The Azrael's superweapon had entered the charging state, but this did not mean that the attack was over. At this time, the Empire's fleet was in the most powerful attack formation in a hemispherical formation. This was an advantageous formation that rarely appeared in space battles because no one would give you time to arrange it like this. Even if it was an ambush, it would be difficult to complete this formation while remaining hidden.
The hemispherical formation optimized the Empire's firepower to the best. Almost all the cannons of the warships were aimed directly at the enemy in front of them, and the Resistance warships that had just passed through the stargate did not even have time to activate their shields.
Boom boom boom boom … Thousands of cannons were fired. Thousands of Empire's warships were firing at full force. Although the range of the automatic cannons was limited, in this kind of ambush, the enemy had already entered their range, so the disadvantage of the automatic cannons did not exist. Instead, the armor penetration and shield ignoring attributes of the physical bullets were maximized.
"Bang!" A Rebel Army battleship disintegrated.
Bang bang bang … With the overwhelming physical bullets of the Empire's warships, a large number of Resistance warships instantly appeared.
"Damage report!" Govila shouted loudly. He had to fix himself in his seat because the warship was shaking violently under the enemy's artillery attack.
"Sir, the flagship's armor shell has been damaged by more than fifteen percent. The shield is expected to activate in a minute and a half!" the adjutant shouted.
"What about the fleet's losses?" Govila asked again.
"We have lost more than two hundred frigates, nearly a hundred light cruisers, more than thirty heavy cruisers, and one main battleship. In addition, the Poison Shark is seriously injured. It should not be able to hold on much longer." The adjutant's report made Govila's expression very ugly.
"Damn it!" Govila slammed the armrest of his chair. This ambush was too sudden. He originally thought that the stargate was under their control, but in the end, he did not even send a scout ship in advance. Now, this was just the first round of attack, and he had lost nearly a quarter of his fleet. If the Empire's second round of attack came, his B Squadron would probably be crippled.
"Order all the captains to start the engines as soon as possible. We cannot fight here!" Govila ordered. They were currently at the point where the Empire's firepower was concentrated. If they continued to fight here, they would be at a great disadvantage.
"Yes, sir!" My lord! "The adjutant immediately began to convey Govila's orders.
More than a minute later, the Rebellion Army fleet finally activated their shields and engines. With the defense of the shields and the mobility provided by the engines, the losses of the Rebellion Army began to decrease, but at this time, the gap in strength between the two fleets began to widen.
When the two sides had just started fighting, the main fleet of the Imperial Army led by Aurelia didn't have much of an advantage except for one Titan. She had a total of 1,500 battleships under her command, while Govila's fleet also had 1,200 spaceships. So, there was indeed a gap in strength between the two sides, but it wasn't to the extent of crushing.
But now it was different. After two rounds of attacks, Aurelia's fleet had almost no losses, but Govila's fleet had lost more than 30% of its members. Most of the remaining battleships were also damaged. The combat power of both sides was no longer on the same level.
"Inform the allied fleets. Tell them to cover our retreat!" At this time, Govila also made a prompt decision. He directly filled in the position of the suicide squad with "players".
"Yes!" The adjutant immediately informed the 'players'.
"F * ck! These NPCs are so shameless. Aren't they trying to cheat us? " As soon as the "players" of the Rebellion Army saw that the mission had changed, they immediately began to curse. But the mission had already begun. They could either give up on the mission reward and lose some military achievements, or they would have to give up their current battleship.
"Forget it. The mission reward is not bad. I don't want this ship anymore!"
"That's true! I should change ships anyway. "
"Haha, fortunately, I bought insurance this morning. It doesn't matter if this ship is lost!"
…
Soon, the fleet of the "players" who were not afraid of death had assembled. Although they lacked combat skills, they were not afraid of death. Throughout history, the brave were invincible on the battlefield. Even if they were at a disadvantage, the side that fought with their own momentum would not lose too badly.
"Lavasa Gladiator and Garas Enforcer at the front, activate body reassembly!" The "players" who had made up their minds also began to cut off their means of retreat.
The Valsalrian Army's battleships had powerful bio-metal armor. In battle, body reassembly could be carried out to quickly repair the damage to the outer shell. Once this function was activated, a heavy frigate like the Lavasa Gladiator could have a defense comparable to a cruiser. As for a heavy-duty cruiser like the Garas Enforcer, after body reassembly was activated, its defense was not inferior to that of an auxiliary main battleship!
At this moment, the "players" began to carry out the suicide squad's mission. They had to cover the retreat of their allies from the battlefield. After all, the gap between the enemy and their allies was too wide. If they continued to fight, they would inevitably be wiped out.
…
"Sister, they're trying to escape!" Lacus had already noticed the movement of the Rebellion Army.
"They can't escape!" Aurelia said confidently. In the past, Aurelia really had no good way to deal with this army of "players" who stayed behind to cover their retreat. These "players" who were not afraid of death could not be defeated at all. Only by wiping them out would they be able to chase after the remaining enemy ships.
However, the defense of these Lavasa Gladiator and Garas Enforcer after body reassembly was activated was too strong. Unless they were killed in one hit, the fast recovery ability of the bio-metal would quickly restore the battleship's combat power.
If a conventional fleet encountered this situation, it would be really difficult. Even if it was a main battleship, other than the Radiant Battleship's Light of Purification class main cannon, the other main battleships did not have the ability to kill a heavy-duty cruiser in one hit. So, once body reassembly was activated, it was unlikely to kill these spaceships in an instant.
But today was different. Miss Aurelia had changed her equipment. The Twilight of the Gods Titan she was sitting on was a more powerful battleship than the Radiant Battleship!
"Lacus, let the Azial enter full load mode!" Aurelia ordered.
"Yes, sister. But after entering full load mode, the Azial's antimatter won't be enough to support the main cannon," Lacus reminded.
"Tell Hossein's Gravis to activate the quantum magnetic field!" Aurelia ordered.
"Yes!" Lacus immediately conveyed Aurelia's order to Hossein's Dunov-class battlecruiser.
"Yes, Commander!" After Hossein received the order, he immediately commanded the main battleship to activate its ultimate ability.
(End of Chapter)
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