Chapter 54: Despair
At the edge of a galaxy that appears slightly empty, two fleets attack each other at a distance of millions. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 What appeared in Moses' eyes was the unmistakable maneuver of the Federation forces and their salvo of cannon fire every five seconds. If not a mutually hostile position, Mosesen? Egger even intended to applaud the brilliant salvo of the Union Navy.
The salvo of the main guns has long been a symbol of the great imperial navies' pursuit of destruction efficiency. Not only is it a simple pursuit of firing speed, but also has extremely high requirements for the commander's ability to capture fighters.
However, that is only needed for the operations of the Grand Fleet, and here, on the battlefield of less than two hundred battleships, Lu Lu only needs to think about dropping more shells on the target in an absolutely fair time.
Although it is a hostile position, there is a tacit understanding between the two warring parties. Although the ships of the Federation Navy still bear numerous scars, it is difficult for the Republican Fleet's shelling to have an impact on the armor until the shield energy is exhausted.
Lu Lu has a personality preference for surprise attacks, and he actually hates this kind of back and forth, real battles. Although he will exert the maximum effectiveness of accurate calculations in such battles, Lu Lu still hates this kind of battle without "technology".
Fifteen minutes passed, and the forward battleships of the dark red fleet had to be replaced under the shelling of the Union Navy. When the dark red battleships rotated, there was inevitably a hint of confusion in the formation. Although the confusion did not have serious consequences under Egger as commander, many officers in the Federal Navy's communication channel lamented lamentation.
"To this extent, if the commander is the elite of the empire, how powerful it should be." Lu Lu was particularly sorry that it was precisely because of the talent that the other party possessed, so he couldn't let it go. This kind of awareness, Lu Lu still has.
By the time the first battleship burst out with its last and brightest light, the distance between the two sides had narrowed to 100,000 kilometers. The fall of the first battleship was like some kind of signal. Immediately after, several Tempest-class battleships were severely damaged and had to signal to retreat to the rear of the queue for emergency maintenance.
The Republican Fleet, which had completely fallen to the upper hand in the long-range artillery battle, did not flinch, and after replenishing the artillery array, it still maintained the original course and kept approaching the queue of the Union Navy.
Lu Lu even knew what the other party was thinking. After all, I did this a few years ago, when I ran out of ammunition. However, after all, it was a last resort, and it was completely different from the enemy's current mental state. Now that the Federal Navy has the upper hand, it is natural not to let the enemy succeed.
"Disarm the salvo and maintain the order to gather fire."
Lu Lu reacted almost immediately after thinking of the other party's purpose. There is always a subtle difference in the rate of fire of the main guns of each starship, such as the rapid fire of the Federation can reach 2.5 seconds.
When the salvo command was lifted, the only feeling for the people of the Republican Fleet was that the enemy's attack had increased to a point where they could not withstand it. There is no oppressive and heavy momentum like a salvo, but the actual effectiveness is a direct blow to the morale that is not high.
Mosese? Egger knew that even his own men, like their colleagues in the Republican Fleet, had never been strong-willed, and their morale was always on the rise and fall of the battle.
In the history of the universe, there have been countless armies that are good at fighting tailwinds. Most armies have such characteristics, I don't know whether it should be said to be good or bad. In short, it is special, after all, an army that can't even fight with the wind is enough to show that the country has entered the stage of extinction.
The Republican Fleet is undoubtedly an army that is good at fighting a tailwind. They have not been established for a long time, and they have not had time to precipitate their own pride. And most importantly, since their inception, they have never been involved in battles of an equal scale. They have a fear of the unknown in evenly matched combat.
And now, even when the forces are absolutely superior, in the face of the enemy's ferocious artillery fire, shaken.
Mosese? Egger chose to ambush a small detachment of the Federation Navy here, originally out of the idea of building confidence for this fleet. Egger, who spent the early part of his military career in the elite of Emma's navy, certainly knew what kind of monster the army was. What they need is constant victory, and the honor that comes with constant victory, and finally, the pride that comes with honor.
In Egger's opinion, the fleet under his command was undoubtedly immature. They have not tasted victory, nor have they tasted defeat. They don't know anything, let alone how to adjust themselves.
