Chapter 425 06.0424: ‘Sir, Times Have Changed!’

“The Tau tribe today is no longer the same as the Tau tribe two or three hundred years ago.

My ancestors fought against these aliens in the extreme star field. At that time, they didn’t even have dedicated combat aircraft.

Those seemingly huge void creations are essentially just colonial ships and armed merchant ships.

But today, they have a guardian fleet built for war, and they have also conquered a large number of races, incorporating their technological crystallization into their own battle sequences, forming a servant fleet with various styles.

As for our naval fleet, there has been no essential change in tactics and methods for hundreds of years. The combat teams are still large in size, inconvenient to move, and their maneuverability relies heavily on reliable logistical supplies. Therefore, the movements of our fleet are easy for the Tau to figure out.

Once our fleet supply line is attacked, the Tau fleet that seizes the opportunity will easily gain the upper hand in the ambush battle.

The scars on my face were burned by these blue-blooded aliens using ion cannons during the escort. "

The man touched the burn wounds distributed in a spider web shape on the right half of his face and said angrily.

"These are all lessons learned in blood." Horatio nodded, acknowledging his story, and motioned to Yin Shuyao to record it.

He looked at the intelligence map in front of him and took a deep breath.

Before he came into this world, Hammer friends would always joke among themselves with a smile, "The Moon-class cruiser is the lifelong enemy of the Titanium Lord."

And by extension many Tau jokes.

These are not groundless rumors, the Tau fleet was so vulnerable in the middle of M41.

M39 had just officially stepped out of their home system. In the initial expansion, they only relied on a large number of armed merchant ships to rush to the Milky Way. As a result, they ran into the powerful ships and guns of the Imperial Navy, and their heads were badly bruised.

But these aliens with high technology advanced rapidly. At the end of M41, the era Horatio lived in, the Tau's professional war fleet had become a void force that was not insignificant in the galaxy.

So much so that the Primarch Robert Guilliman said after waking up, "Titanium is a problem."

Although Horatio didn't know much about the Tau, he vaguely remembered that the Guardian fleet, which was composed of professional new warships, at the end of the third expansion, that is, now, was not as large as it would be in the future.

Their ships are relatively sparse in number, so they are mainly deployed on home worlds and in frontline theaters where conflicts are most intense.

This means that their merchant ships often lack protection,

In particular, the Imperial Navy basically focused its energy on fleet battles, escorting its own merchant fleet and charter fleet, and was unable to reversely harass the Tau merchant fleet. Instead, it was harassed by the breakup fleet composed of Tau light ships. I have a terrible headache.

Lacking opponents, the Tau commercial fleet roamed even more unscrupulously around the home world that had been cleared of greenskin threats by the Guardian fleet.

He frowned and looked at the vertical painting of the Tau "Merchant" class expansion ship that the imperial spies had sent back to the Navy Department.

This is the armed merchant ship with the largest number of Tau tribes, low cost, fast production speed, and the most versatile use.

It is this class of ships that has constructed the lifeline of the Tau clan, continuously injecting the essence of war into the expansion of the Tau Empire.

Nowadays, in order to increase production speed and cargo volume without any threat, the Tau no longer even install weapons on armed merchant ships, focusing on maximizing the loading capacity.

If they can seize the opportunity, the Imperial Navy will usher in a "happy time" of free hunting and severely damage the lifeline of the Tau.

This will greatly weaken their frontline combat capabilities, and even imagine that this threat may be solved once and for all.

"The family world is generally not big, and may not even be as large as a star district in the empire." The young navy lieutenant commander said, pointing to the star map on the table.

"As long as the Tau merchant ships we destroy are more productive than theirs, then we can seal off the home world, weaken their war potential, and curb their expansion."

"I support your view." Captain Pierre first agreed.

Then several other captains nodded.

This pleased Horatio.

Currently, regarding the use of E-type attack ships, the navy is divided into the fleet faction and the wolf pack faction.

The fleet faction believes that the E-type attack ship should give full play to the performance of the equipment carried on it to serve the fleet battle, undertake reconnaissance tasks, and raid the enemy fleet during battles. It usually accompanies the fleet operations and is responsible for patrol patrols.

The officers of the Wolfpack faction represented by John Jervis believed that the E-type attack ship should complete its own mission as an attack ship, go deep behind enemy lines, freely hunt enemy ships, destroy supply lines, and lead the way to the decisive battle of the fleet. Come to advantage.

From the current point of view, the attack ship captains under Horatio are not from the fleet faction, but from the wolf pack faction. This is very convenient for him to implement subsequent tactical ideas. It is always easier to take measures without opposition. Implemented.

"Thank you gentlemen. Please make sure all ships are ready for combat in the near future and step up training. It won't be long before we become the first attack squadron to set foot in the Gulf of Damocles."

The captains and captains stood up one after another, saluted and shook hands with him, and then left his office one by one and headed to the orbital anchorage. There, the brand-new E96 Epic attack ship and other attack ships belonging to the first squadron were parked there silently, waiting for her first crew and officers.

"Sir, are you going to the Extreme Star Territory?" Yin Shuyao asked after recording the meeting minutes in clear and beautiful handwriting.

"That's right, I probably won't sit in this position for long." He adjusted the tribune chair to a comfortable angle and breathed a sigh of relief:

“We are recruiting personnel, including senior warrant officers with cargo ship sailing experience, as well as senior civilian officers, such as planning officers who can be responsible for the logistics supply and financial expenditure statistical planning of the entire warship, and chief medical officers with excellent medical experience.

Of course, there are also excellent chefs who can use limited resources to cook delicious food and boost the morale of the crew, etc.·——.——·

"Sir." The girl called again, this time she seemed to hesitate.

"Please tell me."

"If your warship needs a planner, I wonder if I can sign up to participate in the selection?" the girl asked, holding the book in her hands, twisting the ink marks on her thumbs.

"This is a warship, Miss Yin," Horatio reminded.

"It has been an honor to serve the Navy!"

"Especially for such an attack ship, we will fight behind enemy lines. After the enemy suffered heavy losses,

They will definitely spare no effort to hunt for us. Every attack is accompanied by great uncertainty. We may very well sink the entire ship or be captured by aliens.

Especially for a talented person like you who has received a professional academy education, to be honest, participating in such a high-risk military operation is a loss to the empire.

If you want to serve the Navy, you should be in an Admiralty office, not on board, where your abilities will be better utilized. "

Before he finished speaking, the girl looked at him very firmly.

"Sir, both my parents served the Empire when they were young. Although they tried their best, their service ended in the way they chose, and therefore were not recognized by the Empire.

My exorcist mother fell to her death, and my father hid his laser gun and carapace, but now that I'm grown up, I know exactly what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. Do this. "

Horatio met the girl's eyes for a long time, and after confirming her determination to persevere, he said:

“You can sign up, but you’ll be taking the test with other registrants.

The exam questions will be set by the battlecruiser Complaints Officer of the Indefatigable, and a second round of practical interviews will be conducted after the written exam. The top six will be ranked based on their overall performance. The top six will be able to choose which of the six ships of the First Attack Squadron to take up the post. . Everything will be fair and step-by-step. "

"Thank you, Captain!"