One Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-One Go All Out
Duan Zhiyang's move may seem novel, but it is not a new tactic.
People familiar with the super cannon know that this thing is not a cannon at all, but a light cannon array composed of many lasers. As long as the control equipment allows, each laser can independently shoot a target.
To put it bluntly, the super cannon can be far or near, scattered or gathered, and the cannon can be used to attack the enemy wherever he comes.
When gathering, attack enemy ships, and when scattered, attack insect machines. Ye Han can't think of a better weapon than it.
The military has also thought about moving super cannons onto battleships, but super cannons are not without disadvantages. One is that the energy consumption is too high, and the other is that the area is too large.
The energy consumption problem can be solved by adding reactors, but the area problem is troublesome. The cross-sectional area of the battleship is so large. Even if it is filled with lasers, there are only 1,800 at most. With such a small number, the power and range are far behind. It is not much better than the laser main guns currently used. Instead, it will affect the overall layout of the battleship. The final result is not worth the loss.
Installing it on the ridge or belly of the ship with a larger area is a plan, but after detailed discussion, the result is still more disadvantages than advantages.
Due to various reasons, the super cannon has not been installed on the warship, and many military generals are deeply regretful.
Well, Ye Han is one of them.
The battle is still going on. The firepower of the human side is indeed strong. Every minute and every second, there are insect machines killed in the artillery fire.
But the number of insect machines is too large. More than 60 of the more than 70 alien warships are insect machines. Nearly 20,000 insect machines are flying all over the sky. No matter how dense the human firepower is, it is impossible to stop all the insect machines.
"One thousand kilometers--" He Lu's voice sounded again. Ye Han heard the words, and his eyebrows twisted tightly.
No matter how fierce the previous confrontation was, it was just an appetizer before the main meal. The real battle will begin when Base No. 3 enters the fine light range.
As the distance decreases, the density of insect machines is getting higher and higher. Every laser sweep can kill dozens or even hundreds of insect machines.
The confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense, gradually becoming white-hot.
At this critical moment, the super cannon suddenly stopped firing. When Ye Han turned his eyes, he found that a group of missiles were flying in front of Base No. 3, and they exploded into a group of dark smoke.
At this time, the insect swarm finally included Base No. 3 in the farthest range.
The insect swarm, which was charging headlong, suddenly opened fire. For a moment, countless fine lights rushed to Base No. 3 at the same time, and there were no less than thousands of fine lights falling on the super cannon.
But the smoke screen had already taken shape, and all the fine lights entered the smoke screen. There was no ripple in the smoke screen, and the specific situation of the super cannon could not be seen.
However, the insect machine had no intention of giving up, and still persevered in firing at Base No. 3.
The location where the fine lights were most dense was the location of the super cannon!
Ye Han couldn't help but sweat for Base No. 3.
Although the smoke screen blocked the line of sight, the smoke screen only played a role in confusing the line of sight, and it could not block the fine lights at all.
When the warships used smoke screens, they would hide in a corner of the smoke screen, leaving the center open for the aliens to attack.
However, among the four major bases, only Base No. 1 was designed with thrusters, and Base No. 3 could not move at all. Could Base No. 3 withstand such dense beams of light?
Ye Han didn't know yet that his worries had already become a reality.
The reason why Duan Zhiyang launched the smoke screen in advance was to protect the super cannon, but the aliens persisted in firing into the smoke screen, and thousands of beams of light easily penetrated the smoke screen. The dense beams swept across the laser array like a rainstorm. In a blink of an eye, a large number of lasers were damaged, and even the cables buried underground were cut by the beams of light.
Duan Zhiyang sighed helplessly and gave up the super cannon.
He didn't want the super cannon to be destroyed by the enemy's counterattack, but all the lasers were placed on the surface of the base, and there was no place to hide. It was the best result to destroy so many enemy ships and planes before they were damaged.
Without the super cannon, most of the weapons of Base No. 3 were disarmed, leaving only a few close-in defense guns and a batch of missiles. The biggest role of Base No. 3 is to serve as a shield for the fleet, and the firepower output must rely on the fleet.
At this point in the war, Base No. 3 has lost its original role and is the most conspicuous target of the enemy... Duan Zhiyang struggled violently in his heart and suddenly ordered to abandon Base No. 3 and all personnel to evacuate immediately.
Everyone was stunned by Duan Zhiyang's decision, but orders are orders, and now is the most intense time of the battle. No one dared to question Duan Zhiyang's order, and everyone left Base No. 3 as quickly as possible.
Outside the base, eight human warships have been firing at full speed, and the missiles have been fired. After the insect swarm entered a thousand kilometers, all the warships fired the last batch of missiles at the same time.
Next is the time for naval guns, and artillery of various calibers fired at full speed.
All human warships are equipped with laser cannons. The problem fleet is hidden deep in the smoke screen, and the laser cannons are too affected. If they leave the smoke screen, they will be fired upon by the enemy. No matter which warship, they can't withstand the continuous attack of thousands of fine beams of light.
At this moment, the human side is at an absolute disadvantage. If they continue to develop, defeat is only a matter of time.
However, no human warship retreats, because the killer that determines the outcome is already on the way to the enemy. Victory or defeat, life or death all depends on this shiver.
In order to cover this batch of missiles, all human warships used all their strength, and each gun fired at the highest speed, throwing out all kinds of nuclear shells as if they were free.
Countless shells formed an extremely dense firepower network in front of Base No. 3. At a glance, there were star-like shells everywhere.
The visual effect of the shells was far inferior to that of the super cannon, and the speed of the shells was too slow. The Zerg machine could even avoid asteroid fragments with a relative speed of 30 to 40 kilometers, so what was the point of avoiding the shells?
Shortly after the barrage of bullets passed through the smoke screen, the last wave of missiles finally flew in front of the Zerg. The Zerg still wanted to intercept this batch of missiles, but the missiles exploded automatically halfway, half of them stayed behind, and the other half rushed straight to the Zerg at a very high speed.
Although the Zerg tried its best to intercept, many warheads still successfully rushed to the Zerg.
The Zerg machines immediately avoided the warheads, but this time their flexibility did not work. The warheads were automatically activated before they flew into the Zerg, and instantly turned into a dazzling light.
In just a moment, a series of strong lights exploded in the Zerg swarm... The Zerg machines were too dense, and each nuclear bomb destroyed no less than three digits of Zerg machines. When this round of nuclear explosions was over, no less than three thousand Zerg machines would die in the nuclear explosions.
Long-awaited additional update!