Chapter 16: fire
At this moment, under everyone's gaze, the Blizzard Zero was speeding towards the T2 Bald Eagle-class Light Interstellar Cruiser at an astonishing speed.
Looking at the gleaming 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon, everyone guessed the Blizzard Zero's intention.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for what was about to happen.
"Damn it! Why does that Starship have a 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon from a T2 Devil Crocodile-class Medium Interstellar Battleship? Full-speed evasive maneuver! All close-in weapons systems prepare for interception!" Executive Officer Wang Cheng gave the order with a grim expression.
"De-Executive Officer Wang... what... what's going on? That... that damned massive cannon, and that broken Starship's speed... We... we won't be in danger, right?
The victory of this battle still belongs to us, right!" Zhang Haoran's face was pale now; although he was a profligate son, he had, after all, studied at the Starship Military Academy for three years.
He still knew some basic knowledge; a 1200mm caliber massive cannon, its power...
Executive Officer Wang Cheng didn't answer because any clear-headed person could see the current situation.
Their laser main cannon was in the cooling and charging phase, and the remaining secondary weapons were not yet within attack range.
At the same time, the enemy's Starship had reached a speed of nearly 100 ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) knots, and that 1200mm caliber cannon was revealed.
Their T2 Bald Eagle had become prey under the hunter's gun.
Their only prayer was that the opponent's attack would preferably not hit their Starship, and then they could counterattack, perhaps there was still hope.
But... just thinking about the enemy Starship's terrifying speed of 100 knots...
The psychological shadow area of Executive Officer Wang Cheng was quite large.
Damn it, isn't this the Military Academy? Isn't the opponent a fallen noble? Why can he possess a Starship with a speed of 100 knots!
Blizzard Zero - Bridge
"In one minute, we will enter the extreme range of the enemy's secondary weapons' attack range. Before that, we will fire first!" Charlotte looked at Captain Zhao and said, "I'll directly control the aiming; you give the fire command."
"No problem," Zhao Chen nodded.
"I'll take over the aiming of the Devil Crocodile Cannon." Charlotte took over the firing preparations: "In forty seconds, the Starship's speed will drop to 0!"
"Yes! In forty seconds, reduce speed!" The crew member responsible for navigation responded.
Why lower the speed?
When a Starship fires, is the hit rate higher when it's in motion, or when it's stationary?
The answer is self-evident.
Forty seconds passed in a blink of an eye.
The crew member immediately began operations: "Beginning to reduce speed, engine reverse thrust system activated! Current speed 80... 60... 40... 20... 5...
Report! Starship's current speed is 0! Starship is in a stationary state! Over!"
From 100 knots to 0 knots, the Blizzard Zero only took less than five seconds.
This once again refreshed the perception of the students and instructors in the audience; the engine's acceleration and deceleration capabilities were simply too strong.
And at this moment, everyone clearly knew what was about to happen.
Charlotte was now checking the Starship's weapon system's automatic targeting data; the 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon had already aimed at the T2 Bald Eagle!
After confirming everything was correct, she said, "Report to Captain Zhao, lock complete! Ready to fire!"
"Fire!" Zhao Chen's roar echoed throughout the entire Bridge.
This feeling was truly exhilarating.
Almost simultaneously, this 1200mm heavy Devil Crocodile Cannon, after more than eighty years, roared again.
A 1200mm diameter titanium alloy high-explosive shell shot out of the barrel at an extremely fast speed!
At the moment of firing, Zhao Chen could even feel the entire Bridge vibrate.
If observed from the outside, it would be noticed that this shot directly caused the Blizzard Zero to shift backward by tens of meters, and its bow slightly lifted.
At the same time, the chemical smoke that had not yet dissipated from the muzzle of the 1200mm heavy Devil Crocodile Cannon could be seen.
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Attack targeting this Starship detected, please evade! Please evade! Please evade!"
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Attack targeting this Starship detected, please evade! Please evade! Please evade!"
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Attack targeting this Starship detected, please evade! Please evade! Please evade!"
The Bridge of the T2 Bald Eagle flashed red, and system warnings sounded incessantly.
"All Starship close-in weapons systems, fire barrages for interception! Quick! Quick! Quick!" Executive Officer Wang Cheng hurriedly issued the interception command.
𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
The 20 150mm T2 medium quadruple close-in weapons systems mounted on the T2 Bald Eagle were now firing at full power, forming a dense interception barrage net.
Unfortunately, these small-caliber close-in weapons system barrages were facing a massive cannon with a diameter of 1200mm!
It was completely like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot!
Boom!
A deafening sound echoed in the Bridge of the White-headed Eagle, and the entire Bridge began to tilt to one side.
Zhang Haoran's body was directly sent flying three meters away, his head hitting a corner hard, blood streaming down his face.
He slumped to the ground, clutching his bleeding head, and said in horror, "What... what's going on... Am I... going to die?
I don't want to die yet... Mom... Mom save me..."
Executive Officer Wang Cheng couldn't care less about this pampered young master now; he didn't even know the basic common sense of steadying himself during shelling.
"Report, the port side armor of the hull has been penetrated, and it also detonated a munition room on the left, causing a sympathetic detonation; this directly affected thirty-seven compartments, which have been sealed off, eight crew members are dead; the number of injured is unknown."
"Report, the sympathetic detonation just now affected our Starship's energy system, and the energy supply is dropping at a rate of 10% per minute! If the situation is not controlled, it is estimated that the Starship will completely lose energy supply within ten minutes."
"Report, our weapon system is malfunctioning, some weapon modules are unusable."
"Report, our Starship's speed is continuously decreasing and cannot be controlled!"
The entire Bridge was now filled with various bad news.
"How could this happen...?" Executive Officer Wang Cheng's expression was astonished; he hadn't expected a single enemy shell to have such an effect.
Currently, the T2 Bald Eagle was in a severely damaged state; continuing to fight would very likely result in the destruction of the Starship and loss of life.
"Young Master Zhang... We... we lost... Let's surrender." Executive Officer Wang Cheng walked up to Zhang Haoran and said in a deep voice.
"Lost... lost... How is that possible... How could this happen! Aren't you an excellent Captain! My dad paid to hire you, how could you lose for me!
Don't you know, if I lose, I'll have to drop out of North Star!
You trash!" Because the explosion had stopped, Zhang Haoran recovered from his panic. He staggered to his feet and slapped Executive Officer Wang Cheng directly.
Executive Officer Wang Cheng lowered his head and said nothing.
Just then, various 'explosion sounds' echoed through the hull again.
"What's going on... what's going on..." Zhang Haoran immediately cowered and squatted on the ground again.
He looked up at the 'floor-to-ceiling window' in front of the Bridge. The T2 Bald Eagle's Bridge used a 100° viewing angle special material glass window, which allowed direct viewing of the cosmic scenery.
This type of Bridge glass window was not ordinary glass; its strength even exceeded the Starship's hull armor and could be said to be one of the strongest defensive areas of the Starship; however, it was expensive, so only a few areas were equipped with it.
And at this moment, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on this Bridge floor-to-ceiling window.
"Report! The enemy Starship is rapidly approaching our Starship, and the enemy Starship's secondary weapons are causing damage to our Starship!" The crew member hurriedly reported.
"Report! Hull frontal armor damage reached 20%..."
"Report! Hull frontal armor damage reached 40%..."
Crack... crack...
Whether it was psychological or not, Zhang Haoran seemed to hear the sound of glass breaking. He had already imagined his miserable state after the Bridge's floor-to-ceiling window completely shattered.
At this moment, he felt a chill in his lower body.
He cried out in panic, "I surrender! I surrender!"