From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 647 Super Aiming, Deployed!

"High-quality target found! Axial angle 15 degrees, normal angle 12 degrees! Distance 8000 kilometers! Relative speed 80 kilometers per second and still rising!"

"Radar waves detected. Cancellation operation in progress. Oh no! Our position has been exposed again!"

"Warning! A strong electric field reaction has been detected! It is determined to be a heavy particle cannon attack. Oh my god, the enemy has opened fire!"

"All fleets, activate deflection fields, prepare to withstand"

In the communication circuit of the Federal Navy Logistics Squadron, before the squadron commander finished his order, hundreds of blue-white beams produced by heavy particle cannon shooting bombarded in the direction of the logistics squadron.

These heavy metal particle jets, accelerated to one percent of the speed of light, swept through the entire logistics fleet about three seconds later. The logistics ships, which were in low-power, concealed standby mode, did not even have time to activate the deflection field before they were directly hit by the hull.

Non-combat ships such as transport supply ships, combat pre-positioned ships and repair ships will also follow the fleet during combat operations, but under normal circumstances they will not stay on the front line after entering the battle, but will be hidden in a hidden location, which is relatively safe.

In addition, whether it is storing supplies, equipment maintenance components, or various logistical equipment, most of the space inside the ship will be occupied. Therefore, this type of ship will not be equipped with any other weapons except for some terminal air defense weapon groups and a few HCPs for driving away pirates.

The same is true for protection. The external main armor cannot be compared with that of a regular warship, and the power of the deflection field generator is relatively low. Although it still has a certain degree of "weakness" when facing civilian armed merchant ships or ordinary pirates, it will be purely used as a target when encountering a regular warship.

Especially now, after being penetrated by a fast fleet at a distance of 8000 kilometers.
"The first wave of salvos had a hit rate of 88.5%. The quick damage assessment results are as follows: 23 ships were directly sunk, 42 ​​ships were severely damaged, and ships were moderately damaged."

The voice of the shipboard control personality sounded on the bridge of the light cruiser 'Horseriders', the temporary flagship of the 'Poseidon' squadron. After hearing this result, the commander of the squadron was also excited.

After all, the ships in this squadron are all inexperienced "newbies". Being able to sneak up under the enemy's nose and successfully fire the first round of salvos is already a good achievement.

But the commander also knew that this was not enough. He had just listened to Amber's public channel speech in its entirety, so he naturally knew how important this battle was.

Although the hit rate of the first round of attacks was very high and a large number of enemy logistics ships were sunk or damaged, compared with the logistics squadron composed of the three main federal fleets, this could only be considered as breaking one finger.

At the same time, the tactical information coordinator also loudly reported the new situation:
"Commander, the enemy is releasing a large amount of interfering smoke and chaff clouds, and target lock is hindered!"

Thinking of this, the commander of the Poseidon fleet, just as Amber had said in his previous speech, abandoned the only fluke and hesitation in his heart and gave a loud order:
"Attention, entire fleet. Use optical units to make visual corrections! We must completely defeat this logistics squadron at all costs. All HCPs, get on deck and prepare to board!"

The commander of the 'Poseidon' squadron was not a 'professional' before, he was just a captain who had been running a transport fleet for many years. It was only after joining the Atlas Group and transferring to the combat fleet that he began to come into contact with the detailed subjects of space fleet warfare.

It was at this time that the concepts of space combat formations and firepower distribution began to be instilled into his mind, but obviously this time was still too short, so the commander's fighting style was still relatively rough, or in layman's terms, it was a "mad dog-biting" style of fighting.

But at this moment, no one will judge the quality of tactics. A good tactic is one that can achieve the set goals!

Soon, a large number of HCPs rushed into space via the catapult tracks of the warships of the Poseidon squadron, and more HCPs that stepped onto the outer decks of the warships in advance also obtained extremely high acceleration through disposable rocket boosters.

Like a swarm of bees leaving their nest, nearly four hundred HCPs rushed through the tactical shield released by the logistics fleet and rushed straight towards the latter. The last obstacle in front of them, apart from the poor anti-aircraft firepower of these logistics ships, was only a few escort HCPs.

Even though the HCPs on the Atlas side were all novices, with their absolute numerical advantage, this battle inevitably began to tilt towards a "turkey hunting competition" -
"No, how did the other side know the location of the logistics fleet? In the combat readiness state, all these logistics ships are in a low-power concealed state, and the interior of the Pillar of All Creation has interfered with various detection methods. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to be discovered!"

Admiral Carol, who saw this scene on the "Dauntless", said in surprise that the logistics fleet had been stolen, which was a scene he had never seen since he joined the army.

In other words, not only Admiral Carroll and other senior officers on the bridge, but even Marshal Trafalgar had never had his own logistics fleet caught in previous battles, big or small, let alone the opponent's logistics fleet.

