Chapter 124 03.0123: "Cannon? My caliber is super large"

Even though Farida was wearing an active noise reduction device, she still covered her ears tightly.

As the acceleration field in the macro cannon began to charge, a terrifying buzzing sound that grew louder and louder spread throughout the entire artillery position.

Buzz——!!!!!!!
The entire armored command platform of the artillery fort was shaken, and even though she was holding onto Horatio and the fence, she felt as if she was in an earthquake, and she almost fell down. She was able to maintain her balance only after Horatio, who was quick-witted and quick-handed, grabbed her.

The breech of the macro cannon was very thick, but the explosion sound caused by the acceleration field was still quickly transmitted throughout the entire empty huge cabin due to the effect of solid conduction.

Unlike artillery battles on Earth, air resistance in void live-fire artillery battles is almost negligible. If in low-Earth orbit, the influence of celestial gravity needs to be considered.

But the current battle between the Indefatigable and the Murder-class cruiser is far away from the star, so under a set of void formulas, the position and closing rate can be substituted according to the phase.

The huge shell flew out of the barrel and headed straight for the target.

In the first round of salvos, 4 out of 3 hit the target, and all the artillery arrays commanded by Horatio hit the midship of the ship.

The giant shell had an astonishing initial velocity, which was completely inconsistent with its size. It slammed heavily into the void shield, splashing a golden and red wave.

As a high-explosive ammunition, the high-speed normal bullet produces a surge of energy and is one of the most efficient ammunition for overloading the void shield.

"Well done, second macro artillery array. I hope both arrays will hit the target in the next round." The female macro artillery officer's praise came through the loudspeaker.

As soon as the words fell, four dazzling spears of light illuminated the void and shot towards the enemy ship.

"High-speed normal rounds, reload, quick!" Farida recovered and shouted at the sound array input device. This was the duty assigned to her by Horatio. She was responsible for monitoring the reloading of the two macro cannons and reporting any problems in a timely manner.

The crew pulled the crane above the shell, clamped the shell, and then manually cranked the tensioner to secure the shell and then sent a signal.

"Pull! Faster! Pull harder!" The supervisor, with his upper body naked, waved a whip and shouted loudly.

The contract workers lined up in a long line, sweating profusely and gritting their teeth as they dragged the chains, dragging the shells grabbed by the crane from the ready-to-fire ammunition room to the loader.

The loader then repeats the previous action.

In ordinary combat, the purely manual dragging of artillery shells was the main reason why the Imperial Navy's firing rate could not be increased.

Moreover, as the bombardment continued, some of the indentures would be exhausted, injured, or have no strength left. All these reasons would further reduce the rate of fire.

Although there is an automatic crane, it is of old style, difficult to maintain after activation, and can only be used for a short time. It is usually activated when competing in firing rate at close range.

Horatio had the impression that the Mechanicus seemed to have a more advanced integrated ammunition feeder and loader, but they were unwilling to share the technology or help the Imperial Navy fully equip it.

The state religion also strongly advocates manual loading, believing that the shells fired in this way are the consecrated shells that embody the emperor's great power.

The enemy opened fire, and dense shells flew towards the ship.

Farida held her breath until the shells hit the void shield and created ripples.

The Murder-class cruiser gladly accepted the challenge, but its gunnery was not accurate, with only 16 of the 5 shells in the first round hitting at long range.

Soon, as the firing indicator lights lit up one by one, the artillery officer gave the order for a second round of salvos.

As the distance got closer and the parameters of the first round of shooting were calibrated, the Tireless still hit 4 out of 3, while the opponent hit 16 out of 7.

In the third round, the first two shells from the Indefatigable destroyed the opponent's first void shield, and the last two shells hit the second void shield.

"Are you feeling better?" Horatio asked Farida softly.

"Yeah, I've gotten used to it." She replied, "Let me help you calculate."

"The ballistic display and control console is also handed over to you. Once you have calculated the parameters, report them to me for comparison." Horatio assigned her a task that was not too difficult.

"Yes."

While Horatio performed his duties conscientiously, he also carefully taught Farida how to use the macro cannon display console in front of her.

As the distance between the two ships approached 1/8 of the void chain (about 962 kilometers), the Indefatigable reduced its speed to keep pace with the other ship.

This is a signal of challenge to the enemy ship, meaning 'I am ready to duel with you like a boxer'.

The Murder-class cruiser gladly accepted it. Instead of continuing to flee, it moved towards the Indefatigable.

The purpose of doing this was obvious, she wanted to launch a boarding attack, but the Indefatigable had no intention of letting her succeed.

"If these traitors choose to fight us to the death here, this is the place if there is an ambush. Telegraph all frigates and destroyers, telling them not to participate in the void battle, and double the cruise warning radius. Stay vigilant and keep a sharp eye." Commodore Peru ordered.

The remaining fragments of the state religion world of Savavan, which was shattered by the planet killer during the Gothic War, floated here.

Under the influence of gravity and ionization, these meteorite fragments formed hundreds of dense asteroid belts. The ion gas clouds that caused the meteorites to attract each other would interfere with the detection of the Asteroid Radar, greatly reducing the effective search radius and making it difficult to accurately identify whether the gas cloud contained a large meteorite or an enemy cruiser.

Since the enemy is no longer accelerating to escape, it would not be a bad idea to send destroyers and frigates that are not the main output to guard the surroundings.

"Come on, the duel has begun. Captain Sterling, I will take over the command of the battleship again."

"Yes, Captain."

The Indefatigable began to adjust its course. Commodore Peru did not intend to give the enemy a chance to get close.

As the maneuvering courses and speeds of both sides were constantly adjusted back and forth, the macro artillery data was updated frequently.

