Chapter 539 We Must Sink It Even if We Have to Hit It!

Major General Kimmel, who was sitting in the captain's seat with a serious expression, fell into silence after learning that only one message was sent out urgently.

He didn't know how the 17th and 18th fleets of the Federal Navy would react after receiving this urgent message. Even if the other party decided to set out to support, it would take at least 3 days for the two fleets to arrive.

But Major General Kimmel knew that it was unknown whether the garrison fleet could hold out for three hours under the current circumstances, let alone three days.

More than 80% of the new crew members in the reorganized garrison fleet made this fleet look well-organized, but its combat proficiency was not very high.

Especially when someone took the initiative to attack, the fleet's on-the-spot reaction and combat resilience were really a bit poor.

Kimmel could see very intuitively in the captain's seat that after the flank was attacked and he ordered an emergency turn, the response speed and command completion time of each warship in the fleet were very different.

As the Atlas fleet charged at this side at high speed, and it seemed that they wanted to "fight blood with bayonets" at close range, the fighting will and morale of the garrison fleet began to have problems.

In a conventional combat environment, this newly formed fleet could fight an artillery battle with the enemy at a distance of 10,000 to 20,000 kilometers, but if it was forced into a "hand-to-hand combat" within thousands or even hundreds of kilometers, its comprehensive combat effectiveness would drop sharply.

In other words, the current human naval forces actually don't like to engage in close-range combat, because this will greatly reduce the number, firepower, and power advantages of the advantaged party.

The battle that could have ended at a very low cost by a long-distance artillery battle, after being involved in a close-range hand-to-hand combat, the result is hard to say.

What's more, after being washed in the face by the Atlas fleet's salvo twice, the morale of the Rubion galaxy garrison fleet had already declined due to the heavy casualties caused by the sneak attack.

After discovering that the fleet's air defense network was torn open by the enemy not long after it was held, and then seeing the "mud truck" rushing at high speed in the distance, if they did not know what the military's duty was, and there were also military laws to constrain them, some captains of warships might have ordered a retreat.——

"General, we may consider forcibly withdrawing from the battle and keeping a distance."

The fleet's combat staff, who is also the current duty officer, quickly confirmed the fleet's current status and the enemy's battle situation, and made his own tactical suggestions to Kimmel in accordance with his duties.

"Although we are still in an advantage in terms of fleet numbers, the current fleet's tactical execution efficiency in chaos has made this advantage disappear, so I suggest that the fleet rush against the Atlas fleet at the maximum speed, and continue to stretch to a safe distance after the two sides stagger, and then reorganize the battle!"

"Are we not going to fight back and just withdraw from the battle in such a disgrace?" Major General Kimmel said somewhat unwillingly.

In his opinion, it was a great shame that the full fleet he led was beaten like this by a fleet with far fewer ships, especially battleships, in the previous rounds of attacks.

If he did not fight back and considered leaving the battle now, Kimmel felt that this would be a permanent stain on his command career.

"If we get into a tangle, our losses will be even greater. It is better to have a green mountain than to have firewood, General."

The fleet operations staff paused, and then continued:

"And after we have distanced ourselves from the opponent's electronic warfare interference range, we can continue to ask for help from the federal fleet and tell them the actual situation of the Atlas fleet.

Only if we get in touch with the federal fleet can we prove that we are worthy of support. Otherwise, unless the commanders of the two fleets are rare "good people" in a century, the other party will definitely not choose to come to support after receiving the only message we just sent."

Kimmel actually agreed with the fleet operations staff's suggestion, and he knew very well that compared with his own life, the small "stain" in his command career was nothing at all.

So he was actually waiting for others to give him a reason to order him to leave the battle.

Since the fleet operations staff had already proposed it, and the officers on the bridge, including the captain of the flagship beside him, had also cast a hopeful look, Kimmel felt that he seemed to have no reason to refuse this proposal.

If he still had a fleet in his hands, he would still have a certain say no matter what the situation would be in the future, but if all the fleets in his hands were buried in this battle, then there would be nothing.

It can be said that Major General Kimmel's "warlord thinking" exists not only in the garrison forces of various star systems, but also in the regular army of the Federation, and it can be regarded as the "glorious tradition" of the Federation Army.

The commander of the garrison fleet did not think for too long. He quickly agreed to the plan of the fleet combat staff and ordered:

"All fleets, shrink the formation with the flagship as the center, and advance at the highest formation speed!"

