Chapter 650 Forced Demolition

In the Federation, the ‘Stonehenge’ defense zone.

The 2.2 million-kilometer-long asteroid belt is like a coral zone in the sea, and the fleets fighting in this asteroid belt are like schools of fish, playing hide-and-seek and ghost-catching games in it.

The only difference is that the unlucky ones caught will be shot down by the fleet into brand new wreckage floating in the starry sky.

On the bridge of the ‘Infinity’, Guterres frowned as he looked at the huge battle situation map presented by the holographic projection platform in front of him.

Since the battle on the front line started, except for the unexpected ultra-long-range sniping of the ‘Spectrum Destroyer’ at the beginning, which killed the flagship of the ‘Pseudo-First Fleet’, and then continuously ‘freeloading’ and taking advantage of the situation to launch a large-scale attack, the coalition forces of Atlas and the Renaissance Alliance have not made any further progress.

The Federal Navy had obviously made a plan in advance. After being stunned for a while at the beginning, they began to retreat in an orderly manner towards the "Stonehenge" defense zone. Although most of the "incompetent" fleet was eaten up in the end, the other fleets successfully retreated into the defense zone, and then began to defend with the help of the complex environment of the asteroid belt and a large number of fixed weapons.

When Guterres obtained intelligence and learned that the commander on the opposite side was his old comrade Griezmann, he immediately realized that this battle would definitely not be resolved quickly.

But Guterres knew very well that after Amber got into a fierce battle, he could not stop here.

Marshal Trafalgar and the three elite fleets were led away by Amber. For the front line, this is already the best opportunity. If the Atlas Group can't even grasp this opportunity, then there is no need to mention the next plan.

"Griezmann is really stable"

"Sir, do you know the commander on the opposite side?" Hearing Guterres's sigh, the adjutant and tactical staff beside him asked.

"Hmm? Don't you know?"

Guterres was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:

"That's right, you just transferred here not long ago, it's normal that you don't know. The commander on the opposite side, Griezmann, is my old comrade and colleague in the Federal Navy. With him, our fleet's attack is not so easy to achieve results."

"Oh~ Then this commander seems to be a defense master?" The adjutant asked. Young officers like him who were trained by the Atlas Group themselves, under the influence of the group's corporate culture and predecessors, highlight that they ask questions when they don't understand.

"It can't be said that he is a defense master. If I were to evaluate, Griezmann is not very strong in both defense and offense, but he is as stable as a mountain. This command style may not be good for offense and may even affect it, but if it is used in a defensive battle, it will be a hard bone to chew."

Guterres sighed. There was no place for opportunism in this kind of attack where the strength gap between the two sides was not big, especially when the other side occupied the "geographical advantage", the attacking fleet could only gnaw it bit by bit.

The only good news is that the fleet of the Renaissance Alliance performed really well in this joint operation - especially in terms of executing orders, focusing on "random dispatch".

This also made Guterres's worries before the war that the Renaissance Alliance fleet would not obey orders disappear without a trace.

As for Atlas's own fleet, it is even more so. It executed the orders he issued very thoroughly, and although the speed was a little slower under the fire support of the two super flagships, it was indeed eroding the front line of the federal fleet bit by bit.

The main guns of the two Infinite-class super flagships were not used to attack the fleets hidden in the asteroid belt, but directly fired at the asteroid belt.

If I can't hit the fleet, can't I hit these mountain-like asteroid fragments?

A large number of asteroid fragments hundreds of kilometers long were cut one by one like a cake under the sweep of the super-heavy purification beam generator, and then began to drift disorderly towards the inside of the asteroid belt, and then triggered a large number of chain reactions.

This situation of debris departing from the original orbit and floating around directly caused chaos in the battle line of the Federation Navy. Although most of the asteroid debris with fixed weapon groups will also have attitude control nozzles responsible for stabilizing the orbit and offsetting the recoil of firing, facing the chaos caused by Atlas, the control personality of the "Stonehenge" defense zone almost crashed directly.

So Griezmann also ordered the various federal fleets to continue to retreat into the "Stonehenge" defense zone, because the chaotic asteroid belt not only caused trouble for the Federation Navy, but also made it impossible for the fleets of Atlas and the Renaissance Alliance to directly break in for a while.

