Chapter 69 Capture of Ships

As the fifth cruiser belonging to the Yuhui side appeared within the sensor range of the two warring parties.

The battlefield situation, which was originally somewhat inclined to the army, was reversed in an instant.

The pressure on the military front suddenly increased, and they immediately shrank their formation, reduced the area to face the enemy, and protected the small outposts behind them more closely.

The small outposts did not have powerful firepower and shields like the pirate space stations, but were just a space building similar to the mining space stations.

In terms of combat, it can be said that it was dragging the four cruisers down.

So in order to face the Yuhui troops who attacked from another direction, the outposts were protected from being attacked.

After shrinking the defense line, the military directly turned around a Ruler-class ship and took some other small ships that received orders to meet the second Yuhui fleet that attacked.

The four large bearing points of the Ruler-class were equipped with two storm needles and two purgatory cannons that fired high-speed plasma heavy warheads and had terrifying destructive power against armor.

And there are three medium-sized missile mounting points in front of it. The missiles launched can be directly detonated in the middle of the two-stage propulsion, triggering a large cluster of high-speed kinetic spike warheads to shoot forward, which has the same terrifying destructive power on the shield.

Such powerful frontal firepower made the newly joined Yuhui cruiser choose to avoid its edge.

Relying on its own mobility and weapon range advantages, through the three tachyon spears, it continuously consumes the ruler class.

Although it is a bit strange to choose a combat method based on consumption for the raid mission, Chen Ming understands the current choice of the Yuhui cruiser very well.

Because military ships have some very obvious characteristics.

Thick armor, sufficient firepower, and relatively poor maneuverability.

Therefore, it is a very irrational decision for most ships to engage in frontal fire with military ships.

Pulling the battle line through mobility is actually a good way to deal with military ships.

And because most of the designs of military spacecraft have put a lot of effort into armor and firepower.

As a result, other aspects of the ship, such as shields, are also lagging behind.

When hit by the same attack, the radiation energy generated by the shield of the military ship will be much higher than that generated by the shield of the Yuhui ship.

Therefore, exchanging the radiation energy used by the weapon for the radiation energy of the shield of the military ship is definitely a win for Yuhui.

The shield consumes more radiation energy, so the weapon can use less radiation energy, and it can also reduce the pressure of frontal firepower in disguise.

As long as the Yuhui cruiser can quickly break the shield of the ruler class through the disadvantage of the military ship's shield, the time lost now can be earned immediately.

The two cruisers started a tug-of-war, and at the same time, on the other side of the military outpost.

The four Yuhui cruisers are constantly putting pressure on the military after the military cruiser leaves.

Because the military lost the firepower and shield of a cruiser, the front line is being eroded by Yuhui and is constantly retreating.

It's just that their retreat was much slower than Chen Ming expected.

He saw the problem at a glance.

Because the battle line was shrinking, the battle area became narrower and the battlefield became smaller, so the fighter planes flying out of the aircraft carrier could play a greater role.

Although the big ship was advancing step by step, the small boats below were being restrained, causing the pace of Yuhui's advancement to be delayed.

If it weren't for the smaller battlefield and the increased consumption of fighter planes, the military might be able to regain some advantages in some areas.

And the reason why the fighter planes performed so well is actually very obvious.

Chen Ming directly asked the Gamma AI: "Don't you have point defense weapons on your Yuhui ships?"

Faced with Chen Ming's slightly sarcastic question, the Gamma AI did not make any special comments, and answered normally as before: "Normally, there are. For example, the Refraction class I control has two small point defense weapons."

"But before carrying out this raid, most of our ships have been modified, all defensive weapons have been removed, and all offensive weapons have been installed."

"Only auxiliary ships like mine will be equipped with a small amount of point defense."

Chen Ming took another look at the scene of the Yuhui ship being harassed by fighters on the sensor, and asked: "When you modified the ship, didn't you consider the existence of aircraft carriers and a large number of fighter planes in the military?"

Gamma AI explained: "It is the commander's task to consider these things. I am not sure of his thoughts and his command intentions, but I can try to guess."

"Some time before the attack on the space station, we had already launched an attack on the military outpost."

"In that attack, the military outpost used a total of three cruisers, which did not include the Mora-class aircraft carrier."

"The commander may have thought that the human military did not have other ship reserves, so he made such a decision."

"This is a failure in intelligence and tactics, and the commander must bear the responsibility."

"But at least the overall situation on the battlefield is still in our favor."

As soon as the Gamma AI finished speaking, Chen Ming saw the Tachyon Lance of the Afterglow Cruiser he was following, which was exchanging fire with the Ruler-class, start the second round of shooting.

The high-energy particle torrent hit the Ruler-class accurately.

