Chapter 499: Defensive Counterattack (2)
If Grant were to take command of the battle, he would have chosen to stall for time and wait for the effects of the EMP shockwave to dissipate, and the maintenance crew would have repaired the main engine and immediately started the warp engine to escape from danger.
It's a pity that the captain of the "Morning Star" is Tang Fang, and he wants to know the origin of the Triangular Cone battleship more than fleeing with his tail between his legs, who wants his life, and it is not his style to escape empty-handed, just like what he did in the Meijiaer star system, he can escape, but before escaping, he must tear off a piece of meat from the opponent.
His idea is very simple, it can also be said that he is willful, he does not take advantage of it, he calls it to escape, and he takes advantage of it and then leaves, he calls it to withdraw, he prefers the latter to the former.
Zhou Ai, Aros and others surrounded him, although they didn't speak, their frowning brows and unblinking eyes fully explained their mood at this moment.
Claire and Yuffie focused differently from Tang Fang, looking at the bigger and bigger asteroids on the big screen No. 1, and they didn't know what Tang Fang's idea was.
If the "Morning Star" does not change course and continues to fly like this, it will catch up with the asteroid wandering in the ultra-low speed star sky in a few minutes, according to the calculations of the central computer, the diameter of the asteroid is more than 200 kilometers, which is considered a large asteroid, once it falls into its gravitational range, the speed of the Morning Star will inevitably be affected, and even delay the best time to escape.
They wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, for fear of disturbing his thinking and causing negative effects, so they could only watch the "Morning Star" get closer and closer to the asteroid.
Tang Fang didn't want to escape, and he knew that he couldn't escape, because the purpose of the five triangular cone battleships was to decapitate, not to eliminate, and their target was the "Morning Star", so they did not hesitate to break through the encirclement of the human and insect forces. At the cost of losing all carrier-based aircraft, the "Morning Star" must also be left behind.
In order to start the warp engine, you must turn off the Aurora. That will give the enemy ship the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to the "Morning Star", so. He can't escape, and because the antimatter auxiliary thrusters will run out of fuel sooner or later, even if the main engine of the battleship is repaired, at the speed of the lightning python, it will never be an enemy ship's opponent.
Once bitten by those wolves and launched an attack from the broken shield, the "Morning Star" will inevitably be doomed, so. He needed a shield, a shield that could support his air force to drag down enemy ships, and that wandering asteroid was the shield he needed.
It wasn't just a shield, it was a ground-based weapons platform for him.
No matter who it is, if you want his life, you must be ready to smash your front teeth.
Dozens of kilometers away from the "Morning Star", in the bridge of a triangular cone battleship that broke through the encirclement of the air forces of the human and insect tribes, one was sturdy. The person in black battle armor and the silver-white mask on his face had the same expression as Tang Fang, silently looking at the "Morning Star" that was heading straight for the asteroid on the big screen.
He is a black 3. Ordered to infiltrate the territory of the Star Alliance to intercept and kill a guy named "Tang Fang".
At that time, he took what Hei 7 said to heart, and he was not reckless or impulsive, but waited for him to leave "Babylon" before setting up an ambush and intercepting him.
His cautious approach does not mean that he values the man named "Tang Fang", even if the target is playing in "Babylon", he is a very cunning little fox, no matter how smart he is in the face of the organization's powerful scientific and technological strength. It's just a native chicken and a dog, an ant-like existence.
He just followed Black 7's orders. Worried that if he is too arrogant, he will lead to a sworn enemy in the Star Alliance, and the mission will fail. It's just the same as black 1 and black 2.
What he didn't expect was that after forcing the "Morning Star" out of the virtual space, the scene of crushing by force did not happen smoothly, and an unknown force actually appeared on the battlefield out of thin air to encircle his 5 Stygian bat-class destroyers, and what was even more unbelievable was that these small air force units actually fought back and forth with them, without falling behind at all.
It was only then that Black 3 realized a problem, he underestimated the man named "Tang Fang".
"If we don't eliminate him before he rises, once he is given enough time to grow, there will be another force in the Covenant that can rival the Order."
"It seems that the Lord had a premonition, so he sent me to infiltrate the Star Alliance to intercept this person."
