Chapter 220 The Atlas Fleet Begins to Enter the Battlefield!

The first to make changes was the Timler family fleet.

After entering the battle, Ryan Timler's radical and brave blood of military nobles was completely activated.

Although he has been the head of the family for a long time, today is the first time he has followed the family fleet to fight a battle of this scale.

The charged particle beams that constantly swept near the warship, and the white electric snakes produced by the activation of the deflection field when the enemy's heavy particle cannon hit the bow.

All of these made Ryan Timler's heart beat half a beat faster.

In front of him, it seemed that his grandfather appeared sitting in the captain's seat, following the emperor's flagship and countless other military nobles' warships to form a spindle-shaped assault formation.

The huge 'spindle' shuttled and shot in the dense rays, and finally penetrated the enemy's fleet.

As the Timler Glory was hit by a heavy particle cannon again, the vibration on the bridge pulled Ryan Timler back from the 'illusion'.

Looking at the enemy fleet that was fighting with them in the asteroid belt on the holographic projection platform, and listening to the report of the tactical information coordinator on the tense battle situation.

Ryan Timler took a deep breath, and then said in a calm tone:

"Ron, should we dance a close dance with the other party?"

Hearing the suggestion of the head of the family, the commander of the Timler family fleet was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect that this inexperienced head of the family would make suggestions on the battle situation at this time.

Originally, he thought that this might just be a suggestion made by Ryan Timler casually, but after quickly thinking about the feasibility, Ron Schneider's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sir, your suggestion is very timely!"

He flattered first, and then issued a new order.

"All fleets, adjust to the assault formation, prepare for high-speed tactical maneuvers!"

"The other side has changed its formation."

Looking at the fleet that reappeared from behind an asteroid with a long axis of more than 200 kilometers, Antonio spoke.

On the enlarged image of the panoramic porthole, the formation of the Timler family fleet has changed from the initial hemispherical bombardment formation to a more compact assault formation.

It looks like a huge spindle in space.

"Spindle formation, it seems that they are bored with the current shooting."

Fleet deputy commander Raven also quickly guessed the opponent's intention.

"It is indeed not easy for us to deal with two light cruisers as the assault spearhead."

Raven looked at the list on the virtual screen on the right side of the seat, which showed some current information of the warships in the fleet.

During this period of shooting, neither side achieved any results.

At most, some ships were hit by multiple heavy particle cannons, and the external armor plates still had excessive temperatures under the protection of the deflection field.

Now these warships have maneuvered to the side and rear of the friendly warships. After completing the heat dissipation and the memory metal reorganization of the laminated armor, they will return to their positions.

However, if the opponent really shortens the battle distance, the increase in the hit rate of the main gun shooting will put more and more pressure on each warship.

Especially when the salvo of the main guns of the light cruiser can cause a fatal blow to the frigate or the old destroyer.

"But we have an advantage in the number of ships, and it is not entirely a bad thing for us to close the distance."

After thinking for a moment, Antonio opened a virtual tactical layout board and began to plan the next move of the fleet.

Just as he spoke, a beam of light from a distance swept across an asteroid near the battleship. The heavy metal ion jet burned a scorch mark on the surface of the asteroid and blasted out a large number of red-hot fragments.

The explosion in the distance was silent, but the "bang bang" sound of these fragments hitting the side armor plates of the ship was like countless hammers, hitting the hearts of the crew.

Such scenes have been appearing since the start of the battle.

The originally dense asteroid belt was torn into a large number of smaller fragments under the attack of the main guns of the warships of both sides, making the battlefield environment even worse.

At the same time, Antonio also completed his bold and radical tactical plan.

Raven was stunned for a moment when he saw this version of the tactical plan, and then he laughed the next second.

"You are worthy of it."

He had heard of Antonio's reputation, or rather, his boldness and radicalism were also well-known among the civilian fleet commanders.

The tactical plan was quickly transmitted to the warships of the joint fleet through blue-green laser communication.

The captains of the warships on the side of Mary Bay Industry also smiled knowingly after seeing the tactical plan.

