Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 279 Locking in Victory

Above the mine, 32 missiles were divided into two groups: 24 Chang Kong 26 missiles in front and 8 Chang Jian 10 missiles behind. The fuel inside the missiles was burning wildly, propelling the missiles to dive downwards at Mach 12.

Further away, 10 anti-ship missiles with a diameter of 2000 mm and 4 anti-ship missiles with a diameter of 2800 mm launched from the flagship have established data links with the bomber squadron circling overhead.

After receiving information transmitted via the data link, the missile's main control computer changed the enemy's characteristic information and countermeasures.

On the ground, upon learning that reinforcements were about to arrive, the mech squad changed tactics, halted its advance, and forcibly suppressed the silicon-based creatures ahead with firepower.

On the distant hillside, the cat switched the laser weapon on its back to beam mode, preparing to forcefully suppress the enemy's movement range in the last few seconds before the missile hit.

Faced with the sudden change in the offensive, the silicon-based biological cluster also responded in time, with the forward silicon-based biological cluster splitting into two groups.

The small to medium-sized silicon-based biological swarms launched an attack on the mech squad inside the bunker, while the medium and large individuals attempted to return to the mine under the intense firepower of the mech squad, preparing to assist the other individuals in suppressing the floating assault ship and completing subsequent air defense interception missions.

Inside the assault ship, Platinum briefly handed over control of the mech to the AI ​​before looking at the support information displayed on the screen.

「长剑10与长空26预计1分32秒后到达，14枚大口径反舰飞弹预计在3分14秒后到达、」

"The flagship is expected to reach its maximum attack range in 5 minutes and 22 seconds."

[WARNING! High-energy electromagnetic field detected!]

The moment the warning popped up, Xu Ling steered the assault ship to sink rapidly and evade to the left, attempting to hide behind the island to avoid potential attacks.

Platinum controlled the assault ship's weapon systems to fire a series of electronic barrier smoke grenades mixed with chaff and a large number of high-energy charged particles, and overloaded the assault ship's electromagnetic countermeasures system.

The mech squad on the ground deployed portable fixed weapons and fired a series of gray-black smoke grenades. Under the cover of the smoke, they moved southwest, attempting to hide in a black ditch south of the mine.

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound with an extremely low Hertz frequency, imperceptible to the human ear, rang out.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Jin and Xu Ling saw the attack on the assault ship's sensors, with several beams of light of varying sizes shining towards the assault ship and the mech squad.

[WARNING! Non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse—]

0.02 seconds after the screen went black, the retro-rockets at the bottom of the ship were activated. The powerful thrust instantly stabilized the assault ship's sudden sinking, while the scorching flames steamed up the seawater in the vicinity, and a thick cloud of water vapor rose from all around the assault ship.

Immediately afterwards, the array of standby chaff launchers on the exterior of the ship were activated, and these purely mechanical chaff launchers fired a series of electronic barrier smoke grenades in all directions.

The backup system is now online; the main system has entered self-test mode.

[Weapon system self-check complete. Laser weapon offline, plasma weapon offline, close-in weapon system (CIWS) normal, rockets normal, CIWS electromagnetic railgun normal, external rocket pods normal, external 710mm or No-terminal guidance system malfunctioning, fire control system capability reduced by 38.4%.]

[The sensor array self-test is complete. The optical observation array is 14.2% damaged, the radar array is 37.2% damaged, and the composite observation array is 72.5% damaged, resulting in a 62.5% decrease in overall observation capability.]

......

A series of detection messages popped up, indicating that the assault ship was in poor condition, while the quantum communication system was the least affected.

However, the impact on the ground was not so great. The attacking war behemoths had less force against the mech squad, and the mech squad was fast enough to evade, and the specially made high-temperature smoke bombs mixed with aluminum foil blocked some of the electromagnetic pulse.

The remaining electromagnetic pulse was partially blocked by the mech team's electronic countermeasures system, and the electromagnetic pulse intensity that finally reached the mech team was only 40% of the original.

After passing through the surface barrier coating and Faraday cage system, these electromagnetic pulses only caused short circuits in some of the more vulnerable circuits. However, thanks to the nano-repair system inside the mechs, these mechs only need to wait 15 to 20 minutes to restore their combat capability.

"Buzz-"

When the firepower of the mech squad and the assault ship ceased, and all the silicon-based creatures turned their cannons around in preparation for anti-air interception, the six fixed weapons dropped by the mech squad opened fire.

