Sharp Blade
While Electromagnetic Cannon have the disadvantage of slow projectile speed, they have the advantage of extremely long firing range. At this point, Coalition Army forces that are not within the range of energy weapons can be easily attacked by Electromagnetic Cannon.
The premise is that they neither dodge nor avoid.
That's impossible! How could any creature not dodge an attack that could severely injure it?
However, at this moment, the Coalition Army fleet was truly unable to evade these Electromagnetic Projectile.
Because their formation is too dense, they lack room to dodge. If they are only focused on dodging, they might run into friendly forces next to them.
Moreover, dodging would inevitably cause them to stop advancing and disrupt the overall formation.
However, even without dodging, they have ways to deal with such attacks. The Duoqi Race used to possess Repulsion Field Generator, and now that everyone here is a powerful being even stronger than the Duoqi Race, they naturally wouldn't be without such a device.
Even if they didn't, having read the Zerg's data, I know they like to use Electromagnetic Cannon, and they would install them before battle.
Sure enough, while the Electromagnetic Projectile were still en route, the Coalition Army warships at the forefront activated their Repulsion Field. The interconnected repulsion fields were enough to nullify the Swarm's attacks.
But the Swarm didn't expect these two waves of attacks to yield any results.
Repulsion Field are extremely energy-intensive devices and are not equipment that must be turned on regularly. Civilizations generally do not set up dedicated power supply equipment and systems for them.
Therefore, when the Repulsion Field was activated, apart from a few warships belonging to races such as the Telo Race, more than 70% of the warships experienced a reduction in engine output power, and their speed inevitably slowed down.
At this point, a drawback of the Coalition Army became apparent: the Coalition Army were composed of a motley crew of ships from different countries, each with different performance parameters. Coupled with a complex and factional command system, their coordination index was very low.
For example, Wheeler's flagship was positioned in the center of the battle formation, surrounded by a few escort ships belonging to the Telo Race, while the rest were warships from weaker civilizations.
When the Repulsion Field was first activated, all the warships paused and slowed down, but Wheeler's warships were unaffected.
Keep in mind that the fleet is currently traveling at near-light speed. Although the warships may appear to be hundreds or thousands of kilometers apart, they arrive in an instant. The lag just now almost caused one of his escort ships to collide with a foreign warship.
Such incidents occurred in multiple locations on the battlefield, causing some disturbances, and in one instance, a collision actually took place. These accidents and disturbances disrupted the otherwise cohesive war effort.
The Swarm's objective was precisely this: after firing two more rounds of Electromagnetic Cannon, the unaffected Telo Race warships charged forward, pushing them even further forward from their already prominent position, to the point where they showed signs of becoming disconnected from the flanks.
The Coalition Army commanders quickly noticed this and stopped them from accelerating further, but these actions only worsened the Coalition Army's formation.
Moments later, the Sharp Blade Division entered the range of both sides' energy weapons, and in an instant, both sides opened fire simultaneously in perfect unison. A sky full of red energy beams added another color to the dark void.
As with the Electromagnetic Cannon, the sheer number of Zerg units in their formation left neither side with much room to maneuver. However, the Zerg performed somewhat better.
First, the pre-arranged battle formations had a more rational layout, while the Coalition Army, although initially possessing such a layout, had lost it during the charge.
In fact, the Zerg units are all Space Octopus. These are living creatures, just like people colliding with each other. As long as the force is within a certain limit, there is no problem.
The Coalition Army's steel warships, like cars, could withstand a minor collision, but their fixed shapes made them much heavier and more cumbersome, making them difficult to maneuver.
Therefore, we can see that the Space Octopus can evade the Coalition Army's firepower to a small extent, while the Coalition Army warships can only withstand the onslaught.
Because the Coalition Army' Sharp Blade Division was charging ahead while the Zerg were waiting in ambush, the attacks coming from the Zerg's direction when they entered firing range were far more numerous than those launched by the Coalition Army.
The Coalition Army commanders noticed this problem during their tactical rehearsals. Therefore, they installed thick Reactive Armor on the warships that served as the Sharp Blade Division.
As long as the Sharp Blade Division can withstand two rounds of crushing fire, the Coalition Army on the flanks and both sides can rush into firing range and relieve the pressure on the Sharp Blade Division.
However, the previous coordination error caused the Sharp Blade Division to be positioned too far forward, resulting in them taking the brunt of four rounds of crushing fire.
The Coalition Army's calculations were quite accurate. After two rounds of fire exchange, most of the Sharp Blade Division warships had severely damaged Reactive Armor and minor hull damage. A very few were particularly unlucky and suffered attacks exceeding their limits in a short period, resulting in their armor being penetrated. However, this number was very small. Of the more than three million warships in the Sharp Blade Division, only less than ten thousand had withdrawn from the battlefield after the two rounds of fire exchange.
However, the third and fourth rounds that followed proved extremely difficult for the so-called Sharp Blade Division. Although the warships of the Telo Civilization and other races were advanced enough, in battles of this scale, quantitative changes led to qualitative changes. Unless there was a generational gap, being slightly more advanced was completely useless.
After four rounds of firepower exchange, the casualty ratio of the Sharp Blade Division increased sharply from 0.3% to over 40%, and the surviving warships also suffered heavy damage, casting doubt on their combat effectiveness.
It can be said that a simple command and coordination error resulted in the loss of nearly half of the Sharp Blade Division, and this was the most crucial part of the Coalition Army.
Now that the Sharp Blade Division has had its blades severed, it's highly likely they won't be able to complete their pre-arranged mission of cutting through the Zerg battle formation.
"Damn it, what are the flanking troops doing?!" The Coalition Army Commander's heart was bleeding. Most of the Sharp Blade Division consisted of his Telo Race warships, which were originally the strongest and most elite fleet in the Alliance, but had suffered heavy losses right at the start of the battle.
This mistake will later lead to accusations of dereliction of duty from within his own tribe. If it were accusations from outsiders, he wouldn't care at all, given his status, because the Telo Race were his backing. But now, the accusations are coming from his own backing, which is very serious for him.
However, the future is not something to consider for now, because he must first overcome the current crisis.
When Wheeler led his fleet to invite the Swarm to join the Star Sea Alliance, there were several voices within the fleet of only a few hundred thousand warships, representing various interests.
Now, with nearly twenty races, it's difficult to find a united front within each race. The complex relationships within these races could be tied into a knot that lasts for millennia.
Previously, the Coalition Army Commander-in-Chief could suppress these chaotic situations with overwhelming strength, but now the losses of his main fleet will cause his influence within the Coalition Army to decline rapidly.