Hei 3 took a deep breath and suddenly realized that catching people was more valuable than killing people, so he looked at the unique combat control platform in the center of the bridge and said, "At any cost, you must drag that battleship for me, and if possible, try to catch it alive." ”
His voice was still so hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against the uneven wall skin, which made people irritated.
"Yes." The answer to him was a metallic tone, cold, without a hint of warmth.
Strangely, the cold and stiff voice came from a human in the center of the combat command platform, his hands and feet were covered with electrodes, countless cables converged into the black metal helmet above his head, and a row of jù lines extended from the back of his head to connect to the cylindrical supermassive subcomputer that shimmered behind him.
He was not alone, but six, sitting around a cylindrical quantum computer, which is where the overlap comes from.
The bow and main guns of the five Stygian-class warships moved in unison, and the dark purple crystals lit up with a powerful light, and the high-energy laser beam instantly crossed a distance of dozens of kilometers, hitting the weakened shield of the "Morning Star", causing dark blue ripples.
Because the gap of the "Aurora" is at the bottom of the battleship, the flight posture of the "Morning Star" is not standard, but the hull of the ship is tilted, and the antimatter auxiliary thruster is used to sail towards the asteroid at the expense of expensive antimatter fuel.
The main cannon caliber of the Stygian Bat-class battleship is not small, and it is a heavy laser weapon, but the actual beam of light shot is very narrow, and it looks like a purple-red filament from a distance.
But such parallel filaments fell on the "Aurora", as if throwing two pieces of masonry into the calm lake, causing ripples.
What is the scene of 5 Stygian Bat-class warships, a total of 5 laser cannons, and hitting the "Aurora" at the same time?
The streamer is sparkling and colorful, like a jewel that can change colors in the infinite darkness of the night. Spectacular.
Fortunately, the "Aurora" works in the "multi-purpose" mode optimized by Tang Fang, and the energy comes from zero elements, not plasma. And because he robbed the resource reserves of the "Silver Wheel" before leaving "Meijiaer", there were more than ten tons of zero elements on the "Morning Star". With full supply, it is possible to maintain the integrity of the part of the shield against the enemy ship.
Tang Fang is not a miser, life or money, he knows which is more precious.
Half a minute after the burst of five laser cannons lasted, suddenly, a violent flash of light illuminated the entire space, and high-speed fragments of sparks and arcs hit the diamond-shaped matrix on the surface of the Pluto-class destroyer.
The 5 laser cannons that were supposed to suppress the Morning Star in order to delay its flight speed became 4. Because the last of the bat-class battleships unfortunately exploded and disintegrated, reducing it to a piece of metal wreckage that faded away.
Black 3 is determined to kill the "Morning Star" and strangle the new threats that may appear in the future in the cradle, not wanting his tough move to be used by Emma, since the enemy ship is charging hard with strong defense and the encirclement strategy fails, so the people divided into 5 groups and the two Worm Clan troops will join forces together to encircle and annihilate the last Stygian Bat-class destroyer.
The diamond-shaped matrix of the battleship-class is indeed very strong, but it does not mean that they are indestructible, just now the Iron Raven Bomb and 6 MT50 Lanzel Flying Mines successfully destroyed the diamond-shaped matrix of a "Pluto Bat". Now facing the siege of hundreds of people and the air force units of the two insect clans, the "dark bat" that fell at the end will naturally be unable to escape the doom of destruction.
Tong guò just the course of the battle. As well as the number of data synchronized by the observer to the center of the star orbit, Emma already has a full understanding of the combat and defense capabilities of the "Pluto Bat", and based on this, she coordinates the offensive rhythm of each unit, uses a hybrid attack mode, and weakens the diamond-shaped matrix to the maximum.
In addition to the powerful laser cannon and heavy missile launchers, the Pluto-class destroyers also have stringed gun systems on both wings, which are composed of honeycomb pulse laser launchers and speed cannons similar to those carried by the Moth-class air fighters.
