At the junction of the Ultra Nebula and the Northern Star Field, the Fifth Fleet, which was suddenly attacked, fled to the Southern Star Domain in a panic like a lost dog. 【】

Due to the suddenness of the incident and the lack of a clear course of action for the fleet, the remnants of this fleet, which belonged to the Fifth Fleet's combat sequence, were almost in a state of escape at the beginning of the battle.

And how can just a frigate withstand the offensive momentum of a mixed fleet. In front of the four Apollo battleships led by Colonel Reizhe, the 'Whale Shark' frigate's well-known defensive firepower network was completely vulnerable, and only a volley of 'Tomahawk' missiles was fired, and the side of the 'Whale Shark' frigate had been severely damaged. The engine system further upgraded by Old Jack has perfectly matched the 'Star Vortex' engine technology taken from the Raymond Federation with the Republic's 'Great Wall' power furnace, which makes the two Apollo battleships under Robin's command have a faster sprint speed than the prototype, and the explosive acceleration exerts the Apollo battleship's medium and close-range combat ability to the extreme. When the Whale Shark frigate barely survived the first salvo and narrowed the contact distance between the two sides to the range of the Apollo battleship's main guns, the piercing white fangs shot from the bow of the ship violently lit up the starry sky, and in an instant, a huge wound was carved under the right side of the bow of the enemy Whale Shark frigate.

Shattered metal shards whizzed out of the breach, and the dazzling light of fire burned through the enemy ship, shedding large pieces of hull fragments from time to time. The staggering enemy ship barely maintained its sailing posture like a dying shark, but the next moment, the main guns of another battleship hit it again, accurately smashing the core bridge of the frigate and delivering a fatal blow.

From the time the frigate turned around to meet the attack, to the time it suffered heavy damage and lost its combat capability, it took less than seven minutes. Without even a decent counterattack, it fell victim to the shattering beneath Lei Zhe's razor-sharp white fangs.

Unfortunately, its sacrifice did not buy even a moment of time for its fleeing allies, and the surviving Kingdom soldiers on board could only watch in despair as the oncoming fleet passed by, ignoring them.

"Damn! ~How did they come so fast? ”

"Oh my God, Shaq was killed in one face......"

"We set sail in such a hurry that we can barely reach 50 percent, we can't outrun them, we'll catch up! ～”

……

The communication channels of the remnants of the Fifth Fleet, which had fled in a hurry, were filled with the panicked shouts of the captains of the ships. After all, this attack came so suddenly, no one expected that the target of this enemy fleet would actually be them. Moreover, the opponent's ridiculously powerful electronic warfare capabilities have comprehensively interfered with their radar detection capabilities, making the opponent's distance close to the most lethal charge distance of fifteen light minutes when they launch a charge, which makes the remnants of the hastily launched Fifth Fleet suffer too much in terms of speed, and they will not hesitate to turn around and flee, and it is precisely because they see the direct weakening of the combat power caused by the speed gap, compared to going up to commit suicide head-on, it is obviously a smarter choice to turn around and run away to gain a limited time to speed up.

Whether it is Robin's fleet as the attacking side or the remnants of the Fifth Fleet as the fleeing side, speed has become a vital life-and-death line at this moment.

In a space battle in the vast universe, only a commander who can accurately use speed and distance can win a space battle. In the past examples, most of the classic examples of defeating the strong with the weak and attacking more with fewer strikes were completed by bringing the factors of speed and time difference to the extreme.

Speed, which may sound like a very straightforward factor. In the current space age, even the oldest transport ships can travel at sub-light speeds, while on the contrary, even the most advanced battleships, frigates, and space shuttles can only reach the same maximum speed as old transport ships, and even strategic missiles can only reach this speed. The only thing that can go faster than this speed is the guns equipped with ships that can reach the true speed of light, but they can only be about five percent faster than the top speed of the starship.

So since the starship has the same speed regardless of the type of starship, how should the factor of speed be used? This brings us to another key factor, acceleration and acceleration distance.

Taking the most popular conventional transport ship of the Republic 'Catfish' I transport ship as an example, the maximum speed of the 'Catfish' I transport ship is also sub-light speed, however, it takes up to thirteen hours of acceleration time from 0 to the sub-light speed of 284,802.8351 kilometers per second, that is, in these thirteen hours,' The speed of the Catfish I-type transport ship is far from being comparable to that of a strategic missile that can accelerate to sub-light speed in only one minute, and only by surviving the acceleration distance of 13 hours can a strategic missile attack be truly avoided.

From this point, it can be seen that the reason why the engine surname of a battleship is dozens of times higher than that of a transport ship is that the ultimate purpose is to shorten this acceleration time as much as possible, so that the battleship can accelerate to sub-light speed in the shortest possible time.

Among all types of warships, the battleship with the shortest acceleration time and the fastest starting speed is undoubtedly the battleship. As the indisputable attack arrow of various types of warships, the most terrifying thing about the battleship is not its large-caliber main gun, but its super acceleration in just fifteen minutes, which makes its role in today's space warfare like that of the heavy cavalry on the ancient battlefield.