These fixed weapons are all lightweight electromagnetic railguns with folding capabilities, with a caliber of 180 mm. The ammunition boxes they are equipped with contain rocket-assisted armor-piercing high-explosive rounds, and their destructive power can reach 65% of that of a 380 mm armor-piercing high-explosive round.

Of these six cannons, only two were aimed at the large war behemoths that served as the core of air interception; the other four cannons were aimed at large and medium-sized silicon-based organisms in the surrounding area.

Of these six cannons, only two were aimed at the large war behemoths that served as the core of air interception; the other four cannons were aimed at large and medium-sized silicon-based organisms in the surrounding area.

Amid the chaos, the assault ship fired four 710mm armor-piercing rockets mounted on its hull, adding a deadly element to the already chaotic battlefield.

While these 180mm rocket-assisted armor-piercing high-explosive rounds cannot kill large war machines on the battlefield, the powerful shockwave from the explosion does affect the accuracy of their interception shots.

As the other silicon-based creatures received the order and turned their cannons to intercept the incoming shells, Xuan Tie, who was completely unaffected at the rear of his body, had already changed the type of ammunition and loaded the 15 special ammunition he was carrying into the loading machine.

[Plasma intensity reduction complete; firing parameters completed.]

These special blue-painted projectiles enter the gun barrel, where high-temperature, high-pressure plasma rapidly surges out, propelling the projectiles out of the barrel at an initial velocity of 1200 meters per second.

At the moment of ejection, the folding rudders on the projectile popped out, controlling the projectile to spin in the air and fly steadily toward the distant silicon-based biological cluster.

Faced with the sudden barrage of five sets of three large-caliber shells, dozens of small and medium-sized silicon-based organisms outside the mine raised their cannons and fired a dense barrage of projectiles to intercept them.

The dense barrage of bullets successfully intercepted the 15 shells that were heading towards the mine, but these shells did not explode into a fireball in the air like conventional shells; instead, they turned into a large number of flying fragments.

Almost at the same time the shell was intercepted, the activation device inside the body had already completed its mission, blasting out extremely strong shockwave magnetic fields.

These ancient electromagnetic weapons produced an extremely remarkable effect, with continuously changing oscillating magnetic fields carrying a large number of charged particles as they approached the ground.

These charged particles do not instantly paralyze the mobility of all silicon-based life forms like an electric field interference bomb, but they greatly interfere with the electric field environment within these silicon-based life forms, preventing the electrical signals within them from delivering accurate instructions.

Next, chaos ensued. The behavior of the silicon-based creatures in the five zones changed instantly. They could no longer stand and began to roll and twist wildly on the ground. Their weapons would occasionally fire uncontrollably, sending projectiles flying toward friendly forces nearby.

However, due to the disturbance of the electric field environment, the power of the projectiles is inconsistent. The powerful ones can penetrate several small and medium-sized silicon-based organisms, while the weak ones can only make a dent on the surface of a small silicon-based organism.

Amidst this chaos, the silicon-based biological cluster managed to destroy only 20 ChangKong-26 anti-ship missiles and one ChangJian-10 missile.

When the Changjian-10 missile, with a diameter of 1200 mm and carrying two tons of metallic hydrogen explosive, landed, the violent explosion melted the high-grade iron sand in the mine, forming molten iron in large swathes.

At the epicenter of the explosion, the surface of the massive war machine began to melt, and the two 40mm electromagnetic cannons on its back also showed signs of melting.

The violent explosion caused the remaining fuel inside the bomb to ignite, and the instantaneous high temperature generated an extremely strong airflow that instantly overturned nearby small silicon-based organisms, and also affected the posture of medium and small silicon-based organisms.

Meanwhile, the assault ship, having completed its initial repairs, took off again, using small-caliber plasma cannons and two rapid-fire railguns to quickly eliminate the silicon-based creatures whose movements were extremely chaotic.

At the same time, five mechs burst out of the bunker and unleashed a barrage of firepower in all directions.

To avoid being hit by an electromagnetic pulse again, the five mechs fired all the specially made smoke grenades they carried, creating several smoke walls on the battlefield. This blocked the enemy's vision as much as possible while leaving enough firing windows for their own side.

The cat, which was least affected by the electromagnetic pulse, restarted the irradiation mode after the heat exchange components of the laser cannon were replaced.

