It was like a knight charging alone at an enemy army, carrying an almost tragic sense of grandeur.
"The warship has accelerated to Seventh War Speed. Contact in 197 seconds!"
"Good. Order all mechs and equipment configured for anti-Zerg combat to prepare for deployment. They will provide close-range fire support for the warship, but they are not permitted to leave the coverage of the Phase Shield!"
"Yes, Captain!"
At this moment, the entire warship had accelerated to a speed of ninety thousand kilometers per second.
Of course, that did not mean a Dauntless-class Warship could only accelerate to such a speed. In fact, the Federal Fleet's warship speed standards were divided into twelve war speeds.
The Dauntless-class Warship's maximum speed could reach Ninth War Speed, or 0.99 times the speed of light. As for War Speeds Ten through Twelve, they were currently only theoretical definitions. The Federation did not possess such technology.
However, speeds above Seventh War Speed could not be used casually. The issue of Time Dilation had to be taken into consideration.
According to current research, the effects of Time Dilation at Seventh War Speed, or ninety thousand kilometers per second, were almost negligible. But once the speed increased further, the situation became different.
For example, if a warship traveled at Ninth War Speed, or 0.99 times the speed of light, Time Dilation would reach a full sevenfold!
In other words, if you traveled for one day at 0.99 times the speed of light, seven days would have passed in the outside world.
As for why Assault Ships were unaffected, it was because they possessed a special technology: the Time Bubble!
When they charged at Ninth War Speed, the Time Bubble would activate and envelop the entire warship to counteract the effects of Time Dilation. However, this technology