1,224 Battle Distance

These two enemy ships are definitely not aerospace motherships, but they carry alien warships, which may be a new attempt of aliens to use space tactics.

The alien fighters flew away from the warships immediately after taking off, and circled around the alien warships without any rules, and rushed towards the Leishan fiercely.

The number of enemy planes is not large, but it is also a big threat to the Leishan.

Although he lost the initiative, Ye Han was not in a hurry at all. He calmly ordered all departments to prepare for battle, and then stared at the distance data in the corner of the screen.

Having distance means having safety, but if you want to attack the enemy, you must close the distance.

Eight hundred kilometers!

As soon as this number jumped into his sight, Ye Han's eyes widened immediately: "Laser cannon, free shooting, hit me hard!"

At the command, the laser turret on the Leishan immediately opened fire, and the laser beam instantly crossed hundreds of kilometers. Some passed between the alien fighters, and some simply did not touch the edge of the fleet. In short, no beam hit.

This seems to be an ending that should not have happened. How could a laser flying at the speed of light deviate from the target?

The actual situation is of course not that simple. The current situation is that a high-speed moving warship hits a high-speed moving target. The moving speeds of both sides are not slow, and the relative speed is even more amazing. Even a laser cannon can hardly hit the target at this distance.

Ye Han ordered to open fire now, not to kill many enemy planes, but purely to disperse the enemy planes and prevent them from gathering to form attack waves.

Leishan is equipped with many anti-aircraft weapons, from anti-aircraft guns to anti-aircraft missiles. Coupled with the armor layer of the warship itself, the threat of alien fighters to Leishan is very small, and one fighter poses almost no threat.

But it is hard to say about a wave of enemy planes. More than a dozen or even dozens of enemy planes rush over together to cooperate and cover each other. It is really hard to say how many enemy planes the air defense network of Leishan can block.

Moreover, Leishan is not without weaknesses. The most obvious weakness is the thruster. This thing will be scrapped as long as it is hit by a shot, which directly affects the maneuverability of Leishan.

Moreover, the propellers of the Leishan ship used a lot of alien technology. The ship's damage control team had no ability to repair the propellers at all. If they were damaged, they could only return to Beiyuezhou for replacement and repair.

In order to ensure the safety of the propellers, Ye Han had to disperse the enemy's fleet in advance to prevent the enemy aircraft from attacking in groups.

Of course,

According to Ye Han's calculations, even if all the enemy aircraft rushed over at once, there was only a small chance of breaking through the air defense network and would not threaten the safety of the warship.

But then again, once the enemy aircraft approached, even if they did not break through the air defense network, the possibility of damaging the propellers was not small. How could Ye Han not be cautious?

The enemy aircraft suddenly dispersed as Ye Han planned, flying up and down like headless flies, and flying in various maneuvers.

This result surprised Ye Han very much.

Since no laser hit, why did the alien fighters disperse?

The human eye can't see the laser at all, and the reason why the light path can be seen on the screen is because the lens uses special optical glass.

The aliens reacted so quickly, maybe there was something special about the aliens' eyes.

Thinking of this, Ye Han did not forget to write this down, and prepared to make a report after the battle, so that the superiors could study the eyes of alien creatures, which might promote the development of optical equipment.

After disrupting the enemy's fleet, the enemy ships could not be left idle. While the laser cannon was crossing the void, Ye Han ordered again: "Aim the electromagnetic cannon and shoot. Use conventional shells for the time being. When you are sure, change to mushrooms."

The electromagnetic cannon immediately began to charge, and after a few seconds, the first shell flew out of the barrel... Unfortunately, this shell did not hit.

Although the most advanced fire control equipment was used and the most accurate ballistic calculations were performed, the distance between the two sides was too far.

And after the alien fighter exploded, the alien warship also became alert, flying irregularly like the fighter. No matter how advanced the fire control system is, it is impossible to hit the target purely by calculation in this situation, unless it is blindly relying on luck.

Leishan opened fire first, and the alien warships were not to be outdone. They knew that Leishan had not yet entered the range, but they still brazenly fired at Leishan... As a result, they naturally didn't hit a single hair.

The situation at this time was very similar to the cannon bombardment in the battleship era. Both sides were moving at high speed and firing at full speed. The only thing to see was who could hit the enemy ship first.

This is actually not accurate, because both the enemy and us are very lacking in weapons that can make the final decision. The problem with Leishan is that the hit rate is not high due to the long distance, and the aliens simply don't have any.

If Ye Han risked the damage to Leishan and charged directly with the alien warships, then no matter whether it was a missile or a shell, one of them would hit the enemy ship and give the enemy a fatal blow.

It's just that Ye Han didn't want to fight the enemy to death with Leishan.

The distance between the two sides continued to shorten, and when there was only more than 400 kilometers left, the first hit finally occurred-a laser was originally aimed at the enemy aircraft, but it didn't want to deviate from the target and accidentally hit the enemy ship!

Unfortunately, the laser cannon was too weak, and the alien warship was not hurt at all after being hit by a laser.

At this moment, I don’t know how many people on the Leishan sighed and lamented, and what made everyone even more confused was why they had not waited for the order to launch the missile!

No matter which battle against the enemy ship, the missile was one of the protagonists on the battlefield, and in some battles it could even be said to be the absolute main force, achieving extremely brilliant results.

When two armies are fighting, the most important thing is how to destroy the enemy. Why are they unwilling to use a large number of missiles even though they are equipped with them?

Ye Han naturally has another plan for this. It’s not that he doesn’t want to use missiles, but he thinks the distance is still a bit far. If he uses missiles now, it’s purely based on the number of hits.

Leishan is alone in the deep, with no supplies or reinforcements. The military strength of aliens near Ceres is still a mystery. It’s better to save some when you can.

Three hundred kilometers!

The hit rates of both sides rose at the same time. Leishan shot down three enemy planes in a row, and several lasers hit the enemy ships in succession.

However, Leishan was also hit by several thin beams of light.

The time was ripe, and Ye Han quickly issued a new order: "Laser cannons continue to fire, all artillery cannons fire freely, electromagnetic cannons stop firing, load nuclear shells and stand by, all close-in defense guns are ready for battle, missile nest No. 2 covers the launch, missile nest No. 5, No. 1 to No. 4, launch!"

Nest No. 2 is loaded with smoke bombs, which have performed well in previous operations and are now one of the indispensable standard preparations for the fleet.

As for nest No. 5, it is loaded with seven-point independently targetable reentry vehicles, including both ordinary armor-piercing shells and special shells equipped with nuclear warheads. It all depends on Ye Han's decision which one to use.