Chapter 468 Changing Homes?
Although in most scenes, the 'house-changing' tactic is full of a very 'harmonious' style, it seems difficult to relate it to a cruel and serious war.
However, in the history of human warfare throughout the ages, the "switching home" tactic is actually not uncommon, but the war history materials do not directly use such an imprecise description as "switching home".
In reality, the "home exchange" tactic is not a literal home exchange, but refers to using some method to force the enemy to change its strategic deployment, or to gain greater strategic advantage by sacrificing local interests.
In actual military operations, these tactics often involve complex military decision-making and strategic planning.
In reality, the most common "change of tactics" tactic refers to forcing the enemy to change its strategic direction by attacking its important targets.
In other words, the "home" in "changing home" does not necessarily refer to the enemy's capital or hometown, but can also refer to an important target of the enemy on the battlefield.
The people in Atlas' "Command Observation Group" naturally knew the true meaning of "changing homes", so they all started to think carefully about the star map.
After seeing their actions, Amber also smiled and said: "Just take this opportunity, you can try to put yourself into the role of the commander of the imperial fleet, and think about what to do if you are attacked by multiple points. Only by 'changing homes' can the passive situation be reversed."
"It's mainly because we don't know how much the Imperial Fleet knows about the Federation's fleet deployment and movements." Cliffs replied: "The enemy intelligence that can be obtained will also affect the judgment of 'important targets' to a large extent. and choice.”
After hearing his answer, Randall and several other humans and Roma who were promoted from the combat fleet for commander training also nodded involuntarily.
However, Guterres, who had been staring at the star map without speaking, denied Cliffs' words after a moment.
"No, the Imperial Fleet does not need to make a choice, because Marshal Trafalgar has already made the choice for them."
Guterres activated the virtual control panel next to his seat, and then marked two locations on the star map with asterisks - these are the systems where the two mobile fortresses of the Federation Navy are deployed.
"No matter whether the Federation Navy launches multiple attacks in several directions, the defensive strength on the rear front will be limited. Therefore, even if the commander of the Imperial Fleet guesses the general deployment of the Federation Fleet, the most valuable 'important target' remains Or these two mobile fortresses.”
The explanation of the former Federal Navy Vice Admiral instantly made others suddenly realize. Although the expression on Amber's face did not change much, she still felt a little happy in her heart.
This captured vice-admiral may seem like a no-brainer because he was overthrown by the Atlas Combat Fleet, but in fact he is absolutely excellent in macro-strategy and basic naval combat skills.
So he can actually play the role of a 'mentor' to help train Cliffs and the others, and it's more than enough.
On the other side, Cliffs and others also understood Trafalgar's intention.
The two mobile fortresses deployed without concealment, in addition to being placed on the card table as "clear cards", are also the only option he gives the imperial fleet to implement the "switching home" tactic.
What's more, the four Dukes on the front line of the Empire have always regarded the Federation's mobile fortress as an important strategic target of the other side.
Although senior officers of the Imperial Navy often refer to the Federation's mobile fortresses as "rudimentary replicas full of flaws," if they had the opportunity to knock down these two mobile fortresses, they would not hesitate to do so.
After all, this thing can provide some support to the Federation Navy fleet. Even if the officers of the Imperial Navy will despise these two 'imitations', in any case, 'nothing' is better than 'something'.
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While the members of Atlas' "command observation group" were rehearsing the battle between the Federation and the Empire in the virtual space, at the same time, as the "protagonists" of the first phase of the battle - the three Federation naval battle groups also began took action.
The light from the stars in the far distance, after being processed by the shipboard control personality, passed through the panoramic portholes of the bridge of the Intrepid with a relatively soft brightness, and shone on the face of the Federal Navy Marshal Trafalgar.
He stared at the universe outside the panoramic window. In front of him was a vast starry sky, dotted with countless stars, like an exquisite picture.
But in fact, those 'stars' are just generated by the shipboard controller's personality on the panoramic portholes. Otherwise, everyone on the ship would be easily confused psychologically when faced with the pitch-black cosmic background where almost nothing can be seen every day. question.
"Marshal, all ships are in position. According to the latest news just transmitted from the reconnaissance ship, the imperial fleet docked in the target star port has just started departure operations."
On the bridge, Admiral Carroll's voice broke the silence.
"It seems that the imperial fleet has finally begun to move. I don't know if they are preparing to gather their troops to attack the 'target' I have placed in front of them, but it is still a little late anyway."
Marshal Trafalgar showed an expression of 'everything is under control' on his face, and then ordered:
"The battle group is preparing for a collective jump based on the coordinates obtained through early reconnaissance!
After arriving at the target area, the 1st, 2nd, and 4th fleets launched artillery formations and fired salvos. The 3rd and 6th fleets launched pincer offensives from the left and right hemispheres. The specific attack path was determined by the fleet commander!
In this battle, we must put the destruction of the Imperial Fleet's manpower first. When the battle goes smoothly, we will consider attacking the starport!
Long-range reconnaissance ships deployed in nearby galaxies, always pay attention to the movements of the Imperial Fleet in the galaxy!"
"Yes! Marshal!"
As Trafalgar's order was issued, the 'Kraken' battle group quietly lurking behind the dust cloud moved.
The stardust that permeated this area of the universe seemed to be a natural barrier. Its interior was filled with various dust and gases, which had a strong absorption and interference effect on electromagnetic waves, making it impossible for both sides to use traditional radar and optical means for detection.
The three battle groups launched by the Federation this time all used similar 'natural shelters' or planets to hide their positions to prevent the long-range radar array on the Imperial Navy's starport from finding out their direction.
But this is also a dangerous practice, and it is a great test for the distance control of the fleet.
At a long distance, this cloud of dust may not be able to cover the battle There are many fleets in the group, but if they are too close, they will easily run into the dust cloud and get hurt.
After all, the jump engine on the ship needs a certain relative speed between the ship and the "jump coordinate" to be activated, so the entire fleet is equivalent to crashing directly into the nebula in front.
If there is an error in distance control, the fleet will crash into this area filled with a lot of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases at a very high speed. No one knows what will happen - but it will never be a good thing.
"Jump engine start."
The voices of the shipboard control personalities on each warship sounded almost at the same time.
The next moment, the warships that have completed basic acceleration disappeared in the white light of hyperspace being torn apart at the moment they were about to crash into the nebula.