Chapter 474 06.0473: ‘Textbook-Like Crystallization of Experience’

Five Terra Days later.

The E-96 Epic followed the mapped interception route and arrived at the envisioned location as scheduled.

At this time, the cargo fleet has left the AP36 area and arrived at the AQ63 area.

Here is an area with many gas clouds but relatively scattered.

If you look carefully, you can also find many ion balls floating in the void. It is obvious that ionization storms frequently occur here.

Ionization storm is also a natural phenomenon in the void.

When this phenomenon occurs, strong ionizing radiation will have a strong impact on aircraft and electronic equipment within the range; the aftermath will have catastrophic interference with communications. According to a communications officer's description, it was as terrifying as a siren roaring in his ears.

But it is not entirely harmful. The ions it produces can contribute to the ionized atmosphere of some inanimate planets.

There is a small probability that this will form a stable atmosphere on the planet, and this may be the beginning of life.

The empire has many new colonial worlds that are designed to transform the environment within the newly stable atmosphere and domesticate it into a livable world suitable for humans.

"Louise, have you found any traces of the enemy?"

"A blue light projection was found in the 64th direction of our ship."

"Captain, received the pilot's shortwave communication and discovered the enemy merchant fleet in the direction of 61-70 from the mothership."

Aboard Skyhawk One.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Look, little Faxia! There are so many cargo ships!! Wow!"

"Get out of the way, it's so crowded, squirt."

Veronica leaned close to the cockpit, and the sudden big bell-shaped ball was so crowded that Fasha, who was recording the number with the Thinker Array, had to frown and reluctantly tilted his body to continue his reporting work.

The bridge of the Epic.

"I received observation data from Skyhawk 1. The targets are all merchant-type cargo ships, a total of 31 ships.

However, the four Merchant-class ships located at the four corners of the fleet were equipped with magnetic rail weapon defenses, while the gravity grapples on both sides carried two destroyers. "

"In other words, this trade fleet has four armed merchant ships and eight destroyers. Well——

Horatio mused.

How the battle plan is arranged now will determine the direction of this war.

He called his first mate and chief of operations officer.

"Archie, Louise, this is a hologram of the battle situation drawn based on current intelligence information. The enemy is advancing in a square formation. Counting the Epic, we have six attack ships gathering, all of whom can be present."

"Are there any enemy patrol fleets nearby?"

"Harvey has not detected active radar scanning signals other than armed merchant ships for the time being."

"Then I suggest that our six attack ships might as well adopt bold and radical tactics. For example, first kill the sheepdogs escorting the sheep." Collingwood pointed at the armed merchant ships and said:

"Bite off the necks of the sheepdogs when they are unaware. Then, the sheep will be slaughtered by us. We can destroy them boldly and quickly, but in order to avoid accidents, we should first--"?

Again"

"Your combat ideas have improved greatly and become bolder and more radical, Archie." Horatio teased with a satisfied smile.

Collingwood's tactical concept was consistent with his, but he asked the first mate and second mate to come over because he also wanted to see whether the two had accumulated and grown in recent battles.

From the current point of view, during these days, Collingwood has changed from his overly restrained character when he first became a lieutenant. His combat thinking has become bold and radical while retaining prudent decision-making ideas.

"If we want to kill the 'shepherd dogs' guarding the sheep first, then our six attack ships should attack simultaneously.

Otherwise, once a companion is hit alone first, other armed cargo ships will immediately become vigilant, and then release the destroyers on the gravity grappling hook to counterattack us.

The question now is how we should communicate with other attack ships to achieve a synchronized attack in order to avoid being detected by enemy armed cargo ships. "

"That's a good question, Louise," said Horatio.

Although this problem is not difficult for him with the blessing of Command Hand and Void Sandbox skills.

However, it is impossible for the Imperial Navy to rely on him alone to carry out the mission of attacking aircraft and breaking traffic.

As an experimental unit, he has the obligation to leave a textbook experience template for future generations. Otherwise, later students at the Naval Academy will ask him as an instructor, "Sir, how did you achieve coordination without radio communication?" "When fighting", he probably could only talk about other things.

You can't say "you don't have an iron-handed plug-in like me", right?

Such unique advantages that cannot be replicated have no teaching significance.

"I think we should communicate by releasing all the Fury interceptors and sending out faint light signals to the approaching attack ships.

Just like a beacon, one after another, they pass on the task of attacking the leader ship to other attack ships surrounding the merchant fleet. " Collingwood said.

Suddenly, Louise had an idea.

"Could we have the Fury's training missiles carry the storage plates and launch them to other attack ships?"

Just when Louise came up with this idea, the No. 3 hatch to the command bridge also opened with a hissing sound of pressure relief. Father Ratty held the Ax of Mekhan and twisted his plump and round waist with a smile. Buttocks came over.

"There's no need to go to such trouble."

"Does Father Ratty have a better way?"

"There are technical priests on every battleship. If you transmit a copy of the battle situation planning hologram to the Thinker array of the Fury Interceptor through wired encryption,

As long as the attack ship is within 500 meters, the technical priest can use the source power circuit to unidirectionally retrieve and transmit the data on the Thinker array of the Fury Interceptor, and then transmit it to the combat holographic sand table on the command bridge through its own dendrite wires to update the battlefield environment data. The captain and officers can see the commander's holographic tactical animation."

"In other words, when inputting, we use wired encryption transmission to prevent being stolen or intercepted, and when reading, we use the unique source power circuit technology of the Mechanicus to unidirectionally extract the data link from the Thinker of the fighter." Horatio explained the principle he guessed.

"You are right, Captain. This is the most effective way to improve communication efficiency while ensuring confidentiality. I call it the "messenger" mode.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is not to let the "messenger" be intercepted by the enemy. Of course, if it is intercepted, it will only blow up the information carrier and will not leak the data."

"Father Lati is right. Without further ado, let's immediately let the Skyhawk 3 and Skyhawk 4 take off with the data and "airdrop the handwritten order" to other attack ships to verify the feasibility and efficiency of this communication method."

"Yes! Captain."