Meinhof’s mines are connected by intricate underground tunnels. Rails are laid inside the tunnels, and ore and personnel are transported by maglev mine cars. Mining lamps and air composition detection instruments are embedded on the walls of the mines. Ventilation ducts carry the outside air.
Enter the mine.
Here, the hum of the fan is as constant as the sound of an electric drill.
At the same time as the observatory's red light flashed, the alarm inside the mine sounded. It was a sharp and harsh metal scraping sound that was enough to make people's skin crawl.
"Pick up your 'picks' and 'hoes' and assemble at the foreman nearest you. All mine supervisors, stay at your posts." A mechanical voice echoed in the mine: "The Tyranid fleet
They are approaching Meinhof, but we will fight them off!"
Swan wanted to get the tool box he had brought, but after a moment's thought, he chose the lunch box, and then climbed onto his mining robot with steady steps.
The density of miners in the mine is not very high. Swann has to drive the robot to the next mine to see other miners. However, considering that this observation platform is the family's most valuable property, Swann decides to stay in front of the observation platform. Of course, there is another
One reason is that he really wants to know the battle situation in synchronized orbit.
The holographic projection on the observation platform jumped again, and the green battleships representing our own battleships appeared—two Hephaestus-class Camorion battleships that competed with the Tyranid Federation Behemoth-class battlecruisers.
This two-thousand-foot-long giant battleship is modeled after the Federation's battleship design, so it is very similar in appearance design and bridge position. The biggest difference is that there are more electromagnetic gun turrets, more laser cannon groups, and more
There are many missile and space torpedo launch bays, and some warships are also equipped with electromagnetic interference weapons.
But just like other weapons and warships in the Camorion, traces of stitching can also be seen on the battleships of the Camorion, and the armor materials and levels are also uneven.
In Swann's eyes, he even felt that these battleships were directly modified from the Titan-class transport ships of the Kelanis Transport Guild in the dock of the star port, but this did not prevent him from being proud of these battleships.
The actual scene of the fleet battle cannot be seen from the old observation platform, but Swann can imagine such a scene. The battleships opened their docks, and the Cerberus and Sky Wolf aircraft swarmed out. Their opponents were the Tyranids' Avengers.
and the latest Wraith fighter jets.
The battleships opened fire at each other, the orange laser beams and the light of missile explosions igniting the deep space.
Just like other members of his family, Swann is impatient. When it comes to things other than machinery and technology, Swann has little patience. He is worried about the safety of his own fleet, and his inner irritability and worry are completely
The ground was reflected in his hands that had nowhere to rest.
Kemorion's fleet is at a great disadvantage, while the Tyranid Federation has seven Behemoths and four Leviathan battlecruisers, giving the enemy an absolute advantage.
The observatory’s old database can only parse the names of its own battleships and two Leviathan-class battlecruisers, and those two cruisers participated in the parade in the capital of the Tyranid Federation more than ten years ago.
The people of Meinhof did not expect that the war would affect this mining planet with a population of only a few million. Compared with other planets in Kemorian, Meinhof is close enough to the home planet of Moria.
It was absolutely impossible for the Tyranid Federation's fleet to appear in the hinterland of the Kaimorian Commonwealth territory before today.
Unless the Camorion is in retreat, unless the fleet is no longer able to control the distant star systems.
Due to the extremely strong interference, the holographic projection on the observation platform faded in and out and was extremely unstable. The broadcast rang more than a dozen times in a row, but Swan still sat in the driving seat of the mining robot and watched it all.
The first ship to be kicked out of the battlefield was the Kaimorian battleship. It broke into several pieces after a flashing garbled code. Part of the wreckage was pulled to the ground by the gravity of the planet, like an egg exploding in slow motion.
It flew towards the edge of the observatory like a shell.
How many people will die?
Swan thought of this problem in sadness. A capital ship usually carried one thousand to three thousand fleet soldiers, and although most of these people were Morian soldiers, he still felt for them.
sad.
Another Kemorian battlecruiser seemed to have been damaged. Swann knew the name of this battleship and was very familiar with it. It was the starport of Meinhof that cast this battleship, and it was also the star of this planet during the war.
The only battleship built, most of the soldiers were recruited directly from Meinhof, including the mechanics of the Swann family.
This warship tried to ram into the flagship of the Tyranid Federation fleet out of desperation and the belief that it would defend its homeland to the death. This was indeed a last resort, but in fact it was difficult to do. This is not the sea, space is a three-dimensional
battlefield.
Camerian battleships are slower than the earliest Leviathan-class battlecruisers of the Tyranid Federation. Whether it is Camorian or Umoyan, their battleship engines are at least one generation behind the Tyranid Federation, which was the first to enter space.
No miracle happened. The remaining battleship stopped moving before it got close to the enemy ship. In the holographic projection, federal fighter planes and boarding ships were surrounding this motionless steel giant, like mosquitoes on a dead body.
It’s all over.
Meinhof does not have an orbital defense platform or an anti-aircraft gun cluster capable of shooting down enemy ships in low-Earth orbit. These two warships and their attached fleet are the only defense force of this planet in outer space.
In Swan's sad eyes, three Behemoth-class battlecruisers separated from their mother fleet and accelerated towards Meinhof. Although Swan did not know much about military and strategy, he could almost imagine what these battleships would do next.
What will it do.
The few military fortresses on this planet will be destroyed by nuclear bombs dropped from high-altitude orbits before the Tyranid landing forces land on the ground, and then the Tyranid marines will land in various cities.
It would be more beneficial for the Tyranid Federation to capture Meinhof than to completely destroy it, so they will not destroy everything. The Tyranid's goals are the mining companies on the planet and the Adien crystal deposits accumulated in the mines and ports.
While Swann is terrified, he is also worried about his friends and relatives in the New Apollonian community.
In the propaganda of the union representatives, the Tyranids are undoubtedly heinous, and they are the most greedy people in the entire Koprulu Sector. The workers of the Tyranid Federation have always been exploited and squeezed, while the working class of the Kemorians
Interests are protected by trade unions.
This is indeed true.
In the past ten years, the mines established in the edge worlds far away from Moria have been occupied by the Tyranid Federation. In recent years, the Tyranids have become more and more aggressive and even prepared to invade the territory of the Kaimorian Federation.
mining industry.
If the Kemerian Federation chooses to swallow their anger, in a few years, under the encroachment of the Tyranid Federation, their sphere of influence will slowly retreat to their home planet of Moria.
In the eyes of all Camorians, the Federation was forced to declare war. They were fighting entirely to protect the unions and mining companies that were oppressed by the Terran Federation. Almost everyone was a member of the union, and of course they were in
Fight for yourself.
The three battlecruisers, the dark blue Meinhof, were closer. Some tiny light spots fell from the battleships like flashing powder and fell into the planet. They were the Tyranids' airborne force spaceships and the fully loaded land forces.
The crew's landing craft.
Swan saw the name of one of the Federation battlecruisers after updating the observatory database.