(Anything before the tenth counts as the beginning of the month, so I'm steadfastly asking for monthly votes~~ Even though it's only the third today.)
The Damage Definition System was a special shield designed for gigantic starships. Essentially, it was a device based on mathematical laws. Its miraculous ability allowed any conventional attack it suffered to be directly defined down to a theoretical minimum—in simpler terms, even the Star River Main Gun could only inflict a forced deduction of 1 point of damage when fired upon a Damage Definition System. Thus, this shield gave the Old Empire's Planet Warships unprecedented defensive power and specifically countered the high-powered artillery that threatened massive starships. However, this defensive device was not invincible. Its nature dictated that it could only deal with high-powered bombardment; against low-powered attacks, it was instead helpless. Therefore, when facing a Planet Warship equipped with a Damage Definition System, the best weapon was not a Star River barrage, but overwhelming swarms of Little Grey Planes.
"Warning! Physical Space Jump reaction detected! Enemy assault forces are about to arrive on the battlefield!"
The early warning system blared again. All warship ports and launch channels aboard the Empire Admiral and the other large carriers began preparing to intercept the enemy assault forces. The metallic continent on the surface of the War Song rolled like ripples, raising anti-aircraft gun emplacements of every level from beneath the land. In an instant, it seemed as though a lead-gray coating had been applied to the silver-white starship. Some of these anti-aircraft guns had originally belonged to the War Song, while others had only been added recently. Since the New Empire still had no way of building a second starship on the War Song's level, they could only strengthen the existing vessel as much as possible. Siweisi