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Chapter 290 Exit and Pursuit
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After moving some distance away from the reconnaissance ship, the tails of four heavy anti-ship torpedoes spewed out bright blue flames, and the radar seeker instantly locked onto the maneuvering heavy frigate.
Then the attitude control nozzles on the missile body started working, propelling the torpedo toward its target.
Due to the electromagnetic interference emitted earlier, the radar warning system on the heavy frigate malfunctioned and failed to provide an early warning in the first instance.
Thirteen seconds later, the maintenance of the radar warning system was completed, and four radar lock signals appeared on the screen. At the same time, a rapid missile warning sounded inside the ship.
However, at this point, the heavy frigate had already entered the no-escape zone of the four heavy anti-ship torpedoes, and no matter how it maneuvered, it could not escape being hit.
At the last moment, a commander in Team 3 personally took over the helm and activated the attitude nozzles at the stern of the ship, using the now empty hangar in the mid-to-rear section of the ship as the target surface.
The first torpedo broke through the shield, and another torpedo was intercepted by the space combat mech that had just left the hangar. The subsequent two torpedoes crashed solidly into the hangar.
After an explosion, the auxiliary propulsion unit on the right rear of the ship stopped working, the ship's structure suffered 37.4% damage, and the hull was slightly damaged.
At this moment, the electronic smoke bombs launched by Fleet No. 3 in an emergency had already obscured the battlefield, and the only stealth reconnaissance ship capable of guiding missile attacks had retreated behind the smoke to join forces with the fleet to hunt down Team No. 4.
Compared to the excellent ship condition of all members of Team 1, the remaining ships of Team 4 are practically fish on a chopping board, almost at the mercy of others.
Facing the 4th Fleet, which still had some fighting power, Olivia led her flagship and two heavy escort ships to attack the 4th Fleet's space mothership, aiming to destroy the enemy's propulsion system.
Two destroyers and one improved frigate unleashed their full firepower, attacking the stern of the No. 4 flagship with their guns, while a large number of missiles were launched from the hulls, heading towards the remaining destroyers and improved frigates of the No. 4 squadron.
Two minutes later, only the largest flagship and the space carrier remained of Fleet 4, and both ships had completely lost their mobility and could only drift silently in space.
"Flagship main gun charging up, target: tail thruster area of flagship No. 4."
"Destroyer No. 2001, destroyer No. 2002, change course and prepare to launch space torpedoes. Target: enemy space mothership."
A high-speed, large-caliber projectile flew out of the main cannon of Flagship No. 1, pierced through the thruster area at the rear of Flagship No. 4, and hit the nuclear fusion reactor at the core of Flagship No. 4.
A dazzling light shone from inside the No. 4 flagship, and a violent explosion completely blasted the battered ship into a pile of fragments.
Destroyers 2001 and 2002 also completed their mission. Eight torpedoes were launched from the two ships, and after a series of explosions, they penetrated the outer armor plates of the hull and hit the reactor in the core area.
Thus, the space carrier followed in the footsteps of the fourth flagship and transformed into a dazzling firework.
"Fleet No. 3, which is now in formation, advancing, and retreating, has entered the maximum firing range of the fixed defense system."
The seven ships of Fleet 1, supported by plasma shields, began operating their stern thrusters at full power, propelling them toward Fleet 3 and completing the reorganization of the fleet in flight.
As Fleet 3 retreated, the Bifang space carrier, located at the center of Fleet 3's fixed defense system, successfully intercepted the warning messages transmitted back by Fleet 3.
Subsequently, Xu Yun, as the commander of the space mothership in Team 1, quickly issued the order to hijack the fixed defense system, and the quantum supercomputer on board the ship supplied all its computing power to the electronic warfare system.
Almost instantly, all the small quantum supercomputers belonging to the fixed defense system were isolated. Then, a small mech appeared above each small quantum supercomputer, and the mechs used directional electromagnetic pulse weapons to completely destroy these small supercomputers.
After completing this task, the space carrier took complete control of Team 3's fixed defense system, and the four particle main cannons of the Bifang space carrier began to charge up.
Meanwhile, the two assault ships acting as escorts adjusted their positions under Xu Ling's command and moved to the front of the space mothership, ready to raise their shields and serve as the last line of defense for the space mothership.
Because the remaining ships in Fleet 3 were not in good condition, and they also had to tow a heavily damaged and immobile frigate, their flight speed was not fast.
Once all the remaining ships in Team 3 are within the optimal firing range of the fixed defense system, Team 1, flying at full speed, will have 7 minutes left to reach the maximum firing range of the fixed defense system.
After watching the last ship of Team 3 pass the marker, Xu Yun ordered to open fire.
The fixed defense system was the first to launch an attack, with a large number of shells and missiles flying toward the remaining five ships of Team 3, blasting the few shields that had just been restored into pieces.
Then, the plasma cluster and lasers swarmed in, shattering the heavily maneuverable frigate into pieces.
Seeing this, the commander of Team 3 reacted quickly, mobilizing most of the computing power of the flagship and the space mothership to begin electronic warfare, attempting to suppress and reclaim the fixed defense system that originally belonged to their team.
Immediately afterwards, most of the defensive weapons changed direction and began to compress the evasive space of the No. 3 flagship.
Under Xu Ling's command, the No. 3 flagship was quickly forced into the designated ambush point.
Four beams of cyan light shot out from the center of the defense system and successfully hit the No. 3 flagship, which had devoted most of its computing power to the electronic warfare system.
Four sparks exploded on the side of the No. 3 flagship, successfully severely damaging the flagship and forcing it to abandon the use of its electronic warfare system and supply its remaining energy to other parts.
Facing the electronic warfare capabilities of the enemy's aircraft carrier, Xu Yun stated that he did not feel much pressure. Before the departure of Fleet No. 1, they removed a small supercomputer from their fixed defense system and had it carried by the Bifang space carrier to provide computing power support for the electronic warfare system.
However, due to time constraints, Ophia chose to hijack the entire system instead of overwriting its underlying code. As a result, during the electronic warfare between Teams 1 and 3, fixed defensive weapons were constantly shut down, relieving pressure on Team 3.
When the main fleet of Team 1 entered the maximum range of the fixed defense system, more than 70% of the weapons in the fixed defense system occupied by the enemy had been rendered inoperable, and the aircraft carriers and improved frigates of Team 3 were launching an attack on the No. 1 space carrier, which was fighting and retreating in the core position.