As the Timler family fleet continued to approach, the joint fleet of Mary Bay and Yaoguang also quickly changed its formation.

It was called a change of formation, but in fact it was also a shrinkage from the initial artillery formation to a relatively compact assault formation.

The flagship Fortune Freedom took the lead and rushed to the front of the assault formation.

In the current fleet battle, especially in small-scale battles, it is common for the highest-level flagship to rush to the front.

Because their deflection force field has greater power and thicker armor plates, they can withstand enemy concentrated fire for a longer time.

After all, the assault spearhead is a very important position. If you randomly place a warship here, it will be blown up by concentrated fire. In extreme cases, the warships behind will even crash into their wreckage, directly affecting the formation.

"The straight-line distance is 6,000 kilometers! The relative speed is 80 kilometers per second!" The tactical information coordinator loudly announced the key information, and everyone on the bridge and CIC became more nervous.

"Attention, the entire fleet, prepare for the second round of formation changes according to the tactical plan, and the HCP squadron is ready to attack! Everyone, the success or failure of this battle depends on this!"

As Antonio's orders spread throughout the fleet, the most nervous person was not the other captains or the HCP pilots about to be dispatched.

But the helmsman of every battleship.

In the latest tactical planning, their operation is the most critical step.

"The straight-line distance is 4,000 kilometers! Interaction is expected in 49.5 seconds!"

When the tactical information coordination officers of each ship reported key information again, the helmsmen of each warship began operations according to the next tasks of each warship.

The joint fleet, which was originally 'crowded', suddenly split into two groups and distanced themselves on both sides, as if they encountered a falling rock in the water.

At the same time, with the help of the vector nozzles of each ship, the warship began to adjust the warship's axis while keeping the course normal along a small arc.

The crew members in each battleship quickly felt that the battleship they were on began to turn sharply.

Since each battleship also adjusted its course simultaneously while adjusting the axis, everyone stopped what they were doing.

They were either firmly pressed into their seats, or they buckled the safety ropes and grabbed all the handles around them that could fix themselves, resisting the sudden G-force.

The advancing Timler family fleet only saw that the enemy fleet that was about to engage in a 'just rivalry' directly ahead was suddenly divided into two smaller fleets.

While maneuvering towards the two wings of the Timler family fleet, he also adjusted the axis of the battleship to aim the main gun's beam at them who were stuck on the center line!

As time passed quickly, Ron Schneider, who felt bad, had to make a difficult decision in the next ten seconds.

That is the direction of the Timler family fleet.

Combat distances within 4,000 kilometers are considered to have entered the range of 'hand-to-hand combat' in space fleet battles.

Compared with long-distance shooting, hand-to-hand combat can also determine the outcome faster.

Because both sides will not only use full firepower, but also release their respective HCP squadrons and assault cabins full of marines to pounce on the rear hemisphere of the enemy warship like a school of piranhas.

In fierce hand-to-hand combat, the chaotic battlefield conditions will not only reduce the prevention and control efficiency of each ship, but also drive the air defense commanders of each warship crazy.

While the two fleets in the asteroid belt were engaging in hand-to-hand combat, the battleships of the Atlas fleet located in the zenith direction of the "Northern Hemisphere" of the battlefield also lit up their main propulsion arrays.

Prior to this, Amber had completed his pre-war speech to the entire fleet.

The relatively witty and humorous words also allowed the crew members who participated in the fleet battle for the first time to disperse the tension in their hearts.

In Gnaku, Amber, who had already boarded the landline, connected the communications between the two HCP squadrons. Looking at the 16 avatars that lit up on the screen throughout the week, he said:

"Macho men, remember your usual training content, trust your respective teammates, act according to the established tactical plan, don't be reckless, don't rush in."

While he was speaking, the maintenance rack was slowly opened, and this aircraft, which Atlas's pilots called the 'Red Devil', took the lead towards the lifting platform.

"A final message to you all"

Amber thought of the legendary pilot in another time and space, and then said with a smile:

"Death will not find you while you are prepared."