The Great War Boxed Set: Books 1 - 3 by Ralph Kern
Author:Ralph Kern [Kern, Ralph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Military Science Fiction, World War 2, Action Adventure, Galactic Empire Scence Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera
Publisher: Ralph Kern
Published: 2021-02-25T22:00:00+00:00
Chapter 22
Admiral Sarven
Tantalus System â HAS Behemoth
Sarven stared blankly at his ready roomâs console screen, frustrated at his lack of ability to articulate what had just happened in the Hellas System. His war diary barely contained anything beyond ensuring the positioning updates had been automatically uploaded. But, unlike Lasikâs log, this document was also there to record his opinions, as well as raw facts. A journal, of a kind, which his peers and future generations could use to guide their thinking. He didnât like to think of himself as an arrogant man, no matter what people whispered when they thought he wasnât listening. But still, it was strange, and humbling, to think that future generations of young officers in training could be reviewing this, striving to divine some meaning from it. Father Terra, theyâd probably be writing essays on it. Like heâd had to at the War College when heâd reviewed the diaries of the magnificent Imperium commanders of the First Great War.
He gave a sigh of frustration and leaned back in his chair. To think, the events of these days would be thought of like those of the Battle of Orchan.
His orders hadnât even considered the possibility of such an overwhelming victory. Cronus had gone down like a boxer with a glass jaw. Replays had shown the heavy pulse round slamming into her mid-point and burrowing deep. The only conclusion was it had hit the fusion core forming the heart of the ship. That was most certainly what it looked like. The containment field had struggled for long seconds to retrain the titanic energies within, then finally gave in. A geyser of plasma had erupted, flaring from her flank.
And then sheâd died.
A single escape pod, transponder bleeping, had contained the only survivors. He didnât know how many had been huddled inside. But even a glimpse said it was unlikely to be more than a handful, and a small one at that.
Then theyâd turned their attention on the Vengeance-class battleship. The same replays had finally given her a name. Achilles. One of the few new ships in the Kingdomâs aging fleet.
Should he have continued the attack on Achilles? Maybe. She had been hurt. Badly. But a battleshipâs thick-armored hide would have been much tougher to crack than the sleek and ultimately vulnerable battlecruiser. They were designed to take blows. Although, he had been a little surprised at how quickly her cannons had silenced. Another freak shot? Maybe. The seasoned spacer in him suggested something else. The Vengeance-classes were new. Undoubtedly untested in the kind of battle theyâd just faced. As was Behemoth. But there was a difference. He felt a smile touch his lips. Galton production quality control was second to none. When she left the Thule Shipyards, she was expected to be in peak condition. The Kingdom took a different view, trading production speed for quality and hoping they could work out the kinks later.
He gave a mental shrug. Each had their advantages, he supposed. It meant the Kingdom had many more hulls.
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