"Granite, the first and second drops of blood are yours. You did a great job. Reload immediately and aim at the enemy's large ship next time."
Just when Soshyan sent a commendation message to the Viper-class guided missile destroyer, the Necron fleet suddenly increased its speed and opened fire, seemingly stimulated by the destruction of its kind.
This was the second time he saw this simple scene of green lightning flashing through the void. The first time was the terrifying world engine. As the enemy attacked, the alarm sirens sounded on the bridges of the imperial spaceships.
There was a howl, and in response, Imperial lasers, macrocannons, and all weapons began firing at the enemy.
However, once the two sides exchanged fire, the Empire, which had more ships, fell into a disadvantage.
The destructive arrows shattered the void shield in a bright flash, and tore apart the spacecraft inside with cruel ease. Throughout the entire front, 16 ships, regardless of size, disappeared suddenly, including the White Saint.
One of Tang's strike cruisers, the Blue Ice!
The enemy paid almost no price, only two small ships were destroyed.
"how come..."
This exchange ratio was something Soshyan had never expected. He clearly saw a huge hole in a harvester ship being blasted by the main gun of the Longbow (Gothic-class cruiser), but the scar actually appeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Healed!
He knew that the ship could repair itself, but the speed was too ridiculous.
At this time, the two sides have entered into a chaotic battle. The crescent-shaped spaceship is rapidly emitting green energy. As the escort fleet passes through, it detonates one by one, sending the burning wreckage into the cold void, while the Imperial Fleet's
The fighter jet formations also flew out one by one from the mothership, but they did not immediately join the battle, only waiting for Soshyan's instructions.
Soshyan had previously set up a very standard three-line formation, which could maximize the concentration of firepower in one direction. His idea was to "press to death" the opponent before they left the planet, but the Necrontyr battleship
The defense and speed are still beyond his imagination. Now one of the three lines has been cut. Human small warships and even medium-sized ships such as the Moon class have no resistance. Even the new star frigate newly manufactured by Ulan Huda
They can't even fight against those jackals. Two of the four new-star ships that originally belonged to the White Temple have been sunk, and one has been severely damaged. They are all new ships that have just left the dock...
The only good thing is that before the war, Soshyan considered that the Necrontyr had rarely used jump gangs in previous battles with the Empire, so there were no Space Marines stationed in the fleet. Only the fourth company of the White Templar remained on the flagship, so the ship
The losses did not result in serious losses in personnel (Astartes).
But this was enough to make him very angry. In the past, he used the performance and power of battleships to crush his opponents. As a result, he became the weaker party this time. This made him quite uncomfortable and reminded him of the last time he led the Phoenix Army and fought against
After the victory of the Tau battle, I watched the fleet combat reports and images. From Ada's perspective, the Tau fleet was slowly and tragically carrying out meaningless resistance...
Could it be that in the eyes of the Necrontyr, the human fleet is also like this?
Thinking of this, Soshyan became even more angry. At this moment, he really regretted not bringing the Avesta. In other words, if he could add the fleet of the Astral Knights, he would definitely be able to crush these dead creatures.
After all, he was a little overconfident, thinking that with various preparations, he would be able to deal with the Necrontyr's ships, but he did not expect that there was such a huge gap in the performance of the two warships.
Close firefights meant that the battle was getting fiercer. The frigates and destroyers formed a group, taking advantage of their numerical advantage to shoot at the lightning-fast Necrontyr raiders. The host ships at the rear formed a bombardment line to cover the enemy's movement route as much as possible.
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In the void, beams of light, plasma, artillery shells, green arcs, and fuzzy particle whips are depicted as a tragic war purgatory against the backdrop of the forging world.
In addition to energy weapons, the Necrontyr also brought another terrifying thing that spread death. After entering into close combat, each harvester released three Nightshroud bombers.
The Nightshroud is a Necron space bomber whose origins can be traced back to the Battle of Heaven. It is a famous relic of that ancient apocalyptic war. This fighter was originally built to carry the Death Ball - a force
The field vessel electromagnetically traps tiny fragments of antimatter, which are kept in a state inconsistent with the rest of the universe until the sphere explodes, releasing a massive annihilation wave of pure gamma energy that can destroy almost anything within range.
At the same time, it also has two twin destroyer main guns, which are enough to pose a threat to large ships, and its speed and defense can also allow it to fight against enemy fighter jets. In the intelligence and evaluation given by Ada
, this bomber must be dealt with by advanced aircraft such as Hemlock or Void Phoenix fighters.
The strike cruiser Thunder belonging to the White Templar became the first victim. At that time, it was trying to attack a Jackal raider. However, under the bombardment of three strange metal balls, all the shields collapsed, and the armor shell immediately collapsed.
Exposed in the void, the three Nightshroud bombers turned at a speed that could crush the internal organs of a mortal pilot, broke away from the coverage of the battleship's anti-aircraft artillery, formed a new formation, and roared towards the injured spacecraft.
The crescent-shaped fighters formed a tight spiral as they fired, then fired lightning bolts at close range, setting off a series of explosions along the flanks of the strike cruisers.
The heavily damaged strike cruiser immediately attracted the bloodthirsty vultures, and the two Elegy-class assault ships circled and attacked it with incredible maneuvers, as if they were feasting, for only a brief period of more than ten seconds, or even for a short period of time.
The destroyer came to the rescue, and the Thunder was completely destroyed. The explosion of the reactor melted part of the ship's shell. The violent burst of energy caused the surrounding ships to tilt sharply, and the propellers kept flashing a dazzling white light.
In the communication channel, many captains began to exclaim, their voices full of fear.
When the last dazzling flash burst out, hundreds of thousands of lives disappeared...
Those undead warships continued to attack the human fleet unscathed, just like wolf fish attacking a group of fish in the water. Close combat has always been the most effective tactic for humans, but now they are in a dilemma.
middle.
In the ten-minute battle, the empire lost a large number of ships, but only sank one shroud-class light cruiser and two small battleships. This can hardly be called an achievement...
"All captains, stay calm. The Emperor is watching us. Strengthen the fire coverage of the enemy's capital ships and reorganize the formation."
Amid the interference of static noise, Soshyan's calm voice echoed on the fleet's command channel.