This caused Guterres to cut the "sausage" one by one, but when he looked up, he saw that the "sausage" was so long that he could not see the end.

Thinking of this, Guterres realized that perhaps the way to break the deadlock still depended on Amber, but thinking that Amber had to face the three main fleets led by Marshal Trafalgar, the old navy could not help but worry.

"Serena, is there any new news from the Boss?" Guterres asked the ship-borne control personality.

"Report to the commander, the last update time of the fleet where the boss is is 1 hour and 12 minutes ago, and no new information has been received yet."

Selena's voice sounded beside Guterres, still so calm and peaceful.

"It seems that the pursuit is not over yet."

Guterres lowered his head and thought about it. According to the news that came before, the fleet from the 'Pillar of All Living Things' was attacking the 'Quiet' satellite cannon array.

Although Guterres was also surprised that the federation put this tactical weapon into use so quickly, he still had inexplicable confidence in Amber and always felt that this mysterious Boss could perform some strange operations. Achieve tactical objectives.

This kind of confidence in Amber does not only appear in him. It should be said that all the commanders of Atlas have an unconditional trust in Amber, especially those who have followed him for a longer time, the deeper this trust will be.

It's just that pursuit battles are indeed a relatively complex situation in fleet battles with many changes. The pursuing side and the pursued side each have distinct and outstanding advantages and disadvantages.

As for the pursuing Federation fleet, they relied on Marshal Trafalgar's careful early layout to monitor the Atlas fleet's every move after entering the 'Pillar of All Living Beings', and successfully achieved an ambush.

Moreover, after entering the pursuit battle, Marshal Trafalgar also knew very well that Atlas's target was the proton annihilation bomb assembly center, so he only had to follow the Atlas fleet and take advantage of the opponent's 'timing' to launch an attack on the assembly center. Just concentrate the firepower of the three fleets to complete the attack.

It seems like a very easy and simple battle?

But in fact, with the unexpected breakdown of the 'Cosmic Dump Truck' and the subsequent rapid cutting off of the Federation Navy's logistics squadron by the 'Poseidon Team', the disadvantage also enveloped Marshal Trafalgar and the others like a haze. .

And because it was a passive pursuit, their actions were largely restrained by the opponent, as if bound by an invisible rope. They had to pay attention to the movements of the Atlas fleet at all times to prevent the opponent from trying to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Just like Atlas' attack in two directions at this time, Marshal Trafalgar was wondering whether he should split up his forces to pursue them. Although the federal fleet still had an advantage in terms of strength, he was still a little wary of the opponent. It is a super flagship, and according to observations, this thing has not used a main gun so far.

Trafalgar was worried that if he divided his forces rashly, something big would really happen if the Atlas fleet dispersed and defeated them with a "return rifle".

As for the pursued Atlas fleet, under Amber's decision-making, they now have the tactical flexibility brought by taking the initiative.

When Amber made the battle plan with a group of staff in the early days, he actually fully considered the current situation of being chased and beaten - but this probability was too small in everyone's eyes, so it was regarded as a pressure. One of the box bottom plans.

At the same time, the 'Poseidon Team' had just achieved the annihilation of the Federation Logistics Fleet, and the main fleet even withstood the attack of the 'Quiet' satellite cannon array under impossible circumstances and demolished the latter, so The morale of the entire fleet was as high as a beacon being ignited at this moment.

But similarly, being the pursued party also has its disadvantages.

The first is the absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength. Amber knows that if they fight Marshal Trafalgar head-on, they will only play into the opponent's hands, so he can only find a way to win by surprise.

Moreover, the slow advance or the stalemate on the frontal front also means that the task of "destroying the proton annihilation bomb assembly center" must be completed, otherwise Atlas will be at a strategic disadvantage.

At the same time, once they are bitten by the federal fleet and fall into a protracted war, Amber and the others will be far away from their own base and have difficulty supplying. At this time, the combat resources will be unsustainable and they will also be in trouble.

It can be said that this fierce pursuit is a life and death game in the dark abyss of the universe. Both sides are fighting at all costs for the final victory, and no one can give in even half a step.

In fact, the warring parties did not make any concessions.

In other words, after the proton annihilation bomb assembly center entered the range of the Atlas fleet, the battle entered its most intense moment.

