Chapter 994: The strongest meat shield
150,000 JF-17 interstellar warships versus 200,000 Mech interstellar warships.
Furthermore, the controllers of this territory have deployed massive cannons across those mechanical planets.
Judging from its appearance, this starship industrial base can be considered an interstellar fortress.
Charlotte remained completely unfazed.
Her arrangements had already been made; all that was left was to wait and see.
And there it was!
The first to launch the attack was not the interstellar missile ship.
Instead, it was a fleet of interstellar gunships temporarily formed from five of the Dragon Legion before the war.
There are a total of 250 T4 Gorgon-class heavy interstellar gunships.
Don't underestimate these two hundred-plus T4 interstellar warships.
When they formed a net and opened fire on the machine race fleet's position.
The scene was absolutely breathtaking!
A single T4 Gorgon-class heavy interstellar gunship is equipped with 400 Gorgon-type particle energy cannons!
When the 250 T4 Gorgons fired in unison, a total of 100,000 energy beams were released.
In just one round of attacks, the enemy's newly set-up forward positions were thrown into chaos, and many interstellar warships had their star shields shattered and were destroyed on the spot.
The Xiaolong Legion fleet did not launch an attack after firing a salvo, but waited quietly.
Soon, the interstellar cannons of the interstellar gunship fleet were fully charged and opened fire again.
In this way, the commander of the opposing mechanical fleet understood.
These attackers wanted to wear them down in this way.
Within this engagement radius, only some of the forward-deployed interstellar warships and the giant cannons activated on nearby mechanical planets can attack the enemy. Furthermore, while attacking the enemy, they also face the threat of the enemy's interstellar heavy artillery.
In addition, the enemy had a considerable number of interstellar escort ships for defense, so it did not actually pose much of a threat.
In this situation, it's simply not worth it.
The combat strategy was immediately changed, and the machine race fleet began to launch an offensive.
"Heh, finally couldn't hold back." Charlotte crossed her arms and snorted coldly.
After Charlotte received the intelligence about the Mech Race fleet from the commander, as well as some combat intelligence about the Mech Race that the Dragon Squad had collected on its own, she...
She and several other commanders came to a conclusion.
When engaging in combat with the Mech Race fleet, it is crucial to avoid close-range engagements, especially at medium to short distances. Furthermore, unless you have a decisive advantage, do not engage in melee combat with enemy starships.
Because of the rigorous combat style of the Mech race's interstellar warships, each warship can achieve its best effect in combat.
In this way, even if they eventually perish, they will still cause considerable casualties to the enemy.
This is especially evident in close-to-medium range engagements.
Therefore, Charlotte decided not to engage the enemy in short-to-medium-range battles, at least not until she had gained an absolute advantage.
Instead, they used the JF-17 Legion's signature skill: first, using long-range firepower to wear down the enemy.
However, some of Charlotte's conclusions contradict these findings.
For example, the order Charlotte just gave.
"Order all special fleets to prepare for battle," Charlotte commanded.
Within the various Dragon Legion fleets, special squadrons composed of T5 starships and main T4 starships began to break away from the main force, seemingly poised to launch an attack.
At this moment, more than four hundred red dots have appeared on the interstellar war sandbox in front of Charlotte.
“Tell them not to get bogged down in battle. Their mission is to attack high-value targets!” Charlotte said in a deep voice.
Little Dragon Girl was responsible for relaying Charlotte's reminder.
Subsequently, these small fleets launched an attack under the fire of their own fleet.
The targets of the attacks were all T5 spaceships of the Mech race.
This tactic can be described as a 'decapitation plan'.
Charlotte studied the history of the Machine Race's wars and concluded that she should avoid close-range engagements with the Machine Race fleet. However, she also considered that she could form a small fleet to launch proactive attacks.
This reduces the controllable range.
The reason why close-range engagements with the Mech Race fleet are not possible is simply because the combat zone is too large, making it easy for the command system to encounter problems.
After all, interstellar warships controlled by carbon-based life forms cannot coordinate perfectly like interstellar warships of the machine race, whether it's a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, or a hundred thousand.
Each starship can perform precise command, deployment, and combat operations!
To avoid this situation, simply reduce the size of your fleet.
I can't possibly manage thousands or tens of thousands of interstellar warships.
"Can't I command a mere few dozen or a few hundred ships?"
That was Charlotte's idea.
As a result, artillery fire continued, and the special forces team carried out a decapitation strike.
The two-pronged approach caused considerable setbacks for the machine race's fleet's attack.
Furthermore, the other interstellar warships in the Xiaolong Legion fleet continued to exert their strength afterward.
The Mech race's interstellar warships have suffered widespread losses.
In the first hour alone, nearly 50,000 interstellar warships were lost.
In return, they only managed to close the distance slightly with the JF-17 fleet.
"That's about enough. We can arrange for part of the legion's fleet to launch a proactive attack, break through the enemy's weak points, and then gradually wipe them out!" Charlotte ordered.
The battle has entered its third phase.
Under Charlotte's command, the battle intensified, and the losses of the machine race fleet began to accelerate.
The JF-17 interplanetary missile ships also provide fire support to areas where the Mech Race fleets stubbornly resist.
The entire battle was simply perfect.
Among these, the outstanding performance of the special operations teams deserves special mention.
Especially that first interstellar warship.
T5 King of the Hill-class Heavy Interplanetary Strategic Frigate!
“Our King of the Hill is really good,” Lilith said, walking up to Zhao Chen.
Although she didn't know much about war, having witnessed so many battles, she had come to understand some of it.
It also reveals the outstanding performance of the T5 Hill King-class heavy interplanetary strategic frigate.
"That's natural, after all, it's not just an ordinary interstellar frigate, but a comprehensive strategic frigate."
"It can not only establish a star shield field around itself, but it can also provide star shield protection to friendly starships within a certain range," Zhao Chen commented.
That's right!
This is what makes the T5 King of the Hill so exceptional.
It can provide multiple shields to friendly ships at the same time.
As for the number, it depends on the size of the supporting friendly ships.
Assuming the friendly ship is a standard-sized T5 starship, it can support five T5 starships simultaneously.
If it is a T4 starship, it can support at least thirty T5 starships.
It can be described as an all-around meat shield for the entire fleet!