funbook-pk Chapter 277: Insufficient Firepower in the Sea of Dogfighting
Chapter 277: Insufficient Firepower in the Sea of Dogfighting
Tarn, a star system nineteen light years from Elias.
There are seven planets around the dim brown dwarf, one of which is covered with lush primitive jungles and is an undeveloped and wild planet.
There are about two billion humans living on the planet, organized into societies similar to clan tribes.
Tarn forged metal weapons and armor to arm himself, tamed wild beasts as mounts and combat partners, and cultivated an extraordinary power called [Fighting Spirit].
Of course, in addition to powerful warriors who master fighting spirit, there have also been noble beings called [Magicians] on the planet since ancient times.
[Magicians] and [Saints] have ruled Tarn for tens of thousands of years.
But at this moment, Tarn's most powerful magicians and saints, together with the mortals, knelt on the ground trembling and praying to the gods they believed in.
Under the sky above their heads, countless brilliant lights burst out.
Flickering and disillusioning.
It was as if the stars had exploded.
Even across a distance as vast as the sea of stars, the extraordinary people could clearly sense the destructive energy contained in those lights.
Along with countless meteor showers falling from the sky, a large number of burning and charred fragments of unknown creatures fell on Tarn.
Looking at these wreckages emitting a terrifying aura, some of the fragments are larger than mountains and are clearly part of the body of some flesh and blood creature.
The people of Tarn felt a chill in their hearts.
I couldn't help but tremble with fear.
The fragments are so huge, how big must the original bodies of these creatures be!
Could it be as huge as a star? !
What a powerful and terrifying force that can kill and crush these huge creatures!
The people of Tarn only had to think about it for a moment before they felt that there was unimaginable horror involved.
They felt like ants under the feet of two fighting giants. They could be trampled to death at any time, and the aftermath of the battle could destroy the planet Tarn.
They had no way to deal with this and could only hide in the temple and pray, asking the gods to bless them with peace.
In fact, just as the natives of the planet Tarn guessed, a devastating battle was taking place in space.
More than 3,000 warships were evenly arranged and anchored around Tarn, acting as defensive turrets.
Stop the enemy fleet attacking from outer space and trying to land on Tarn.
It has a square shape, heavy armor, large-caliber, multi-turret design, and a golden double-headed eagle with the letter [S].
The Third Fleet of the First Legion of the Hope Expeditionary Force is guarding the planet Tarn.
Their enemies are tens of thousands of living Tyranid warships.
The Zerg warships, with fish-like shapes and long squid-like tentacles, swayed and twisted like living things, like flagellates swimming in the void.
In an instant, it silently crossed a distance of tens of thousands of kilometers and quickly approached the planet Tarn.
The way it moves is weird and creepy.
The Tyranid warships are both spaceships and giant living organisms, and each warship carries hundreds of millions of Zerg units.
However, before the Zerg warships could get close, they were often torn apart by the expeditionary force's powerful firepower.
After a certain time traveler's magical modification, a new type of imperial battleship that integrates the essence of many technologies from other worlds, chaos, and the Necrons has a combat power far exceeding that of previous imperial battleships.
A single shot from the Light Lance main gun is enough to penetrate the energy shield of the Zerg battleship.
Macrocannons that fire specially crafted warheads can also penetrate the armor of Zerg warships.
The [Black Hole Fish] is powerful enough to tear apart space, and can even temporarily create a small black hole that can swallow several Zerg warships at a time.
Human warships used various artillery and bombs to create a barrier with firepower on the outskirts of Tarn, strongly blocking the advance of the Zerg fleet.
The Zerg fleet was not to be outdone.
They fought back with their own methods.
Fire living shells, overwhelm quality with quantity, break through the fire blockade, and approach human warships and Tarn.
Even if 90% of the shells were intercepted, the remaining 10% would be enough to cover the entire sky and launch a comprehensive attack on the human fleet and Tarn.