Compared to battleships, whose primary task is shock, the acceleration of frigates should not be underestimated. Although its role is usually to build a defensive formation, the aircraft carrier, which is the core of the fleet, is not equipped with large-caliber main guns like battleships. But it has more than three times as many small- and medium-caliber guns as battleships, allowing it to build an airtight defensive firepower network on its own, even in overwhelming missile salvos. In addition, the frigate is equipped with more than twice as many missile launch bays as battleships, which gives it a super offensive and defensive ability, intercepting enemy missile salvos with beam fire nets at the same time, it can also effectively counterattack, and can also return fire with dense missile salvos. Therefore, in the commander's tactical manual of space warfare, it is also a very common tactic to mix frigates and battleships to attack enemy formations.

In order to equip frigates with special tactical needs, the engine acceleration capabilities of frigates have also been strengthened in recent years, and one of the most outstanding models is the Republic's 'Knife' frigates.

In the establishment of the republic's fleet, since the republic does not have the hardware capability to build battleships, it is necessary for frigates to perform the duties of battleships to storm enemy positions to some extent. And in order to further enhance the acceleration ability of the frigate, the model of the 'Knife' frigate is fixed to the smaller tonnage of the 10 million ton frigate, which is nearly a third smaller than the 'Whale Shark' frigate, which is also a frigate. As a result, the acceleration of the Knife frigate was further enhanced after a significant reduction in its dead weight, reaching a twenty-minute acceleration capability that was slightly inferior to that of the Apollo battleships.

As for the Federation's 'Whale Shark' frigate, which is more defensive in terms of defensive capability, although it is inferior to the 'Knife' frigate in terms of acceleration ability due to different responsibilities, its acceleration time can also be close to about 25 minutes.

The most bulky of the battleships is the huge, like a space fortress-like billion-ton Titan aircraft carrier, although after running, the bulky mountain-like Titan aircraft carrier can also run as fast as a space shuttle, but it takes about 40 minutes to an hour to accelerate from 0 to acceleration to a sub-light speed of 284802.8351 kilometers per second. Therefore, this acceleration time difference has become the biggest lifeline of the aircraft carrier, and the battleship can take out the aircraft carrier with a small fight, which is also the fatal flaw that the aircraft carrier is difficult to accelerate in a short time.

Comprehensively measuring the acceleration and responsibilities of each battleship in space warfare, the battleship is like a heavy cavalry wearing heavy armor and holding a cavalry lance, and through its overwhelming super impact power, it can be captured in space warfare. The frigate with powerful missile launch and fire interception capabilities is like a hybrid of archers and heavy infantry on the ancient battlefield, which can not only encircle the core aircraft carrier in formation, but also give the battleship effective cover during the charge, and help the battleship share the enemy's firepower as much as possible. As for the aircraft carrier, it is more similar to a combat vehicle, integrating command and control, and can release a space shuttle formation similar to light cavalry while controlling the overall situation, giving the enemy a fast and agile infiltration attack.

Now, the reason why the remnants of the Fifth Fleet, which are desperately fleeing for their lives, are so desperate is precisely because they have suffered too much loss in speed after starting in a hurry, and with the acceleration distance of about 25 minutes from the 'Whale Shark' frigate, it is impossible to get rid of the enemy's pursuit when facing the enemy fleet that has already run. The frigate commander Rear Admiral Shaq, who dared to turn back to meet him, also saw that it was impossible to escape, so he resolutely met the battle, hoping to buy a limited amount of time for the friendly forces.

It's a pity that the opponent he faced was the battle-hardened Lei Zhe, and his death could not delay Lei Zhe's impact speed at all, and the almost negligible little time he won could not help his allies escape smoothly.

Therefore, in the current situation, the only hope of escaping is the two battleships of the Fifth Fleet, and the remaining two 'Whale Shark' frigates are destined to be unable to escape Robin's hunt.

"Sir, Chief of Staff Yalves has sent a communication reporting that the enemy has entered the attack range and asking if a volley will be carried out?"

Hearing the communication soldier's report that the chief of staff of Jarvis sent to inquire about the communication, Robin couldn't help but touch his nose and smile bitterly: "Hmph, Lei Zhe did such a good job, now you don't need Jarvis to intercept those two frigates." ”

"However, if the chief of staff carries out the interception, the two battleships will not want to run away." Hearing Robin's words, the signal soldier couldn't help but say for a moment.

"No, I'm going to keep them, leaving the enemy's battleships behind me is no threat, and I'm going to use them to defeat the Second Fleet entrenched in the Southern Star Field." Robin smiled and ordered the communicator, "Tell Yalvis to carry out the volley as planned and target the two frigates." In addition, leave the aircraft carrier and two battleships we just captured, and let Yalvis reorganize on the spot as soon as he finishes the other side, and follow us as quickly as possible after the reorganization is completed. ”

"What about us?"

"We?" Robin looked at the two enemy battleships in front of him desperately speeding up and laughed, "We just need to chase them!" ”

(To be continued)