New Frontiers (Expansion Wars Trilogy, Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
Adler reported. The bridge was tensely silent as they waited for the results of the first volley. “OPS, take over monitoring the incoming Shrikes,” Celesta ordered. “Tactical, concentrate on our immediate area.” “Aye, ma’am.” “Two of our drones were taken out by Shrikes,” Accari reported. “The others are tracking to the enemy formation. Initial returns from the other drones indicate we’re destroying a lot of ships, ma’am. Still no response from the Darshik formations.” “So we used two very expensive Shrikes to take out two horrifically expensive Jacobsons. Fantastic,” Barrett quipped. “This is a strange way to fight a battle.” “This was always how our fleet was designed to fight,” Celesta said with a humorless smile. “The missile cruisers would array themselves out of range from the defending force and lob in missiles, trying to break down the defenses before moving the carriers and destroyers in to subdue the planet.
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