The fleets on both sides were moving extremely fast, and the fighter jets they took off were even faster.
When the battleships on both sides were 1 light minute apart, countless fighter jets were already strangled together!
It was only at this time that the fighter pilots of the Republic saw clearly what enemy they were facing!
It was an overwhelming dark cloud!
Countless small drones swarmed in like a swarm of bees, densely packed with almost no gaps! But when the anti-aircraft fire passed by, these drones were able to dodge immediately, as if they were following the anti-aircraft fire in the dark clouds.
A hole suddenly appeared in the direction.
Seeing such a scene, the commanders at all levels of the Republic, including Gideon Tarkin, were all speechless. Because such actions illustrate the excellent flight control systems of these drones!
You know, the reason why these drones are able to avoid anti-aircraft fire is because their mother ship provides them with the turret steering data of the Republic fleet.
This is a very large project, because there are thousands of turrets in the entire Republic fleet, and these turrets are constantly rotating, and the warships are constantly moving. To avoid shooting, you must identify one of the turrets.
The steering angle poses a threat to your own drone, and then it is communicated to the turret to shoot at the drone along the way, and then it starts to avoid.
Even if it is to dodge, it is not just a simple dodge. Otherwise, with such a large number of drones and such a dense barrage of anti-aircraft fire, once you dodge in the wrong direction, you will undoubtedly end up being blown to pieces.
So before this, almost all drones used artificial intelligence to deal with this problem themselves. To put it bluntly, they turned drones into robots. This is the origin of the Vulture Robot Fighter.
However, due to the limited carrying capacity of fighter jets, the artificial intelligence equipped on them is often unable to handle these problems. Therefore, the performance of these robot fighters on the battlefield is very rigid. In contrast, the Galactic Republic adopts a model of pilots + navigation robots.
But it is the most scientific mode. The combination of intelligent creatures' emergency decisions and artificial intelligence's data processing shows the combat effectiveness of crushing all kinds of robot fighters.
Including the fourth civilization's ghost fighter, later improved models also referred to this model. However, the scientists of the fourth civilization did not separate the navigation robot, but built it into the electronic system of the fighter, which is equivalent to giving
It has two control systems for the fighter jet.
In this way, the Ghost fighters can continue to fight against the Galactic Republic fighters.
War is actually a process in which the warring parties learn from each other, understand each other, and then kill each other. The Fourth Civilization and the Galactic Republic have unknowingly influenced each other's technological research and development.
However, what is now displayed in front of the commander of the Galactic Republic Navy is the flexible flying attitude of these tens of thousands of drones. It is not only flexible, but also scientific. This is an evasion made by unified planning and consideration of tens of thousands of individuals.
Strategy!
A simple evasive action has already thrown off the Galactic Republic's own flight control system for at least ten years!
And such actions were actually made by countless tiny drones!
The size of these drones is no more than two meters, even smaller than a taller person. Moreover, the main body of the drone is an engine installed on both sides. There is a gun barrel in the center which is also the only weapon. This gun barrel is relatively small compared to
The size of the drone is very large. Overall, this drone looks like a telescope.
And they are really small!
When flying in space with such a size, if you don't pay attention, you may not be able to see it even if it flies in front of the fighter pilots.
"Are there any results from the scan? What model of drone is this?" Gideon Tarkin turned around and asked.
"General! It has been scanned. This is indeed a drone, but from a structural point of view, it is very unscientific... The engine occupies too much space, and the space reserved for the central processor and weapon system is very small. Such a useless thing
Do man-machine really have combat effectiveness?" the radar soldier said doubtfully, "In addition, these drones have a shield response, indicating that they have a shield system. This is impossible! How can such a small drone be possible?
Can you fit so many systems into it?”
"Get the third batch of fighters ready for battle. If things go wrong, take off immediately!" Gideon Tarkin said in a deep voice, staring at the holographic screen.
