the bridge were not too suspicious. Most of their attention was still on the torpedoes that had been cut out of space.
The Imperials and the Bakvids, witnessing the torpedo with the space bubble, after nearly a minute of acceleration, suddenly flashed, spent enough light tracks, and then could not see the trace, and just ran headlong into the barrier of the ice crystal asteroid.
According to common sense, if a vehicle of this mass crashes into the dense asteroid belt at sub-light speed, it is possible to directly smash these ice blocks that have been solidified for an unknown number of hundreds of millions of years, but it is basically not the same.
But in fact, the transparent film like a soap bubble, the moment it touched the asteroid, it was like a red-hot knife spraying butter, and it directly dragged the entire torpedo into the huge ice...... No, such an analogy is not appropriate. If it was really butter, the whole would have begun to melt and deform, but the giant iceberg in front of it had not changed at all, as if it did not belong to the same dimension as the advancing torpedo.
In fact, it is exactly what it is. Once the space bubble is opened, the maneuvering torpedo does cut itself into a subspace realm, and will only move in a predetermined orbit. The concept of matter in the Overworld will not be an obstacle to these deadly weapons like giant barracudas.
Therefore, on the battlefield, they can choose the shortest attack distance, recklessly head all the way through, no matter what obstacles they encounter in a round, they can continue to head iron.
Theoretically, even the specialized close-in weapons used on most warships could not interfere with their path, let alone shoot down.
Then, it's time to hit the target headlong, disarm the air cannon, and let the antimatter material pour out, and then just watch the lab scene where the matter cancels out the annihilation and finally explodes.
The Imperial officers on the 24th even felt a little pity...... Such a great new weapon, the prey used to sacrifice the flag, should be the dreadnought or even the Titan of the Alliance! The result turned out to be a small sampan of the community, which was really a sword covered with dust, and I just hoped that Mo would pause.
However, at this time, behind the planetary belt, there was a sudden very violent vibration reaction.
The Marquis of Odegar could feel that it was definitely not a reaction to hit the target. He silently closed his eyes and let his spiritual senses begin to derive. The Celestial Domain, which is a million kilometers in circumference, has been constructed into a spherical and huge space. And the marquis's soul itself was at the center of this space, and all the subtle reactions that occurred in the space entered his perception.
This is the powerful ability called "Interstellar Spatial Knowledge", which is a psionic skill that can only be mastered by the Sage-level "exploration" above the sixth ring, and it is a natural spatial recognition and capture ability that is difficult to match even the most sophisticated space instruments.
However, the Marquis of Odegar is not "exploring", and he is far from the Sixth Ring. The reason why he was able to do this was because he was carrying a treasure heirloom from the family of the Marquis of Odegar.
It's just that the persistence of this treasure is not long, only less than a minute.
Of course, most of the "explorations" are (relatively) physically weak, even if they reach the six-ring sage class. This treasure has lasted much longer than they did.
Marquis Odegar could feel that the torpedo wrapped in the space bubble passed smoothly through the asteroid belt of ice crystals, and in an instant it had already slipped in front of the Earth fleet. At this distance, even if the captain and helmsman on the opposite side each had Count Kirentis, the piloting ability of the captain of the Emperor's Seat could not dodge.
However, at this moment, the torpedo seemed to encounter an invisible obstacle and actually stopped advancing. The thin film state of the space bubble is fluctuating, as if it is really incarnated into a bubble in the rushing wind.
The Marquis of Odegarh's abilities could only last until this time. He let out a cloudy breath and roughly guessed what was happening, only to fall into an indescribable daze.
At this time, the technocrats on the side of the empire also quickly made a judgment, and the torpedo suffered the same abnormal space response. The space bubble is being neutralized, and the generator automatically begins to overload, which also affects the propulsion. This is the reason why the space torpedo has suddenly slowed down.
“…… I'll fuck his slackers! The Marquis of Odegar whispered a classic imperial swearing.
Rhea, the first mate of the Wolf Gang, listened to this, and suddenly showed a miserable expression. But he also knew that now was not the time to exhort His Excellency the Marquis to pay attention to etiquette and decency: "Your Excellency, this is ......"
"The earthlings have been prepared for a long time! They know that we will use space torpedoes! The Marquis gritted his teeth.
"That'...... This, but, this shouldn't be? This is a military secret! ”
“…… It could have been leaked by that Colmore guy! He is a reserve Astral Knight, and he has access to military internal references! Marquis Odegarh said in a deep voice.
In fact, the military internal reference that ordinary knights and reserve knights can see is at most mentioned that "there has been a breakthrough in space bubble technology", and under normal circumstances, no one will associate space torpedoes with this. But apart from this, the Marquis of Odegar really can't think of any other reason.
"But such a new weapon...... Even if the earthlings knew in advance, how would they counteract? ”
Before the first mate Rhea finished speaking, he suddenly saw a series of lights behind the ice crystal asteroid. This is a halo that is far more brilliant and bright than the explosion of ordinary aircraft, or even the time of nuclear fission, passing through the dots of ice crystals, swaying countless dreamlike colors.
However, in the face of such a dreamy beauty, the Marquis of Odegarh and First Officer Rhea had no room for appreciation.
They know that is the reaction when the antimatter fuel explodes.