Since this area of ​​the universe is currently subject to wide-area electronic interference from the "Infinity", the garrison fleet's conventional communication methods are basically all ineffective. At this time, the ships rely on blue-green laser information and light signals to exchange information and convey commands.

If the response and tactical command execution efficiency of the Rubion galaxy garrison fleet were very low after being attacked by the Atlas fleet, then at this moment, after receiving the news equivalent to "the whole army breaking through", the efficiency immediately increased.

All the warships that could still move, after towing the damaged warships that were still worth repairing, lit up the main propulsion arrays and moved towards the position of the "Balkan" and formed a long and thin spindle formation again.

Such actions were naturally captured by Randall and his team immediately. The command core on the "Infinity" almost instantly came to the conclusion that these bastards were going to run away.

"Stop them, don't let any of them get away!"

Randall ordered without hesitation:

"The entire fleet began to slow down and extend the firepower window before the two fleets crossed. HCP and heavy armored combat boat units, after breaking into the enemy fleet, do their best to create chaos!

'Infinity' prepares to fire all heavy particle cannons, targeting the enemy flagship 'Balkan'!"

"Received, 'Infinity' prepares to fire all heavy particle cannons!"

As the order was issued, the gunnery officer immediately began to command the 40 heavy particle cannons on the bow of the Infinity to prepare for a salvo.

When the warships of the garrison fleet detected the strong electric field reaction in the direction of the Infinity, they finally remembered that in addition to the golden purification beam that destroyed the world, the other weapons of Atlas's super flagship were also full of threats.

Kimmel knew very well that the action of the Infinity was directed at him, so he immediately ordered the warships around the Balkan to increase the power of the deflection force field to the maximum, and then maneuver to the front of the Balkan to execute the "flagship escort" command.

And this order actually meant that the surrounding battleships were asked to act as "meat shields" to protect the safety of the flagship.

Although the captains of these battleships knew that this mission was to put themselves in danger to protect the flagship, they did not have time to think too much at this time.

Because one thing that can be confirmed at present is that if the flagship is sunk by the enemy, the morale of this garrison fleet may be "emptied" in an instant, and at that time there will be no way out.

Soon, the first round of heavy particle cannon salvos from the "Infinity" swept over, and 40 thick blue-white beams immediately tore the two battleships on the "spindle tip" of the garrison fleet to pieces.

Under the surging energy, the human steel giant ship was like a beef strip torn apart by a diner, strangely twisted into several shapeless strips.

However, behind these two battleships, there is a "shield wall" composed of other battleships. The "Balkans" is hiding in the center of the formation at this moment. If you want to hit it, you must first clear the outer meat shield.

But in the eyes of Kimmel and others on the flagship bridge, the time before the two fleets complete the intersection is not enough for the "Infinity" to break through the defense line formed by the main battleships.

Unfortunately, they didn't seem to know that there was a "gadget" on the Infinity that no other warships were equipped with - the battle module.

This "gadget" developed by Saleh and using the energy storage and conversion technology of the Forerunners, its greatest function is to greatly increase the firepower and protection level of the Infinity in the form of "multiplication" after activation.

Of course, the price is that the energy circuit of the main propulsion array and the jump drive will be temporarily cut off, which means that the Infinity has only two endings after activating the battle module.

Kill the opponent.

Or be killed by the opponent.

Obviously, Randall and his team wanted the first ending.

So not long after the first round of salvos, the 40 main guns were recharged and fired again, and achieved the results of sinking 2 capital ships and damaging 4 other warships.

Then came the third, fourth and fifth rounds of full gun salvos.

At the same time, other warships in the Atlas fleet that entered the best range also launched attacks on the Rubion galaxy garrison fleet in free-fire mode.

However, in front of the Infinity, these attacks became the embellishment of the supporting roles on the stage.

"Wait. What the hell is this?!"

The violent output of the Infinity stunned Major General Kimmel and other officers on the bridge. They never thought that a warship could fire a full five salvos within the time of two salvos of a conventional warship.

And judging from the warnings from the shipboard control personality that did not stop, this giant ship was still preparing for the sixth salvo.

"This is unscientific!" The fleet operations staff said, pointing to the surveillance screen of the infrared sensor with some irrationality.

In the infrared imaging, the bow of the Infinity in the center of the Atlas fleet was red to white, as dazzling as a torch in the dark night.