Because no matter which side it is, hiding the logistics squadron in a secret and safe location before the war is already a basic operation. Although some commanders may develop some of their own layout habits, the three-dimensional space of the universe is too large, and trying to find a hidden logistics squadron is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
So for the first time, Marshal Trafalgar was at a loss as to how to answer Admiral Carol's question, but he also knew that the answer to this question was not the point at the moment.

"Maybe the other party was lucky enough, or maybe there was a traitor among us. But in any case, this issue is not the focus now."

"Marshal, what should we do now? Do we need to send the Third Fleet to rescue us?"

Admiral Carroll turned to look at Marshal Trafalgar. As the only person present with a higher rank and seniority than him, Marshal Trafalgar became the only person he could turn to for help.

Trafalgar shook his head. "Idiot! What's the point of sending the Third Fleet over at this time? Isn't this a refueling tactic? Moreover, at this distance, by the time the Third Fleet completes its course adjustment and speeds up to arrive, it will be too late!"

"Marshal! If we are defeated by the enemy, what will we do in the next battle? This is the logistics squadron of three fleets. In addition to supplies, there are tens of thousands of lives at stake."

Admiral Carol was still a little undecided. After all, the scale of the logistics fleet was not small. If it was really annihilated by Atlas's fleet, then the continuous combat time of the three fleets of the Federal Navy would be directly deducted by nearly two-thirds.

"But it's too late for us to rescue them. It's already a fact, Carol." Marshal Trafalgar said. "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that this isolated enemy army has defeated us with just this one move. Now we don't have time to drag it out. There are only two choices before us. Either retreat before the combat time ends, or fight to the end with the enemy."

Admiral Carol, who heard this, had basically guessed the answer of the Admiral.

"I, Federal Navy Marshal Trafalgar, have only one choice in this situation!"

The old marshal stood up from his command seat and shouted like an old lion about to launch a final attack:
"All troops, listen up! Continue to pursue the enemy in front of you. All ships' power units are running at super-power! The goal of this battle is to completely annihilate this enemy at all costs!"

After saying that, Trafalgar glanced at Admiral Carol beside him again, with a complicated look in his eyes.

"For this, I am even willing to sacrifice my soul."
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On the other side, Amber, who was leading the HCP troops in an assault, also received a report from Ramos.

"Boss, the Federation Navy fleet has accelerated their pursuit. It seems that they have no intention of rescuing the logistics fleet, but are determined to destroy us."

"Normal. Any fleet commander who can weigh the pros and cons will make this decision."

Amber shared his attack path with the HCP attack force and the heavy armored combat boats that caught up with him, and continued:
"The logistics fleet was not intended to be involved in the battle, so it was deliberately set up far away from the battle area. Under normal circumstances, there would be no danger, but if something went wrong, it would be too late for the combat fleet to come back to rescue.

An experienced fleet commander who is eager for the final victory will choose to continue attacking the enemy fleet whose strength has been further weakened at this time, rather than rescuing the logistics squadron that has lost hope. "But the scale of this federal logistics squadron is not small. Don't they even plan to rescue the survivors?" Ramos' tone was a little heavy. It was obvious that this young commander was not used to the situation in large-scale fleet battles where he had to abandon or sacrifice tens of thousands of people at any time.

"So this is what fleet warfare is. Apart from those epic battles that seem magnificent to outsiders, most of them are just cruel choices like this."

Amber paused, then continued calmly:
"Just like when I sent out the Poseidon squadron, I certainly knew what the worst outcome would be, but my luck was slightly better. It seems that I made the right choice for this multiple-choice question. Ramos!"

"My subordinate is here."

"Seize this opportunity. Since the other side has no intention of rescuing us, the destruction of this Federation Navy logistics squadron is only a matter of time. Let Poseidon resolve the battle as quickly as possible. This way, we will have a mobile force in our hands. Next, we will harass the Federation fleet from the flank, or launch a coordinated attack from another direction. It's up to you to decide!"

"Yes, Boss!"

At the same time as Ramos finished speaking, Amber also led the attack force consisting of a large number of HCPs and heavy armored combat boats into the calculated attack trajectory. Everyone looked along a frame locked on the cockpit HUD and could see the 'Morning Glory' that seemed to be blooming in the universe.
"Lilith, how are the preparations for the electronic warfare virus attack going?"

"Master, the enemy's defense is very tight, and all external communication channels have been closed. I suspect that the attack just now was launched by satellite artillery based on pre-war preset information."

"That means the other party has already considered the possibility of electronic warfare attacks. However, it is not surprising that tactical weapons of this level have such protection."

