Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 285 Internal Competition

At this moment, more than 40 officers of various ranks were lying in the simulation center of the base, from Red Peak Island Base, Naval Base and Stonehenge Base.

Among them, Olivia, who had just joined the fleet, had the best performance in both the exam and the live-fire exercise.

However, the usually confident Ophia surprisingly backed down when faced with the responsibility of being the team commander.

"What is there to back down about? Your achievements and experience far surpass those of me, a 'wild animal' who came to this field halfway through."

Seeing Olivia's still hesitant gaze, Lorraine suddenly thought of something and spoke up.

"Should I call Cromwell over to back you up? Since he was able to become the commander-in-chief of the Stonehenge base, his ability to stop war must be among the best in the United Government. He might also have his own insights into space warfare."

"Hmm, that seems like a good idea."

Seeing Olivia's expression of complete agreement, Lorraine rolled her eyes helplessly and asked Platinum, who was watching the show, to comfort her.

He, on the other hand, plunged into the design studio and immersed himself in the sea of ​​data with Ouyang Nian.

As a seasoned officer, Platinum's method of comforting Olivia was simple and direct.

With Cleveland's support, he mobilized two newly launched mini supercomputers and then allowed all officers to freely form groups, each leading a fleet in a competition consisting of three rounds of live-fire exercises.

Fifteen minutes later, all participating teams had assembled. Each team consisted of eight officers, who were responsible for commanding the assault fleet, the aerospace carrier, the main battle group, and the overall commander.

The lineup for Olivia's squad is as follows.

Commanders of the assault fleet: Lei Yu and Zhao Yu.

Commanders of the space carrier: Xu Yun and Xu Ling.

Commanders of the main fleet: Zhou Wei, Wu Yue, and Ryan.

Commander-in-Chief: Olivia.

To some extent, the squadron commanded by Olivia was the backbone of the subsequent fleet's space operations.

Each participating team re-entered the simulation chamber, where the number of fleets they would command was displayed before everyone.

The main fleet consists of a Tier VI flagship, two destroyers, two upgraded frigates, and one heavy frigate, while the space carrier will fight alongside the main fleet.

At Platinum's command, the vision of the five participating teams blurred for a moment, and they found themselves in a synchronous orbit outside of Blue Star.

The ships they were to pilot were all docked in a virtual spaceport.

Immediately afterwards, alarms sounded, and 11 space warships departed in an orderly manner, forming two battle formations between Earth and the Moon.

The five participating teams controlled their ships to move forward in unison, ambushing the enemy's attack route from the side, shutting down their thrusters, and floating in space like a large piece of space debris.

Since everyone used the same tactics, the battles of the five participating teams ended almost simultaneously, with only a difference of 1 to 2 seconds, and the fleet losses were also similar.

Platinum looked at Cleveland's report, then at the five almost identical reports, shook her head helplessly, and after a moment's thought, changed the format of the next two rounds of the competition.

"The second round of the competition is about to begin. The battle environment is the asteroid belt of Jupiter. The five fleets will launch simultaneously and fight independently. The final ranking will be determined based on comprehensive data. Please be prepared. The competition will begin in three minutes."

This round of the competition had no prior intelligence, no fixed defensive weapons, and only 5 fleets with a total of 65 space warships.

As the countdown reached zero, control of all participating teams was unlocked, and their locations and surrounding environments were finally revealed to everyone.

In that instant, everyone acted almost identically: the 13 ships in the fleet quickly dispersed, with only the aircraft carrier and two upgraded frigates moving together.

"The reconnaissance ship will advance and draw a star map of the surrounding area, with the initial position of the flagship as the origin of the star map's spatial coordinates."

"Bifang, drone launch, to conduct reconnaissance mission around the asteroid belt."

Ophia then personally took control of the flagship and began deploying interceptor weapons in the surrounding area.

Time ticked by, and Army officers such as Bai Jin and Liu Huajian observed the movements of the five participating teams through the God's-eye view displayed by Cleveland.

At this point, all five participating teams cautiously spread out in place and camouflaged themselves, while their reconnaissance ships or drones carried out reconnaissance missions.

Fifteen minutes later, the two reconnaissance drones appeared on the other side's radar, and a firefight broke out instantly.

