Countermeasures

"But we must first eliminate this Zerg force, otherwise we'll likely find it even harder to win," the Peacemaker changed the subject.

"That's right. Although we don't know exactly how many troops the enemy has launched, it's definitely far more than what we've seen so far." Another senior figure chimed in, "According to the observation instruments in the asteroid belt, enemy warships are continuously gathering outside the star system. If we don't take this opportunity to wipe out their vanguard, it will be even more difficult to deal with once the follow-up troops coordinate with them."

Everyone nodded in agreement, even Masai remained silent.

He knew this, but he always felt that given the enemy's performance in the T85 Star System, their current actions of recklessly penetrating deep into enemy territory before their troops were fully assembled were highly suspicious.

No matter how you look at it, this unit seems to be heading straight for their deaths. He doesn't believe the other side wouldn't have thought of something so simple.

But he couldn't find any way the other party could benefit from doing so, which left him feeling very conflicted.

"But we still don't understand what the other side is at all. Is that tentacle monster their warship, their real body, or something else entirely?" Masai made a final stand.

"That's precisely why we have to fight this battle! We'll capture some individuals and study them," Arther said impatiently.

Although Arther's tone was harsh, Masai did not refute him.

Because he also knew that Arther's point of view was correct: if they didn't fight a war, they would never understand their opponent, which was a vicious cycle.

He sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat desolate. Perhaps, as Arther had said, his courage had been shattered by that battle.

Seeing that Masai looked completely drained, the Peacemaker said, "Don't worry too much, Masai. You lost back then simply because you didn't understand your opponents. Although we still don't know them very well now, based on the footage you had from back then, we've found some ways to deal with them."

"First of all, there's their speed. We've analyzed it carefully. The reason their large combat units can reach the battlefield so quickly is probably due to the use of catapults. Once they slow down, their speed never reaches the previous level again. Otherwise, they would have caught up with you during the interstellar engine startup phase, and the Expedition Fleet wouldn't have been able to return."

"Although our flight speed is slower without activating the interstellar engine, we are still better than our opponent in this respect."

The Peacemaker paused, seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, and continued, "Furthermore, we have certain advantages in long-range attack methods and supercomputing. So far, the only long-range attack method we've discovered is the Electromagnetic Cannon. Among space weapons, this is considered a relatively slow-moving weapon. It's not that their rate of fire is slow, but rather that the projectile's flight speed is much slower than that of light and energy weapons."

"Based on the relevant principles, we have developed special monitoring instruments. Although they are still in a relatively early stage and are not very sensitive to small Electromagnetic Cannon, the advantage is that when large enemy combat units attack, they need to gather a huge amount of energy, which can also ensure that Electromagnetic Cannon have higher speed and range. This makes them easier to detect; the Electromagnetic Cannon gun projectiles can be detected the moment they are launched. In addition, with the cooperation of our artificial intelligence and supercomputing technology, it is easy to calculate their trajectory. If the ships maintain a certain cruising speed, there is still a great chance to avoid these attacks."

"As long as we avoid the attacks of the enemy's large Electromagnetic Cannon, the other smaller Electromagnetic Cannon will cause limited damage to our warships."

The Peacemaker who spoke up was named Novaru, a lieutenant general and commander of the Second Legion Space Fleet.

"I agree with Novaru's point of view. If we maintain the right distance, we may be able to wear them down without taking any damage." Another lieutenant general spoke up. This man Hamis, the commander of the First Legion of the Space Fleet.

In fact, judging from the statements made so far, it is clear that the commanders of the three space fleets all agree to fight this war, so the basic tone has been set, and now it is just a matter of how to fight.

Masai racked his brains, trying hard to recall the events. Although more than thirty years had passed since that war, Masai still often thought back to the battle that changed his life and considered various countermeasures.

He was the Riken Race most wanted to defeat the Zerg.

"Then how will they deal with their small and medium-sized combat units?" Masai continued to ask questions, not to cause trouble, but to express his concerns.

"According to our observation, their small combat units have no long-range attack capabilities." This is because the Swarm Larval Form initially infiltrated the Riken Race warship fleet for close-range combat, and 17 Larval Form also infiltrated the interior of the warships.

Therefore, the Riken Race possessed the most image data about Larval Form. Moreover, even if the warship exploded, the relevant data had already been transmitted before it was destroyed. Later, this data was analyzed frame by frame by a team of over ten thousand staff officers and technical personnel, leading to this conclusion.

"While the enemy's medium-sized combat units also demonstrated long-range attack capabilities, they used them infrequently. From this, we speculate that this is likely related to their energy supply system," Hamis said. "The enemy's large combat units can fire Electromagnetic Cannon continuously, suggesting they may possess a unique internal energy supply system."

"However, due to its excessive size or manufacturing difficulties, this system is only available to large combat units. Small and medium-sized combat units use a different energy system. But this system has limited energy storage, so it must be used sparingly. Because the enemy is a unique biological civilization, we can only make a specific judgment after we capture and study the physical specimen. But this speculation, after analysis, has an accuracy rate of at least 90%."

"The Expedition Fleet's defeat was largely due to our fighter squadrons engaging in dogfights, which is exactly what the enemy excels at. This not only squandered our advantage but also made our own firepower hesitant to strike, triggering a chain reaction."

"If we make good use of our advantages, we can adopt a kite tactic. Our warships can kite the enemy's large combat units, while our fighter jets can kite the enemy's medium and small combat units. In this way, generals against generals and soldiers against soldiers, our chances of winning will be very high." After Hamis finished speaking, he looked at Masai to see if he had any other questions.

Masai largely agreed with Hamis's assessment, also believing that the initial close-range interception by the fighter jets was a poor move. Therefore, he was not ashamed or angry at Hamis's criticism, but instead continued to seriously consider other issues.