Warhammer: I am the Hammer of the Empire

12 Starhawk bombers, escorted by 20 Fury deep space interceptors, left the giant Emperor-class battleship about 6 kilometers away. Those powerful machine spirits representing the dignity of the empire were releasing those nightmares from their flank hangars, and this The two huge heavy battleships are miracles in the 10,000 years of human civilization, especially the behemoths that have achieved considerable success in the Gothic War. They have been serving the empire since the Great Crusade.

It is said that during the Gothic War, an Emperor-class aircraft that had been floating in the subspace for thousands of years reappeared in the real universe by chance. However, even in such a situation, after simple repairs, this behemoth can still attack again. Such resilience and other There are very few machine spirits in the history of the empire that are difficult to be corrupted.

As for those fighter jets and deep space tactical aircraft, they are the roar of the thick shields of the Imperial Navy. The Emperor-class heavy battleships carrying two squadrons are commanded by obtaining the enemy's rough intelligence through the maneuverability of the surrounding light cruisers or frigates. Those brave little birds.

It was also thanks to the astropath's prediction after divination and prediction that the number of enemies was only 30 warships converted from civilian ships, and most of them were light aircraft. This plan also came into being. Those traitorous and inferior aircraft, such as the Orion-class interstellar clipper and the cutter. Class high-speed merchant ships, those metal monsters are about 3 kilometers in length. Their lightweight shields are not difficult to break, but their considerable forward speed makes it difficult to destroy them easily.

Alan Bayer speculated that they wanted to determine their own genes before throwing out this strange unit, but he didn't know what those people relied on, psychic sensing or secretly ingesting genes? But those things are not easy to do. It is obviously impossible to log into an enemy warship and obtain the flagship captain's genes when they are at a disadvantage. With this ability, they can completely kill that person.

In any case, according to the lord's memories, the most important thing is actually time, and then distance. So far, a strange situation has arisen, that is, a huge fleet of a hundred can clearly make those light barges collapse in an instant, but in order not to With the enemy targeting the Commander's system, they chose to use deep space fighters to drive away the bugs.

At this point, the fighter crews in the void were talking on the phone. Their captain, a veteran, wiped the brown close-fitting uniform on his body. It was that all crew members on the Fury-class interceptor aircraft must wear suspension wire pressure suits to protect themselves. This ensures that their blood does not pool in weightless conditions, as the aircraft does not have artificial gravity and can help combat the horrific stresses of sudden acceleration and extreme gravity encountered in high-speed dogfights.

This pressurized suit pumps highly oxygenated blood directly into the body through the spinal connector. The servo contour of the helmet creates air pressure around it to prevent the person from fainting. At the same time, it can resist the powerful propulsion force of the plasma fusion engine, which is more than 60,000 tons. .

Even if it is carefully designed to cut down the layers on this huge 60-meter fighter, the driver still needs to undergo several years of rigorous driver training on Terra before he is qualified to sit on it.

Therefore, the veteran naturally had the confidence to regard himself as higher than others, until he rubbed the crotch of the uncomfortable clothes to adjust his external equipment, and then cursed with a loud electromagnetic sound. "This mission is very easy. There are a few civilian ships. The enemy has no escort aircraft. It is a reconnaissance starship. To be honest, it is a bit overqualified." His tone was very relaxed. Although this area is too far away from the star system and there is not much light, there is not much light. The void is originally pitch black, so they rely more on the roaring omens and the starship's own heat source and light to lock down the enemy.

This is more difficult than identifying targets inside the atmosphere. In the case of possible semi-paralysis of communications, an inexperienced pilot may bomb his own warship, and his stupidity in doing so will be remembered by the entire squadron. This time the captain emphasized again The goal of the war is also to make others realize that they are not fighting against battleships.

When the captain turned off the communicator, he said to his partner, the gunner. "Aim well. Our anti-starship high-explosive bombs may not be enough. There are quite a lot of enemies. Try to eliminate one with two rounds of magazines. I don't want to be looked down upon by those Starhawk pilots. Don't forget that we were defeated by them last time. It’s called a short man who can’t blow up a ship, no man can endure this.”

