Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 399 05.0398: "Decisive Battle Position"

Tyra time is 1:00 pm.

As the Imperial Navy and the Chaos Fleet formed into battle lines, firing at each other with unparalleled hatred, leaving large tracts of wreckage in the four or five hundred kilometers of space between the two fleets, the columns had already crossed most of the way.

Horatio and the fleet commander watched the direction of the Chaos fleet intently.

Finally, the cruiser 'Emperor's Death' showed a tendency to turn right, just as Horatio had hoped.

She turned right at 140 degrees relative to the Indefatigable.

This is not what the Chaos Fleet wants.

The greenskins' wedge-shaped battle formation was like a roc spreading its wings, with a long section extending out on the right wing, like a fishing net dragged in the sea, shrinking and surrounding, cutting off the Chaos fleet's route to turn left.

If they tried to turn left abruptly, they would directly collide head-on with the greenskin fleet, resulting in a bloody mess.

But if they turn right, they can not only distance themselves from the greenskin fleet, but also get to the upper T head of the Imperial Navy fleet and deliver heavy firepower to the rear of the Imperial Navy battle line.

Admiral Chaos deeply understands the advanced principle of "the ocean is a casino" in 40K.

After a brief but efficient consultation, Horatio, the captain of the flagship, and Captain Peru unanimously decided to make a hook turn.

This is the final step of the T-tactics.

When the Chaos Fleet turned right and headed towards the rear of the Imperial Navy in accordance with the orders of their admiral, the fleet commander of the Imperial Navy also issued orders at the same time.

"Telegram to the entire fleet, immediately turn 150 degrees in the opposite direction of the Indefatigable and form a diagonal formation."

The second lieutenant in the communications department who served as the flag officer immediately conveyed the will of the fleet commander and the flagship captain.

The Imperial Navy's flagship, the Indefatigable, hoisted a new maneuverable holographic signal flag.

Every warship that saw the signal flag of the Indefatigable hoisted the same signal flag. In less than 15 minutes, from the first ship to the last ship, all the members of the fleet understood the flagship's tactical intentions.

The Lord Darrows began to turn to port.

"Captain, this is the Indefatigable. Immediately conduct a combat readiness rest on the starboard side. Repair the breach in the hull, remove the wounded, and continue to eliminate the remaining Chaos boarding troops."

Horatio then issued an order for the ship to rest for combat readiness.

The reason for executing a T-turn to the left instead of a seemingly more advantageous outflanking strategy to the right is to make the move.

This was because the starboard side had sustained moderate damage after a full-scale salvo with the Chaos fleet, and the crew was very tired after the battle that lasted for several hours, and their combat effectiveness had declined.

After turning left, the warship can use the intact port side that has not yet engaged in combat to face the enemy and sail in the same direction, allowing the starboard side to make corrections and emergency repairs.

At the same time, although the right turn allows continuous fire from the starboard side, it can simultaneously focus fire on the greenskin fleet and the Chaos fleet by outflanking them.

But at this time, the Imperial Navy fleet was firing towards the planet, and the shooting trajectory would inevitably be affected by the planet's rotation orbit and deviate.

However, there will be no such troubles if turning left. The Imperial Navy is still on the battle line with the planet Far as the background. Any shells fired at the Imperial Navy warships will suffer the debuff caused by the orbital deflection force, but will not affect the shooting accuracy of the left side of the warships in good condition facing the enemy fleet with its back to the void.

At this time, the light cruiser carrier at the end of the Chaos fleet was exchanging fire with two Dreadnought-class cruisers of the Imperial Navy.

Although the Imperial Navy's Dreadnought-class ships have a total of 12 macroguns on both sides, since only one side can fire, due to the rotatable turrets on the spine of the Chaos battleship, the two ships can project similar amount of firepower at one time, both of which can fire 6 shells.

Although it seemed that the Imperial Navy could not use the full firepower of 12 guns due to the single-sided side shooting, it had to hold its ground against the Chaos firepower.

But everyone knew that if the Chaos Fleet was caught between the Greenskin Fleet and the Imperial Navy, the advantage of their proud rotating turrets would turn into a disadvantage, causing them to pay a heavy price.