Several long-range active radar-guided air-to-air missiles were launched, and then two drones simultaneously began evasive maneuvers, guiding the incoming missiles to crash into the dense meteorites and explode.

After two rounds of exchanges, the two reconnaissance teams simultaneously rescued the drones that were engaged in fierce combat, and finally dispatched more drones to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of the enemy's attack.

The two groups of reconnaissance drones collided as expected, followed by an even more intense battle, with countless air-to-air missiles and pulse lasers flying through the asteroid belt.

Since both sides' drones have the same performance parameters and identical AI capabilities, only quantity can determine the outcome of this war.

The first to launch an attack was Team 2, led by a naval officer.

Under his command, the reconnaissance ship left the interior of the asteroid belt and flew backward in silent mode, skimming the outer edge of the asteroid belt.

The assault fleet in the formation also separated from the main fleet, approaching the outer edge of the asteroid belt and slowly advancing behind the reconnaissance ships.

Thanks to the large number of cannons mounted on the Bifang space carrier, the minimum escort requirement for this type of space carrier is a heavy frigate.

The main fleet then dispersed into two squadrons. The first squadron, led by the flagship, consisted of two destroyers and two frigates and was responsible for launching an attack from the front lines to put pressure on the enemy.

The second team consists of the aircraft carrier USS Bifang and a heavy frigate, and they will launch an attack from the flank of the battlefield.

Opposite Team 2 was Team 5, led by the deputy chief of staff of the former Hongfeng Island Amphibious Operations Group. Because a batch of equipment had not yet arrived before the amphibious operations group set off, he and several officers stayed on Hongfeng Island to wait for the equipment to be delivered, and then they would go to the amphibious operations group with the equipment.

Under his command, the assault fleet, along with three escort ships and the space carrier, moved to the side, while the flagship and two destroyers remained stationary to launch a feint attack.

They would work alongside fixed defense systems to distract the enemy and provide cover for the assault fleet's attacks.

Subsequently, the fully deployed fleet entered alert mode, with shipborne sensor arrays and radars operating at full power to search for suspicious targets in the area surrounding the fleet.

Because the asteroid ring contains a large number of celestial bodies, it significantly interferes with the detection range of the reconnaissance ship's radar. The reconnaissance ship of the No. 2 team, which was passing slowly outside the asteroid ring, was thus fortunate enough to avoid it.

However, the strong electromagnetic waves within the ring still allowed the reconnaissance ship of Team 2 to detect a trace.

After transmitting the information back via drone, the stealth reconnaissance ship slowed down again, fixed itself to a celestial body, and slowly applied a force using its own nozzles, drifting together with the celestial body towards the area with dense electromagnetic waves within the ring.

The communication drones flying at full speed outside the ring quickly rendezvoused with the subsequent assault fleet. Then, using quantum communication technology, the assault fleet synchronized the message with the main fleet behind.

After confirming the information, the commander of Unit 2 began to mobilize his troops, leading Unit 1 to launch an assault on the combat zone.

Thanks to the plasma shields equipped on each ship, the numerous celestial bodies in the asteroid belt do not hinder the ships' progress at all.

The two fastest upgraded frigates were the first to enter the battlefield, and then their point defense systems went into full firepower, working together with their own drones to wipe out the remaining enemy units.

By the time the flagship and destroyers entered the field, only 50% of the drones remained.

Upon seeing the main force of Team Two appear, Team Five's drone swarm launched all its onboard missiles and then quickly turned back to base.

Seeing the undisguised retreat route of Team 5's drone swarm, Liu Yang, the commander of Team 2, instantly understood the other side's intentions.

"Should we lure the enemy deep into our territory?"

"Improved frigate No. 1001 moves forward to follow the enemy group and maintain a distance of more than 50 kilometers."

"Destroyer No. 2001 returned to the starting point, loaded fixed weapons, and then rejoined the fleet."

While the No. 2 fleet was being moved, a conflict broke out between the No. 3 and No. 4 fleets in the distance.

The two sides' frigates and stealth reconnaissance ships traversed the asteroid belt, launching attacks on the enemy with their shipborne main guns from time to time.

