Chapter 318 Exile Fleet Sangheili Commando Double Blade
"captain."
Through the hard light screen of the control station, it was detected that an unknown ship had entered the gravitational range of one or two Earths. The radar observer reported in a calm tone:
"Twenty-four ships were detected in space areas 1789, 2004, and 1176 on the far side. Correction, 30 ships from unknown forces have intruded. The relevant data has been transmitted back to the frontline base."
Hearing this, the captain sitting in the main seat gently waved his right hand to summon a small hard light screen.
The radar showed that thirty ships were gradually approaching a low-Earth orbit about two thousand kilometers above the ground in a "△" triangle formation.
The middle-aged captain narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a few seconds, and then said:
"According to the information provided by the Intelligence Department, it should be an exile fleet composed of humans from that universe and humanoid races named Esikof and Bilusaludo.
It's just that the number doesn't match the information provided by the Intelligence Ministry. All of them put together, there are no more than 20,000 people.
I didn't expect that they actually had such a large ship. "
The captain said, turned to look at the radar observer, and ordered:
"Let the drones deployed nearby go and conduct reconnaissance."
"Yes, Captain."
The observers who received the order immediately linked to the orbital drone that was originally in charge of the frontline base, temporarily took over the control, and quickly flew to the space beyond the sun.
At this time, the captain continued to order:
"Communications officer, inform the combat personnel to be prepared to jump gangs at any time, and then inform the carrier-based aircraft formation to be responsible for escort.
Helmsman, turn on the stealth mode of this ship and take us to the dark side of the earth. "
"yes."
Next, all members of the Leviathan began to act according to the captain's instructions.
Leave the bridge.
The Leviathan can be clearly seen. The moment the stealth mode is turned on, the optical camouflage module blends the more than 600-meter-long ship into the surrounding environment.
Even the bright blue light at the rear of the engine was covered by the camouflage module.
Soon, the Leviathan circled from the sunny side to the backside.
The people on the bridge could also see the exiled fleet of the human Exif Bilusaludo with their naked eyes through the sealed observation window.
Of course, the orbiting reconnaissance aircraft has uploaded all images and video data before it can be observed with the naked eye.
Therefore, not only the entire crew of the Leviathan, but all Atlas employees and soldiers in the "Godzilla" universe can see the appearance, scale and every move of the ships in the Exiled Fleet.
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now.
Price, who is in the command center of the ruins base, is standing next to the center console, using the hard light screen to obtain the current status of the "Terminator", "War Machine" and "Godzilla" universes.
With the support of clone soldiers and a small number of adult Astartes, Serin, Xiaoqiang and others are about to launch an attack on Skynet headquarters.
The "Gears" universe has Perturabo in charge, so Price doesn't pay too much attention to anything.
After all, if even the original body cannot solve the threat over there, Price does not have the authority to interfere at will.
Finally, there’s the Godzilla universe.
Before the exile fleet suddenly appeared, all matters were being implemented step by step according to the "Titan" plan proposed by Colonel Quan Ling.
The company has obtained actual combat data of the Titan mecha, and the biology department is about to complete the collection of samples from the giant beast's corpse.
The three joint reconnaissance forces have also arrived at the landing site, preparing to contact the nanometals and Vothians described by the Intelligence Department.
However, the exile fleet united by humans and multiple races actually returned to Earth at this point in time.
According to the Ministry of Intelligence, mankind was on the absolutely weak side in the war against Godzilla and the giant beast, and suffered repeated defeats. This led to mankind choosing to abandon the earth and flee into the deep space of the universe.
Moreover, it was the mature technology brought by Exif and Bilusaludo that gave humans in Universe 1 and 2 the ability to travel at faster than light speeds.
However, the exile fleet returned to Earth One and Two at this point, which made Price's already wrinkled face become more solemn.
The colonel, who was responsible for coordinating the reconnaissance operations, was observing the exile fleet displayed on the screen.
The exiled ship, which was highlighted on the screen and outlined in red lines, also had "Length: about 600 meters,
Height: about 400 meters,
Width: about 400 meters" is a brief data.
The ships in the exile fleet have similar specifications. Some may be specially responsible for carrying supplies, some may provide living units and living cabins, and a few may be equipped with heavy armor, external artillery, close-in defense guns, etc.
But two of the ships are "unique", with a length of nearly 1.5 kilometers, and are suspected to be the flagships of the exile fleet.
