Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 434 06.0433: "Second Damocles Gulf Expedition"

Before setting sail, Horatio and Farida were invited to enjoy a sumptuous meal at the residence of the fleet commander, Vice Admiral Samuel Hood.

The fleet commander had sharp eyes and knew very well what the relationship between this promising young major and his beloved niece was.

Based on the principle of "people from the same family should not enter the same door", Samuel, as Farida's uncle, expressed his blessings to the two of them and also expressed his approval for Horatio who was in the vanguard fleet.

As the head of the Hood family, he expressed his recognition of this relationship on behalf of the Hood family during the time when his younger brother, Lieutenant General Alexander Hood, was in a coma.

This also means that the Cochrane-Hood family has officially concluded the Yuan Alliance.

Now, as long as their child is born, the most magnificent naval family in the entire Abyss Port and even in the entire Gothic Star Zone will be born.

Apart from family matters.

The two of them also brought Farida with them to exchange a lot of offensive tactical experiences at the dinner table, which made the fleet commander very appreciative of this brave and resourceful captain of the attack ship.

Horatio also absorbed a lot of experience from Lieutenant General Samuel Hood, who was brave and daring in fighting with flesh and blood, thus broadening his tactical vision.

The young major had a pleasant conversation with the ambitious fleet commander, and they talked until late at night before Horatio took Farida back to the mansion.

Then Farida kept me up very late, saying, "You should spend as much time communicating and learning at the dining table as you do communicating and learning about family heritage in bed."

But the night before he left, he slept soundly with the delicate and charming blonde beauty in his arms.

This was something that had never happened in the past few months. It was as if his body knew that he was about to leave this soft, comfortable bed and set out on a journey to conquer the enemy, and he was reluctant to leave.

But he knew very well that he had to plan how to treat everyone equally in the future and he couldn't let this little girl Farida monopolize him anymore.

Let's give her the last chance to be willful tonight.
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The next day, with a grand departure ceremony, the mighty fleet set off.

The fleet was so large that it had to pass through the Mandeville Point Beacon in multiple batches.

Horatio only hoped that this journey through the warp would go more smoothly and that the delay would not be too long.

"Captain." Sister Arabella's image came from the communicator:
"It is a pity that our team was originally planned by the Holy Rose Sisters to accompany you on your ship, but due to the current need for armed pilgrimage, we will board the armed escort pilgrimage ship and look forward to meeting you in Damocles Bay."

"No problem, Sister Arabella, I wish you a safe trip."

"The Emperor blesses you and I wish you a safe journey."

After dealing with the scattered farewell messages, Horatio took Louise to the dock area of ​​the dock ship.

The interior of the spacious dock ship is like the dock of a World War II submarine. Six armored compartments separate the ships in the middle to prevent accidents that could cause collisions and damage to the ships while sailing in the subspace.

E96 is docked in the middle part of the dock ship, next to it are the E48 and E47 attack ships.

"Come a little to the left!"

"As you command, Captain!"

Amid the harsh sounds of cutting machines spinning everywhere, Horatio looked at Old Man Joe, his eldest son, and two other sailors from the engineering department, who were hung with safety ropes and hung on the hull and outside of the bridge of the ship, painting the ship emblem.

The ship emblem of the E96 Epic is a ferocious saber-toothed sawfish with a slender body and a fierce murderous aura. This is an extremely ancient, extinct marine creature from ancient Terra.

There is a long and sharp spike in front of the fish head, shining with cold light, like a sword piercing the chest of an enemy ship.

This ship emblem was also placed on the side of each crew member's cap, allowing people to tell at a glance which ship they belonged to.

"This is such a beautiful battleship." Louise, the second lieutenant of the Epic, stood beside Horatio and admired the slender hull of the E96.

"Yes, this is the first warship we command. May our future be filled with glory."

Horatio said, taking a deep breath and then letting it out long.

If he were to tell the truth, he was not very sure about the outcome of this expedition. Like all the void commanders, none of them truly believed that they would not encounter misfortune.