The concentrated fire of the three Tachyon Lances in the first and second rounds was not enough to withstand even the shield of the space station, let alone a cruiser like the Ruler-class.

Before the laser beam of the second round of Tachyon Lance ended, the shield of the Ruler-class was completely unable to withstand it and was forced to shut down.

The aftermath of the particle spear left a white molten mark on its front armor.

However, the Ruler-class was not destroyed, nor did it suffer critical damage, and it could even continue to fire back.

But the Afterglow Cruiser has another function, flashing.

When the shield of the Ruler-class is shut down because it is about to be overloaded, the hull itself is at its most vulnerable.

The flash engine at the tail of the Afterglow Cruiser was activated, and by causing resonance, it drove all the Afterglow ships around, including Chen Ming's Refraction-class, to disappear in the battle line maintained by the Ruler-class in an instant.

Appeared between it and the outpost behind it.

Some of the Afterglow ships rushed directly to the military outpost after flashing in place.

And the other part, together with the Afterglow Cruiser, stabbed the military from behind.

The Ruler-class began to turn as soon as the Afterglow fleet disappeared, but its maneuverability was not enough to support it to complete this action in just a few seconds.

The most vulnerable engine port of the ship was already being attacked by a large number of Afterglow ships.

The urgent situation made this Ruler-class directly open the shield.

This was a wrong decision made by the commander of the Ruler-class.

The main shield of the Ruler-class is not a full-width shield like the Refraction-class, but a directional shield with a larger range that can only be deployed from the front of the ship.

Although the directional shield has a larger range than the full-width shield, the angle of the Ruler-class directional shield is not enough to cover its entire body.

Therefore, in this case, it can only open the more flexible but less effective backup full-width shield.

However, opening the backup shield is even worse than not opening it.

The Yuhui cruiser did not even continue to attack the engine of the Ruler-class, but instead attacked the shield it had just opened.

Almost instantly, the Ruler-class, which was about to overload its shield because the radiation energy was about to reach the upper limit, was completely overloaded.

A huge amount of arcs covered the entire body of the ship, and all systems failed and shut down.

It was instantly completely submerged by Yuhui's subsequent attacks.

This Ruler-class was declared out.

Next, it was a five-on-three situation.

And at this time, many Yuhui ships had broken through the firepower network of the outpost and began to attack the outpost itself.

Yuhui should have won.

With such a strong tailwind, Chen Ming now doesn't even need to do anything, just wait for the battle to end.

However, Gamma AI suddenly reminded Chen Ming at this time: "We need to try to capture one to three ships. If there is no gain after a battle, we may be held accountable by the commander and arouse suspicion."

Chen Ming thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with what Gamma AI said. After all, the advantage was so great. It was indeed a bit outrageous that Qu Guang did not capture a single military ship.

"So what should we do?"

Faced with Chen Ming's question, Gamma AI directly sent a copy of the Qu Guang class's operating manual to the Iron Ore, which made Chen Ming a little nervous.

"Forget it, just do it according to your own ideas."

"Received."

The Qu Guang class started to move and began to fly very purposefully to the nearest place where there were spacecraft fighting.

At this time, the overall battle line around the outpost presented an interlaced ring.

On Chen Ming's side, Yu Hui was inside and the military was outside.

On the other side, the military was inside and Yu Hui was outside.

The small military ships that had just been bypassed by the flash were desperately counterattacking to protect the safety of the outpost.

On the other side, the army that found its butt on fire also shrank its formation again and sent a group of small ships to rescue.

Such a complex battlefield situation made the battles between small boats more frequent, more complex and more chaotic.

Such a situation is very suitable for the refraction-class operation.

And around the refraction-class, there have been many military ships that can be tried to capture.

Chen Ming also found several ships that he was interested in.

So Chen Ming took the initiative to ask the Gamma AI; "What will you do with the captured ships in the end?"

While controlling the refraction-class, the Gamma AI responded: "Only those with scanning value will be handled by the capturer himself. Those with special value, such as your ship, will be arranged to be handed over later if captured successfully and sent to our colony for more detailed analysis and research."

"What about these military ships?"

"Basically, they are only worth scanning."

"That is to say, I only need to salvage a few ships and scan the data for delivery, and I can keep the ships themselves."

"Yes."

Chen Ming nodded slightly.

He must not miss the opportunity to get benefits.

It just so happens that he plans to transform the Refraction Class into a miniature dock, so now with the convenience of Yuhui and the Refraction Class, it will not be wrong to control a few frigates.

And Chen Ming is now on the battlefield where Yuhui is fighting with the human military.

The quality of the spacecraft that can fight here is definitely guaranteed, and it will definitely not be a castrated version of the spacecraft sold to ordinary people.

