Chapter 199 Game

When Amber and his ship first hid in the shadow of the planet and turned on the optical camouflage and black body coating to enter the covert operation.

The original situation of the enemy in the dark and us in the light was instantly reversed.

Now, the Ares, whose optical, infrared and ultraviolet signals have been reduced to the lowest, has become a hunter hidden in the dark, while the two ships of Mary Bay Industries and Yaoguang Defense are exposed to the sun.

In order to keep the ship's reconnaissance unit running normally, the destroyer of Mary Bay Industries cannot enter the covert operation mode like the Ares.

This thrilling game of hide-and-seek is, to some extent, very similar to the Soviet nuclear submarines and NATO anti-submarine units fighting in the cold waters of the North Atlantic.

One side hides in the dark, racking its brains to avoid being discovered.

The other side is on the sea, hoping to rely on the advantage of numbers to find the target's traces and then press it to death in the sea.

The only difference is that the Ares is not like a nuclear submarine hiding in the sea. It is actually difficult to counterattack after being targeted.

On the contrary, when Ares was discovered by the destroyer of Mary Bay Industries, it was the moment when it showed its fangs.

It is not easy to find a hidden ship in the vast universe.

Although any flaws in camouflage will be quickly exposed in the clean background of the universe.

But after the development of human ship technology to today's level, the stability of optical camouflage and black body coating has prevented the captains of various warships from turning over in this regard.

Unless the Freedom Radical of Mary Bay Industries can approach within 4,000 kilometers of Ares, their optical and infrared observation equipment will basically not be able to detect the disguised Ares.

In this case, the long-wave radar technology with a long history has once again stepped onto the historical stage.

This technology that uses electromagnetic wave reflection to detect targets does have certain advantages in long-distance detection.

Although the main naval fleets of the Empire and the Federation generally release a large number of probes to form a huge gravitational wave detection array for long-distance search.

But after all, there are requirements for the number of ships and probes.

Just to analyze the results, a large number of shipborne control personalities are needed to coordinate the calculation.

Therefore, in single-ship operations and small-scale battles, long-wave radar is still the preferred method for captains to conduct long-distance detection.

This detection method is similar to using a flashlight to find your lost backpack in the dark wilderness at night.

The forest is so big, but the area that the flashlight can illuminate is only so small.

So before using the long-wave radar, at least you have to know the approximate location of the target, otherwise it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, this is not a difficult task for Captain Cleves.

As an experienced destroyer captain, Cleves originally had the hope of being promoted to the commander of a escort detachment in the Federal Navy.

But this guy is different from many members of the Federal Navy. He is a relatively upright naval officer.

So after discovering and exposing the corruption of a fleet commander, he also got the "end" he deserved.

He was kicked out of the Federal Navy.

Then, under the suppression of the senior officer of the fleet, no private military company was willing to accept him.

In the end, it was Mary Bay Industries that saw his talent and quietly recruited him into the company.

However, because of his situation and the principle of keeping a low profile, Mary Bay Industries only let him serve as a destroyer captain of the mobile fleet.

At first, Cleves was quite unhappy with this arrangement.

In his opinion, with his own ability, he could completely replace the current straw bag and become the commander of the mobile fleet of Mary Bay Industries.

But Mary Bay Industries' attitude was also very tough.

If you like it, don't get out.

In this case, Cleves could only accept the status quo.

After all, people still have to eat, and apart from Mary Bay Industries, no other company was willing to accept him.

Although Cleves's brain is sometimes stubborn and does not know how to adapt, he does have unique experience in combat.

In the federal navy in peacetime, the one with the highest attendance rate is actually the escort detachment.

These mobile and flexible warships often cooperate with the garrison fleet, the Federal Taxation Bureau and other agencies to combat pirates, smuggling, tax evasion mining companies, etc.

Long-term intrigues with pirates and smuggling ships have made Cliffs quite good at tracking secret units.

After determining that Atlas's ships would use the shadow of the planet to move, the search range was much smaller.

Then, Cliffs provided a series of relevant parameters to the shipboard control personality.

These parameters are the essence of his many years of pursuit experience.

Soon, the shipboard control personality of the Freedom Radical solved multiple routes that the opponent might use, and these routes were concentrated in a relatively small area.

And then, the long-wave radar can start working.

"Turn on the radar and detect the calibration area."

Cliffs snapped his fingers. This is a "bad habit" that most captains think is very cool.

However, this can only be done before wearing a space suit. Once entering combat mode, the captains can no longer pretend like this.

As his order was given, a tall "mast" was raised in the four directions of the upper, lower, left and right of the middle section of the Freedom Radical.

The optimized antenna array also slowly opened as the mast rose.

Cliffs stared at the main screen on the bridge, and began to think about the next step after discovering the target.

He was sure that the first round of long-wave radar search would definitely find something.

Without knowing the wavelength of the frequency band, the radar wave cancellation equipment on the other ship could not work.

It was necessary to wait for the Freedom Radical to scan once before the radar wave cancellation could be carried out according to the captured signal characteristics.

But by that time, the Freedom Radical, which had already mastered the general direction of the target, had to advance at full speed to squeeze the opponent's activity space.

Once the destroyers deployed outside the border area arrived, it would be a situation of catching turtles in a jar.

On the main screen, the arc-shaped lines symbolizing radar waves swept across.

In the marked area, as Cliffs expected, something was swept out.

But not one, but two.

"Huh?"

After watching the suspected target sailing in two directions at a 20-degree angle after the data was transmitted to the holographic projection platform.

Cliffs hesitated for a moment, and then immediately judged that the other party should have released an inflatable target ship equipped with a corner reflector.

"Hmph, an old trick of the pirates, prepare for the second long-wave radar detection."

Cliffs snorted coldly, but gave the order again.

According to his experience, the other party will cancel the radar wave during the next round of long-wave radar detection.

When there is only one target left, most captains will consider a diffuse shooting like the remaining target to try their luck.

But once this is done, the opponent lurking in the dark will capture the detailed coordinates of their own ships and counterattack.

But Cliffs did not intend to do so. His way of dealing with it was exactly the opposite.

If one of the targets disappeared, he would only continue to pursue the direction where the target disappeared, and then wait for an opportunity according to the situation.

The long-wave radar quickly completed the second round of detection, and the detection results were also presented on the holographic projection platform.

However, after seeing this result, Captain Cliffs' mentality changed a little.

Because the second round of detection still found two targets.

The other party did not perform any radar wave cancellation operation.