Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 773 08.772: "Fire!"

In that cloud of gas, a very subtle change of color passed by quietly.

It was like a gentle breeze blowing across a quiet lake, creating a fleeting ripple that no one would have noticed if it weren't for Horatio's extremely sharp eyes.

Horatio stared at the observation screen with cautious alertness in his eyes.

Relying on the rich experience accumulated in using the shadow field on the Epic, he instantly determined that this was the disturbance caused by the shadow field when it dived into and out of the gas cloud.

Although this advanced stealth technology can allow the enemy to hide its whereabouts in the vast universe, it is difficult to escape from Horatio's battle-hardened eyes.

"I see it!" Louise shouted loudly, holding the high-power telescope tightly with both hands, staring at the edge of the gas cloud without blinking.

Deep in the hazy gas cloud, a long and narrow black object was looming, like a poisonous snake hidden in the darkness, winding its way into the deeper part of the gas cloud at an extremely fast speed.

"The launch destination is given, shoot out the fortune teller detector!"

Soon, a large integrated detector was slowly pushed out.

It is huge in size, complex in structure, with sacred runes engraved on the surface. Under the influence of incense and holy water, it seems to exude a mysterious and holy power.

With binary prayers whispered by the technical priests, the probe was carefully lowered into torpedo silo No. 1.

This detector carries the sharp power of the God-Emperor to see through everything. It will go deep into the gas clouds and search for the enemy's traces.

The Dreadnought-class MK.2 light cruiser has significant differences from the MK.1.

The MK.2 abandoned the light lance under the bow and was instead equipped with a powerful quadruple torpedo silo.

This change caused a lot of controversy in the Imperial Navy.

Some colonels who prefer long-range strikes and have a more conservative combat style are not optimistic about this. They firmly believe that light spears have irreplaceable advantages in long-range attacks.

However, in the eyes of those bold and radical commanders and players who like to micro-manage from a bird's eye view, the Dreadnought MK.2 contains infinite possibilities of making a small investment for a big gain.

It allows the battleship to no longer be in a passive situation when facing battleships of larger tonnage, and to have the ability to fight; it provides fierce close-range firepower, which can quickly turn severely damaged and fleeing enemy ships into fireworks.

Especially after a period of fighting, as the enemy continues to be hit and its air defense force continues to weaken, the effectiveness of torpedoes can be further improved.

The Dreadnought-class has a powerful power system and an extremely fast speed, and can easily catch up with a destroyer.

Its outstanding void shield and stronger armor make the Dreadnought MK.2 firmly occupy the important position of "fleet torpedo attack ship" in the Imperial Navy sequence.

It is also an excellent vessel for hunting down the Eldar and delivering close-range torpedo strikes, playing a vital role in the fight against these cunning xenos.

"We have captured a suspicious electrical signal, and the signal transmission location is located deep in the nebula." The communications officer reported quickly, his eyes constantly scanning the dense information that was transmitting past him as quickly as a tsunami.

In this tense battle atmosphere, every new discovery may become a key factor in determining the direction of the battle.

"It seems we have captured an enemy reserve guard. She is hiding in the thick gas cloud, keeping watch for her hateful companions." Horatio's eyes were fixed on the gas cloud. The battle information that kept scrolling in front of him reflected a golden-green luster on his cold face.

"Force her out and launch covering fire. Let's start by dealing with this accomplice." He made a decisive decision to attack.

"Fire control unit! Launch deterrent fire at targets in direction!" Lord Captain Collingwood immediately conveyed the captain's order in a loud and clear voice.

"Calculate the position! The position is calculated! Fire!"

Following this order, the six light macro cannons quickly turned, and hot flames spewed out of the muzzles. Six balls of golden fire were like six burning meteors, whistling and flying side by side, rushing towards the gas cloud at an extremely fast speed.

In order to cover as large an area of ​​the gas cloud as possible, the distance between the shells was deliberately increased.

From this quick and accurate aiming, as well as the rapid and efficient coordination process, it is enough to see that what Cochrane Sr. left to Cochrane Jr. was a well-trained and skilled artillery crew.

They were well aware of the tactics commonly used by the former captains and worked in perfect harmony, with each move being precise and accurate, as if they had been carefully rehearsed countless times.