His dirty words were filled with a carefree attitude towards the world. After all, his squadron was currently fighting against the largest civilization in the universe. Of course he believed in his vehicle, but death was common, and there was nothing he could do about those close-range anti-cannons. The range was not close, and the impact of the battleship was even more fatal, but he believed that his own sacrifice and the sacrifice of his comrades were the best tribute to the emperor.

However, he still didn't want his comrades to die, so his carefree temperament contained a poise that was inconsistent with him. The veteran looked out of the cockpit window. His body was almost covered with complex electronic units, and he looked casual. , but those things were important, so he never complained.

Finally, he flew with a standard sideways view, aimed at the flashing light of the enemy starship, and then pointed out the coordinate system with his finger on the team hologram. The communicator came with exclamations and the soldiers cursed. "The boss found the enemy before the fortune teller again. Damn it, that garbage should be thrown away!"

The veteran just tightened his mask, put the thing on his head to ensure that his acceleration would not shake his head into mud, and then said in a sultry voice. "Standard array, dive, 3 and 4 attack the enemy's fire control room position, 6 to 9 deal with the close-in defense cannon, and I deal with the energy source to stop those damn ion engines. Also, this is the first one, Pay attention to spacing.”

He skillfully arranged the battle plan and cleared the defense array, but at the same time he focused on the core of the enemy. If he could paralyze such a behemoth, the status of the Fury interceptor could rise within the empire, because during this period of time, the new speed The demand for dead interceptors is getting louder and louder within the Navy, due to their faster speed and propulsion power, as well as the difficulty of operation.

He needs to prove that his squadron is worthy of those machines, those noble machine souls, and the honor of war. He needs to use the victory here to prove it and let the Navy allow him to replace the fighter planes. In this way, the squadron's overall probability of survival will increase.

His eyes became sharper, and he looked for the target with squinting eyes, circling around the lone battleship, trying to avoid the close defense system while waiting like a vulture to give the poor giant a fatal attack. Other fighters were faster than him. It fell, attracting the attention of the close defense system and fire control. At the same time, the front-mounted laser cannons of the interceptors fired and fired, burning out many of the cannons and leaving ugly cherry-red craters on the warship. Most of them were caused by the explosion of fort ammunition. caused by heat.

The body of the ugly Knife-class fast barge was being dissolved by the flickering heat, flickering like a beautiful tropical fish. If you want to say beautiful, it must be extremely beautiful. Secondly, the loyal people of the empire have completely restrained this behemoth. However, the carrier aircraft still has its limits. After paralyzing as many weapons systems on one side as possible, even the weak armor of the Kuaishou class will be difficult to paralyze.

They can destroy the structure as much as possible, but in the face of behemoths that can easily reach thousands of meters, the damage that one machine can cause is still insignificant. This is why in terms of record, the top management prefers main battleships with obvious firepower and the Starhawk, which is more difficult to reach the core of the enemy. Bombers, giving up heavy missiles for speed have become the most deadly aspect of interceptors, and their high death rate.

In more cases, carrier-based aircraft bear more transportation work. Firstly, there are only a few priceless heavy cruisers and strategic ships or aircraft carriers that can carry enough behemoths for a squadron. Secondly, there are extremely high driver costs and personnel losses. , when it can only contain enemy warships at most, no matter how many weapons it destroys, it will be difficult to make up for its preciousness.

But they are an indispensable part of the imperial naval battle. Whether it is large-scale aliens or heretics, they cannot lack enough carrier aircraft escorts. They have enough strategic deterrence against small ships, and those annoying void shields will not be used by civilians. They are matched on the ship, so even though they face starships and death surrounds them, they still exist and are the most important part of the empire's armed system.

Of course, this is also because the Empire adopted a conservative strategy in the ten thousand years after the Great Crusade. The highly offensive carrier-based aircraft were ignored to a certain extent, resulting in their tactics not being as perfect as the Empire's common cannon doctrine and large ships. Related The supporting equipment is also more lacking, making it a "gaudy" toy in the eyes of individual naval officers.

