Survival of the Stars: Rise of the Fourth Scourge

"Fleet commander, it's time to withdraw..."

Although it broke the shield of the opponent's flagship, it also caused effective damage to the enemy's hull.

But their own losses were even more severe.

Of the more than 80 "Earth Spirit" drones, there were only more than 10 left in less than 20 minutes.

If it continues, the "Earth Spirit" drone will be wiped out.

Now that the strength of the enemy battleship has been proven, there is no need to continue fighting.

In the star field on the border of the star system, in the fleet of the "Freedom and Democratic Federation".

"It's time to evacuate..."

In the rescue capsule, Rex opened his eyes.

It can break shields and can also cause effective damage to enemy warships.

The purpose of this encounter was accomplished.

The next thing to do is to prepare for the decisive battle.

Completely drive the opponent out of the S-01919 star system.

Thinking of this, Rex ordered: "All ships obey the order, evacuate immediately, and leave the battle immediately..."

Following Rex's order, on the battlefield in the outer space of Star 1.

The group of drones that were originally entangled with the fleet suddenly gave up on the target in front of them, and all turned around and flew in the direction they came from.

"Wang, the opponent is evacuating, do you want to pursue it?"

Fleets are not static when fighting.

Instead, it is in a flying state and has been flying in the direction of the asteroid group.

In just over 20 minutes of fighting time, the fleet was already very close to the asteroid group.

Once the enemy fleet is out of combat, they can quickly escape into the asteroid group.

Slightly waving his hands, Li Meng said, "Let them go..."

It is impossible to catch up, and the drone is much more flexible than the "Firestorm-class" frigate.

After the words fell, Li Meng asked again: "How is the damage to the hull?"

A technology priest replied: "17 near-defense automatic guns were lost, the hull armor suffered some minor damage, and the surface was covered with bullet craters, but nothing serious, just some minor problems, and the repair can be completed in half a month .”

What the priest of science and technology said made Li Meng look thoughtful.

Unexpectedly, such a large drone could cause damage to the "Firestorm-class" frigate.

Sure enough, even a small cannon, as long as the technology is in place, can have great power.

No wonder the opponent would choose to use drones as the main combat unit.

As long as there are enough drones, they are no worse than big ships.

This should be the so-called ants killing elephants.

Thinking of this, Li Meng said to Ralph: "Order the entire ship to immediately dispatch all fury-class interceptors to conduct a comprehensive search of the S-01919 star system. Drones need to be carried by the mothership, and the opponent's mothership must be hidden in the S-01919 star system." [-] star system, find them."

Although the "Firestorm-class" frigates and "Cobra-class" destroyers do not have hangars.

However, the huge harbor can still accommodate a few fury-class interceptors to be used as reconnaissance units.

Small units have strong mobility and are suitable for endurance and exploration of a certain star field.

Not many, both the "Firestorm-class" escort ship and the "Cobra-class" destroyer only carried 4 Fury-class interceptors.

Following Li Meng's order, the harbors on the side of the battleships stationed in all directions of the planet slowly opened.

A fury-class interceptor with a length of about 54 meters and a slender body flew out of the harbor and rushed into the depths of the starry sky.

As the most commonly used interceptor aircraft in the empire, the fury-class has a peculiar appearance.

Because it is a starfighter, it is larger in size, 54 meters in length, and can be equipped with more powerful airborne weapons.

The fuselage is narrow, long, and boxy, with short flying wings at the front and rear.

The engine is just a big spout with a lot of thrust.

Although the appearance is relatively rough, it is not a machine with strong mobility from a structural point of view.

But the fact is quite the opposite.

As the empire's most versatile starfighter.

Fury-class interceptors have strong maneuverability and can effectively intercept enemy carrier-based aircraft, missiles, and torpedoes.

where will they be
Sitting on the captain's chair, Li Meng showed a pensive look on his face.

The space in the universe is huge, although the S-01919 star system is full of asteroid groups.

But there is still a safe passage to a habitable planet.

It's just hard to find it.

In the past two months, the empire has only found three relatively safe routes in the S-01919 star system.

Of course, this security is for the imperial warships.

No matter how safe the route is, it must also go through some asteroid groups with a low risk factor.

For example, asteroids are relatively sparse, have a small mass, and have a relatively gentle trajectory...

Can the superluminal engine be directly used to jump to the cosmic space near No. 1 star?

hard, very hard...

Because the cosmic space around the No. 1 star is too small.

Even with Li Meng personally in charge, it would be very difficult for the Imperial battleship to accurately jump into the cosmic space near Star 1.

Once there is a mistake and jumps into the asteroid group, there is only one end.

That is shipwreck.

In the universe, exploring outward is a very dangerous thing.

If you want to save time, you must jump randomly without precise coordinates.

If it happens to be inside the planet when it leaves the superluminal space, the result is self-evident.

In order to ensure safety, the exploration of the unknown star field is divided into three steps.

The first step is to use optical equipment to determine the direction and determine the approximate distance.

The second step is the timing jump, just like leapfrog, approaching the target bit by bit.

The third step is to reach the dark universe outside the target star system, and use the sublight speed engine to approach the star system.

Even if the target star system is only more than ten light-years away, separated by two star systems, this process will take at least several months.

And the reason why humans on earth can jump directly to reach the S-01904 star system.

It is because the coordinates of the trading mall given by "Zero" are calculated according to the respective star maps of the human beings on the earth.

……

S-01919 star system.

In the fringe star field, a fleet floats quietly in the dark universe.

"Fleet commander, the loss of the "Earth Elf" drone is too great. We still wait for the arrival of the logistics fleet, and use the engineering drone to push away all the asteroids blocking the way, and artificially create a safe route."

"The space in the universe is too large, and it will take at least ten years to artificially create a route. Moreover, asteroids are not stationary, but moving and colliding. If you want to artificially clear a route, The probability is zero."

"Then what should we do? Before the war really started, we lost nearly 100 "Earth Elf" drones. What should we use to fight the enemy?"

"Didn't the fleet commander say that when the logistics fleet arrives, each ship will be able to replenish the lost "Earth Elf" drones."

Three days have passed since the last battle.

During these three days, the fleet has been looking for a safe route to a habitable planet.

Flying among asteroids is very dangerous.

Even small, very agile drones are no exception.