Bang! The shells rushed into the gas cloud with a powerful impact.

Five of the shells passed through the gas cloud like sharp arrows, while the fourth shell seemed to hit something hard.

In an instant, a dazzling ripple exploded in the gas cloud. The powerful explosive force dispersed part of the gas cloud, briefly exposing the secret hidden in it to everyone.

The light of the explosion was particularly eye-catching in the dark void, like a bright star blooming in an instant, illuminating the surrounding area.

"It's right there!" a lookout officer shouted excitedly, pointing at the gas cloud in the distance.

"We've got it! Captain, circle around the target, Operations Department! Adjust the engagement distance to very close! 1/2 gun range! Weapons Department! Immediately launch the Diviner probe in that direction!"

boom!
The Swift SkyAquila was like an agile beast, turning quickly in the air and drawing a graceful and sharp arc.

Its bow was aimed at the outer corner of the gas cloud, and its starboard guns were all aimed at the gas cloud.

At such a high speed, through the advanced fire control gyroscope, each light macro gun maintains almost the same rotation angle, demonstrating extremely high coordinated combat capabilities.

Boom!
Diddoo!

The Diviner probe was fired from the launch channel, continuously emitting detection waves with a detection range of 800 kilometers, rushing forward, deep into unknown areas, searching for traces of the enemy.

The second detection wave was sent out, and as the matter echo at a very close distance was transmitted to the detector processor for analysis and then sent to the Swift Aquila, the reflected outline of the enemy ship was outlined by a holographic image - it was an image composed of countless particle light spots. Although it looked a little blurry, it was clear enough for a huge target like a battleship.

"Target confirmed! Fire!"

Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!
After the target is determined, the second round of salvos adopts the sequential firing method, firing from front to back in order to reduce the impact of adjacent gun firing on the next macro gun.

The ships are always moving at high speed in the void, and can travel half a kilometer per second. Therefore, the longer the interval, the more it will affect the accuracy of the shooting parameters.

However, these well-trained naval artillery crews, with their superb skills and tacit cooperation, fired six rounds in sequence with only a few seconds between each round, and the shells landed very densely.

Balls of golden fire exploded, five out of six hit the target, and the shells exploded in a concentrated manner. The powerful explosive force further dispersed the concentration of the gas cloud, leaving the killer hidden in the haze nowhere to hide.

"Reload!"

Boom! Boom!
An automatic bullet hoist with a diameter of dozens of people slowly lifted the warhead from the ammunition rack. The huge warhead was clamped by a mechanical arm and accurately loaded into the barrel of the macro cannon surrounded by an acceleration coil.

Subsequently, the huge rolling lock is quickly engaged by mechanical transmission, and the entire loading process is efficiently completed within 1 minute.

This speed was an astonishing seven times faster than when Horatio served in the Indefatigable's battery, when the most skilled crew used indentured laborers to manually drag and load.

Faster reload speed means higher precision reuse of firing parameters, faster calculations, and the ability to inflict devastating damage to the enemy more quickly.

"Fire!"

Afterwards, the acceleration coil was quickly energized, and a powerful electric current surged through it, instantly accelerating the 150-ton light macro cannon's double-charged warhead to sub-light speed. Carrying the wrath of the God-Emperor, it poured towards the cruel alien like a whistling meteor.

hum! ! !
The enemy ship's shadow field was severely affected by the previous attack and could no longer maintain its concealment. It had nowhere to hide and finally revealed its turning side.

The third round of shells seemed to be guided by the God-Emperor. Six shells hit the ship from the bow to the stern in sequence, leaving a long line of flames on the enemy ship.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining four shells penetrated into the ship's armor with unparalleled impact force.

The warships of the Eldar pursue lightness and maneuverability, and have a light structure. Not only do they rely on refraction fields to induce the enemy to miss when shooting, but also, due to their extremely small mass, they will suffer greater damage than ships of other races when facing a ship collision (+50% of the damage received from collision).

They disdain thick, cumbersome armor, preferring hit-and-run and damage avoidance over damage reduction.

And now, they paid the price for this choice. The Empire's live ammunition weapons, which they considered backward and crude, carried hundreds of tons of high explosive charge, smashed the sugar-thin hull fiercely, poured into it, and then destroyed everything.

(End of this chapter)