The actions of stealth reconnaissance ships are much more unpredictable. They travel like ghosts within the asteroid belt, then lay self-propelled torpedoes at several key or potentially enemy-passed nodes, and then have their own escort ships force or lure the enemy into those nodes.

As the fighting intensified, the assault fleets of both sides entered the fray first, engaging in close combat within a hundred kilometers.

Between the two battlefields, the first team led by Ophia had yet to be noticed by any fleet.

At the start of the competition, in order to quickly ascertain the situation, the first eight WF02 drones were dispatched to fly to the left and right sides of the fleet at top speed. When they encountered enemy units, they would attack like mad dogs, not caring whether they could survive.

To ensure stealth, the second batch of eight WF-02 drones traveled at low speed throughout the entire process, taking advantage of the dense constellations within the ring to silently approach the boundary between the two areas.

To ensure stealth, the second batch of eight WF-02 drones traveled at low speed throughout the entire process, taking advantage of the dense constellations within the ring to silently approach the boundary between the two areas.

The stealth reconnaissance ship, flying slowly outside the ring, was the last to arrive at the border area, accompanied by an assault ship and an improved frigate.

Thanks to this powerful camouflage system, the three ships of different sizes were able to hide themselves in the shadow of the star behind the boundary zone.

Subsequently, the frigate opened its cargo hold and, using its equipped assault tactical transport aircraft, deployed a large number of fixed defense systems behind the junction.

To dispel any doubts the other party might have, Olivia launched two-thirds of the drones aboard the Bifang space carrier, deploying a batch of drones behind each junction.

Accompanying these drones was an engineering unit that installed numerous defense systems on planets at the edge of the border zone to intercept drones attempting to cross the border for deep reconnaissance.

As the intensity of the fighting on the two battlefields increased, fewer and fewer drones patrolled the border area, until finally only two squads were left for rotating patrols.

Ophia showed no desire to launch an attack. Instead, she used the nanosystem equipped on her flagship to frantically manufacture fixed defensive weapons, turning the border between the two sides into a honeycomb of firepower.

Once the crucial high-power radar system was deployed, the stealth system, which was on standby at the border, switched to a silent state again and advanced into the enemy's territory along the outer edge of the asteroid ring.

These two stealth reconnaissance ships, operating alone deep in enemy territory, were tasked with Olivia's mission: to inflict as much damage as possible on the enemy without revealing themselves.

To this end, Oliviya specifically replaced all the space torpedoes carried by the stealth reconnaissance ship with plasma or thermomelt warheads.

In the pitch-black starry sky, a large number of missiles flew between celestial bodies, dense lasers shuttled through them on their own, and every now and then a silent mine would suddenly explode near an enemy starship.

The assault ships belonging to Team 1 silently infiltrated the chaotic battlefield and began deploying self-propelled torpedoes and fixed weapons in the rear.

After the installation was completed, the electronic warfare system customized by Olivia was activated on the stealth reconnaissance ship. The huge power consumption forced the optical stealth system to shut down, and the performance of the camouflage system was also limited.

However, due to the interference of the super strong electromagnetic waves, the torpedoes and missiles launched last were affected. Hitting friendly forces and premature explosions were common occurrences. In the most dangerous incident, a large electromagnetic gun deployed by Squad 3 almost pierced through the front-line assault ship.

The two stealth reconnaissance ships of Team 1 kept Olivia's orders in mind and never activated the electromagnetic pods for extended periods. They believed that creating a complex electromagnetic environment on the battlefield would subtly lead both sides to abandon missiles as a powerful long-range offensive weapon and instead engage in a more brutal "bayonet fight."

Under Ophia's influence, the losses on both sides increased further.

"Those of you who were just watching the show, you can now enter the simulation pod and control the alien warship to add a bit of unpredictability to the battlefield."

Once the hatches closed, 30 small, shelled alien warships appeared on the outskirts of the asteroid Hunan, their target the most peaceful Platinum Squad.

This time, however, they did not have a complete God's-eye view; all they could see on the screen were the spawn points of each fleet.

A total of six army officers entered the battlefield, each leading five small warships, flying towards their chosen targets. Olivia's squad, number one, was attacked by two army officers.