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Chapter 1345: Cutting off the retreat route, Ilxia defensive operation (3)

"Enemy fleet enters bombardment range."

"Railgun fire, disrupting fire."

"Understood. The electromagnetic weapon is fully charged."

Among the two secondary guns of the Swan, one was originally a 210mm gunpowder cannon, but the Spin Water Federation modified it by removing the gunpowder secondary gun and replacing it with the triple-mounted railgun that they have been promoting recently.

Its advantages are long range, sufficient kinetic energy, and strong armor-piercing ability. Its disadvantages are poor destructive power. It can make a hole when hitting a ship, but it will not explode.

Shoot a few solid iron balls first. Anyway, the cruiser can't help much during the main fleet's artillery battle, so just consider it as a show of support.

The turret on the top of the Swan's hull rotated, and the magnetic track coils lit up with bright electric light, aiming at the target and firing three shots in a row.

Alyssa looked at the bombardment position, and her mind kept thinking about where the enemy would release aircraft to try to capture the fortress.

Normally, at the current speed, it would take at least an hour for the enemy to get close enough to launch carrier-based aircraft, with the cruise ship taking the lead to escort the armored transport ship.

This was the standard tactic used by the Spin Water Federation in previous attacks on fortresses.

But the difference is that the Red Maple Republic's fleet is afraid of being surrounded, and they don't have much time to use standard tactics.

In this case, they are likely to use some crooked tricks and take risky measures to find a way out.

Since the fortress will prevent jumps, the enemy troops in front of the fortress will never be able to jump to the back of the fortress. The only places they can choose are either above or below the fortress.

In fact, because of the nuclear bomb hit below, artillery cannot be deployed at all, and it requires a long period of construction and maintenance before it can be used.

The Xuanshui Federation also knows this, so they have deployed many cruise ships.

Of course, now it is almost an open play. As soon as the Red Maple Republic's fleet arrives, they can see the tight defense below the fortress.

So, will they choose to attack from overhead by breaking through the artillery system that has been repaired during this period?
As soon as this thought came into Alyssa's mind, An Yun reported:

"We have detected a jump signal 50 kilometers above us, 134 in number, of a cruise ship or ship of equivalent tonnage."

They actually came from right above!

"Notice to all ships, all anti-aircraft gunners, prepare for air defense!"

Alyssa turned off the ship's communication and said to Carlos:

"Emergency surface, horizontal angle 75 degrees, intercept the enemy cruise ship and carrier-based aircraft."

"Understood, urgently surface and adjust your posture."

The Swan, which was located behind the space fortress Ilsha, activated its entire body's attitude control nozzles, and the engine pushed the more than 300-meter-long warship to raise its bow and maintain an upward angle of about 75 degrees.

The Swan was not the only one to discover the enemy's tracks. Other cruise ships also adjusted their postures and rose. However, their speed was still not as fast as the Swan, the fastest legend in the void. Now it seemed as if the Swan was leading the charge.

"The enemy's jump has ended. We have clearly seen the ship's shadow. The radar signal is normal. They have launched carrier-based aircraft!"

"According to the firing parameters that were reconnoitred in advance, conduct effective firing, adjust the trajectory, and fire freely."

The advantage of having time to prepare is that you can calibrate the shooting parameters in advance, so that no matter where the enemy appears around the space fortress Ilxia, there will be data to rely on.

This is just like before two armies confront each other on the ground, the defenders conduct advance reconnaissance and division of the area that can be covered by artillery. As long as the enemy appears, they can quickly shoot according to the target without the need for test shooting and aiming.

The move by the Red Maple Republic was indeed unexpected, but if it is not handled properly it will not be a victory by surprise, but a self-destructive move.

Now they are equivalent to jumping to the face of the Xuanshui Federation. If they succeed, the benefits will be huge, but if they fail, these warships will have no chance of escape, which is indeed a risky move.

Led by the Swan, the cruiser formation aimed at the enemy ships that appeared above, and countless shells and ion beams smashed over.

Almost in one salvo, nearly ten orange flashes were visually confirmed.

They waited for the enemy to attack, but they ran into the muzzle of the gun. Ten of them were killed on the spot, which was considered a small loss. "Comparison of the database is complete. The enemy has 51 cruise ships, 33 mobile aircraft carriers, and the rest are converted transport ships."

Villania held the headset and said:
"The fleet commander has ordered the carrier-based aircraft to set off."

"Let Hall and Li Chengxi attack."

"Enemy fleet adjusts its posture, confirming counterattack barrage."

"Emergency evasion, shield activated."

Maintaining their firing position, the Swan and friendly warships made irregular and small-scale maneuvers.

Although the enemy had jumped onto the muzzle of the gun, they were not without the ability to fight back. They tilted their ships and fired back. Even in the light brought by the ion beam, one could see a large group of densely packed, metallic-colored carrier-based aircraft swooping down.

"Air defense!"

The Swan's anti-aircraft guns opened fire first, just like a starting gun, and the surrounding cruise ships followed suit.

At this time, on the space fortress Ilsha, the artillery that had just been repaired recently also joined in the event, and a series of anti-ship ion beams flew towards the fleet.

It's just that the time was too short, so the number of anti-ship ion beams repaired was not large, but the anti-aircraft guns were relatively simple.

Anti-aircraft guns do not require energy supply from the fortress. The transport ship delivers the anti-aircraft guns, and then the engineers fix them in the designated position. That's it. At most, the ammunition needs to be moved to the nearby area. Everything from firing to loading is done manually.

Therefore, compared to the difficult-to-maintain anti-ship ion beams, the number and quality of anti-aircraft guns are very high, ranging from 13mm anti-aircraft machine guns to 128mm anti-aircraft artillery.

The disadvantage of not being connected to the base's system is that there is no machine soul assistance, so the reaction is slow and the aiming is inaccurate, and all air defense is based on visual observation.

However, you don’t need to be very accurate in your calculations, as long as the number goes up.

Mixed in the ion beam is a literal rain of bullets. Time fuses or proximity fuses are equipped on different shells. Even if you miss, you have to set off fireworks to hear the sound.

Alyssa looked at the main display on the bridge, which showed the image projected by the optical sighting equipment.

An idea popped into her mind.

Not right.

The enemy is indeed taking a risky move, but they will not consider the possibility of encountering a strong interception. With their current strength of more than 100 ships, even if all of them release carrier-based aircraft at the first moment, there will be less than 500 or 600 of them.

It is almost impossible for such a small number of them to break through the firepower network. After all, the meteorite belt torpedo warfare has proved that if carrier-based aircraft want to pose a threat to the fleet, their numbers must be greatly increased.

With this amount of carrier-based aircraft, there is no way they can break through the cruise ship's firepower network, not to mention the anti-aircraft guns of the space fortress.

Can the enemy make mistakes?

Yes, but I won't make such a stupid mistake.

Alyssa’s grandfather, Mr. James, was right, fools in this world are as rare as geniuses, let alone a fool being able to reach the level of fleet command.

So why did the enemy send carrier-based aircraft that could not threaten the fortress at all?

Alyssa turned the viewfinder, and this time she finally saw where the wrong feeling came from.

Among those ships that jumped over, there were no armored transport ships!
It is impossible to capture a fortress without infantry. The best you can do is circle around the fortress.

"Bearing 203, attitude control, we turn!"

Almost at the same time as Alyssa gave the order, An Yun reported:
"A new jump signal has appeared, with more than 40 signals, kilometers behind us!"

As expected, we were attacked from both sides!

(End of this chapter)