From the moment the enemy fleet signal appeared, Admiral Karanswo realized that things were not what he had imagined.
From the first impression, it seems credible that the Chaos Fleet may have just passed by here accidentally or found the battleships they lost, but when one hour after reconnaissance of the initial subspace rift and the size of the enemy grew to 13 enemy ships, this speculation was immediately proved to be extremely wrong.
On the Revenge, this great flagship, Admiral Karanswo had to admit that he had miscalculated.
All the high-ranking officers came to the bridge to discuss the emergence of enemy ships one after another, only Admiral Karanswo remained quiet at all times.
"This is undoubtedly an attempt to destroy us."
The Fleet Chief of Staff made a bitter face and took his gaze away from the screen to speak to his colleagues.
"Look at their arrangement, and interspersed directly on the shortest route to the asteroid's boundaries."
"I bet that as long as we move to another direction at first, there will be other ships in front of us in the galaxy, and they are trying to drive us together like hunting ducks."
“We need to be dispersed.”
The first lieutenant seemed quite shocked by the Chief of Staff’s conclusion, but the Chief of Staff stopped all protests before he expressed it.
“We are far from rivals.”
“We have time to call more ships.”
The Deputy Chief of Staff suggested:
"It's not very far from Gayaxing here."
"The question is how much power there is in Gaya Star? Whether the reliable Zhongpu is returning now is still unknown, and the base also needs defensive power."
"If we are destroyed, then those frigates cannot protect the base."
The Chief of Staff took a step back and took a deep breath.
"Impossible...how did we bump into them?"
"More importantly, how did they find us? I believe all our ships have complied with the correct communication security protocols. After leaving the base, no one can detect our signals."
"Ah, of course, base, maybe our loophole is here."
"Sir, are you saying there are heretic spies in the base?"
"Yes, the most sinister thing about heresy is to bewitch people's hearts. Where they appear, lies will also exist."
The Chief of Staff rubbed his forehead, feeling upset because of the change of circumstances.
"A little dissatisfaction can lead to betrayal, perhaps someone who wants to make a profit from heretics."
"Oh, it makes no sense to guess again, but we can still fight. If they think they can drive us to the slaughterhouse like a gentle Glocks, then we must let him taste the unhappiness! A coordinated attack directly attack their main fleet, let us see if they have the courage to engage in a real battle."
“We don’t.”
The Chief of Staff said calmly that his statement once again shocked all officers.
"At least, not here, nor now... we are unprepared, lack of troops, and have no intelligence. We cannot throw the fleet into a bet. If we lose, the Pandora Galaxy will completely become a rotten sore. As long as we can withdraw the base, perhaps—"
"And that's exactly what our enemies expect."
Finally, General Karanswo, who had been silent for a long time, spoke, and everyone instantly calmed down and looked at the commander.
"They think we are weak and we will prove they are wrong."
He looked at the officers in the strategy room and lowered his voice.
"The enemy's raid is intended to defeat our morale and allow us to throw away opportunities in vain with a meaningless attitude of resistance. We may not have an overwhelming advantage, but we are not as weak as heretics think. Since these traitors pointed their guns at the Pandora galaxy, they have been able to achieve slight victory most of the time, which gives them confidence, but will also be their weakness.."
General Karanswo saw the desire to further argue in the eyes of the Chief of Staff. He knew that his old friend had always been cautious, but he could not win the war with caution.
Brave, wit, and unswerving at critical moments are the magic weapon to win the war.
"Maybe this is not a sure win-win war."
Recalling clearly the appearance of the stubborn young man in the past, Admiral Karanswo put one hand on the other's shoulder.
“But we have no choice.”
The chief of staff looked at his old commander, then sighed lightly, raised his chest and raised his head.
"Sir, wait for your order!"
All officers were immediately on the verge of orders.
Admiral Karanswo nodded, turned around and walked to the side of the communicator, and said in a deep voice:
"Order the fleet to set up a formation to welcome the enemy! For the sake of the emperor, we will never refuse to die!!"
As the command was issued, the Imperial fleet quickly changed from agglomeration posture to a single column queue.
The Pandora battle group in this battle can be said to have a family fortune. In addition to the dictator-class cruiser [Reliable Loyalty] did not participate in the battle because of the escort, all the main battleships joined the battle, including the Emperor-class battleship [Revenge], the Ruler-class cruiser [Anvil], the Moon-class cruiser [Leviathan Behemoth] and the Solar System Lord], there are also 2 Fearless-class light cruisers, 1 Enemy-class light cruiser, 3 Sword-class frigates of the Gamma Detachment, 5 Scimitar-class frigates of the 89th Guard Detachment, and a total of fifteen battleships.
When the Empire took off, the Black Legion's fleet was already in place. This time they were all the main forces. The fleet flagship Desolation Messenger-class battleship [Wuqing Resentment], the ugly large cruiser [Sacred Corrosion], the Styx heavy cruiser [Ruthless Destroyer], and the Killing-class cruiser [Prison Resentment] were all present. There were 4 Image Destroyer-class destroyers, 5 Worship Class plundering ships, and a total of thirteen battleships.
The one who commanded this fleet was Chaos Lord Baga Iengrasper, who was also the leading naval warfare master in the Black Legion. He was already famous for the Eye of Fear before he joined the Black Legion.
In terms of quantity, the Empire has a better advantage, but General Karanswo is very clear about the danger he is in.
Although the small ships of the Pandora battle group will be able to match the Chaos Fleet in number, the firepower of the main ships is extremely unfavorable. The Revenge is a transformed aircraft carrier and it is impossible to compete with the opponent's Wuxiu Resentment.
The only advantage that Admiral Karanswo mastered is that the fighter aircraft carried by the Revenge has an absolute numerical advantage compared to Chaos.
The Revenge has 4 flight launch platforms, each platform has 2 sets of flight decks, which can take off 8 flight squadrons at the same time, and its hangar can accommodate 32 flight squadrons, that is, 320 carrier-based aircraft!
In order to maximize this advantage, Karansvo decided to keep the Revenge behind the battle line and allow other ships to fight the Chaos Fleet.
When the fleets of both sides begin to exchange fire, the multi-dial attack aircraft taken off the Revenge can cross the battle line, flood the Chaos Fleet's escort fleet, and ultimately cause as much damage to the Chaos Fleet.
As long as the attack aircraft can cause sufficient damage, it can make up for the unfavorable situation in the fleet artillery battle.
Moreover, Admiral Karanswo decided to focus on the enemy's flagship, and he prepared a four-squadron Star Eagle torpedo aircraft formation. When other carrier-based aircraft attract the enemy's air defense firepower, this will become a deadly dagger.
Unfortunately, although it seems feasible, Karansvo's plan lacks the disguise of tactical attempts.
And he didn't know that the other party had much more information than he thought—