Of course, we all knew that, in theory, orbital cannons had no range limit. But if theory and practice could be reconciled that easily, the cat-torturing madman Schrödinger would have been mass-producing quantum ghosts back in the early twentieth century.
By now, everyone could see the ancient silver ship through the radio telescope, but the distance between the two sides was still more than half a standard astronomical unit. Firing from that distance was like opening fire on an enemy appearing on the horizon in an era when soldiers lined up to be shot.
...But if I hit it, wouldn't that make me look like a great shot?
Yu Lian thought so, then said in a low voice, "All hands, begin charging the forward main guns! Load rounds into main guns four through six! Start warming up main guns one through three! Major Hiriya, prepare to fire! We'll have to aim using the radio telescope!"
That wasn't aiming. It was just looking. Ina couldn't help saying, "Commander, the longest confirmed hit by an orbital cannon so far is 8.34 million kilometers."
"I know. But that was a moving target. There are plenty of hits on stationary targets; they just haven't been officially recorded."
The sniper couldn't help rolling her eyes. She pressed her fingers to her temples, bracing herself to tough it out.
Yu Lian glanced at the twin girls, and they understood at once. They went out onto the third-level balcony of the bridge and activated the psionic array they had prepared earlier. It was a fairly "common" Silver Will array, but Uncle Mei had made many improvements to it. With the two highly compatible sisters, Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, operating it, the array—which had originally only been used to boost willpower and mental strength—greatly enhanced Ina's perception.