Amber nodded and once again led the formation to speed up the advance. At this moment, a large number of heavy armored combat boats also passed the HCP troops and were divided into two teams in front, circling in different directions. As the distance got closer, these combat boats would be split into more attack teams.

Since it was unclear what the construction progress of the satellite artillery array, which was supposed to be unfinished, was, Amber still ordered the attack force to launch attacks from multiple directions to be on the safe side in order to divide the possible anti-aircraft firepower to the greatest extent.

Soon, after entering a distance of 1 kilometers, the air attack on the "Morning Glory" that was getting bigger and bigger in everyone's sight also arrived as expected.

A large number of high-energy laser beams are constantly flashing, and from time to time they are interspersed with attacks from charged particle beams. These two types of near-light-speed weapons most commonly used by humans are always the first anti-aircraft weapon groups to launch an attack.

As the beams of light continued to sweep across, balls of fire exploded from time to time in the attack formation. The "Holy Shield" equipped in large quantities by Atlas was not a heavy machine focused on defense, and in this raid, the pilots would carry as many offensive weapons as possible instead of carrying two shields.

Therefore, facing the irradiation of large fixed turret high-energy lasers, when the deflection field is ineffective, the "Holy Shield" that uses external armor to resist can only hold out for a few more seconds.

Blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes do not come singly.

Just as the attacking force was suffering losses and rushing towards the blind spot of the satellite artillery array under the firepower, Amber saw a warning pop up on the full-circle screen again.

"Warning! High-energy reaction detected! It is judged that the 'Requiem' satellite artillery array is preparing for a second attack!"

"Fuck, how come it's so fast? The cooling operation of the main body shouldn't be finished yet?!"

Amber was also shocked when she saw this warning. After all, even if it was the fully completed 'Requiem' in the previous life, it would only enter the 'continuous fire mode' that might cause the irradiation component to crash after the structure's health dropped below 20%.

"Ramos, Ceris! Prepare to execute the fleet's emergency evasion!"

Amber reminded them without hesitation in the communication channel, because he knew very well that even if the HCP and the heavy armored combat boats were launching an attack, Requiem would not target them as secondary targets.
"Lilith! Is there a way to implant the virus?"

"Master, I found a set of heavy probes attached to the satellite artillery array. Please move closer. I will try to invade from a distance!"

"No time to try, mark the location first!"

As Amber finished her words, more than a dozen target frames were quickly marked on the full-circle display, some thousands of kilometers away and some only hundreds of kilometers away.

After quickly looking around at the target, Amber quickly completed the spatial perception modeling in her mind. At the same time, the weapon control of the machine also replaced the ammunition of the electromagnetic machine gun with a special warhead made of some variable metal material.

"Switch to manual shooting mode and fire!"

The next moment, the huge super-heavy HCP began to dance like a butterfly. At the same time, the electromagnetic machine guns in the hands of the machine kept firing, firing special warheads at the marked targets.

This means the situation is more critical now. If it were in the past, Amber would have to add the voice-over "Die Die Die" while shooting.
With the help of the psychic's spatial and psychic perception abilities, as well as the powerful composite aiming system of 'ATLAS', each round of ammunition flew accurately to the center of these heavy probes - where the electronic components were integrated.

This incredible operation was called "Super Aim, Deployed" by the players of the previous life's "Starry Sky OL". It is an extremely outrageous ability like automatic aiming and bullet tracking, but at the same time, this ability also greatly consumed Amber's spiritual energy and made him feel dizzy.

Even in the past, this high-cost ability was not often used. After all, in most cases, both sides used high-rate, high-powered weapons to kill each other in seconds, or to see whose shield or armor collapsed first. There were few opportunities to do this kind of tricks.
Therefore, the ability of "super aiming" is mainly useful in some boss battles that require "part destruction" and extremely high attack accuracy. Most players will not deliberately practice or use this ability.

Fortunately, Amber has always believed in a truth, that is, "more skills are better than less"~
Although psychics will awaken or naturally acquire and develop some incredible abilities as the strength of their psychic powers grows, the more bizarre the abilities, the more psychic energy they consume per unit time.

However, after this round of "hook", Amber's plan was soon half successful. These high-speed flying composite warheads, under the programmed response, slowed down by the reverse thrust devices on the warheads before hitting the target, and finally hit these heavy probes at a relatively slow speed.

Lilith, who had already cooperated with Amber very well, did not need to be reminded at all. She uploaded the virus the moment the deformed warheads began to invade the probe, and sent the packaged virus over at the last moment before the "Requiem" main control system detected that the probe was under attack and automatically disconnected.

"Master! Physical implantation completed!"

"Very good, next."

Before Amber could finish her words, a bold red warning message popped up on the full-circle display again.

"Warning! The energy reaction has reached a critical point! Requiem has entered final preparation for launch!"

(End of this chapter)