Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 425 06.0424: "Sir, times have changed!"

“The Titanium Clan today is no longer the same as it was two or three hundred years ago.

My ancestors once fought against these aliens in the Extreme Star Field. At that time, they didn’t even have dedicated warships. Those seemingly huge void creations were essentially just colonial ships and armed merchant ships.

But today, they have guardian fleets born for war, and have conquered a large number of races, incorporating their technological achievements into their own battle sequence, forming a fleet of vassal armies with varying styles.

However, our naval fleet has not undergone any fundamental changes in tactics and methods over the past hundreds of years. Our combat fleet is still large in scale, inconvenient to move, and highly dependent on reliable logistical supplies. Therefore, the movements of our fleet can be easily figured out by the Tau.

Once our fleet supply lines are attacked, the Tau fleet can easily gain the upper hand in an ambush if they seize the opportunity.

The scar on my face was caused by the ion cannon burns from those blue-blooded aliens during the escort mission."

The man said angrily, touching the spider-web-like burn wounds on the right half of his face.

"These are all bloody lessons." Horatio nodded, approving of his story, and motioned Yin Shuyao to write it down.

He looked at the intelligence map in front of him and took a deep breath.

Before he came to this world, his fellow players would always joke with each other, "The Moon-class cruiser is the enemy of Titanium King for life."

And it led to many Tau jokes.

These are not groundless, the Tau fleet was vulnerable in mid-M41.

They had only officially stepped out of their home galaxy in M39, and in the initial expansion they only relied on a large number of armed merchant ships to rush towards the Milky Way. As a result, they ran head-on into the powerful ships and guns of the Imperial Navy, suffering heavy blows.

But these aliens with high technology made rapid progress. By the end of M41, the era in which Horatio lived, the professional war fleet of the Tau had become a void force that could not be underestimated in the galaxy.

So much so that Primarch Robouti Guilliman, upon waking up, said, 'Titanium is a problem.'

Although Horatio did not know much about the Tau, he vaguely remembered that the Guardian Fleet, which was composed of professional new warships, was not as large as it would be in the future at the end of the third expansion, that is, now.

Their ships are relatively rare in number, so they are mainly deployed on home worlds and in front-line war zones where conflicts are most intense.

This meant that their merchant ships were often poorly protected.

In particular, the Imperial Navy's energy was basically focused on fleet warfare and the escort of its own merchant fleet and charter fleet. It was unable to harass the Tau merchant fleet in return, and was instead harassed by the Tau light warships' commerce-sweeping fleet, causing it a headache.

The Tau merchant fleet, lacking any rivals, roamed more unscrupulously around its home world, which had been cleared of the greenskin threat by the Guardian fleet.

He frowned as he looked at the illustration of the Tau 'Merchant' class expansion ship that was sent back to the Admiralty by the Imperial spies and drawn by a special person.

This is the largest number of armed merchant ships in the Tau Clan, with low cost, fast production speed and the most extensive use. It is this class of ships that constitutes the lifeline of the Tau Clan and continuously injects war blood into the expansion of the Tau Empire.

Now, in the absence of any threat, in order to increase production speed and cargo volume, the Tau no longer even install weapons on armed merchant ships, focusing on maximizing the loading capacity.

If the opportunity can be seized, the Imperial Navy will usher in a 'happy time' of free hunting, severely damaging the lifeline of the Tau.

This will greatly weaken their front-line combat capabilities, and they may even dream of resolving this threat once and for all.

"Home worlds are generally not big, and may even be smaller than a star region in the empire." said the young naval lieutenant, pointing to the star map on the table.

"As long as we destroy more Tau merchant ships than they produce, we can blockade our home worlds, weaken their war potential, and curb their expansion."

"I support your opinion." Captain Pierre agreed first.

Then several other captains also nodded.

This satisfied Horatio. Currently, regarding the use of the E-type attack ship, the Navy is divided into the fleet faction and the wolf pack faction.

The fleet faction believes that the E-type attack ship should make full use of the performance of the equipment it carries, serve the fleet battle, undertake reconnaissance missions, and raid the enemy fleet in battle. It should accompany the fleet in peacetime and be responsible for patrolling and vigilance.

The Wolf Pack officers represented by John Jervis believed that the E-type attack ship should only complete its original mission as an attack ship, penetrate deep behind enemy lines, freely hunt enemy ships, destroy supply lines, and bring advantages to the fleet in a decisive battle.

From the current perspective, none of Horatio's attack ship captains belong to the fleet faction, but to the wolf pack faction. This will greatly facilitate his implementation of subsequent tactical ideas. Initiatives without opposition are always easier to implement.

"Thank you, gentlemen. Please make sure that all ships are ready for battle and intensify training in the near future. It won't be long before we become the first attack squadron to set foot on Damocles Gulf."

The captains stood up, saluted and shook hands with him, then left his office one by one and headed for the orbital anchorage, where the brand new E96 Epic attack ship and other attack ships belonging to the first squadron were quietly parked there, waiting for her first batch of crew members and officers.

"Sir, are you going to the Extreme Star Region?" Yin Shuyao asked after recording the meeting minutes in clear and beautiful handwriting.

"That's right. I may not sit in this position for long." He adjusted the tribune chair to a comfortable angle and breathed a sigh of relief:

"We are recruiting personnel, including senior warrant officers with cargo ship sailing experience, as well as senior civil officials, such as the accountant who can be responsible for the logistics supply and financial expenditure statistics planning of the entire warship, and the chief medical officer with excellent medical experience.

Of course, there are also excellent chefs who can use limited resources to cook delicious food and boost the morale of the crew, etc...."

"Sir." The girl called again, and this time she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Please say."

"If your warship needs a chief accountant, I wonder if I can sign up for the selection?" the girl asked, holding the notebook in both hands, twisting the ink mark on her thumb.

"This is a warship, Miss Yin," Horatio reminded.

"It's been an honor to serve the Navy!"

"Especially for an attack ship like this, we will be fighting behind enemy lines. After suffering heavy losses, the enemy will definitely spare no effort to hunt us down. Every attack is accompanied by great uncertainty. We may very likely sink the entire ship or be captured by the aliens.

Especially for a professional graduate-educated person like you, to be honest, participating in such a high-risk military operation is a loss to the empire.

If you want to serve the Navy, you should be better served in an Admiralty office than on a ship."

Before he finished speaking, the girl looked at him with an extremely firm gaze.

“Sir, my parents both served the Empire when they were young, and although they tried their best, they ended their service in the way they chose, and therefore were not recognized by the Empire.

My exorcist mother fell to her death, and my father hid his laser gun and carapace, but now, I am grown up, I know exactly what I am doing and why I am doing it. "

"..."

Horatio looked into the girl's eyes for a long time, and after confirming her determination, he said:

“You can sign up, but you will be taking the test with other people who have signed up.

The examination questions were set by the chief accountant of the battlecruiser Indefatigable, and a second round of practical interviews was conducted after the written examination.

According to the comprehensive ranking, the top six will be able to choose which of the six ships of the First Attack Squadron to serve. Everything will be fair and carried out step by step. "

"Thank you, Captain!"

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