As he spoke, he saw those swarm-like drones suddenly starting to accelerate. Their speed had not reached the limit just now! These drones accelerated again in a short time and had already entered the center of the Republic fighter formation!
Then, it's a nightmare!
I only saw countless swarm drones passing by at extremely fast speeds. Such speed and flexibility made the Republic fighter pilots completely unable to react! Then at the moment when the two sides were staggered, a shot from the swarm drones
The barrel instantly fired a plasma ray.
This beam of plasma rays directly caused violent ripples on the fighter's shield, and the pilot's cockpit immediately started to alarm! Before he could react, the second and third drones attacked, firing three plasma rays in succession.
Direct hit!
The V-wing fighter's shield was suddenly overloaded, and the pilot woke up from a dream and hurriedly evacuated. However, the V-wing's originally renowned flexibility was unable to get rid of these drones. The three unmanned aircraft
The aircraft had completed its turn and flew over again. It was still swaying and evading during the flight, making it impossible for the fire control radars of other fighter jets to aim.
Three plasma rays directly penetrated the cockpit of this V-wing fighter!
More than 20,000 swarm drones ruthlessly tore apart the Republic fighter formations, and then relied on absolute numerical superiority to strangle them!
These swarm drones are surprisingly fast, their firepower is unexpectedly fierce, and under the control of a very advanced flight control system, their operations are also surprisingly flexible.
Almost as soon as the battle began, hundreds of Galactic Republic fighter jets were shot down!
"Retreat! Retreat! Ah..."
"Can't aim! I can't aim! They're everywhere!
"
"This is Fire Strike Three, I can't catch them! The target is lost!"
"Fire Strike Three! Behind you! Behind you!"
"They have shields! They can't be defeated! They can't be defeated!"
The pilots' communications were filled with all kinds of desperate noises. Facing this opponent they had never seen or experienced before, the elite pilots of the Republic were at a loss what to do.
The number of swarm drones is extremely large, and what is inconsistent with their small size is that they possess extremely strong firepower. The gun barrel installed on the drone is even a bit uncoordinated, and the plasma rays fired from it are Just two or three rounds can destroy the shields of V-wing fighters, and only one shot is needed to penetrate their fighter armor!
Moreover, these drones have their own shield system. Although this shield is not very powerful, it can almost withstand a single shot from a V-wing fighter. But V-wing fighters often do not have a chance to fire a second time, right? If it is destroyed, it is simply run away by the swarm of drones.
The scariest thing about these swarm drones is their speed!
Just by looking at the engines occupying almost two-thirds of the volume on both sides of these drones, you can tell that they are designed with speed in mind. When these drones are flying at full speed, the acceleration can even be close to 400G! This is The terrifying speed that Republic pilots cannot achieve even with the most advanced decompression protection devices!
At such a speed, the V-wing fighter cannot catch up with the opponent at all. Whether it is fighting or running, it is all controlled by the swarm of drones! Even if it launches concussive missiles, the drones locked by the missiles can escape quickly, creating a The opportunity comes for other drones to intercept the missile!
Such a result would be a nightmare!
"No! Our fighter jets are no match at all! Retreat! Let them withdraw!" On the bridge of the Republic's flagship, the adjutant saw the fierce battle and no longer cared about the relationship between superiors and subordinates. He directly overstepped his authority and began to issue orders. .
Gideon Tarkin, on the other hand, stood there with a livid face. He did not stop his adjutant from taking this action that could be directly sent to a military court. He acquiesced.
Because of the massacre that happened in front of him, he himself was a little terrified. But as the supreme commander of the fleet, he couldn't show it.
"All fighter formations retreat! Return to the inner air defense network of the fleet and do not attack rashly! The third wave of fighter jets will take off immediately to cover their retreat!" Gideon Tarkin finally gave the order.
More V-wing fighters took off and began to cover the fighter formation that had suffered a complete defeat in the previous battle.