All its ships look like they were pieced together in a short period of time due to time constraints.
The hull structure seems to be "breakable with a poke" and is not as compact and strong as the Paris class and the Fiddes class.
In addition, the screen also displays data estimated by the stupid AI.
For example, "Based on the size of the ships and the number of ships in the exile fleet, its personnel size is approximately between 100,000 and 150,000.
For specific data, the company needs to dispatch ship-borne combat personnel to forcibly jump to the ships of the exile fleet to obtain more accurate information and intelligence. "
Or "analyze through unmanned orbital reconnaissance aircraft and images and videos taken by Leviathan...
One of the company's Paris-class frigates is enough to destroy and disintegrate all the weapons of the exile fleet within 3 minutes. "
100,000 to 150,000 survivors…
Glancing at the estimated data provided by the stupid AI, Price frowned.
He was thinking about whether to order the Leviathan to conduct a probing attack on the exile fleet.
If the exile fleet starts sending reconnaissance units to the surface, it will directly affect all plans of Quan Ling and others.
What's more, the Ministry of Intelligence has confirmed that Exif and Bilusaru are of multiple races and are deliberately trying to harm one or two humans.
So after struggling for a moment, Price raised his hands, and with the help of the hard-light screen control panel, issued an order to the Leviathan:
"Paralyze the armed forces of the exile fleet while minimizing casualties as much as possible.
In addition, ship-based combat units are dispatched to forcibly join the ships of the exile fleet to obtain more intelligence. "
Price not only oversees the investigation operations, he is also the general commander responsible for the early development, investigation and warfare of the "Terminator" and "Godzilla" universes in addition to the "War Machine" universe.
Therefore, Price naturally has the authority to order the Leviathan to attack the exile fleet.
As for the order he issued, it was purely to eliminate hidden dangers once and for all.
The bosses at this stage, as well as Guilliman and Sanguinius, who are also in the main universe, don't seem to be as "careful" and concerned about the three newly opened and newly connected universes as before.
This is mainly due to the fact that the resources, population, and corresponding threats of the three new universes do not allow Atlas to "turn on its full power" like it does with the "Halo" universe.
Of course, based on his own experience and the information provided by the Intelligence Department, Plath judged that letting the Leviathan take the initiative was the best choice...
But he still needs to write a report to explain clearly to Sui Yang himself the benefits and disadvantages of this order, as well as the psychological activities when issuing this order.
Soon, inside the bridge of the Leviathan;
"Captain." The communications officer turned to look at the middle-aged captain and reported:
"Colonel Price has approved our active attack, but we must try to ensure the safety of our fellow human beings."
"learn."
The middle-aged captain nodded lightly and looked at the hard light screen next to his right hand, quickly browsing the current situation.
After a few seconds of silence, he ordered quickly:
"Gunner, lock on all the ships of the exile fleet, and then fire electromagnetic interference bombs at their tails to disrupt their power systems.
At the same time, let the secondary guns lock onto the opponent's armed ships. If the electromagnetic interference bomb is ineffective, their ability to resist will be instantly destroyed. "
"yes."
Upon hearing this, the gunner immediately took action.
The middle-aged captain started the ship's communication again and broadcast:
"Attention all ODSTs (Orbital Commandos) and SATs (Sangheili Commandos), please board the Thunder Assault Boat immediately and jump to the flagships of two suspected exile fleets.
The carrier-based aircraft formation is also asked to be responsible for the escort. When the ship officially launches the offensive, it is the time when the gang-hopping and raid missions begin.
Finally, don’t forget that unless it is a moment of necessity or crisis, our first goal is always to prioritize the lives of ourselves and our compatriots.
complete. "
After the words fell, the bridge fell into a brief silence.
As for the SAT mentioned in the broadcast, that is, the Sangheili Commando Team, its nature and mission requirements are relatively consistent with those of the ODST.
The main difference is that the members of SAT are all elite veterans with rich experience and strong physiques.
Since the signing of the agreement on "Construction and Development of Friendship between Humanity and Sangheili", more and more elites have begun to gradually be integrated into Atlas's combat system.
After all, the fighting abilities of elites are obvious to all.
An ODST, or AECS (Emergency Countermeasures) injected with Inquise serum, without the help of any mechanical skeletons and powered armor, would be very difficult to defeat an elite who is also a veteran by relying on physical skills, fighting and other skills.
