From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 473 The Federation will not only be beaten
Duke Duke didn't know how many nuclear bombs were equipped on the Federation's mobile fortresses, but in the "light curtain" that had just been formed, the detection unit of the Fortress of Sorrow detected 820 high-yield nuclear explosion reactions, and this was not the end. New nuclear explosion reactions were constantly detected as time went on.

That is, when the 'River in the Sky' released by the 'Focusing Rainbow' crossed a distance of 8 kilometers to reach the target area, Duke Duke had already figured out the reason why the mobile fortress did this.

And he didn't need to explain anything to Duke William and others, because when this blue-white beam of light in the 'converging illumination mode' hit the gradually extinguished light curtain and quickly exploded into a huge 'firework', everyone understood.

In conventional fleet combat, high-yield thermonuclear weapons are used as fleet defense weapons in 90% of cases, and only in very rare cases are they used to directly attack enemy ships - such as close-range hand-to-hand combat and boarding.

This is mainly because, before this, it was still difficult for nuclear bombs launched directly to break through the fleet's air defense network. Not all fleet commanders would have rich fleet combat experience like Amber, and they also knew a lot of "old six" tactics developed by players using missiles or torpedoes.

Therefore, in the hands of most fleet commanders, large-yield thermonuclear weapons are a means of defending against enemy fleet attacks.

After a nuclear bomb explodes in outer space, the electric field in the explosion area will also be affected in a way that is invisible to the naked eye - it will be filled with a large number of elementary particles.

The Star Dragon Empire's artificial celestial fortress is equipped with the 'Focusing Rainbow' main gun. Although both its 'attack special effects' and actual power are extremely amazing, in principle it is essentially an amplified heavy particle cannon, which means it is still a directed energy weapon that attacks through charged particles.

Any charged particles will be severely interfered with or even unable to penetrate when passing through the area after a nuclear bomb explosion.

Even the heavy metal particle jet fired by the "Focusing Rainbow" had a kinetic energy far exceeding that of an ordinary battleship's main gun. When it crashed into the elementary particle disorder area in front of the Federal Mobile Fortress, the heavy metal particles that were originally constrained by the directional magnetic field were also differentiated.

In addition, the control personality of the mobile fortress almost completely predicted the rays of the "Focusing Iris" and allowed the launched thermonuclear weapons to be detonated in a superimposed manner along the path, which resulted in the nuclear explosion producing a disordered zone of elementary particles that was not just a thin layer.

In this area of ​​disordered elementary particles, the constantly differentiated heavy metal particle jets eventually formed the fireworks that Duke and others saw through optical sensors.

Of course, this does not mean that the attack of the 'Focusing Rainbow' will be so easily intercepted. The 'light curtain wall' formed by the nuclear bomb explosion will play a more weakening role.

After being weakened, the heavy metal particle jet, which was as surging as the Milky Way, still penetrated the elementary particle disorder zone and then hit the second wall on the path - the deflection force field.
When the 15-second exposure time was over, the main screen, which had originally lowered the amount of light entering, returned to normal, and the optical sensors of the warships and celestial fortresses also immediately focused on the direction of the mobile fortress.

"Irradiation is over!"

"The energy circuit has been cut off and energy distribution has begun again."

"Focusing Rainbow begins forced heat dissipation, the main weapon unit begins self-checking, autonomous detection terminals, and manned engineering machinery are dispatched!"

Duke Duke kept hearing the voices of people in the core command room. Under their orders, various departments of the Fortress of Sorrow began to inspect the units of the fortress that had just completed the main gun firing in accordance with combat regulations.

However, the Duke of the Empire did not listen to these voices at this time. His eyes were fixed on the images sent back by the optical sensor, hoping to confirm the effect of the "Focusing Rainbow" as soon as possible.

When the huge sphere appeared in the middle of the screen, Duke sighed imperceptibly. This round of combat plan to quickly suppress and destroy the mobile fortress had failed after all. Although it can be clearly seen through the optical sensor that a huge "scar" also appeared on the right front hemisphere of the Federation Mobile Fortress, and it seemed to be more serious than the Chaos Fortress where Duke William was.

The internal structure of the irradiated area was shattered by the heavy metal particle jets and could not be repaired in a short period of time, not to mention that it was still in a combat state.

But no matter what, the Federation's mobile fortress was not directly destroyed, which also means that this battle will be dragged into a head-on confrontation between the two sides.
"It seems that the Federation has been swept by the Focusing Rainbow too many times, so it has been swept out of experience?"

Duke William's voice rang out in the communication channel. The Duke, who had just been in shock and panic, now took the lead in adjusting his mentality, and his words also pulled Duke Duke back from his slightly disappointed mood.

Duke: "This is inevitable. After being under the threat of the Focusing Iris for a long time, the Federation's command will definitely rack their brains to think of countermeasures, especially when they know that the mobile fortress will be the focus of attack."

"So we are the ones who hold this indestructible 'weapon' in our hands every day, but we ignore the measures that the other side may take."

Duke William listened to the elder's words with a hint of self-mockery in his tone. He paused for a moment and then continued, "If we could take the opponent's countermeasures into consideration and slow down the pace of the attack, or trick the opponent into releasing defensive thermonuclear weapons in advance, the situation might be better?"

"That's not necessarily true." Duke shook his head. "This is obviously not an idea that the commander of the mobile fortress came up with on the spur of the moment. It is a complete response plan. If it is a plan, there must be conditions that trigger it."

"You mean we can't fool the other side just by 'fake moves'?" Duke William asked.

"Eighty percent of them are right. Judging from the accuracy of their attack on the Chaos Fortress, their Fortress Control Personality is obviously stronger than ours in terms of performance and reaction speed. They can definitely detect when the 'Focusing Iris' enters an irreversible launch state and then release the nuclear bomb to form a zone of elementary particle disorder."

After hearing what Duke Duke said, Duke William, who had adjusted his mentality, frowned again. He also realized that this battle might not be as simple as he imagined.

He couldn't help but sigh: "It's only been a short time. The Celestial Fortress is no longer the 'winning weapon' that can make the final decision."

"In times of war, this is perfectly normal."

Duke calmed down at this time. "Although the opponent in front of us has many problems, it has been fighting against us for so many years after all. It is an existence of the same size as the Empire. If the Federation could only passively take the beating, then this war would have ended long ago."

The old duke looked at the obviously frustrated and depressed face of Duke William in the holographic image, and continued, "But fortunately, the opponent has not yet really formed a force, which is why we must knock down this mobile fortress. Moreover, it is a '2V1' situation now, and the advantage is still in our hands."

After saying that, he drew the command knife from his waist and pointed it directly at the enlarged mobile fortress in the center of the panoramic screen.

"Battle group subordinate fleets, begin the assault."

(End of this chapter)