"Um......"
Looking at the menacing appearance of the Ground Alliance fleet in the holographic projection, Anya Panica, the commander of the People's Alliance squadron who had not yet passed the other party's communication request, groaned and quickly calculated the strength comparison between the two sides in his mind.
Leaving aside the destroyers and frigates that serve as screen forces, we have one battlecruiser, one strike cruiser, and three conventional cruisers, with sufficient fuel, and their weapons, shields, and armor are all in good condition.
The only shortcoming is that the large number of laser cannons equipped on each battleship are not very effective against shields. If the Federal Scientific Research Center had not been able to come up with a usable design plan to replace the coil cannon, Anya would rather have more of them in her fleet. Small assault ships using electromagnetic guns, and three conventional cruisers that look powerful but are actually outdated.
"Three 'Litjak' class strike cruisers, five 'Sea Lion' class cruisers, several 'Unicorn' class destroyers and 'Swordfish' class frigates. I really think highly of these space bandits."
After swiping at the ground fleet strength report given by the combat computer, Panica sneered and then quickly turned away her smile - it was understandable to launch such a battle for Malinkaline pollen worth tens of billions.
Unfortunately, this time they met themselves.
"This is the Seventh Cavalry Fleet of the United Nations of Earth. I am the fleet commander, Admiral Duncan Jenkins of the Earth Federation. I am here to warn you that what you are stealing is an important asset of the United Nations of Earth!"
Admiral Jenkins, who was connected to the communication, seemed a little excited. After all, he had led the Seventh Fleet to hunt down Sechka's smuggling fleet for several months. During this period, more than a dozen of the expensive ship afterburners were destroyed. If the fleet had not carried sufficient spare parts, I am afraid that they would have arrived in the Fenhabenis system even later.
Admiral Jenkins' original idea was that since the World Group had turned on the hyperspace suppressor, those smuggling spacecraft would definitely not be able to escape. At most, they would use a few planets in the galaxy to go around in circles with themselves, and after a pointless struggle, they would be trapped in their own trap.
But what happens now?
A fully-manned Human Federation fleet actually arrived at the scene faster than myself, and judging from the opponent's current formation, I am afraid that the pollen has fallen into the hands of the Human Federation.
"General Panikkar, even if the United Nations of Earth and the Human Federation have always been at odds with each other, this cannot be the reason for you to blatantly seize the Earth Federation's wealth, right?"
After seeing the female general on the holographic projection just shake her head and keep a cold expression on her face when facing his question, Jenkins realized that the other party might not spit out the fat she had already obtained.
So at this time, a question was thrown in front of him - whether to risk the entire Seventh Fleet and go to war with the United Nations to recapture the assets belonging to the United Nations of Earth.
Panicka, who smelled the smell of war, did not hesitate and immediately ordered the pollen and personnel still on the cargo ship to evacuate backwards. She also ordered the squadron to adjust their positions and prepare to use practical actions to demonstrate her determination to defend the property of the People's Federation. determination.
It is worth noting that Colonel Patterson did not choose to stay out of this crisis that affected the entire group and become a relatively safe but very dangerous third party. Instead, he commanded three Javelin-class frigates and came to the People's Federation. The side of the fleet.
Naturally, such a small move could not escape Panika's eyes, so after smiling slightly, she decided to see if this force called the Star Group was worthy of the protection of the Human Federation.
"Admiral Jenkins, if this cargo ship is the property of the United Nations on Earth, then I should return it. However, according to the laws passed by the member states of the Star Ocean Community, any materials and property obtained after combating space bandits should be returned to Owned by the striker, even if the original owner is nearby.”
"If your Excellency, General, does not believe me, Colonel Paterson from the Star Group can testify."
Hearing Panica mentioning him, Patterson and Ramsay looked at each other. After roughly understanding what the old general meant from his eyes, he joined the conversation full of gunpowder and acted as Panica's assistant. "witness".
After Gu spent a few minutes listening to Colonel Patterson's seemingly thoughtful but in fact untenable testimony, General Jenkins cursed with a dark face: "That's unreasonable! Do you think I'm an idiot? When the entire United Nations on Earth can't see it. Halal idiot!”
"This Hazbuzan named Sechka Rexg used the undercover agents and manpower he deployed on Marin Planet to take advantage of the temporary negligence of the production base staff and shamelessly stole the temporarily stored materials in the production base. A batch of Malinkaline pollen, and the cryogenic storage tank used to store the pollen is on the transport ship that is closely guarded by you! That is also the property of the Malin Star Colony!"
"I'm warning you one last time. If you are still stubborn, then I will have to ask the fleet to take coercive measures!"
After saying this, Admiral Jenkins immediately ordered the fleet to turn around and reposition the muzzles that had been moved away because of fear of misfire. The accelerating trajectories of thousands of electromagnetic rail guns, large and small, emitted ominous noises. The blue-purple electric light has obviously entered a charging state.
On the flagship named "Nordic" under his feet and the two strike cruisers of the same level in the fleet, a total of dozens of missile launchers equipped with hundreds of nuclear-powered missiles are equipped with infinitely powerful anti-matter warheads.
Each anti-matter missile uses the newly developed deflection shield shear from the Earth Research Institute. The advanced navigation system built into the missile body and the armor covering the warhead can ensure that they are more difficult to intercept by point defense systems. .
When bombarding the shield surface, the one-time shield shear on the missile head will use instantaneous high-energy reaction to directly pass through the deflection shield constructed by pure energy, causing damage to the ship armor and hull behind the shield.
Admiral Jenkins is sure that even the "Little Roger" class battlecruiser of the People's Federation cannot withstand many rounds of such a powerful weapon before losing its combat effectiveness.
Even if you include the high-quality navy trained under the military tradition of the Human Federation, your chances of winning are higher than those of your opponent. This is the role that technology can play in war. A few dozen missiles that cost only tens of millions of credits can repay the enemy's giant ships worth tens of billions.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of hand, a communication from the ground fleet's rear joined the battlefield.
"Duncan Jenkins! Do you remember me?"
The old but still heroic figure in the holographic projection immediately reminded Jenkins of some unbearable experiences, so much so that he didn't even realize why the other party appeared behind the Seventh Fleet.
"Shestakov! Why are you here?"
Jenkins, who realized that he had been flanked by the human federation fleet, was shocked and wanted to order the fleet to disperse to meet the enemy, but for a moment he didn't know how to divide his forces.
After all, the old man he called Shestakov once beat him to the point of confusion with weak troops on a simulated sand table in front of countless military officers from both countries during a foreign visit to the Human Federation by the Earth United Nations.
It was also that battle that made the United Nations of Earth, which believed that its military strength was no longer weak, accelerate the pace of expanding its armaments. In just a few years, thousands of warships were completed and sailed out of the dock. Each colonial planet has a certain number of warships. After the ships served as a garrison fleet, the top management of the Ground Alliance breathed a sigh of relief.
This is the deterrent power of Konstantin Shestakov, who is called the "Spear of the Human League" by the Earth United Nations.
But now, this sharp spear has been pressed against Jenkins' lower back, and the appearance of another battlecruiser and its squadron has completely shattered his dream of defeating the People's Federation.
Although he didn't know why the other party appeared in the Fenhabenis system with a fleet, Jenkins knew that he would 100% fail to complete the task assigned to him by President Muwanga today.
