Date: February 27, 2011.
Five days had passed since the skirmish between Umbrella and the Reaper advance ship, and it was also the time when the Reaper 'mothership' was about to arrive within the solar system.
Since the advance ship's system was compromised by Serina, the 'mothership' did not have detailed information about the solar system.
Serina then transmitted false information to the 'mothership,' leading it to mistakenly believe that Titan was an Earth-sized terrestrial planet.
At the same time, Umbrella's First, Second, Third, Stealth, and Containment Fleets were all in the waters within Saturn's gravitational pull, awaiting the arrival of the enemy mothership to launch a concentrated fire attack.
Location: Operations Briefing Room of the First Fleet flagship, the Spirit of Fire.
This was one of the larger compartments of the Phoenix-class carrier, equipped with the latest holographic projection technology, which could better elaborate on battle situations, circumstances, and information for the officers.
At this moment.
Mike, Carter, and the captains of the other two fleets, along with the commanders of the combat units, were all in this compartment.
In addition to these senior generals, whose average age was above forty-five, there were also lieutenants from various flight squadrons, and four Spartan team leaders.
William, dressed in a general's uniform, and Serina, projected as a human-sized hologram, stood before these lieutenants, commanders, and generals.
Serina displayed a map of Saturn and the fleet's coordinates at the front of the compartment and said to everyone, "Gentlemen.
(Enlarging the position in front of the fleet)
"Their mothership is expected to arrive here in three hours, which will be the best time for our fleet to launch a surprise attack.
However..."
At this point, Serina's expression turned grim.
The original holographic coordinate map shrunk to the side, and then what appeared before everyone was a giant mothership with an irregular dome top and two fin-like appendages below.
The data displayed also made all the officers present feel suffocated.
(Image is always swallowed, data from Fandom website)
Length: 596km.
Width: 462km.
Height: 375km.
After seeing the data of the Reaper race's mothership, Mike's face showed astonishment, and the unlit cigar in his mouth dropped to the ground.
A length of nearly six hundred kilometers...
Just looking at the data, it indeed successfully intimidated the Vice Admiral.
"Gentlemen, this is the mothership of the Reaper race," Serina gestured towards the mothership's image and continued to explain:
"It can accommodate 83 saucer-shaped destroyers, which are the saucers we engaged five days ago. It has an independent ecosystem internally, with approximately over twenty million Reapers residing within.
Just as the Boss evaluated them, they are a nomadic and rogue-like race, carrying inhabitants to plunder the cores of terrestrial planets."
Upon hearing this.
Carter raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Serina, if we are to face such a behemoth...
"Our fleet's firepower seems insufficient."
Mike also put away his surprised expression, picked up the cigar, and put it into his pocket, also gravely stating, "Although the Marines can fight one against ten, or even a hundred.
"But twenty million... twenty million... that's a bit beyond our capabilities."
Both old generals were somewhat flustered, let alone the younger lieutenants; only the Spartans managed to remain calm.
Of course, William, standing beside Serina, still wore a faint smile.
William waved his hand, signaling Serina that he would now explain the battle plan.
He then said, "Gentlemen, I know that with the current scale of the Umbrella fleet, even if we win, it will be a Pyrrhic victory.
"However, you know my character; I would never do something that harms the enemy by a thousand and myself by eight hundred.
"According to Serina's analysis, the weakness of each destroyer lies in the very center of its hull.
"Therefore, after the enemy mothership exits warp space, our various ship types will perform a concentrated volley of fire, aiming to disorient them as much as possible.
"One volley of fire certainly won't completely destroy the enemy mothership; rather, it will be the beginning of a 'naval battle'.
"Afterward, two Paris-class ships will form an attack group, specifically targeting the Reaper destroyers.
"Battleships will provide fire support for the carrier-based aircraft squadrons, while carriers will make ample logistical preparations."
Changing the subject.
William looked at the four Spartans sitting on the left edge and said with a faint smile, "As for the Red, White, and Black teams of the Spartans, they will co-pilot the God-Bodies to assist the fleet in fire suppression.
"And I will lead the Spartan Blue Team to directly assault the enemy mothership.
"As long as Serina and Cortana, the two artificial intelligences, enter the mothership, then the victory of this low-level interstellar war will belong to our Umbrella."
"Boss, are you saying you will personally lead the God-Body team?" Mike asked in a deep voice.
"Exactly." William did not deny it.
He continued, "The current Umbrella, or rather, humanity, needs all available combat resources to deal with that mothership, which is much larger than a small asteroid.
"Moreover, the God-Bodies are built according to the pilot's genes; each additional God-Body can end the battle faster and save more soldiers' lives.
"So...
"Are there any more questions?"
Mike's expression darkened, he paused, and finally nodded in agreement, "No, Boss."
"Very good." William looked up, scanning the officers present, raised his hand in a salute, and said confidently:
"Gentlemen, fight this battle beautifully, because in the future, it will be recorded in history."
Seeing this.
All the officers and generals stood up and raised their right hands to salute William, saying, "Yes!"
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Three hours later.
"Boss, detecting spatial changes... enemy mothership is about to exit warp space... enemy mothership has arrived at the expected coordinates.
"The electromagnetic accelerator cannon successfully penetrated the enemy's energy shield, detecting that the enemy mothership has lost a quarter of its destroyers...
"Detecting enemy destroyers separating from the mothership...
"Fleet commencing engagement."
Inside William's God-Body cockpit, it was pitch black, with only Serina, standing on the control panel, emitting a faint blue light, illuminating the space.
Hearing the report, William slowly opened his slightly closed eyes.
He lightly pressed a button with his right index finger, and the cockpit screen instantly lit up, displaying the interior of a giant decompression chamber on a certain carrier.
William gripped the control sticks tightly and said in a low voice, "Notify all carrier-based aircraft to join the battle."
"Yes."
As Serina responded, William saw the lower hatch slowly opening through the screen.
Click-clack-!
After a jolt, William's God-Body completed its deployment and entered the seemingly dark expanse of space.
When he righted the God-Body and looked forward, he saw the intense 'naval battle' scene.
Red, blue, and green lights filled the space, and from time to time, electromagnetic accelerator cannons cut through, creating even more dazzling flashes of light; a'silent' fierce battle was unfolding.
At the same time, William also saw the target that occupied most of the screen's view—
The Reaper Mothership.
"Crack." William twisted his neck, then manipulated the God-Body to grasp two Gauss Cannons.
He then commanded Serina, who was in front of him, "Mark enemy aircraft, assist friendly forces, engage."
"Yes!"
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