Chapter 93
Toprawa Prime Orbit, Toprawa System
Kalamith Sector
“The Grievous Fleet is turning!” Captain Dymurra snapped towards the upper deck, “We’re getting sensor locks on the fleet!”
“Bow-and-quarter line, right wing forward echelon left!” I ordered at a blistering pace, “Execute upon receipt! Left wing line abreast, prod the enemy’s rearguard! Translate starboard, prograde orbit! Do we have a hit!?”
“Our scopes are getting a fix, Admiral!”
Fighting with Conqueress, one must consider the best way to use her in battle. She was an entirely new calibre of weapon taking its first steps into the galaxy, and it was safe to say we were all still working out her combat doctrine. Having raised my flag upon her bridge for over a month, however, I liked to think I had an idea of what that doctrine should be.
Siege warfare.
Obviously.
Despite their intended purpose, the Aggressor-class of warships weren’t exactly stealthy. Each high-power shot bloomed like a supernova on the sensor arrays. I mean, they can be stealthy, but that would require using them the same way one would an ordinary coilgun or mass driver array, and there were already existing designs that did that. When you fired a shot, you were effectively announcing your presence to the entire neighbourhood.