Two flashes of light flashed in a row on a groove in the middle of a standard-class starship, and two black shadows about fifteen meters in length sprang out of the multi-purpose projector and disappeared into space.

The two of them, which could be called missiles, disintegrated in just three seconds after entering hyperspace from normal space.

Thousands of small probes and larger probes activate the moment the carrier missile disintegrates.

With the automatic detachment of the hyperspace engine in the second half of the missile's main body, the various probes and probes that have begun to fly out of the disintegrating missile have "fallen" from the hyperspace into normal space.

In an instant, space for hundreds of light-years was filled with detectors and probes.

Because the time it takes for a probe to enter normal space from hyperspace varies by a few tenths of a second or a few seconds, the distance it travels is also different.

And the next second that the missile carrying the probe and detection was projected, the reloaded multi-purpose projector fired another seventeen rockets.

After a brief transition, these rockets were distributed in different places like the probes and probes just now, and quickly unfolded into operation.

"The fleet is finished with a rebound launch, and all of them are in working condition!" The moment he got the information from the electronic warfare supervisor, the formation officer shouted out the situation.

Of the small fleet, the USS Texas is the slowest to deploy independent anti-bounce drones. There was a full delay of one second, so when the Texas anti-jump drone was arranged, the formation commanders of the other ships had already released the confirmation of completion to the flagship.

"Probe debrief! Unidentified fleets approaching this system, damn it. The second-level interception position of the side-star base is useless, and the first interception field is still five seconds away from deployment. It's too late! The voice of the over-the-horizon intelligence coordination tube echoed in the CIC, although this information immediately appeared on the light screen in front of the captain and tactical operations officer and the person in charge. But there is still a certain hint - what is said is usually more important.

"EWS (Electronic Warfare Supervisor)! Will our anti-bounce drones be able to trap these debris?! ”

"Probably, if they're the same information as the previous site."

"Ten seconds before contact! Part of it is coming towards New Texas! The over-the-horizon intelligence officer's voice rang out again.

"Launch the interceptor missile!"

When the captain's words fell, Rousseau, the naval gun control officer who had already completed the preparations for the launch of the interceptor missile, pressed the red button on the console.

Dozens of small missiles, about ten meters in size, ejected from four multi-purpose catapults in the middle of the ship and immediately entered hyperspace.

"Eight seconds before contact! Five, four"

The over-the-horizon intelligence coordination officer's voice rang out again.

At this time, dozens of interceptor missiles that had entered hyperspace appeared in front of the interception target almost instantaneously.

But

"Interception failed!" Rousseau shouted out the results.

At the same time, the voice of the over-the-horizon intelligence commander continued: "Three! Note! One! The target enters the regular space! ”

"The target enters the regular space, and the lock is complete."

At the moment when the over-the-horizon intelligence officer's voice fell, the radar operator immediately said the status of the radar locking.

The tactical operations officer, who immediately learned the news from the light screen, shouted: "The whole ship has started to fight, and the air defense is against what!" Before he could say the word "battleship," another light screen popped up in front of him, and the optical camera on the outer armor belt of the USS Texas was able to capture images of the enemy. And after multiple magnification, you get a clear image.

"Damn, they just made another short faster-than-light trip!" The radar officer said: "They were at a distance of 2AU from the fleet before 0.7 seconds. ”

Along with the words of the radar officer, there was another light screen in front of the relevant personnel, which showed their previous position on the detector and their current position.

At the same time, [it seems to be blocked by the warship's no-jump stance, so it seems that the anti-bounce drones can only intercept their first jump and cannot intercept the second short faster-than-light flight. 】

The idea came to the head of the Texas tactical operations officer in an instant, and then the next moment the report given by the head of electronic warfare confirmed his opinion.

[Trying to communicate doesn't respond, then]

"Fire!" The Tactical Operations Officer roared!

A punch slammed into the safety restriction button, and Rousseau, who was the gun controller and gun chief, slammed the wireless gun controller in his hand.

On standard-class battleships, the control of naval guns was divided into two parts. They are for the AI and the crew. Both parts can operate independently, but according to the results of UNSF's massive tests, it is slightly more efficient for AI and crew to work together.

As a battleship gun control officer. It is not almost a single person who controls all the guns on the ship, like the gun control officer of a cruiser, but is supported by a squad. One turret for one person, while a battleship had at least 24 main turrets, and for each two turrets each had a support squad of 12 people.

Therefore, the ship's gun control officer also had the duties of coordination and processing, as well as selection.

Hundreds of kinetic energy shells burst out of the muzzle. The sub-light railgun gives these "iron bumps" an unparalleled power.

The enemies rushing at high speed seem to have already encountered this situation, and they are constantly doing high-G maneuvers that far exceed what humans can do, trying to avoid the instantaneous ammunition. And the laser interception equipment in all parts of the body began to work, in the simulation of any human warship. A laser web instantly appeared in front of these large robots.

[Speaking of which, these things are robots? 】

Rousseau reacted suddenly, and looked at the enemy who was evading in the simulation screen for a moment, but the action at hand still did not stop, and with the support of the officers of the formation, the "air defense network" of the fleet was established in a very short time.

The newly established air defense network worked as soon as it appeared, and thousands of missiles emerging from these manned machines were destroyed or vaporized by the sudden appearance of cluster lasers.

At the same moment, after dozens of kinetic energy bombs flew out, when the first kinetic energy bomb automatically disintegrated and spread out to form a metal storm like a heavenly maiden scattered flowers, all the remaining kinetic energy bombs spread out in front of these large robots.

Such a wide range of attacks could almost be said to fill the fan-shaped space, and there was no doubt that the robots that wanted to evade it were instantly covered.

A pond-like scene in the middle of a rainy day appeared in space.

The first sub-light fragments that came into contact with the giant robot were blocked by the dimensional protective walls, which were instantly overloaded, but the time gained allowed for the giant robot to react was also allowed to take a second.

“BusterBeam！” (To be continued.) )