The Emperor’s Angel of Death - #2148 - Vol 2 Chapter 2103: Opener (middle)

“Route to 270, release the first and second bomber squadrons to attack the designated target!”

“Phil 1, Phil 2, launch torpedoes at the enemy Dreadnought!”

After receiving the order, the flight decks on both sides of the Crossbow were opened, and Starhawk bombers slid out of orbit, and quickly formed a formation and flew towards the enemy fleet.

At this time, the fleet of the Red Pirates discovered the attacking aviation formation, and then kept the heading of 270, and increased the speed again, trying to go around to the other side of the imperial formation, and the two scimitar-class frigates of the empire also turned to 170 to occupy the bow Favorable torpedo launch positions in the direction.

Then they launched torpedoes, and the target was the enemy’s Dreadnought class, but the enemy commander made a misjudgment, thinking that the torpedoes and fighter planes were coming at him, and immediately recruited two marauders to try to intercept these attacks, causing another cruiser to Briefly in a state of isolation and helplessness.

When the Starhawk bomber formation suddenly turned and rushed to the fire range of the light cruiser, it hurriedly activated its defensive weapons, but as a small ship with a lot of rough modifications and extremely poor combat readiness, it simply could not independently fight against the two The bomber squadron’s attack, various explosions, missile trails, and lasers made the scene look lively, but none of the bombers were shot down until they broke through the void shield.

Dozens of plasma missiles flew out of the bomber’s magazine with trailing trails, most of which blew huge holes in the light cruiser’s hull, and two missiles directly hit the bridge, turning the superstructure Made a sea of ​​fire.

After the missiles were finished, there were plasma magnetic bombs and melta missiles. The small ship trembled like a dying animal under the bombardment. The bombs that penetrated the layers of the deck exploded in the cabin, the dark temple and the slave deck. Its The main guns, engines, fuel depots and cargo holds were all blown up.

Fiery shards of metal spewed from its ruptured interior into the air, and plasma flames gushed from its wounds like blood.

After a bomber dropped its last bomb on the exploding inner structure of the warplane, the ship’s engine also exploded catastrophically, and the Starhawks quickly left the ship and broke in two into countless dirty pieces. steel target.

At this time, the enemy’s Dreadnought and two Faithless-class marauders were still avoiding the 12 torpedoes fired by Phil 1 and Phil 2. None of them could resist this kind of weapon, and they could only use firepower. Intercepting at as long a distance as possible also makes them flawless for friendly ships under siege by bombers.

As a result, the Red Corsair’s fleet took a turn for the worse when the cruiser was cut in half by a catastrophic explosion.

A plunderer broke away from the formation directly and accelerated in the other direction.

“Heh, this is heresy, fleeing the battle is really in line with their status.”

With just one glance, Chinedu knew that the ship was planning to abandon its friendly forces and run away on its own. This situation is not uncommon in battles with red pirates. The word “pirate” determines their combat style and will to fight.

“Don’t worry about it, focus on attacking the Dreadnought. The first and second bomber squadrons landed from the left deck in turn, and the third bomber squadron took off from the right deck.”

“Change course to 160, enemy ship course 090, bearing 188, horizontal 20 degrees.”

After 3 minutes, the Crossbow fired again, hitting the enemy’s Dreadnought Void Shield.

Similarly, the shots from the enemy’s main guns also hit the void shield of the Crossbow, causing ripples.

“The shield is reduced by about 24%!”

“Reactor power increased by 10%!”

“Engine output reduced by 17%!”

Chinedu was unmoved, because he knew that this was just the enemy’s dying struggle. Even in a very perfect state, the speed of the fearless class was almost the same as that of the provocative class. Then get rid of the possibility of pursuit.

At the same time, Phil No. 3 and No. 4 also broke away from the formation, sailed to the front of the port side of the Arrow, and focused fire on the enemy cruiser at the extreme range, but stopped after 5 minutes, because their artillery at this distance could not effectively threaten the enemy’s void shield.

Chinedu orders frigate—

“Close up and torpedo the enemy!”

But when the order arrived, the enemy cruiser Yu suddenly changed its course sharply, and rushed towards the Arrow instead, as if planning to die together, but Chinedu has been fighting the Red Pirates for so long, and he knows very well that the other party is going to jump gangs. It also means that the ship is likely to carry Chaos Space Marines.

These guys are very dangerous. Once they are jumped onto the boat, even if there are only a dozen of them, they cannot be resisted by the guards on the boat.

However, it is not so easy to jump gangs in naval battles, not to mention that they are using a light cruiser that is not designed for close combat.

Chinedu then ordered all ships to change course to 215, and let the frigates form a line, then the enemy cruiser and the only remaining plunder ship also turned to 215, intending to maneuver to make it on the side of the Arrow.

Afterwards the frigates fired at maximum range for a few minutes as the enemy’s marauders veered to port in an attempt to cover the cruisers’ approach to the Arrow and block the bomber squadron which had come within striking distance, but which was in fact the bombers’ target.

Phil 1 and Phil 3 weakened the void shield with sustained fire, and then Starhawk bombers pierced through the weak defensive fire of the enemy ship, launching a large number of plasma missiles and melta missiles.

Most marauders emphasize speed and carrying capacity, and their defenses are usually poor, so just a squadron of bombers can cause their entire superstructure to crumble into a jet of flaming metal that explodes into three pieces a minute later. cut.

The last wing ship was destroyed, and the enemy’s Dreadnought began a desperate charge. Its artillery fire turned back to the Arrow at position 210, firing desperately, trying to weaken the void shield.

However, it has to face a whole formation of frigates, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, and its distance at this time is completely unable to guarantee the hit of the jumping torpedo.

When the attacking bomber formation returned, the Lightning fighter formation was released, along with another bomber formation.

“Phil No. 3, Phil No. 4, your own safety is the priority, launch torpedoes at the enemy Dreadnought from the limit distance!”

12 torpedoes were launched, but the Dreadnought-class single-ship firepower was completely unable to intercept them. It could only change direction and try to maneuver, and launch jamming beacons. It is not easy for a torpedo to hit a small and medium-sized warship at an extreme distance. .

6 torpedoes missed the target, 2 were deceived by decoys, 2 were shot down, but 2 still hit the target through the void shield.

The Dreadnought of the Red Pirate stopped, and a torpedo hit the left side of the stern, which may have damaged the power system, causing the power system to be paralyzed, including the turret and steering mechanism, all lights were also off, Another hit the bow of the ship and its lance array was completely annihilated in a huge explosion.

(end of this chapter)