If the counter-fire continues, defeat is inevitable. This is the result of the gap in equipment. When the Federal Navy made full use of its firepower superiority at medium and close range, the general who graduated from the Emma Imperial Military Academy admitted his defeat. The reason why he is still insisting on it is just the inertia of education he has received in the past.
In spite of Mosese? Egger is a Mimatar man, but he is a standard Emma soldier. Outside the emperor, the holy scriptures, and the family, only death can stop them, and before death comes, there is only advance and battle.
To Egger's regret, the people who knew his will best were not his men. The Federalists' brutal attacks continue, and the closer they get, the more lethal the heavy metal particles that carry extremely high kinetic energy.
In the artillery battle, the dark red fleet has fallen to the bottom in all its glory. Egger knew that his subordinates were about to reach their limits, but the only chance now was a choice with almost no chance of winning.
"Rush over, as long as you can disrupt the enemy's formation, there is still hope." Just after Admiral Eggert gave the order, another heavy attack of the Federation Navy fleet in the distance arrived.
This attack directly inflicted heavy damage on the two battleships on the right flank of the formation. What Egze expected, but what he didn't expect, happened.
The right wing is collapsing faster than you can imagine...... First one battleship slowed down without following orders, then more battleships turned around and tore half of the shelling queue to pieces, and finally desperately jumped into deep space - escaped.
As Iger feared, his men, who had little combat experience, did not know how to adjust their mentality under enemy pressure. They collapsed straight away - just like their enemies needed, collapsed.
After the explosion of the tenth battleship of the Republican fleet, the right flank completely collapsed, and no longer obeying orders, they turned around and fled. The shelling of the formation by the Union Navy continued, as if it had not seen a collapse, revealing a large number of flaws in the right flank.
Less than 10 percent of the battle losses, but the subordinates had a nervous breakdown.
Although the Union Navy did not continue the shelling, Iger understood that this was the enemy's good intentions. The Confederate Navy has absolute firepower priority, and is now showing off their chivalric demeanor to themselves.
As for whether it is chivalrous or not, all outsiders know the state of the Federation fleet at the moment...... Bitter and depressing. The ammo consumption of the railgun is not something that Egger, who came from Emma's navy, can understand.
It's not so much a disdain to attack deserters, but a reason that there are no longer enough reserves to waste. Of course, the more important reason is that in the current situation, it is more in the interests of the Union Navy to concentrate the shelling on the enemy forces that have not stopped resisting and force them to collapse.
Despite this, Lulu assigned a group of assault ships to launch a torpedo attack on the fleeing enemy - successfully reaping the results of the collapse of the power systems of four battleships.
The battleships painted in dark green maintained the artillery line, with a resolute and resolute momentum, constantly approaching the dark red republican fleet, pressing and tearing at the nerves of the Bruts that were too tense.
Face to face, with absolute numerical weakness, forcibly break their own fleet. With a resolute and fearless spirit, Iger couldn't understand why the same enemy, just a few hours later, behaved so differently.
What really made the elite desperate was the correspondence from a certain elder at the top of the republican government. For the first time, the Union Navy crossed the Line of Control on a large scale and launched an attack on the territory previously controlled by the Republican government. They unexpectedly swept hundreds of galaxies at the same time, and a large amount of supplies that could not be transferred fell into the hands of the Federation Navy.
Not only was the material base supporting the Egze fleet completely destroyed by the Federal Navy, but even the Republican government's rule in these hundreds of systems was devastated.
Although now, Mosesion? Egger wanted to rush over with his subordinates and fight a fish to break the net. However, to his frustration, few of his subordinates had such awareness.
The dark red fleet completely collapsed. With less than 50,000 kilometers left between the two sides, the shields close to the Federation were powerless to completely neutralize the attack. As several of the Throne of Kings-class battleships were ready to withdraw from the shelling queue, the enemy, who had inflicted heavy damage on them, turned around and fled even if they rammed the friendly starships under the watchful eyes of the Federation soldiers.
A rabble is a rabble. When the dominoes fall, there is no chance of recovery.
Ten minutes later, in the airspace where the dark red fleet was located, only one Tempest-class battleship was still struggling under artillery fire. In the midst of the massive wreckage of the starship, the hideous-looking battleship was still trying to attack.
Although, having lost the numbers, it was just a futile and useless revolt. However, they persevered to the end. After the last main gun was destroyed, the whole ship floated quietly in space. Like his broken companions, quiet and desperate. (To be continued.) )