From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 468 Changing homes?

Although in most scenarios, the 'home-changing' tactics are full of a very 'harmonious' style, it seems difficult to associate them with the cruel and serious war.

However, in the history of human warfare throughout history, the "changing home" tactic is actually not uncommon, but the war history materials will not directly use the imprecise description of "changing home".

The "home exchange" tactic in reality does not mean a literal exchange of homes, but refers to using some means to force the enemy to change its strategic deployment, or to gain greater strategic advantages by sacrificing local interests.

In actual military operations, these tactics often involve complex military decision-making and strategic planning.

The most common "changing home" tactic in reality refers to forcing the enemy to change its strategic direction by attacking important enemy targets.

In other words, the "home" in "changing home" does not necessarily refer to the enemy's capital or hometown, but can also refer to an important target of the enemy on the battlefield.

The people in Atlas's 'Command Observation Group' naturally knew the true meaning of 'changing homes', so they all stared at the star map carefully and began to think.

After seeing their actions, Amber smiled and said, "This is a good opportunity for you to try to put yourself in the role of the commander of the Imperial Fleet and think about how to 'change homes' to turn the passive situation around if you are attacked from multiple points."

"It's mainly because we don't know how much the Imperial Fleet knows about the Federation's fleet deployment and movements," Cleves replied. "The enemy intelligence that can be obtained will also greatly affect the judgment and selection of 'important targets'."

Hearing his answer, Randall and several other humans and Roma who were promoted from the combat fleet for commander training nodded involuntarily.

However, Guterres, who had been staring at the star map without saying anything, denied Cleves' words after a moment.

"No, the Imperial Fleet does not need to make a choice, because Marshal Trafalgar has already made the choice for them."

Guterres activated the virtual control panel next to his seat, and then marked two locations on the star map with stars - these were the star systems where the two mobile fortresses of the Federation Navy were deployed.

"No matter how many directions the Federation Navy launches, the defensive forces on the rear front will be limited. So even if the commander of the Imperial Fleet has guessed the approximate deployment of the Federation Fleet, the most valuable 'important targets' are still these two mobile fortresses."

The explanation given by the former Vice Admiral of the Federation Navy instantly enlightened the others, and although the expression on Amber's face did not change much, she still felt a little happy in her heart.

This captured vice admiral may seem a bit green because he was defeated by the Atlas combat fleet, but in fact he is absolutely excellent in macro-strategy and the basic skills of naval operations.

So he can actually play the role of a 'mentor' to assist in training Cleves and the others, and that's more than enough.

On the other side, Cleves and others also understood Trafalgar's intention.

The two mobile fortresses that were deployed without disguise were not only placed as "open cards" on the table, but also the only choice he gave the Imperial Fleet to implement the "home exchange" tactics.

What's more, the four dukes on the front line of the Empire have always regarded the Federation's mobile fortress as an important strategic target of the opponent.

Although the senior officers of the Imperial Navy often referred to the Federation's mobile fortresses as "clumsy copies full of flaws", if there was a chance to knock down these two mobile fortresses, they would do so without hesitation.

After all, this thing can more or less provide certain support to the Federation Navy Fleet. Even if the officers of the Imperial Navy will despise these two "imitations", it is better to have nothing than to have something.
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While the members of the Atlas 'Command Observation Group' were rehearsing the war between the Federation and the Empire in virtual space, the three Federation Navy battle groups, the 'protagonists' of the first phase of the battle, also began to take action.

The light from the extremely distant star, after being processed by the shipboard control personality, passed through the panoramic porthole of the bridge of the "Dreadnought" with a relatively soft brightness, shining on the face of the Federal Navy Marshal Trafalgar. He stared at the universe outside the panoramic porthole. In front of him was a vast starry sky, dotted with countless stars, like an exquisite painting.

But in fact, those "stars" are just generated by the ship's control personality on the panoramic portholes. Otherwise, everyone on the ship would be prone to psychological problems if they faced the pitch-black cosmic background where they could hardly see anything every day.

"Marshal, all ships are in place. According to the latest news from the reconnaissance ship, the Imperial fleet docked in the target starport has just begun its departure operations."

On the bridge, Admiral Carol's voice broke the silence.

"It seems that the Imperial Fleet has finally started to move. I don't know if they are preparing to gather their forces to attack the 'target' I have placed before them, but it's still a little late anyway."

Marshal Trafalgar showed an expression of "everything is under control" on his face, and then gave the order:

"The battle group is preparing for a collective jump based on the coordinates obtained from prior reconnaissance!

After arriving at the target area, the First, Second and Fourth Fleets deployed artillery formations and fired salvos, while the Third and Sixth Fleets launched a pincer attack from the left and right hemispheres. The specific attack path was determined by the fleet commanders!

In this battle, destroying the Imperial Fleet's manpower must be given top priority. Only when the battle is going well can we consider attacking the starport!
Long-range reconnaissance ships deployed in nearby galaxies are always keeping an eye on the movements of the Imperial Fleet in their galaxy!"

"Yes! Marshal!"

Following Trafalgar's order, the Kraken battle group that had been quietly lurking behind the dust cloud began to move.

The stardust that permeates this area of ​​the universe seems to be a natural barrier. It is filled with various dust and gases, which have a strong absorption and interference effect on electromagnetic waves, making it impossible for both sides to use traditional radar and optical means for detection.

The three battle groups that launched the attack this time all used similar "natural shelters" or planets to hide their positions to prevent their directions from being detected by the long-range radar arrays on the Imperial Navy's starport.

But this is also a dangerous practice and a great test for the fleet's distance control.

If the distance is too far, this dust cloud may not be able to obscure the figures of multiple fleets in the battle group, but if the distance is too close, it is easy to rush into the dust cloud and get hurt.

After all, the jump engine on the ship requires a certain relative speed between the ship and the 'jump coordinate' to be activated, so the entire fleet is equivalent to crashing directly into the nebula in front.

If there is an error in distance control and the fleet crashes into this area filled with large amounts of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases at extremely high speeds, no one knows what will happen - but it will definitely not be a good thing.

"Jump drive activated."

The voices of the shipboard control personnel on each warship sounded almost at the same time.

The next moment, the battleship, which had completed basic acceleration, disappeared in the white light of the hyperspace being torn apart at the moment it was about to crash into the nebula.

(End of this chapter)