Star Survival: The 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 our own losses were even more severe.

There were more than 80 "Elf" drones, but in less than 20 minutes, only about 20 were left.

If this continues, the "Elf" drones will be wiped out.

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

In the star field on the edge of the star system, in the fleet of the "Free Democratic Federation".

"It's time to evacuate..."

In the rescue capsule, Rex opened his eyes.

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

The purpose of this encounter was accomplished.

The next thing to do is to prepare for the showdown.

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

Thinking of this, Rex ordered: "Every ship listens to the order, evacuates immediately, and breaks away from the battle immediately..."

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

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

"King, the other party is evacuating, do you want to pursue it?"

When fighting, the fleet is not static.

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

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

As soon as the enemy aircraft group broke away from the battle, they were able to quickly escape into the asteroid group.

Waving his hand slightly, Li Meng said: "Let them go..."

It's impossible to catch up, and drones are much more flexible than "Firestorm-class" escorts.

After finishing speaking, Li Meng asked again: "What is the extent of the damage to the ship's hull?"

A technology priest responded: "17 close-in automatic cannons were lost, the hull armor suffered some minor damage, and the surface was covered with craters, but it was nothing serious. It was just some minor problems. It can be repaired in half a month." ”

What the Technology Priest said made Li Meng look thoughtful.

I didn't expect that such a large drone could cause damage to the "Firestorm-class" escort ship.

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

No wonder the opponent chooses to use drones as their main combat unit.

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

This should be the so-called ants kill the elephant.

Thinking of this, Li Meng said to Relf: "Give the whole ship an order to immediately dispatch all Fury-class interceptors to conduct a comprehensive search of the S-01919 star system. The drones need to be carried by the mothership, and the opponent's mothership must be hidden in the S-01919 star system. 01919 star system, find them.”

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

However, the huge harbor can still accommodate several Fury-class interceptors for use as reconnaissance units.

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

Not many. Both the "Firestorm-class" escorts and the "Cobra-class" destroyers only carry 4 Fury-class interceptors.

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

A Fury-class interceptor plane with a length of about fifty-four meters and a slender body flew out of the harbor and rushed into the depths of the starry sky.

As the Empire's most commonly used interceptor, the Fury has a rather peculiar appearance.

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

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

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

Although it has a rough appearance, it is not a highly mobile machine from a structural point of view.

But the truth is exactly the opposite.

As the most commonly used starfighter in the empire.

The Fury-class interceptor aircraft has 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 looked thoughtful.

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

But there is still a safe route 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 safety is for imperial battleships.

No matter how safe the route is, it must go through some asteroid groups that are not very dangerous.

For example, asteroids are relatively sparse, have small masses, and have gentle motion trajectories...

Can we directly use the hyperdrive to jump to the space near Star 1?

It's difficult, very difficult...

Because the space around Star 1 is too small.

Even with Li Meng personally in charge, it would be difficult for the imperial warship to accurately jump into the space near Star 1.

Once something goes wrong and jumps into a group of asteroids, there is only one outcome.

That is a shipwreck and loss of life.

In the universe, exploring outside is very dangerous.

If you want to save time, you must make random jumps without precise coordinates.

If you happen to be inside the planet when you leave the super-light 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 to time the jump, just like a leapfrog, approaching the target bit by bit.

The third step is to reach the dark universe outside the target star system and use the sub-light speed engine to approach the star system.

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

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

It's because the coordinates of the trading mall given by "Zero" are calculated according to the respective star maps of humans on earth.

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S-01919 star system.

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

"Fleet Commander, the loss of the "Elf" drone is too great. It is better to wait for the arrival of the logistics fleet and directly use engineering drones to push away all the asteroids blocking the road and artificially create a safe route."

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

"Then what should we do? Before the war really started, we lost nearly a hundred "Goblin" drones. What can 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 "Goblin" drones?"

Three days have passed since the last battle.

For three days, the fleet has been searching for a safe route to a habitable planet.

Flying among asteroids is very dangerous.

Even small, very flexible drones are no exception.