Banner of the Stars: Volume 6 by Hiroyuki Morioka

Author:Hiroyuki Morioka [Morioka, Hiroyuki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, pdf
Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Light Novel (Ranobe)
ISBN: 9781718342668
Google: r1MXEAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B08VN8GVSQ
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-04-13T05:00:00+00:00

The Samsirhs apart from 007 came together and obstructed the path of the Arlaitec, which was heading for the Fahnbo Portal.

I really wish they’d do us a favor and surrender, thought Atosryua.

The 3-space side of the Fahnbo Portal had almost no military strength left. If they surrendered, they’d simply be disarmed and travel through the Portal together. Unfortunately, the enemy responded to the Arlaitec’s signal of challenge with their own.

“Guess I couldn’t’ve expected otherwise,” she muttered to herself, before issuing the order to prepare for battle.

“How should we conduct the mine battle?” asked Bohbgaf.

For patrol ships, mobile space-time mines were a precious resource. Each patrol ship could only carry a few. The prospect of resupplying after capturing Fahnbo was there, but it wouldn’t be possible to do so immediately. Bobgahf was inquiring as to his commanding officer’s wishes because it was estimated that they could also win without using mines.

“Let’s do it. And splashily at that,” decided Atosryua.

Mines could be resupplied, but those killed in action would never return. The drawback was that since they’d only be able to resupply later down the line, they’d have to continue operations without the mines for a while. On the other hand, if they wiped out the Samsirhs, then the ammo shortage could be tolerated to an extent.

“I believe it would be best to limit it to half our supply” said Bobgahf.

“Then that’s what we’ll do.”

They could expect a complete victory either way. The inter-bubble communication ordering the ships to prepare for mine battle was sent from the patrol ship Beunerath.

The Glagac Byrer Casna (Fleet 1 Flagship) Beunerath used practically all of its mine deck as its command facility, and there were no mines aboard ship, but all of the ships under its command had ejected half their mines. That being said, since this was still the preparatory stage of the operation, each of those ships’ mines stayed within their respective bubbles.

The designated targets of the mine volley were sent from the Beunerath to each ship in turn. The enemy was the first side to actually fire their mines.

“It’s a surprisingly dense swarm,” remarked Atosryua.

“Bearing in mind the analyses of the information we’ve accrued thus far,” said Bohbgaf, “they can’t have many battle-line ships. I daresay they loaded mines onto supply ships.”

“Then I wonder whether they’ve any more firepower left to speak of.”

“It’s not likely they do, ma’am.”

But it didn’t matter that the enemy had next to no remaining war potential — Atosryua had zero intention of being lazy about this.

“All of our ships have completed preparations for the mine assault,” reported the Communications Staff Officer.

Atosryua nodded. “Fire.”

In unison, mine bubbles split off from the patrol ship bubbles of the Arlaitec.

Oftentimes during mine battles, mine counter-offensives were launched. Mines from opposing sides destroyed each other, thinning out the number of mines that made it all the way to the opposing ships’ position. Recon corps, on the other hand, rarely ever launched mine counter-offensives. The mines on patrol ships were precious and valuable. Atosryua didn’t order a counter-offensive, for their objective was destroying the enemy ships.

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