"Five rounds of heavy particle cannons fired from all gun ports. The acceleration track of this ship did not overheat and melt? Could it be that this acceleration track is the technology of the Forerunners?"

Although the words of the fleet operations staff were just out of emotional release, from a certain perspective, he did tell the truth.

Because the acceleration track of the "Infinity" did use the technology of the Forerunners.

And this technology is just a material branch project under the "energy storage and conversion technology" of the Forerunners.

This material was originally used for efficient conduction and storage of heat, and after hearing Amber's demand for the continuity of the firepower of the "Infinity", Saleh directly used this material on the acceleration track of the heavy particle cannon.

This is why the acceleration track of the heavy particle cannon of the "Infinity" is somewhat different from the conventional heavy particle cannon, just like a layer of "shell" is put on the outside of the track.

When the heavy particle cannon launches the heavy metal ion jet under the action of the directional confinement magnetic field, this material will quickly absorb the heat of the accelerated orbit and eventually conduct it to the 'thermoelectric conversion node'.

In other words, every time the heavy particle cannon of the Infinity is fired, a part of the power will be recovered.

Therefore, in the infrared sensor imaging of the 'Balkanian', the whitish bow is not the heat generated by the accelerating orbit, but the working condition of the 'heat conduction unit' outside the accelerating orbit.

"It doesn't matter whether they are forerunners or latecomers. What's important is that we must break out alive, otherwise the price will be in vain!"

Rear Admiral Kimmel waved his hand, interrupting the fleet combat staff, and just as he was about to issue the next order, the voice of the tactical information coordination officer came again.

"The 'Long Beach' exploded, the hull structure broke, and the surviving personnel were urgently abandoning the ship!

The superconducting battery stack of the "Panshi" is at risk of quenching. Damage control and technical personnel are making emergency repairs. Currently, the main propulsion array has to be temporarily shut down!

The captain stated that if he could not keep up with the fleet's actions, he would ask the crew to abandon the ship at the last moment, and he would personally stay on the bridge to complete the last firing."

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Rear Admiral Kimmel was silent because he found that although his fleet had many problems, it still had a group of sailors who were full of blood and could face sacrifice.

But he, the fleet commander, allowed the battle to end like this despite his superior fleet strength, and he was unable to take away these respectable crew members.

Seemingly seeing Kimmel's mood swings, the operational staff officer, who knew that the fleet commander must not have any problems at this time, immediately leaned into Kimmel's ear and said:

"General, we don't have much time. The survival of the entire fleet lies in your hands."

"I know"

Major General Kimmel suddenly raised his head, his eyes completely lost their previous look.

"Pass my command, the main propulsion arrays of the entire fleet will operate at super power, and the stagger will be completed before the next salvo of the opponent's fleet arrives!"

When this order was issued, the remaining half of the surviving battleships in the garrison fleet also realized that the most critical moment had come. The main propulsion arrays at the sterns of each battleship erupted with far greater light than before.

The entire fleet also speeded up again and rushed straight towards the direction of the Atlas fleet.

On the 'Infinity', a somewhat anxious Randall suddenly realized that the opponent's fleet's fighting will was actually stronger than previously expected, and that the 'small universe burst' had begun in the desperate situation. Even if it continued like this, two more rounds of volleys would not be possible. It may not be possible to kill the flagship of the garrison fleet.

Randall knew that if the opponent's fleet was allowed to complete the staggered separation, there would definitely be a big problem.

Not only the third task force, but also the subsequent arriving transport fleet and two unmanned fleets, will be in an extremely dangerous situation.

If the commander of the Federation fleet was a little smarter, he could have used the time difference to severely damage the Atlas combat fleet that arrived in the Rubian system in batches.

Randall is facing the same situation as Major General Kimmel. The survival of the entire fleet is in his hands, and he also has the same reason why he absolutely cannot lose!

So in the next second, this 'newcomer' in a large-scale fleet battle chose a tactic that perhaps only Amber would use.

"Pass my order. The other warships in the fleet will remain in the same state and continue to attack the enemy fleet!

‘Infinity’ closes the battle module and redistributes the energy output of the fusion furnace group!

Deflect the force field generator, the force field is concentrated directly in front of the bow, and prepare for overload!

Plasma propulsion array and vector control nozzle operate at super power!

Helmsman, the clock advances three!

Even if you use a collision, you will sink the opponent's flagship! ! ! "