However, this time the target was not the war behemoth at the core of the battlefield, but a medium to large silicon-based creature that could potentially kill the mech squad.

Under intense firepower, the silicon-based creatures on the outskirts of the mine were rapidly reduced in number. The medium and large silicon-based creatures also lost most of their attack capabilities under the combined attack of Cat and Xuan Tie, and could only futilely use the secondary cannons on their backs to try to suppress the rapidly moving mech squad.

After confirming that the AI-controlled mech was functioning normally, Platinum turned her attention back to the assault ship and began setting the firing parameters for the rockets, providing cover for the large-caliber anti-ship missiles that were about to arrive.

Immediately afterwards, the five mechs at the front line simultaneously assumed a charging stance and launched an attack on the war behemoth using the large-caliber external weapon components mounted on their backs.

Faced with this combined attack, 60% of the air defense firepower was mobilized, and the smoke and fire generated by the rocket explosions successfully obscured 6.8% of the air defense firepower.

When the smoke cleared, the 14 large-caliber anti-ship missiles were only 38,000 meters above the ground, with less than 8 seconds left before they hit the target.

Eight seconds later, three fireballs of slightly different sizes rose above the mine, and the accompanying high temperature, high pressure and violent airflow successfully wiped out all medium-sized and smaller silicon-based organisms in the mine.

However, the medium to large silicon-based organisms in the core area and on the edge of the explosion also fared poorly. The intense heat successfully melted their bodies, affecting their mobility and attack capabilities.

Almost at the instant the fireball rose, eight WF01-G drones that had departed from the flagship appeared on the sea behind Xuan Tie.

It pulled up slightly, then skimmed over the top of the hillside. Cat could clearly see the five heavy air-to-ground missiles mounted under the wings of the drone.

After skimming over the hillside, the eight drones lowered their noses again, forming pairs, and the pulse laser cannons on both sides of the nose opened fire. Purple lasers swept across the sky and flew towards the front of the mech squad, quickly suppressing the four large silicon-based creatures in front.

One kilometer away from the four large silicon-based creatures, 40 heavy air-to-ground missiles were unlocked from the pylons under the drone's wings and roared out, crashing into the silicon-based creatures in front of the mech squad at an initial velocity of Mach 2.1.

Upon seeing the fighter jets appear, Platinum decisively gave the mech squad the order to charge.

A high-frequency military knife popped out from under the mech's hands, then the blade flipped and fixed itself to the front of the hands.

The thrusters on the back of the mech activated, and with the mech traveling light and without a pilot, the powerful thrust instantly propelled it to a speed of 30 meters per second.

The mecha leaped lightly into the air, brandishing its long blade, and in an instant sliced ​​open the head of the silicon-based creature before it.

The mech activated its lateral thrusters the instant it passed the silicon-based creature, and quickly moved sideways, using another silicon-based creature to conceal its form.

The other four wolf-shaped mechs activated their thrusters at the same time, roaring out from the left and right sides of the humanoid mech. The laser weapons on their backs were simultaneously overloaded, using intense lasers to clear obstacles for the humanoid mech's advance.

Such a rapid and aggressive advance naturally attracted the attention of the war behemoth, but right now, the assault ship with its laser main gun repaired was the biggest obstacle.

This war behemoth could only increase its retaliatory firepower while moving towards the sea, preparing to use the greater water depth nearby to conceal its form and avoid potential deadly attacks.

Xu Ling, now completely emboldened, responded with even fiercer artillery fire. Utilizing the omnidirectional maneuverability of the assault ship, she evaded attacks from the massive war machine while simultaneously using the laser main gun's charge mode to retaliate.

However, just 30 seconds later, Xu Ling, who had been engaged in intense combat for more than 10 minutes, made a mistake: the assault ship did not reach the designated position.

"boom!"

A 400mm kinetic energy projectile grazed past the bridge and instantly destroyed the three point defense systems on the port side of the ship.

Seeing this, Platinum briefly handed over control of the mech back to the AI, and then fired all the close-in defense missiles loaded in the electronic defense system.

Under the combined control of the sensor array and fire control system, these missiles densely blocked the side of the second shell.

The continuous explosions of numerous close-in weapon systems (CIWS) created shockwaves that successfully deflected the projectile from its original position, causing it to glide past the left side of the assault ship.

Before the second wave of close-in weapon systems was fully loaded, Platinum refocused its attention on the mechs.

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