Chapter 1025 Can you take me with you?
Pirates like to attack the port of the space station, which can make the people in the space station have nowhere to escape, and may leave most of the goods for them to plunder.
However, the power of this main gun is not like a pirate ship driving a scrapped warship.
After leaving the port, the Swan gradually accelerated. The engine needs a little time and cannot be driven to the maximum immediately, which will seriously damage the engine life.
At this time, Banning entered the bridge and saw the miserable situation in the port area of the space station through the window.
"Gods, this is too miserable. No one should suffer such suffering."
Some people's bodies floated around the space station like garbage. You can even see a billboard passing by the port window of the Swan, and you can see Mr. James's photo on it.
"Banning, find a place to sit down. It may be a bit bumpy next."
After leaving the port, Li Chengxi returned the control to the bridge. He didn't like driving the Swan very much, mainly because it felt too heavy, like driving a bomber.
But leaving the port does not mean it is safe.
Long reported:
"The pirate ship has entered the visual range of the optical instrument. There are three destroyers. There may be more in other directions, but they are not clear."
"Prepare the guns!"
"Understood, prepare the guns."
All the turrets on the Swan were activated, and the self-test program was executed to test the running stability. Then the ram of the bow was opened, the main gun of the Light Lance was pushed out by the hydraulic press, and the two secondary gun turrets behind the main gun also turned and aimed at the pirate ship in the distance.
"One round of test firing!"
"Understood, one round of test firing."
The people in the bridge felt a shake under their feet, and the main gun of the Light Lance, the triple 200mm ion beam and the 210mm solid secondary gun fired at the same time.
"Confirm the impact point, and the shooting parameters have been corrected."
"Continue firing."
"Understood, continue firing."
In a long-range artillery battle, it is almost impossible to hit the first shot. After all, it can only rely on optical aiming, and the ships are still in motion, so it is difficult to hit in advance.
The first round of salvos is just to confirm the impact point and correct the subsequent artillery fire.
"Confirm the enemy's counterattack barrage!"
The Swan's onboard computer immediately began to calculate the impact point, and the route information appeared on the display next to the helmsman.
Carlos pulled the steering wheel, and the Swan tilted its attitude. The beam flew from both sides. The physical shells that could not be seen and the impact point could not be calculated brushed the wings, but were blocked by the shield.
The Swan was originally a warship that had just been retired by the Storm Kingdom. Its performance was almost the same as that of the current service. Later, it was renovated by the royalists at all costs. It had a chance to win against the frigate alone.
Even if the pirates had three destroyers, all of which were old models of warships, there was still no need to be afraid.
Besides, the Swan was not fighting alone.
The ships of the space station patrol team also rushed from the nearby airspace at this time. Although they were not large ships, they had an advantage in numbers.
Villania immediately sent a communication to the other party to confirm the enemy identification signal, so as not to mistake the Swan for a pirate ship and accidentally injure it.
"New ship signals appear, no response, probably pirates too."
On the radar, new ship signals come like sharks smelling blood.
The space station patrol also sent a communication, asking the Swan to cooperate with the battle line.
Ship like the Swan, which is agile and flexible, is usually not placed in the battle line formation. The role of the cruiser is regional defense, maneuvering to other positions to interfere with the enemy fleet's long-range artillery fire, and search and rescue escape pods.
This is why the main gun of the Swan is placed on the bow and cannot be rotated, unlike other warships, where the main gun can fire sideways.
But now I can't care so much, I must seize this short window period to form a battle line, at least to buy time for the people on the space station to escape.
Alyssa smacked her lips, she didn't really want to get involved, she originally planned to fire a few shots and leave, but since the other party's application has been sent, it's not easy to refuse. After all, they will still pass through this star field in the future, and it will be difficult to meet in the future if they do things too decisively.
So Alyssa sent a response message, and formed a battle line with the patrol ships according to the route sent by the other party, and fought against the pirates in the distance.
In this case, the Swan can only use two secondary guns, which are a bit weak in firepower, but enough to make up the number.
"Small engine light detected, the pirates released the shuttle."
The pirates attacked the space station mainly for looting, so they must release the shuttle.
The space station defense team has insufficient large ships, but there are still many shuttles and space fighters. They should have discovered the pirates' actions. Many shuttles can be seen coming out of the small airlock and forming a formation in the airspace below. They will soon confront the pirates' shuttles head-on.
The Swan doesn't need to care about the shuttles. Anyway, with the pirates' ability, it is impossible to break through the anti-aircraft firepower network.
But at this time, Li Chengxi got excited.
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In the hangar, Fang Lanyin was disassembling the maintenance panel of '13-1'.
"Brother Li, what did you do to '13-1' before?"
"Nothing, just went out and blew up a cruise ship, and now it's called Lionfish."
Li Chengxi really thinks this name is very appropriate.
"But why is the ignition system broken? Brother Li, did you suddenly reduce the engine and then suddenly shut it down?"
"Uh..."
"I told you, there's something wrong with its ignition system. It can't be shut down immediately, otherwise it won't be able to re-ignite."
"Okay, I forgot. Can it be repaired now?"
"It wasn't designed to be easy to repair. I need to take it apart to see the ignition system."
After all, it's just a platform for testing new technologies, so of course it doesn't consider reliability and ease of repair.
At this time, the Swan shook a little, probably because it was hit by a shell.
"How long will it take?"
"At least two hours."
"That's totally out of time. Can you switch the backpack to the Manta?"
There are space fighters in the hangar, but that thing has not been adjusted for Li Chengxi's operating habits. It has high performance but is not easy to use. It's better to switch to the Manta.
"That's okay. I need about ten minutes."
There are materials for exerting creative abilities on the Swan, which come from the ship of Eunice's enemy. (See Chapter 931 for details)
Li Chengxi had already made a new backpack with these materials. He originally wanted to try to install it on the Zaku 2, but the size seemed to be a bit problematic, so he left it in the warehouse.
Later, he planned to install it on the Lionfish, but now the Lionfish can't move, so he can only install it on the Manta.
Due to the microgravity environment in the hangar, Fang Lanyin can do this kind of refitting work that requires large machinery with the assistance of small machinery. She quickly pulled out the quick-insert bolts and prepared to refit.
"Are you going to attack?"
Hall ran into the hangar at some point and asked casually when he saw Fang Lanyin busy.
"It would be so boring if I don't get involved."
"Then... I have a request, can you take me with you?"
"You want to attack too? It's okay if Alyssa agrees."
Li Chengxi obviously doesn't need Alyssa's consent to attack, anyway, I'm going to go.
"No, can I sit in the cockpit?"
Hall repeated seriously:
"I hope to sit in the cockpit."