Horatio performed his calculations in an orderly manner, while Farida reported the updated parameter data to him in real time, and used the Thinker Array to substitute the data for calculation, making it easier for him to change parameters and compare data.

Sweat dripped from the girl's face. She had become Horatio's right-hand man. The second macro artillery array on the port side that she and Horatio commanded was always the first to light up the ready-to-fire indicator light.

"The hit rate is 100% so far." Lieutenant Sterling reported to the captain:

"For a first-time commander of a fort, he is very good, and he also has the good luck that a good gunner needs."

Captain Peru nodded: "But the challenge has just begun." Buzz! ! ! -- A huge whistle sounded from the distant void.

"The enemy ship's void shield is overloaded!" shouted the lieutenant of the lookout department sent to the command bridge. He received the latest message sent to him by the captain of the lookout.

"Let these Chaos cubs take our first punch!" Brigadier General Peru gritted his teeth.

Inside the command platform of the second artillery fort.

Horatio also heard the sound of the whistle and looked at the message sent by the artillery officer.

Thanks to the fierce firepower of the Indefatigable, the first void shield was not ready when the second void shield of the Murder-class was broken.

"The enemy's void shield has dissipated. They are now completely unprotected. Let's switch to semi-armor-piercing bullets and smash their noses with our fists!" Horatio shouted to the sound array.

"Huha!" the crew shouted excitedly.

As the contract workers below became exhausted, a second group of contract workers were handcuffed and took over the tasks of the former.

While the transmitting capacitor was being replaced, four light spears shot towards the Murder-class crimson wedge-shaped hull.

"Wow." Farida's eyes shone brightly.

She saw the spears of light piercing the traitor's hull, and the surging energy burned, melted, and twisted the upper armor.

Inside the enemy ship.

The Khorne crew members with various tattoos and scars on their faces were running densely between the cabins.

In an instant, several steel decks were torn apart by a huge beam of energy, and the cultist crew members who were hit directly by the light spears were vaporized in an instant, without even being able to make a sound.

The rapid rise in temperature caused some cultists to be burned to death by the heat of thousands of degrees even though they were separated by several cabins.

Their skin and flesh melted, their blood evaporated, their facial features collapsed, and their heart-wrenching screams were endless. Even a breath of the scorching air could roast their respiratory tract.

The steel turned into molten iron and kept dripping. Many crew members in the cabins below who were not directly hit were directly baked into black charcoal by the basin of molten iron.

They screamed, their skin and flesh burned black, and their bodies were on fire.

Even the Khorne Space Marines were not immune. Their ceramsite power armour became human ovens, roasting the traitors inside into meaty barbecue.

The smell of the cooked meat made some crew members unable to resist cut it up and eat it.

The Indefatigable's twin stern lances used a lower-power, long-irradiation mode, wantonly painting the smile of death on the surface. This naval-specific art form spread death while demonstrating superb marksmanship, and could cause large-scale damage to shallow cabins, killing personnel.

In order to preserve the elite combat power, the Khorne Space Marines retreated to the core area of ​​the cabin. But this does not mean that the Light Spear will not come to the door.

The heavy lance turrets on the side began to use high-powered pulse mode to focus on deep burning at one point, drilling towards the core area of ​​the hull, striving to destroy important components, and using the secondary shock waves and fragments aroused by the beam to kill the Blood Pact and Khorne Space Marines hiding inside.

The attack method of the Light Lance Cannon destined it to be a weapon with high armor penetration and medium lethality.

Although the penetration of the macro cannon is not as good as that of the lance, the structural damage and casualties caused by the huge shells after hitting the hull are far beyond the reach of the lance cannon.

"Adjust the muzzle angle. The elevation angle of the No. 4 macro gun is positive 6 degrees, and the azimuth angle is negative 16 degrees! That's their bridge."

"Loading complete!"

"Adjustment completed!"

"Fire!!!" Horatio and Farida shouted together.

The macro cannon roared.

Four huge shells flew towards the enemy ship one after another.

A corner in the middle of the side of the enemy ship's giant bridge.

"Prepare to be attacked! The false emperor's artillery shells are coming!"

The bald strong man with unclean symbols tattooed on his face had just finished speaking.

boom!
A huge shell broke through the steel plate outside the bridge and rushed in, smashing all the cult crew members who were blocking the way into bloody mud with a sharp sound of metal tearing.

The sturdy semi-armor-piercing shell made of adamantium alloy was still flying towards the inside of the bridge. This shell with a large charge and medium penetration penetrated several shallow decks. The metal at the head of the shell gradually melted in the high temperature, and the fuse spirit faithfully counted the last moment of the enemy's life.

boom! ! !
A huge explosion sounded inside the ship.

A cavity was blown out on several decks, and everything within the explosion point was instantly blown into pieces. Many people disappeared instantly without knowing what had happened.

The mighty and scorching air wave directly created a gust of burning wind, burning everything it passed through and igniting a raging fire.

The cultists in the cabin tried to flee, but their legs were no match for the speed of the air waves and they were blown to the ground in an instant.

“Ah!! Ahh ...

The flesh on their backs was burned to a bloody mess, the blood dried into black scabs, and the skin and flesh were charred like American barbecue.

Those who were not yet dead fell to the ground screaming, wailing while holding their bloody backs.

But the nightmare was not over yet. The flames from the huge explosion of the explosive charge rushed through the cabin like a flood. The burning wind made it impossible for many cult crew members to close the isolation chamber. The subsequent raging fire quickly purified all the filth in the cabins, baking the bulkheads and doors red and translucent. No life could survive in such a temperature.

Screams, wails, alarms, shouts, and water spraying made the interior of the enemy ship even more lively.

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