Chapter 1346 Cutting off the retreat, Ilxia defense operation (4)

The reason why the battle to defend the space fortress Irxia was difficult was not because of the number of enemy troops, nor the enemy's fighting will, and even less because of the enemy's tactical qualities.

The most important reason was that both the front and back of the space fortress Irxia were occupied by the enemy, which meant that it was possible to be attacked from both sides.

As I said earlier, the space fortress Irxia could block the jump, and the Red Maple Republic fleet that withdrew from the front line could not jump from the front to the rear of Irxia.

This was very obvious, it was the enemy in the rear that jumped over and attacked Irxia from both sides.

The good news was that only the jump signal of the enemy's cruiser formation was found. The enemy's main fleet might be slower and was still on the way. Time waited for no one, so the fastest cruiser and mobile aircraft carrier were sent directly to cooperate with friendly forces to encircle the space fortress Irxia.

But the bad news was that the number of enemy reinforcements exceeded 300, not counting the enemy troops that were being beaten overhead. Including the Swan, the cruiser formation protecting the fortress did not exceed two hundred at most.

Although there was artillery cover from the fortress, the number was overwhelmingly disadvantageous, not to mention that the enemy's main fleet could jump over at any time.

The Swirl Federation naturally sent a reinforcement fleet, and it was a brand new fleet, composed of brand new warships produced since the war began, and of course most of the members were recruits.

The combat effectiveness was definitely not as good as the battle-hardened fleet, but the number was enough.

The question was when the support would arrive and whether they could hold on until then, which was the real trouble.

But that was what the captain and the military staff needed to consider. For the carrier-based pilots who had already set off, they only needed to consider the enemy in front of them.

Ion beams and tracers were flying in front of them, and the instruments and levels were spinning wildly. Even with an oxygen supply system, the suffocating G force still made people breathless.

That was the fact. The pilots just had to rush forward, and the masters behind had more things to consider.

Hall was one of those who had no time to think about other things. She fired the last three rockets at the approaching battlecruiser, then in the orange explosion flash, she threw away the barrel as Li Chengxi said, and took out a folding 180mm howitzer from her back.

The huge recoil made it difficult for the Silver Cyclone to bear. The stability of the posture would be destroyed after firing a shot. The Silver Cyclone's void kit was still not very good in terms of propulsion power, and it was unable to control this gun.

After Hall reluctantly fired two shots, she realized that she couldn't use this thing, so she had to throw away the howitzer and grab the 40mm rapid-fire gun to entangle with the incoming space fighter.

Although the size of the Silver Cyclone's fingers is similar to that of the MS's fingers, the specifications are also the same, and the weapons can basically be universal, but it is not absolute.

Fortunately, the rotation speed of the magic mecha is extremely fast, and it is difficult to hit as long as it remains mobile, so even without a shield, it can entangle with space fighters that far exceed its own number with only a 40mm machine gun.

It is very correct for the Storm Kingdom to choose to use it to replace carrier-based aircraft. It is easy to operate and has a fast combat effectiveness. It has a high lower limit and is easy to maintain. It can also easily change different weapons according to different tasks.

The army of a small country is small and it is easier to change equipment. In contrast, large countries such as the Red Maple Republic and the Whirlwater Federation, even if they realize that the magic mecha can play a role that exceeds the ability of carrier-based aircraft in war, it is not so easy to change equipment. The production line has to be re-handled.

But the magic mecha cannot be a thousand after all. The absolute disadvantage in numbers made the Silver Cyclone quickly turn from offense to defense, constantly jumping up and down.

The shield on the left arm was already pitted less than 20 minutes after the start of the battle. If it were not for this shield protecting the cockpit on the chest, I am afraid that Hall would have become a number on the list of casualties.

"We can't hold on anymore. The enemy is about to break through the blockade. Repeat, the enemy is about to break through the blockade!"

The absolute disadvantage in numbers not only made the Silver Cyclone difficult to resist, but also a large number of friendly carrier-based aircraft. On average, one carrier-based aircraft had to face three or even four times its own enemies.

Even if the opponent's pilot's operation is obviously a rookie, a random punch can still kill an old master, not to mention that the pilots of the Rotating Water Federation are not that old.

Under the absolute numerical disadvantage, the friendly forces kept falling and exploding like a bird with broken wings, and the interception network formed by the anti-aircraft guns on the warships and fortresses had obvious gaps.

The Rotating Water Federation must re-establish a blockade line closer to the fortress, but before that, pilots including Hall cannot retreat. Once they retreat, the enemy will rush over like a flood without blocking, and the fortress that has not yet fully recovered its function cannot stop it at all.

Will the cruise ships including the Swan be better?

Not really.

In addition to cooperating with carrier-based aircraft to fire anti-aircraft barrages at enemy aircraft groups, warships also need to be careful of torpedoes.

The last time the meteorite belt was attacked, the Red Maple Republic learned the large-scale torpedo tactics used by the Spinning Water Federation. The anti-aircraft firepower and shield strength of the cruisers were not as good as those of the warships of the main fleet. A large number of torpedoes flew over, posing a considerable threat to the fleet. More than ten cruisers have been destroyed.

After all, not only are they at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, but they are also attacked from both the front and the top. Unless everyone is a super ace like Li Chengxi, they really can't stand it.

Speaking of Li Chengxi, he is here.

Several ion beams hit the enemy fighter planes trying to bite Hall's six o'clock direction, followed by a series of beam Vulcan cannons flying from the left side of the silver whirlwind.

"It doesn't look good..."

Because he had to reassemble, Li Chengxi came much later and he was unable to attack in the first time.

As a result, when he came out, he found that the line formed by the fighter planes of the Whirlwater Federation was about to fall apart.

"Don't use your nuclear bomb, it will also drag us in!"

Although Li Chengxi's arrival made Hall feel at ease, he shuddered when he thought of the weapon called nuclear bomb.

"Not really, it's too wasteful to use nuclear bombs against carrier-based aircraft."

As Li Chengxi said, the huge nozzle behind him suddenly rotated upwards:

"Follow me."

Then the body rushed downwards, not caring about the line at all.

Hall immediately chose to follow. Although Li Chengxi did not listen to orders, his intuition on the battlefield was very accurate and he could often find the enemy's flaws.

This was not actually intuition, but just pure experience.

When the aircraft group left the melee, several enemy aircraft caught up, but were easily destroyed by Li Chengxi's floating gun.

He immediately turned around and raised the beam rocket launcher.

A strong light of light green gathered at the muzzle of the rocket launcher, but it did not form a particle beam as usual, but continued to gather, as if charging.

Three seconds later, the light reached its peak, and Hall saw Li Chengxi pull the trigger.

Then a ball of light shot out from the muzzle and quickly expanded, turning into a huge energy body that was taller than the silver whirlwind and wrapped with a trace of electric light.

This ball of light hit the left rear of the enemy aircraft group from below and exploded immediately.

The strong light involved at least a dozen space fighters, mixed in the spreading light green light, and orange flashes could be seen one after another.

This is the charging mode of the beam rocket launcher, which is quite powerful, similar to the energy spread of the main gun of a battleship.

The downside...

Looking at the red 'low energy' prompt on the screen, Li Chengxi knew that this thing couldn't be used often.