These cannons are a formidable threat to lightly armored units such as Wyverns and Vikings, but they are also a threat to the thick-skinned Corruptors. Not enough to inflict heavy damage on them in a short period of time, Emma used the Wyvern and some Viking fighters to contain the few remaining Moth-class air fighters in the residence. On the other hand, the Corruptor is instructed to interfere with the Stygian Bat-class destroyer's string cannon system and spray a highly corrosive acid at the diamond-shaped matrix. Destroy the equilibrium of the heavy particle glue flow layer and weaken the force of the binding force field.
After that, the Viking fighter will use the explosive power of the MT50 Lanzel Flying Mine Bomb or the Iron Raven Bomb to completely disintegrate the diamond-shaped matrix, and then strike at the battleship itself.
Because of the existence of the diamond-shaped matrix and the miniature aircraft carrier platform, the "Stygian Bat" is a light destroyer, and the main armor is not very heavy, and after losing the shield protection, under the double blow of parastic spores and Gatling cannons, it is like a broken eggshell, it is torn apart, and finally hit by the Iron Raven bomb, causing a series of explosions, and finally disintegrating, reduced to a piece of steel wreckage.
Of course, in exchange for destroying a Stygian-class destroyer, the Humanist and Bug Air Forces also paid the price of 4 Viking fighters, 6 Corruptors, and 1 Iron Raven, which can be described as the most difficult enemy encountered since the Battle of Rector.
But in any case, the fall of the "Pluto Bat" gave Clea, Yuffie and others a great encouragement, and Tang Fang was determined and shifted his attention to a gentle area on the surface of the asteroid on the large screen of Bridge 1.
The Corruptor, Viking Fighters, and Iron Raven swarms landed on the last Stygian-class destroyer and quickly moved closer to the fourth ship in front, and in the process, the Corruptor who were injured by the broadside gun attack secreted a large amount of mucus from their bodies, and the damaged parts healed, regenerated, and rejuvenated.
On the other side, seeing that the "Morning Star" was flying straight towards the asteroid without any intention of avoiding it, Hei 3 suddenly came to his senses, guessed Tang Fang's plan, and knew that the opponent was not fleeing for his life, but using the asteroid cover to prepare to fight him to the death.
This is tantamount to seeking one's own death and being willing to be a living target.
No matter how hard the "Aurora" is, there will be a moment of overload, unless it can turn defeat into victory in a short period of time and end the battle.
Didn't that kid know that he was expecting the Morningstar to slow down, or even run aground?
Because only in this way can a landing war be carried out and the target captured alive.
Black 3 doesn't know where the opponent's confidence comes from, relying only on the force of more than 100 units behind him? If all the "Dark Bats" give up containing the "Morning Star" and switch their main guns to engage head-on, their side will have a better chance of winning.
However, this idea disappeared in an instant after a "dark bat" was surrounded and exploded.
The Black 3 stands on the Stygian Bat-class destroyer without a captain's seat, only a narrow bridge of more than 40 square meters. A cold light flashed across the pitch-black armor.
He was masked, and he couldn't see his face, but the heavy gasps and slightly shaky hands. But it clearly expresses his current anger.
The "Stygian Bat" that fell at the end caught fire and exploded in just over 2 minutes, which surprised him. Also angry.
The defeat of the "Dark Bat" in the hands of a small person, even if it is only one, is a great humiliation to the organization.
Yes, Tang Fang is a small person in his eyes, even if he can play with the Star Alliance government, but in the eyes of his Black 3, he is still a small person.
Well, for the sake of those air forces. is a small person with development potential.
He actually thought that he might lose 2 or 3 "Dark Bats" in the end, but it must have been on the eve of the destruction of the "Morning Star", when the dog surnamed Tang jumped over the wall in a hurry, and when he was desperate, he didn't expect that the "Dark Bats" had not caught up with the target, so they sank one for the other party.
He began to go berserk, and then, unable to contain his feelings, took off his mask and cursed loudly, his hoarse voice becoming even more dull, like a sledgehammer on a leather drum. The tremor made people's eardrums buzz.
The remaining 4 "Dark Bats" stopped firing, transferred the surplus energy to the propulsion system, and increased speed again. Rushing straight to the opposite "Morning Star", at the same time, the heavy missile launcher in the bow of the ship once again fired countless missiles.
