The Crimson Tide's warships had remained in the system for quite some time, and reinforcements from Langjuxu had arrived. The local specialty-the material blown out of the White Scars' crystal caverns-was ideal for making lance weapons.
At Evan's command, these weapons were modified to counter the characteristics of T'au warships, replacing the Point-Defense Cannons with low-powered lances.
The little lances had greatly reduced power, but retained their instantaneous, "aim and hit" firing capability.
The enemy's battlesuits had liquid reflective metal that could withstand laser weapons. Since it was expensive, missiles and drones rarely carried it.
Although our modified point-defense lances lacked power, their cooldown was drastically shorter, and they could effectively destroy enemy Wasp Drones.
Under repeated bursts from the little lances, every test target was destroyed, earning unanimous praise from the ship's officers and crew.
Addendum: Magos Haituo's Warp experiments at a certain Krork Zoo had made some progress. The details were not suitable for open discussion; return to Langjuxu when you have time.
After half the warships' Point-Defense Cannons had been replaced, the Crimson Tide's main force set sail again.
The T'au had been given some time, so their main naval force had probably finished assembling. But our three Lunar-class Cruisers had undergone emergency repairs. Apart from having only one usable lance battery and losing three macro-cannon batteries, they were now more or less fine.
Like a swarm of locusts, the enormous fleet swept through dozens of planets between the T'au's first and second defensive lines. These planets had been strategically abandoned, leaving only deadly land mines under a scorched-earth policy.
In many places, the Chapter merely made a token entry into the system. Escort ships wandered around, the warships ran auspex scans, and if nobody was there, they moved on to the next system.
Occasionally, they encountered