But today, in this sector, this veteran wants to interrupt this idea. His hovering body is outside the range of void weapons and close-in defense cannons. His eyes and thoughts have been locked on the enemy's core fuel area, igniting it, once An explosion can destroy 60% of its combat effectiveness.

Since he was looking sideways at the moment, his eyes were fixed on that position, but the close-in defense cannons could not distinguish his intentions, and then flew sideways. This posture could slow down the negative G force of the aircraft as much as possible, so that the thrust would not Make him feel bad.

At the same time, such a position makes it impossible for the enemy to distinguish his dive position. This fighter is like a falcon hovering over the dying prey. Then when he seizes a moment, the close-in defense gun following him is stagnant due to the angle. For a moment, he lowered his head while hovering.

The gunner immediately took aim. On the fuselage pylon, two high-explosive missiles were instantly submerged into the interior of the ship. Then the flames of the close-in defense gun appeared from the tail of the ship. At the same time, the silent void seemed suffocating. After confirming the bombing, the veteran pulled the lever. The entire machine body moved upwards and moved out of range in a standard S-shaped maneuver.

But this almost perfect bombing did not bring the desired effect. The hit point deviated from the expected. Although the damn heretic ship emitted smoke, its oxygen system leaked, and it was obviously damaged, but it was as imagined by the veterans. The gap in death rates remains huge.

The veteran took off the smelly and disgusting hood. The complicated fiber ropes were filled with the smell of his own sweat. The sweat wet his hair like a rainy day. He looked like a beauty out of the bath. If you ignore his beard, Slag and big yellow teeth.

"It's off, damn, isn't that where the power room is?" He rubbed his nose. The bomb load of this machine had been reduced for maneuverability. There were only four missiles, and now half of them had been fired. The enemy also realized that they The target has reinforced defenses and alerts, and it is unlikely that he will hit where he needs to in the defense of multiple heavy close-in defense guns.

"Give up, it's over, escort the Starhawk bomber to the end, damn it." He gave up a little on himself. After all, the bomb load and caliber were here. Although it hit the core area, in the shooting measured in kilometers, A slight deviation may result in insufficient penetration, the ammunition may be stuck on the edge of the hull, or it may have grazed, or the power zone may not be there at all.

But his gunner said. "Boss, no, those things are burning more and more!" The soldier looked at the observation hole. In the magnified picture inside the scope, the entire Kuaishou-class merchant ship began to lose power continuously, and the engine also looked tired, as if the machine soul was dying. Not long ago.

At this moment, the roar of the plasma thruster of this old interceptor was slightly louder. It seemed that it was complacent about the good deeds it had done. It destroyed a starship by non-bomber standards. Perhaps the soul of the machine would also be happy about it. And this incident proved in disguise that the veteran's judgment was correct.

At this moment, the squadrons in the war zone and the Starhawk bomber squadrons that were preparing to drop missiles all left the battleship in surprise, because anyone with a discerning eye could see that the bombing and attacks in less than 20 minutes had made this behemoth so tired. Obviously, it Already hit the bullseye.

Many notifications began to pop up in the veteran's communicator one after another. He connected the signal of the entire fighter force and spoke in exclamation and question. "How about it, am I a "grown-up" person?"

Then the squadron leader of the Starhawk bomber said in a funny and sighing tone. "You are a madman, dive bombing? Against so many guns? Thanks to you, my aircraft recorder has betrayed me. If your great achievements are sent to the captain, the budget of those Emperor's bounties will change !”

"Hey, but congratulations, Mr. Changren, you proved that you can surpass the limits of the interceptor, even if it is a civilian barge, and, that trick..." The communicator suddenly went silent, and the veteran waited for him to continue. Said, after five seconds, the entire channel seemed to be suffocated.

Then the voice came again. "Okay, how do you do that bomb drop? Teach me!"

At this moment, Fury and Starhawk, two carrier-based aircraft fleets that have served the Empire for ten thousand years, have resolved their small grudges. But to be precise, this grudge never existed in the first place. It can only be said that they are mortals who have dedicated their lives for the Empire. of fun.