Da da da!
The close-in weapon system on the human warship roared wildly, and suddenly the entire surface of the warship burst out with countless barrages like fireworks, destroying the approaching enemies.
Space fighters and escort fighters swarmed out of the battleship's engine room, filling the gap at the rear of the battleship like a swarm of bees.
Like a layer of dark clouds hovering above Tarn's atmosphere, it forms the final barrier.
Any escaped fish that try to land on the planet will be killed outside the atmosphere.
The commander of the human fleet was very wise. He knew that humans were outnumbered and that if they wanted to hold on, they had to shrink their defenses.
After all, the battlefield of a planet is only so big, and no matter how many Zerg troops there are, only a part of them can be deployed on the battlefield.
The troops behind can only fill the line after all the troops in front are killed.
After the battle line is saturated, the Zerg's military advantage cannot be fully utilized, and the defensive pressure of the human fleet is stable.
The battle between space seems to have returned to primitive ancient times.
Human warships are like thousands of soldiers.
Although the invaders have a huge army, it is not easy to capture the city.
They could only fight in rotation to continuously consume the defenders' manpower and ammunition and supplies.
The attacking side often has to pay several times or even dozens of times the casualties and fight for several days before they can capture the city.
This is the battle situation on Tarn Star at the moment.
The biggest trouble for the humans on the defending side is that the energy and ammunition reserves of the warships are being consumed too quickly. If this continues, they may no longer be able to maintain the blockade.
If the Zerg breaks through the defense line, some of their troops land on the planet and engage in ground combat.
It is conceivable that the planet Tarn was devastated and the people of Tarn were simply unable to resist the brutal Zerg army.
That was a scene that the expeditionary force did not want to see.
They came to save people. If they failed to save people, they would be ashamed even if they defeated the Zerg in the end.
"report!"
"The artillery system is close to overload, and the rapid fire rate is expected to be reduced by 50% in two minutes!"
"Report to the political commissar, there are only 20 rounds of ammunition left in the torpedo compartment!"
"Report! Main energy flux overload failure, void shield efficiency reduced by 33%!"
As problems such as weapon overheating arose, the firepower of the Hope Expeditionary Fleet began to weaken.
The Zerg fleet took the opportunity to attack, starting its engines and launching a suicide charge towards Tarn.
They actually planned to rely on their numerical advantage to forcibly shorten the distance of the battle, and even use their battleships to break through the blockade of the defense line.
When the situation was critical, there was a flash in the space not far away.
A massive Imperial fleet emerged from a flash of white.
Without saying a word, he launched a fierce fire attack on the flank of the Zerg fleet.
Light spears, macro cannons, and torpedoes came like a meteor shower, impenetrable, catching the Zerg fleet off guard and biting off a piece of it.
Without waiting for the Zerg fleet to split its forces to respond.
A similar flash of white light appeared in space on the other side.
Another imperial fleet that was no less large than the former one jumped out of the void and launched an equally swift and fierce attack.
Finally, the three fleets of the Hope Expeditionary Force's First Legion completed their reunion.
They formed a triangle, hit the downed dog, and beat the Zerg fleet.
Those huge Zerg living warships that were as big as asteroids were torn apart by powerful artillery fire, and the various hideous and terrifying biological weapons loaded inside were decomposed into plasma by the violent energy before they could take effect.
"All fear comes from lack of firepower."
"What a bullshit sea tactic!"
"I'm fighting a sea of insects!"
"Blow the hell up for me!"
On the command deck of the expeditionary warship, the captains' faces were red, their necks were thick, and they were spitting and roaring excitedly.
Urge all artillery batteries not to hold back and to fire all their stocks with maximum firepower.
Kill these disgusting bugs!
This was probably the most violent artillery attack the Zerg had ever encountered since they arrived in the galaxy.
The violent explosion and flash of light illuminated the dark side of the planet Tarn as bright as day.