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"The interference effect of the scattering gel layer is being reduced. 75%50%40%25% is no longer able to intercept enemy high-power hard X-rays"

"Ships 772, 774, and 884 reported that the plasma propulsion array was attacked and bad pixels appeared! The ship's power began to decrease."

Please...you...collect 6...books...!

"The current distribution density of interference smoke and high-density chaff clouds is only 50%, and multiple warships reported that they have been locked by multiple fire control radars!"

Urgent reports continued to reach the ears of Evans, the air defense commander of the Atlas right wing fleet. On the battle star map in front of him, more and more ships in the right wing fleet began to appear, symbolizing the 'threat level'. 'Ascend yellow light.

In many cases of fleet warfare, high-energy lasers are used for air defense operations or long-distance harassment. However, if it is a high-energy laser array on a capital ship, it can still cause enough damage to other ships in some cases.

Just like now, because the Atlas fleet adjusted its axis and started a "special demolition operation" towards the proton annihilation bomb assembly center, the subsequent decrease in relative speed allowed the Federation fleet to seize the opportunity to close the distance between the two sides. Therefore, The right wing of the fleet was exposed to the firepower of the Federation fleet.

At present, the battleships and heavy cruisers of the Federation, Empire, and Atlas are all equipped with hard X-ray free electron laser cannons. With the support of the high power of the battleships, this weapon with not high energy efficiency can also work. A hard kill effect.

The key is that the deflection force field can't block it, so it can only rely on the ship's armor to resist, but the problem is that the Atlas fleet is attacking the assembly center at this moment, so it is equivalent to exposing the side and rear.

Unlike other high-energy lasers, hard X-rays can forcibly penetrate the light wave interference wake of the warship's plasma propulsion array when the power is sufficient. Once a bad point appears on the propulsion array, the power of the warship will be affected. In the current combat environment, it is undoubtedly sentenced to death.

Without too much time to think, the air defense commander quickly glanced at the current inventory of various functional ammunition of the right-wing fleet, and issued a new order without hesitation.

"All ships continue to fire functional ammunition, and be sure to maintain the 'tactical shielding layer'! Warships near the damaged ships, try to carry out emergency towing, and don't let any warships fall behind!"

Under Evans' order, the multi-purpose launch silos of the right-wing fleet warships fired various jamming warheads like crazy, as if they were free of charge. Although the 'tactical shielding layer' was maintained again, the inventory of various jamming ammunition also decreased rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye and was about to approach the red line.

But the most fatal thing is that as the distance of the federal fleet continues to close, the effect of the tactical shielding layer is also rapidly decreasing. When the opponent enters the attack range of the main gun, what will be fired will be a stream of heavy metal ions.

Amber, who has returned to the 'Eternal' to complete the supply of the body, is naturally aware of this situation. Regarding Ramos's request for the use of the super-flag main gun, he quickly made a choice.

At present, there are only two choices: attacking the assembly center and attacking the federal fleet.

The Eternal's main gun can ignore the deflection force field, so attacking the assembly center can destroy the opponent's deflection force field generator array, allowing the fleet to demolish it faster.

If the federal fleet is attacked, the latter's current tight assault formation can actually allow the super-heavy purification beam generator to achieve extremely high "theoretical output", causing great losses to these elite federal fleets.

But if we consider the strategic level, it is obvious that the proton annihilation bomb assembly center is the main target of this operation.

So not long after, after the warning of "high-energy reaction detected" sounded on the federal warships, a golden purification beam shot out from the "spear tip" of the Atlas fleet, ignoring the extremely high-power deflection force field of the assembly center, and directly bombarded the core position of the deflection force field generator array.

Then, the second and third beams

Under the "three-shot" attack of the super-flag main gun, the huge force field wrapped around the assembly center flashed a few times, and slowly disappeared with the flashing of a large number of arcs.

But before Amber and the others could be happy, a few seconds later, the assembly center was wrapped by the deflection force field again.

"Fuck, there is indeed a backup array."

Amber's face darkened, and then he immediately ordered Ramos:

"All fleets rush forward and start concentrated fire attack! The power of the backup array is not that high, this bone must be chewed hard no matter what!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Ramos quickly took the order and began to demolish it. At this time, as he finished speaking, the voice of the temporary commander of the 'Sea God Team' also sounded in Amber's ears.

"Boss, please let me take the squadron to harass the federal fleet and buy enough time for the main fleet!"