Chapter 228: Space Battle!
“A’dai!”
“Interval 30 seconds! Expected to withstand 3 more rounds of attacks! On average, 5 missiles can completely destroy the Punisher’s armor.”
After Liu Shengzhan roared, A’dai quickly responded.
In the command room, Liu Shengzhan’s gaze remained as grave as ever.
Ahead.
After the missiles were launched, because the Punisher was in pursuit state, in this situation, the missiles that originally needed 5 seconds to arrive only took a little over 2 seconds to cover 1500 kilometers, arriving in front of the 4 Punisher fleets from four directions respectively.
Liu Shengzhan’s eyelids twitched, his fists clenched tightly.
Intense explosion flames suddenly rose in space like fireworks, instantly illuminating the entire space with dazzling light once again.
“Report damage status.”
“157 Punishers destroyed.”
A’dai remained extremely efficient.
Liu Shengzhan breathed a sigh of relief; this time, with the armor repairers working continuously without stopping, many warships were spared.
However, this still made it hard for him to accept.
Because, under the current situation, before the Punisher reached range, it would still suffer two more rounds of missile salvos.
Thinking of this, his gaze involuntarily looked toward the rear.
There, the universe remained pitch black, as if no substance existed at all.
But he knew that the Conqueror was cloaked in that starry sky, gazing here.
In the fleet channel, no voices of doubt appeared.
These space force youngsters obviously had absolute trust in him, the Great Xia Military Marshal and space force admiral.
“Order.”
In the command room of the Hans Civilization small aircraft carrier flagship on the other side.
The commander gazed at the silent battlefield ahead; although the pirate fleet’s battleship fleet had lost nearly 400 warships in two rounds of missile strikes.
But there was no smile on his face.
Instead, he showed a hint of bitterness.
He could imagine that the opponent’s determination to close in on their fleet must mean close-range attack weapons.
Obviously, close-range weapons, by sacrificing range advantage, must prioritize power and speed.
If things continued to develop this way, even if their battleship fleet launched two more rounds of missiles and destroyed over 300 more warships in the enemy fleet, they still couldn’t avoid the outcome of annihilation.
“Order, 3 squadrons of carrier-based aircraft prepare, depart in 5 seconds for one round of free attack.”
The commander slammed the bulkhead of the buffer cabin hard, his tone full of helplessness.
The best time for carrier-based aircraft to sortie is certainly when both battleship fleets are engaged in close combat; only in the chaotic situation can they achieve surprise effects and the maximum lethality of bombs.
But he knew that in this way, with the 3:1 numerical disadvantage in warships, their battleships might not last long before being completely destroyed.
“Wait!”
The commander’s eyes widened round at this moment, his tone somewhat incredulous!
“Quick! All fleets close in! Get in close! Use missile inertia targeting, timed explosion!”
Ahead, their fleet’s second round of missiles seemed to lose function; one second after launch, they lost maneuverability, and all missiles entered straight-line trajectories.
What terrified him most was that these missiles had even lost targeting capability.
ECM jamming device!
A term very distant in his mind suddenly emerged.
Their missiles had been jammed by electromagnetic interference!
But immediately after, a trace of doubt appeared on the commander’s face.
Between unfamiliar civilizations, how did they determine their fire control system?
How did they know what locking method their side used and make targeted responses?
Precisely because of this uncertainty, in modern space warfare, most electronic warfare equipment had been abandoned.
Except for cases where the opponent’s ship radar system’s locking method was specifically known, no fleet would use equipment that extremely consumed the ship’s overall energy supply system against the enemy.
And now, obviously, that pirate fleet had guessed correctly.
Wait!
Pirates!
ECM electronic warfare equipment?
Does this make sense?
A huge doubt arose in the commander’s mind.
But immediately after, the changes on the battlefield almost made him faint.
“Order! All carrier-based aircraft sortie! Free attack!”
The commander roared; at this point in the situation’s development, he had no choice.
In the space ahead, because they missed one round of missile launch, the pirate fleet over there had already smoothly closed to 200 kilometers.
At the first moment after the four fleets’ concentrated turret fire, the commander saw that the turrets they used were electromagnetic railguns, known as the ‘king of close combat’.
They were no match at all.
In just one round of attack, on the battlefield ahead, 4 battleships in their battleship fleet were directly destroyed or even exploded on the spot, completely reduced to space scrap metal.
And the electromagnetic cannon had one most chilling terrifying feature: it must be a weapon with extremely high rate of fire.
Sure enough!
Next, the commander witnessed a grand space fireworks display.
On the battlefield.
After just 0.5 seconds interval, the remaining turrets on the Punisher lit up again with the arc light unique to electromagnetic railguns.
In an instant, shells were fired.
After that, this turret would enter cooldown cycle, lasting about 8 seconds.
And this timing was precisely calculated.
Because the Punisher had 8 turrets.
Perfectly, the electromagnetic cannon’s cooldown reload cycle was exactly 8 seconds.
Precisely so, in theory, after entering range, the Punisher had the superiority of one shot per second at peak, nearly infinite firing continuity.
This was one reason why battleships were called the most suitable firepower platforms.
Because its hull construction itself was designed to serve the entire fire system.
“Firepower overflow 50%.”
A’dai’s voice sounded in the command room; Liu Shengzhan nodded slightly upon hearing it.
“Divide each fleet into two groups, broadcast targets separately for attack.”
As soon as he finished speaking, that flagship small aircraft carrier began to move.
“Order, Young Dragon squads 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 advance immediately to intercept the enemy carrier-based aircraft!”
In space, the remaining Young Dragon squads that had been following behind the fleet now burst their engines like wolves smelling blood, charging toward that small aircraft carrier ahead.
For many years, among some Punisher pilots, the status of Young Dragon was very awkward.
As if, apart from the space rescue ship function, they were useless.
Cruisers!
These warships, which on Blue Star had tonnage in the tens of thousands, generally existed as national treasure artifacts.
But now, they had been gradually abandoned to neglected corners.
They didn’t know if they could handle that small aircraft carrier’s carrier-based aircraft.
But for these Young Dragon warships they had chosen themselves.
This battle.
No retreat allowed!