With the current distance between the two sides, those fighters behind are powerless to stop the heavy missiles from attacking the "Morning Star", their target is the "Aurora" gap, regardless of whether the Tang side is self-defeating or not, Black 3 does not intend to let the opponent's plan succeed, because the explosion of a "dark bat" made him wake up to one thing, it is not so easy to catch a live mouth. Great merit means great price, and this price. It may not be something he can afford, it may be his life.
He is not afraid of death. But if they can live, who wants to die?
The speed of the heavy missile is slightly slower than that of the light missile, but because it is equipped with a miniature fusion core and the thruster uses dual power, the speed is actually no slower than that of the light guide.
At this time, the distance between the "Morning Star" and the four "Dark Bats" behind it has been shortened to less than 20km, not to mention the corrupters who fly slowly, even the Flying Dragon and Viking fighters have no way to intercept them, even if the Tang side releases the newly replenished air force units in the system space, it may not be able to stop these missiles.
They are different from the laser cannon, which is a directional weapon, and the built-in guidance system is enough to control the missile to bypass the shield side of the "Morning Star" and drill through the "Aurora" breakage, causing fatal damage to the hull.
The Corruptor and the Iron Raven are not flexible enough, and it is difficult for the Wyvern and Viking Fighter to destroy Miè in one fell swoop, which is enough to endanger the Morning Star's main body.
Zhou Ai, You Fei and the others couldn't help but clench their hands and look at Tang Fang with burning eyes.
Aros was much quieter than them, jumped down from the operational command platform at the first moment of the heavy guide's attack, squeezed the bewildered Haosen next to the weapon control platform, activated the "Morning Star" missile interception system to aim at the damaged part of the "Aurora" to intercept those heavy guides, and at the same time activated the string cannons on both sides that had just resumed operation, and opened fire with all their might at the four Stygian Bat-class destroyers that followed behind.
His idea was very simple, to disrupt the attack rhythm of the enemy ships with string cannons, and try to buy time for the people and the Worm troops.
Tang Fang did not give new instructions to Yu Fei, his attention was all on the Zerg base, in this short period of time, the "wormholes" used to breed larvae have changed from 1 to 8.
With the help of the "hatching larvae" ability of the queen worm, the larvae are conceived at an extremely fast rate, and quickly mutate into worker bees and a consumable unit, the explosive mosquito.
After a "dark bat" was killed, the opponent stopped the main gun containment and switched to a reguided roundabout attack, which fully shows one thing, the commander of the enemy ship has changed his original plan and intends to completely destroy the "Morning Star".
Referring to the speed of redirecting, defense, and the distance of the "Morning Star" from the asteroid, he had to enable this expensive one-time consumable to gain time.
Again, life is more important than resources.
At the moment when 60 explosive mosquitoes broke out of their shells, more than 20 heavy guides had already circled the "sheltered area" on the back of the "Aurora".
Due to the interference of the "Aurora", the combat network of the Pluto-class destroyer has lost contact with the re-guided ship and cannot obtain real-time battlefield images, but this does not mean that the re-guided ship will lose its combat capability, and the built-in AI system will continue to carry out the original plan and attack the target itself through the "Aurora" damaged area.
Black 3 starts counting from 1 and goes up, and he thinks that if he counts up to 5, he will see the "Morning Star" being torn apart by the explosion.
How do you know that it was only 2, and the flames of the explosion will be wave after wave, illuminating the void dozens of kilometers on the other side of the "Morning Star" and illuminating the dark and dreary asteroid.
Like a gull that has penetrated into the clouds, the "Morning Star" has disappeared into the big screen in the blink of an eye, only the rapidly surging smoke squeezed by the "Aurora" mocks his incompetence.
More than 20 heavy missiles were successfully intercepted, which made Black 3 angry and full of doubts, unable to understand what was going on.
It is not an ordinary conventional missile of the "Stinger", "Claw", "North Wind" and other models, but a heavy guide equipped with an intelligent AI system, a fusion core core, and a diamond-shaped matrix, how can it be intercepted by the other party so easily? (To be continued)
ps: Thank you for the reminder from hlwind, I confused Yingluo-Linglong 2 people, and I corrected it immediately.