The dangers hidden in the void are far greater than those on land. Even the most experienced commanders are likely to capsize in the gutter. A random fluctuation of the warp current is enough to make the most brilliant and confident warships and their captains sink into the long river of time, space and illusion. With the buzzing and crackling sound of a blue-purple lightning, the vanguard fleet jumped into the unfathomable clouds of the warp and traveled in the dark and evil turbulence.
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"Fasha." The young major called out to the tall female pilot, "You are from the Ultron Star Region Air Force. Do you have any combat experience with the Tau?"

The female pilot twisted her graceful body deftly, turned to face Horatio, and swirled her fingers in her big wavy brown hair.

"Of course I have, little Captain."

"So, in your opinion, how strong is the electronic warfare of the Tau?"

In the dock ship converted from the Imperial Navy's 'Whale' class carrier, the two found a seat, grabbed a cup of hot drink, and started chatting casually.

"These aliens have a high level of information technology, but with the same equipment, their actual performance is not much higher than the electronic sensors on the Imperial warships. However, they are willing to add fuel to small warships and aircraft, stacking a large number of high-tech missiles and electronic sensors."

"So what kind of tactics did you use when fighting them in the past?" Horatio took a sip of hot cocoa. He was willing to trust the combat experience of the ace pilot in front of him.

The E-type attack ship does not have a void shield, and is in a similar situation to the Fury interceptor. Once attacked, it will be fatal.

“Radiation management is very important and we have suffered a lot in this regard.”

The female pilot frowned slightly, as if she was recalling an unpleasant experience. Although she was holding a cup of hot tea in her hand, she just turned it around without tasting it.

“Our reconnaissance waves can detect enemy information, but at the same time, they will also expose ourselves to the enemy.

These aliens are good at electronic warfare, so after paying enough tuition, we learned to locate them through information intelligence, and only when we get close enough to them, we turn on the search and lock auspicious instruments and fire a salvo to catch them off guard. "

"Not a bad tactic."

Horatio wrote a line in his notebook, "Radiation control to achieve unexpected attacks."

This means that in subsequent battles, the attack ship must strictly control the radiation signals emitted by any active detection equipment on the ship.

The Imperial Navy can use detection waves to detect enemies farther away, and the enemies can also use these radiation signal waves to reversely locate the positions of Imperial Navy warships.

This is why the enemy's unknown warship appears as a messy red ball of light on the battle map.

Although the warship cannot detect what kind of ship it is at a greater distance, it can know that an enemy ship is approaching through the real-time location of the radiation source.

Once the radiation waves are detected by the enemy, based on Horatio's understanding of the Tau's usual tactical choice of "superior firepower", what awaits the Epic will be an overwhelming salvo of Seeker missiles, which are about the same size as the Imperial Navy's torpedoes, but much more numerous.

There will be no chance of them being spared then.

"Do you think the Tau fighters are easy to deal with?"

"If we are fighting alone, we can use our rich experience to win." The female pilot dipped her slender index finger in the hot drink and drew a simple diagram on the table. It was the towing method commonly used by the Extreme Star Region Air Force to deal with Tau aircraft.

"I'm wondering if we can have the Epic implement strict radiation control in the war zone in the future, not turn on any active detection equipment, and only use passive signal receiving detection devices such as the 'Void Sonar', leaving the task of active detection to the Fury interceptor."

"Of course, Captain. All of our fighters are equipped with anti-aircraft and anti-ship search and lock radars. As long as we can circle around a longer radius, even if the enemy detects the approaching radiation waves, the void is so large that it will not expose the mothership."

"Then in the next battle, we must focus on reconnaissance. Do not rush into direct combat with the enemy. If we are discovered, we must retreat immediately."

"Oh~ Captain, are you worried about our safety?" Fasha raised the corners of his lips and smiled, twirling his long hair with his fingertips.

"I'm only worried about you. I'm not worried about others. I'm just afraid that you'll get too excited and rush in."

"No, don't worry. We are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship now. How could I abandon such a great boyfriend and return to the Golden Throne alone?"

She crossed her legs and finally took a sip of the coffee he made for her.

"I'm glad you think so. Please try to be safe in the next battle."

"You too, after all, we are dealing with a unique enemy."

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(End of this chapter)