You must know that ordinary Spartan II and III warriors, in terms of hand-to-hand combat, will hardly take advantage in the hands of elite veterans.
Spartan IV?
In the original timeline of "Halo", the fourth phase of warriors has gradually moved closer to the real "cannon fodder".
And it's not like the Phase III warriors had to carry out suicide missions, such as one to three companies, to fight against the Covenant defense forces of an entire planet.
Therefore, Atlas organized elite veterans into the orbital commando team that was at the forefront and had the highest casualty rate.
In addition, the ODSTs are fighting madmen and the elites are upright warriors with no emotional intelligence. The two sides have a tacit understanding when combined.
Therefore, the current Atlas frigates and cruisers have begun to deploy 1 to 6 SAT combat platoons.
"Captain, the lock has been completed."
At this moment, the gunner's report broke the silence on the bridge.
"Okay, follow my instructions."
The middle-aged captain's eyes continued to pay attention to various developments on the screen.
Seeing that both ODST and SAT had entered the Thunder assault boat, and at the same time, the carrier-based aircraft formation composed of White-legged Falcon and Phantom III had also entered the hangar launch pad, they immediately said:
"Fire."
"yes."
As soon as he received approval, the gunner pressed the physical button on the console.
Boom. Boom.!
The sound of missiles carrying electronic jamming warheads instantly leaving the vertical missile silo rippled into the bridge through propagation from the ship's hull.
The center console and hard-light screen also showed the trajectory of thirty missiles rushing towards the Exile Fleet.
Then, through the sealed observation window of the bridge, you can see with your naked eyes the missiles with tail flames passing by the two sides of the Leviathan.
And after the missiles are far away from the hull, they start to accelerate in stages, and finally shorten the distance between themselves and the Exile Fleet at a speed of sixty Mach or even faster.
! !
At this moment, the Exile Fleet seemed to find that they had been locked and attacked.
Then they quickly used a few close-in defense guns to form a weak barrage to try to intercept thirty extremely fast missiles.
But unfortunately, before the missile net was about to cover some missiles, all the missiles began to "run around" without any rules, making it impossible for their close-in defense guns to intercept accurately.
Finally-
Boom. Boom.!
With a silent explosion, electromagnetic pulses filled the tail of each Exile ship.
This caused the entire fleet to immediately come to a standstill, with only the emergency lighting device still working.
It seems that the electromagnetic interference bomb has been successful.
Without waiting for the captain or the communications officer to continue to convey the order, a formation consisting of two Ghost III, four White-legged Falcons, and twenty unmanned fighters, escorting six Thunder Raiders, was also rapidly approaching the Exile Fleet.
The Exile Fleet also released a large number of unmanned fighters with engine tail flames and emitting a dark purple light.
However, facing the ultra-long-range visual attack of Ghost III and White-legged Falcon, all the opponent's attempts were in vain.
Even if some of the guns and close-in defense guns of the Exile Fleet's armed ships were able to operate normally under the emergency repair of their engineers.
But the six Thunder Raiders have been divided into two groups, and with the cover provided by the carrier-based aircraft formation, they quickly broke into the Exile Fleet.
Ri~咻————!
After the Thunderbolt assault boats release high-energy beams and melt through the two ships in the center of the fleet, they will no longer be able to stop the ODST and SAT from forcibly boarding.
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Inside one of the central ships;
Boom. Boom!
Beep-beep-!
Explosions and alarms sounded.
"Please ask the escort team to go to the 04 cargo area immediately! Repeat! Please ask the escort team to go to the 04 cargo area immediately!
Hull damage and unknown personnel forced boarding detected!"
At the same time, the anxious broadcast also resounded throughout the corridors and cabins of the entire ship.
Tap tap!
And a group of guards wearing gray-white one-piece protective suits and holding live ammunition weapons are running quickly towards the 04 cargo area in the middle and lower layers of the hull according to the broadcast instructions.
If you get close to them, you can also hear some guards muttering something like "My God bless you."
"Oh my God. What did we do."
"Why do we have to run back to Earth!" and other feelings and complaints.
It seems that the decision to return to Earth was not made after consulting everyone. Moreover, they had just finished their superluminal voyage when they were attacked by fire from an unknown force.
When the guards ran around the corner of the corridor.
Buzz-buzz!
They heard some kind of charging sound and saw two plasma swords emitting light blue light appear in front of them.