Chapter 434 06.0433: ‘Second Damocles Gulf Expedition’

Before setting sail, Horatio and Farida were invited to enjoy a sumptuous meal at the residence of Lieutenant General Samuel Hood, the commander of the fleet.

The fleet commander's sharp eyes clearly knew the relationship between this young and promising major and his precious niece.

In line with the principle of not being part of the same family, Samuel, as Farida's uncle, expressed his blessings to the two of them, and also expressed his approval to Horatio, who was in the vanguard fleet.

It was during the time when his younger brother, Lieutenant General Alexander Hood, was in a coma that, as the head of the Hood family, he gave his approval to this relationship on behalf of the Hood family.

This also represents the official conclusion of the alliance between the Corcoran-Hood family.

Now, as long as the marriage between the two is born, the most magnificent naval family in the Abyss Port and even the Gothic Sector will be born.

Except for family matters.

The two also took Farida with them and exchanged a lot of offensive tactical experiences at the dinner table, which made the fleet commander admire this courageous and resourceful attack ship captain very much.

Horatio also absorbed a lot of experience from Samuel Hood, the lieutenant general who dared to fight with flesh and blood, thus broadening his tactical vision.

The young major chatted so happily with the ambitious commander of the fleet that Horatio took Sister Farley back to the mansion after they talked till late at night.

Then Farida kept her up until very late on the grounds that "I will spend as much time on bed communicating and learning about family inheritance as much as I spent on communicating and learning at the dining table."

But the night before he left, he held the delicate and charming blond beauty in his arms and slept very soundly.

This has never happened in the past few months, as if his body knows that he is leaving this soft and comfortable bed and is about to embark on an expedition, so he is reluctant to leave it.

However, he knew very well that he had to plan how to share the rain and dew in the future, but he could no longer let Farida, a little girl, dominate him.

Let's treat her as being willful for the last time tonight.

The next day, in a grand expedition ceremony, the mighty fleet set off.

The scale of the convoy was so large that multiple batches were required to pass the Mandeville Point beacon.

Horatio only hoped that this subspace journey would go smoothly and the delay would not be too long.

"Captain." The image of Sister Arabella came from the communicator:

"It is a pity that our team was originally planned by the Sisters of the Holy Rose to accompany you on your ship.

However, due to the current demand for armed pilgrims, we will carry armed escort pilgrim ships and look forward to meeting you in the Gulf of Damocles. "

"No problem, Sister Arabella, I wish you a safe journey."

"The Emperor bless you, and I wish you a safe journey."

After processing the scattered farewell messages, Horatio took Louise to the dock area of ​​the dock ship.

The interior of the spacious dock is like the dock of a World War II submarine. Six armored partitions separate the ships from the center to prevent accidents during subspace navigation and damage to the ships from collision.

E96 is docked in the middle of the dock ship, next to the attack ships E48 and E47.

"Come to the left!"

"As you command, Captain!"

Amidst the harsh and rotating construction sound of cutting machines echoing everywhere, Horatio watched Old Man Joe, his eldest son, and two other sailors from the Engineering Department hanging on the outside of the ship's shell and bridge with safety ropes hanging on their bodies. ,

Paint ship emblem.

The ship's emblem of the E96 Epic is a fierce saber-toothed sawfish with a slender body and fierce murderous aura. This is an extremely ancient and extinct ancient Terran marine creature.

There is a slender and sharp spike in front of the fish head, glowing with cold light, like a sword piercing the chest of an enemy ship.

This ship emblem is also placed on the side of each crew member's cap, so that people can see at a glance which ship they belong to.

"This is really a beautiful battleship." Louise, the second lieutenant of the Epic, stood next to Horatio, admiring the E96's slender hull.

"Yes, this is the first battleship we command. May our future be filled with glory."

said Horatio, taking a deep breath and then a long breath out.

If he were to be honest, he was not very confident about the outcome of this expedition. Like all void commanders, no one truly believed in his heart that he would not encounter misfortune.

