Chapter 1288 Meteor airborne, assault landing battle (2)

It sounds absurd that interstellar battleships are still using the battle lines of the World War I era, but it is true.

After all, the radar accuracy is not enough, and guided weapons have hardly developed. As a result, shipboard computers are getting better and better, optical sighting equipment is getting stronger and stronger, and the range of cannons is getting longer and longer.

The mission of the Swan and its cruiser squadron is to attract the enemy to approach and annihilate, escort the assault landing ships waiting to enter the rear to perform the landing operation, and the Swan needs to provide fire support for the ground forces during the landing operation.

This is what Alyssa is doing now.

Of course, the Swan is now part of the fleet and still has to follow the command.

"Successful reception of attack parameters, data is being synchronized."

"Launch torpedoes!"

Confirming that the interception fleet of the Red Maple Republic, including the Swan, this fleet mainly composed of cruisers and mobile aircraft carriers, turned around and fired torpedoes towards the same area.

I'll reward you with a wave of torpedoes when we meet. Although we haven't entered the artillery range yet, we can let the torpedoes fly for a while.

Anyway, whether this thing can hit or not depends on luck most of the time. Just output in a roughly correct direction and then fight.

"Route adjustment, the enemy fleet is expected to enter the firing range in three minutes."

The fleet began to turn under the control of the front-line commander, and the mobile aircraft carrier deliberately retreated and hid behind the fleet.

Alyssa was about to meet the enemy, while the main fleet had already started to exchange fiercely with cannons.

The first to fire were large-caliber and ultra-long-range heavy artillery, which was mainly composed of starships and battleships. The intensive firepower of both sides was fired, and it might take a long time to arrive, so the hit rate was naturally worrying.

But both sides approached in formation. No matter what the hit rate was, we had plenty of shells. If we didn't hit, we wouldn't lose, and if we hit, we would make a lot of money.

A decisive battle like this between the main fleets would not be decided in one or two hours. Both sides would fire at a long distance, and because of the existence of the formation, everyone could take turns to resist damage.

As a result, the artillery battle between the two sides is likely to last for one or two days or even several days without a clear winner.

Although both sides certainly have their trump cards, this is destined to be an extremely long war, and the scale and intensity are definitely not comparable to civilizations that have not yet escaped the constraints of gravity.

As for Alyssa, in order to match the speed of the friendly forces, the Swan never dared to sail at full speed, and the cruising speed was only half the speed.

Although it feels that the friendly forces are really dragging down its progress, it is safe to stay in the fleet.

"Enter the artillery range."

"Wait for the order to fire."

If it were normal times, Alyssa would have asked Long to test fire and aim, but now he had to listen to the command.

"Received the new order, all ships evade navigation."

Alyssa understood it immediately after hearing Villania's report.

This is similar to the tactics of the volley shooting era. Although it has entered the artillery range, the hit rate at this distance is quite low. The front-line commander means to give up the first round of artillery fire and use this opportunity to continue to approach to ensure the first hit rate.

However, this tactic obviously requires great courage. Let's take the volley shooting as an example. Both sides approached with smoothbore rifles. One side fired first, while the other continued to move forward to the beat of the drum, not caring about the teammates lying down around them. They only fired when they were close enough to have a high hit rate.

Because firing or consuming energy, most cruisers will slow down when firing, so they choose not to fire first and get closer to improve the hit rate.

After all, not every cruiser has the specifications of the Swan, so it cannot be generalized.

The entire fleet began to take a zigzag route, like a twisted snake.

The cruisers of the Red Maple Republic fired directly.

The Swan was located in the middle and front of the fleet. It was not the head, but it was not behind.

A series of ion beams mixed with solid shells that were almost invisible to the naked eye flew around the Swan. What they competed for was courage and faith.

Alyssa always said that the goddess of luck was a bitch, but this time, I don’t know if the goddess of luck was scolded, but she was really lucky for once.

Through the bridge, in addition to the brilliance of the ion beam, you can even see the flames of explosions from time to time nearby. It may be that some unlucky friendly forces have been hit by concentrated fire.

But the fleet in evasive sailing did not even have time to recover the escape pod. Except for the Swan, which was running too fast, all ships were sailing at full speed.

Finally, a new order came.

"Received the attack order, the entire fleet is free to fire."

"Test aiming!"

Alyssa marked the attack target for Long in the captain's seat, and the latter immediately aimed and fired.

The secondary guns of the Swan roared silently, and the bow ram opened up and down, revealing the main gun of the light spear and firing.

The effect of retaining the first round of shooting and firing as close as possible is obvious. Although the first salvo was just a test aiming, a large area of ​​fire could be seen in the enemy fleet. It was estimated that at least five warships were destroyed and more than twenty were damaged.

"Firing parameters have been calibrated."

"Free fire!"

At this distance, the hit rate of both sides is actually very high. After the first round of firing, each warship fired freely, and the ion beams in the sky intertwined, and the warships of both sides began to suffer large-scale damage.

Alyssa could see the friendly signals disappearing one by one on the screen, and the red dots of the enemy radar signals also disappearing one by one. It was hard to say who had the upper hand at the moment, and the naval gun battle was in a stalemate.

"The counterattack barrage is coming!"

"Emergency evasion!"

The Swan's excellent maneuverability allowed it to sink quickly. Even so, it was still hit by two ion beams in the dense barrage, but our shields were much stronger than those of ordinary cruisers, so this level was not painful.

The two sides continued to approach while maintaining the bombardment. Every time they advanced a little, they would leave behind the wreckage of the warship, which looked like a super-large snake crawling and leaving snake skins.

However, these snake skins represent the disappearance of countless lives.

In the war on Alyssa's side, the warships were the absolute main force, and the treatment of the ship members was the best in the entire army. In comparison, the army was very miserable.

But because they are the absolute main force, working on a warship is also the most dangerous. Once a warship is destroyed, on average, less than one in ten people have the opportunity to board an escape pod, and among those who board an escape pod, less than one in ten can be rescued by friendly forces.

Even though this war has just begun, the number of casualties has been unstoppable in an instant. Alyssa can imagine the scene of countless death notices being sent to thousands of households.

Life is the least valuable in war, and Alyssa has a deeper understanding of this sentence.

The distance between the two sides continued to close, and at this time An Yun reported:

"The signal of the space fighter was detected, and the other side released the fleet."

"After receiving the order from the front-line commander, our fighters set off immediately."

Here it comes, the real meat-mincing operation is here.