Even Chen Ming can take the initiative to select the military ships that he likes or may be used in the future to capture.

With the overall battlefield situation leaning towards Yuhui, it is not too difficult for him to do so.

And according to Chen Ming's observation, among the military frigates, there are exactly two types of spacecraft that he is interested in.

One of them is a heavy frigate with heavy armor and powerful frontal firepower. It is a model that Chen Ming has never seen, and the specific name is unclear.

And the other one looks very similar to a frigate called the Gladiator Class that Chen Ming knows.

However, although the overall design of this kind of ship under the military is somewhat similar to the Gladiator class, it is very different from the Gladiator class that Chen Ming knows in some key places.

Chen Ming remembers that the Gladiator class is also like most military ships, with heavy armor, rapid firepower, and relatively poor maneuverability.

But now, although the military can also see two advantages, the disadvantages are almost all gone.

Chen Ming was very curious about the situation of this ship that he had never seen before, so he put forward his requirements for the capture object to the Gamma AI.

Gamma AI had no objection.

Immediately gave up a military ship that could be captured immediately.

Following what Chen Ming said, he began to look for opportunities to capture these two ships in the corners of the battlefield.

Opportunities are something that can always be found as long as you look carefully.

The Refraction class only stayed near the front line for a few minutes.

Chen Ming had already seen a heavy frigate that was overloaded due to the collapse of the shield, with arcs all over its body and no ability to resist, floating in space, and was about to be destroyed.

Before Chen Ming could warn them, Gamma AI had already sent a signal to the nearby Afterglow ships that caused the heavy frigate to overload, requesting assistance and suspending the attack.

After receiving the signal from the Refraction class, the Afterglow ships immediately stopped.

The Refraction class was allowed to move forward and completely destroy all the electronic equipment of the ship through electromagnetic pulses, and captured it.

The people on the ship took advantage of the capture interval to get on the emergency escape pod and escape from the spacecraft.

Neither Gamma AI nor other Afterglow ships had the intention to actively attack the escape pods, and let them escape.

The heavy frigate soon stayed in the capture cabin with the Iron Ore.

Chen Ming had not had time to check the heavy frigate that had just been captured.

The opportunity to capture another ship had already appeared in front of him.

This time the capture was even simpler.

Because the engine of this ship had been paralyzed by the weapons of other Afterglow destroyers, the people on the ship had already escaped in the escape pods.

Only the ship itself was left there, and the Refraction Class only needed to go over and eat the ship.

After the Refraction Class fixed the second ship inside the cabin through the electromagnetic chain, Chen Ming asked the Gamma AI: "Is the data of the two ships sufficient?"

"Enough, I need to start the equipment to scan the two ships now, and upload the data to the command. It may cause some vibrations on your ship. I hope you can understand."

"It doesn't matter, just continue."

The mechanical equipment inside the cabin began to move.

In a pile of machinery, Chen Ming couldn't go out directly to contact the two ships, so he just watched by the porthole.

At this time, Chen Ming suddenly found that there seemed to be an escape pod stuck somewhere on the bottom of the heavy frigate, and it failed to be successfully launched.

Chen Ming immediately asked the Gamma AI to take down the escape pod first and take it to the front of the Iron Ore.

Through the translucent window of the escape pod, it can be seen that the person inside is dead. The inside of his protective suit helmet is covered with blood, and the surface of the helmet has been completely broken.

It seems that it was caused by a collision or something similar.

Gamma AI quickly completed the scan of the heavy frigate. There were no other bodies on the ship, and it should be just this unlucky guy.

After waiting for the refraction class to scan the other ship and retract all the mechanical equipment.

Chen Ming took the initiative to leave the Iron Ore, came to the escape pod, and opened it.

After a simple search, he found a personal terminal and a military card inside.

There was nothing else.

The content of the personal terminal was locked, and Chen Ming did not have the energy to crack it for the time being, so he put it away and dealt with it later.

At this time, the Refraction class suddenly received a message from the Afterglow cruiser, asking the Gamma AI to report the capture.

Gamma AI directly sent back the information of the heavy frigate that had been scanned.

Then it responded with a sentence "The scanning process of other ships is still in progress."

The cruiser just sent a signal that the communication was over, and did not continue to ask.

However, since it had time to confirm the capture of the Refraction class ship, it means that the battle situation should have been determined.

Chen Ming took another look outside.

At this time, half of the military outpost had been destroyed.

The warehouse had been opened long ago, and the batch of sky steel should have been obtained by Afterglow.

The three cruisers that could still move seemed to have completely given up protecting the outpost, and were gathering the remaining fleet, protecting the living forces, and preparing to retreat at any time.

Now Chen Ming really only needs to fish on the edge of the battlefield, and it will be enough to wait for the remaining sporadic battles to end.