The danger hidden in the void is far greater than that on land. Even the most experienced commander is likely to capsize in the gutter. A random fluctuation of subspace ocean currents is enough to destroy the most brilliant and confident warships and their ships. For a long time, sinking into the long river of time, space and illusion.

In the buzzing sound of blue and purple lightning, the vanguard fleet jumped into the unfathomable clouds of subspace, swimming in the dark and dirty turbulence.

"Fasha." The young major stopped the tall female pilot: "You are from the Extreme Star Air Force. Do you have any combat experience with the Tau in the past?"

The female pilot flexibly twisted her graceful figure, turned around to face Horatio, and swirled her fingers on the big brown waves.

"Of course I have, little captain."

"So, in your opinion, how strong is the electronic warfare of the Tau?"

In the dock ship converted from the Imperial Navy's Whale-class carrier ship, the two found a seat, served a cup of hot drink, and started chatting casually.

"These aliens are highly informationized, but with the same equipment, their actual performance is not much higher than the electronic sensors on the Imperial warships. However, they are willing to add fuel to small warships and aircraft, stacking a large number of high-tech missiles and electronic sensors."

"So what kind of fighting methods did you use when fighting against them in the past?" Horatio took a sip of hot cocoa.

He was willing to believe in the combat experience of the ace pilot in front of him.

The regular attack aircraft has no void shield, and is in a similar situation to the furious interceptor. Once attacked, it will be fatal.

"Radiation management is very important. We have suffered a lot in this regard."

The female pilot frowned, as if she recalled an unpleasant experience. Although she held hot tea in her hand, she just turned it around and didn't taste it.

"Our detection waves can detect the enemy's information, but at the same time, we will expose ourselves to the enemy.

These aliens are good at electronic warfare, so after paying enough tuition, we learned to locate them through information intelligence, and only when we are close enough to them, we open the search and lock the auspicious instrument, fire a volley of fire, and catch them off guard."

"Good tactics."

Horatio wrote a line in the notes, 'Radiation control to achieve unexpected attacks. '

This means that in the subsequent battles, the attack ship must strictly control the radiation signals emitted by any active detection equipment on the ship.

The Imperial Navy can use detection waves to detect farther enemies, and the enemy can also reversely locate the position of the Imperial Navy warships through these radiation signal waves.

This is why the enemy's unknown warship is a messy red light ball on the battle map.

Although the warship cannot detect what kind of ship it is at a farther distance, it can know that an enemy ship is approaching through the real-time position of the radiation source.

Once the radiation waves are detected by the enemy, Horatio's understanding of the "superior firepower" tactical choice of the Tau people will mean that what awaits the Epic will be an overwhelming salvo of Seeker missiles that are about the same size as the Imperial Navy's torpedoes, but much more numerous.

They will definitely not be spared by then.

"Do you think the Tau fighters are easy to deal with?"

"If we fight alone, we can win with our rich experience." The female pilot dipped her slender index finger in the hot drink and drew a simple diagram on the table. That was the towing method commonly used by the Ultima Star Region Air Force to deal with Tau aircraft.

"I'm wondering if we can let the Epic implement strict radiation control in the war zone in the subsequent battles,

not turn on any active detection equipment, only use passive signal receiving detection devices such as 'Void Sonar', and give the task of active detection to the Fury Interceptor."

"Of course, Captain, all our fighters are equipped with air and ship search and lock divination radars. As long as we can circle a longer radius, even if the enemy detects the approaching radiation waves, the void is so large that it will not expose the mothership."

"Then in the next battle, we must focus on reconnaissance, don't rush into direct combat with the enemy, and retreat immediately if we are discovered."

"Oh~ Captain, are you worried about our safety?" Fasha raised the corners of his lips and smiled while circling his long hair with his fingertips.

"I'm only worried about you. I'm not worried about others. I'm just afraid that you'll get too excited and rush forward."

"No, don't worry. We're in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship now. How could I abandon such a great boyfriend and return to the Golden Throne alone?"

She crossed her legs and finally tasted the coffee he made for her.

"I'm glad you think so. Please try to be safe in the next battle."

"You too, after all, we're dealing with a unique enemy."