At this time, under the command of Matt Horner, the fleet of the Principality of Dawn did not give the opponent a chance to breathe. They began to continue to close the distance. At this distance of about 1 light minute, the particles of the disaster-class battlecruiser The hit rate of the light spear has reached a terrifying level!
The Republic warships were constantly hit by particle light spears, and they could only maintain rapid maneuvers. As a result, the fleet's formation was constantly disrupted, and the tight defensive formation previously deployed by Gideon Tarkin was quickly pulled out. open!
After the Republic fighter fleet suffered more than 700 losses, it finally returned to the air defense circle of its own fleet. But it was not over yet. The swarm drones continued to pursue them and were already swarming in! Tens of thousands of swarm drones
Begin the attack on the Republic fleet!
I only saw a Jaeger-class battlecruiser being targeted by thousands of drones. The battleship was almost completely enveloped by the light emitted by countless plasma rays. If you look at it with the naked eye, even the battleship is under the glare of the rays.
I can’t even see the body clearly!
The close-in defense artillery fire on the Jaeger-class battlecruiser continued to fire, but with little effect.
As soon as these swarm drones are hit, they will immediately start to withdraw at full power, and more drones will immediately come to fill the vacancy, giving no chance for the Republic's anti-aircraft firepower to achieve effective destruction!
In fact, except for being hit by heavier firepower or missiles, ordinary close-range firepower cannot destroy the swarm drones with one blow!
Almost as soon as the battle broke out, Gideon Tarkin was in dire straits!
He never thought that his fighter formation would be defeated so quickly! In this way, all his strategic and tactical arrangements were broken!
The Galactic Republic has always been proud of its large and extremely elite fighter jet cluster. Countless flight academies throughout the inner and core circles of the galaxy have provided the military with countless outstanding pilots, and in
After the Rusan reform, the construction and research and development of large warships were restricted. On the contrary, the field of fighter pilots became a branch of arms that maintained a high level during that period.
Therefore, when Willix Blissex, who was still working at Quart Power Shipyard at the time, designed the Jaeger-class battlecruiser, he also fully considered this advantage of the Galactic Republic, so he made the Jaeger-class battlecruiser a
The aviation battleship can actually fit 400 carrier-based aircraft into it!
So after the Jaeger-class became the main battleship of the Galactic Republic Navy, it was accompanied by tens of thousands of outstanding pilots almost every time it was dispatched.
These pilots take off in groups to fight. In many cases, their numbers can even be compared to the Vulture robot fighters of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
These large and elite fighter clusters have always been the magic weapon for the Galactic Republic to win. Even in every previous battle between the Fourth Civilization and the Galactic Republic, even the Phantom fighters with stealth systems had much higher combat performance than
At that time, the Republic's V-19 Torrent light fighter was basically unable to gain air superiority.
It is because the number of pilots on both sides is at least ten times different in every battle!
The Fourth Civilization will bring a large number of Guard-class anti-aircraft destroyers to every battle. Moreover, the Rogue-class/Sparegate-class frigates that have just withdrawn from the front-line combat forces are also full-time fighter jets against the Republic. The Cole-class battlecruisers are even equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft missiles.
The reason why the gun crew uses so many methods is precisely because of the powerful fighter force of the Republic.
Now, with the entry of the V-wing fighter into service, the Galactic Republic originally planned to further expand its advantages through this excellent-performance fighter.
But no one could have imagined the result like this!
Gideon Tarkin took off two waves of fighter planes, more than 2,600 fighters, and more than 1,500 of them were the most advanced V-wing fighters. Such power can easily destroy tens of thousands of Vulture robot fighters!
However, the result was the defeat of the Galactic Republic fighter formation!
In front of that tiny swarm of drones, the Galactic Republic's proud fighter formation was almost helpless. Less than half an hour after the battle began, it suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.
As a result, Gideon Tarkin's fleet can only directly face the tens of thousands of swarm drones!