So Chen Ming directly put his hand on the hull of the heavy frigate.

Transfer the control of the Sentinel class.

Soon, the panel of this heavy frigate appeared in front of Chen Ming.

[Spaceship panel]

[Ship name: None]

[Type: Centurion-class heavy frigate]

[Radiation capacity: 0/900]

[Radiation dissipation: 75]

[Fuel reserve: 57%]

[Port side weapon: "Noise" cannon (damaged), light needle (damaged)*3]

[Starboard side weapon: "Noise" cannon (damaged), light needle (damaged)*3]

[Missile mounting point: Fire snake focuses on locking missiles]

[Armor: Military heavy titanium alloy external armor]

[Engine: Military frigate-grade standard engine]

[Internal cabin Rooms: Captain's cabin, engine cabin, missile auxiliary operation cabin, ship weapon auxiliary control cabin, living cabin, storage cabin]

[Important equipment: control system module (damaged), landing module (damaged), hyperspace channel system module (damaged), pseudo-gravity module (damaged), directional shield module (damaged), target positioning system (damaged), radiation energy system (damaged), damping field device (damaged), missile auxiliary module (damaged)]

This Centurion class is almost paralyzed due to overload and subsequent electromagnetic pulse effects.

However, as long as the equipment of the spacecraft is not missing, Chen Ming will be able to repair it sooner or later.

Especially in the case that Chen Ming currently lacks combat capabilities, this Centurion with two medium-sized bearing points and six small bearing points must be repaired as soon as possible.

But as soon as possible is not now.

Chen Ming borrowed a little force from the Centurion and approached another ship.

He also controlled it and opened its panel.

[Ship panel]

[Ship name: None]

[Type: Tachyon-modified Gladiator-class frigate]

[Radiation capacity: 0/1500]

[Radiation dissipation: 250]

[Fuel reserve: 75%]

[Port side weapon: Ion beam (operating)]

[Starboard side weapon: Ion beam (operating)]

[Missile attachment point (left): Cyber ​​SRM Stinger missile]

[Missile attachment point (right): Cyber ​​SRM Stinger missile]

[Armor: White Cloud Steel alloy external armor]

[Engine: Tachyon Guard-class custom engine]

[Internal compartments: Captain's compartment, engine compartment, missile auxiliary compartment Auxiliary operation cabin, energy flow cabin, living cabin, storage cabin]

[Important equipment: control system module (in operation), landing module (damaged), hyperspace channel system module (damaged), full-angle shield module (in operation), target positioning system (in operation), tachyon specialized radiation energy system (in operation), missile auxiliary module (in operation), imitation gravity module (in operation), plasma thruster (in operation), high-energy focusing system (in operation)]

After seeing the various data on the panel, Chen Ming suddenly understood that this fighter-class ship was a new model fighter-class ship improved by tachyon technology.

The installation of special equipment modules has eliminated the most criticized maneuverability problem of ordinary fighter-class ships.

And a lot of modifications have been made to the radiation energy system of the spacecraft.

The efficiency of radiation energy dissipation of this escort-class ship is even close to that of a destroyer.

It's a pity that under the siege of more afterglow ships, this tachyon-modified fighter-class ship did not play a big role.

But there is definitely no problem with this fighter-class ship itself.

The modifications on it alone were enough for Chen Ming to spend some time studying, not to mention its own combat capability.

For Chen Ming, he would be satisfied even if he could only get this one ship.

What's more, in addition to this Gladiator-class ship, there is also a Centurion-class ship parked next to it.

There are even more Refractor-class destroyers outside.

As long as the battle is over, he can return to the pirate space station with his full harvest.

But many things don't go as people wish.

Even though Chen Ming has been hiding at the edge of the battlefield, he is still targeted by two military ships.

A destroyer and a frigate.

After the military's front line was completely torn apart, these two ships could no longer return to the main force.

And the three military cruisers that were ready to evacuate could not risk rescuing them, so their two ships were basically dead.

After the people on the ship solved the opponent and found this situation, they had the idea of ​​pulling a few Yuhui ships to die.

And because Chen Ming took the initiative to stay away from the battlefield, there were no other Yuhui ships nearby to quickly support him.

So these two ships targeted Chen Ming.

The combat capability of the auxiliary ship of the Refraction Class is definitely worse than that of other destroyers, so Chen Ming didn't think about fighting head-on.

Anyway, Yuhui is the advantage now, and he only needs to drag other Yuhui ships to help him.

But in the next moment.

A very thick laser beam suddenly shot from a distance, instantly destroying the destroyer and frigate that were targeting the Refraction class.

Then, the Yuhui cruiser that fired the laser sent a message to the Refraction class.

"Submit the analysis data as soon as possible."