Horatio knew that the purpose of his maneuver was to push the Chaos Fleet into the center of the battle, so that they would be sandwiched in the middle like hamburger meat. To this end, even if the Imperial Navy suffered certain losses, it was acceptable because the Chaos Fleet would suffer even greater losses soon.
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"What? The engine's maximum flight time has expired?" Fasha, who was waiting for the ground crew to perform maintenance and loading on the fighter plane and was preparing to return to the battlefield, received the news. He could not help but cover his head and muttered in distress.

"According to the will of Om Messiah, the engine of your fighter plane has been running for nearly 15000 hours, reaching the limit for returning to the factory.

Because you often perform extreme maneuvers, the engine vortex loss is higher than other fighters with the same flight time, and the condition is very poor. It is a blessing from the God of Machines that nothing happened before."

A technical priest with a servoskull floating next to him explained in a stiff mechanical voice.

"Is there any other way? I...the squadron now has only this one fighter with squadron command function." The female pilot pleaded as she watched half of the eight shuttle aprons on the starboard side light up with green lights, indicating that the corresponding fighters were ready to attack.

"The engines transferred from the Karl-Duniyash Squadron are out of stock, and there are no spare engines... The possibility of going into battle... Denied."

"No!" The female pilot turned her head to look at a vortex engine removed from a damaged fighter plane behind the shuttle apron, pointed at it and said, "Help me install that engine!"

"In the name of the God of All Machines, even if it is installed, it should be tested for airworthiness."

"I will test it during combat." The female pilot said resolutely.

"010010101000101...010...01." The technical priest had a brief binary communication with another servant of the God of All Machines, and then nodded.

"You can try, but the Adeptus Mechanicus cannot guarantee your safety. In the name of the God of All Machines, we confirm with you for the last time, are you really willing to do this and bear all the consequences?"

"..." Fasha's pink lips trembled slightly. She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "I'm sure."

“The Iris License Agreement has been signed and the user has fully understood and accepted the risks of informal modifications.

Insurance clauses C-SOOB and MI-88392 are invalid, and the Adeptus Mechanicus will no longer be liable to the Imperial Navy for the safety of your sorties."

Two heavy servitors used the pliers in their hands to load the dismantled engine onto the trailer, and under the command of the engineer, they carried out an emergency engine replacement on Skyhawk 1.

"May the Emperor bless you." Fasha turned around, performed the Sky Eagle Salute to the fine golden Sky Eagle embedded in the wall behind the shuttle apron, and murmured devoutly.
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"This is the Gothic Fleet's flagship, the Indefatigable. We are conducting a tactical maneuver and need the Nova Cannon to cover the rear of the fleet."

"'Wrath of Mondayas' received, the nova cannon is charging."

In the void, the Imperial Navy transformed into an inverted 7 formation.

The Dreadnought-class light cruisers, supported by the Kaar-Duniyash fleet at the rear, bravely engaged both the Greenskin and Chaos fleets at the same time.

The enemy's shells hit them one by one along the battle line, making them like victims walking on a road of flogging.

The war whips made of shells left shocking wounds on their bodies, and the torn pieces of armor flew away without looking back. The crew members who were sucked out of the hull curled up stiffly, floating in the dark and boundless universe.

Another explosion flashed on the side of the last battleship at the end of the fleet, not far from the bridge, which made Horatio sweat.

But they were tenacious, just as their name "Dreadnaught" meant. Even though they were seriously injured, they bravely fired at the enemies of the empire with the six broadside guns on the starboard side.

Even if the fins were smashed, it still firmly maintained its course and never wavered.

Jiong!
Suddenly, an extremely dazzling light fell on the chaotic battle between the Chaos Fleet and the Greenskin Fleet, and then expanded into a blazing white fireball, causing serious damage to the main structures of several warships in range.

That was the nova cannon under the bow of the Mars-class battlecruiser "Wrath of Mondayas" firing.

Under the cover of the dazzling glare of the Nova Cannon, the Imperial Navy's Gothic Squadron sailed towards the final decisive battle position.

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(End of this chapter)