Exodus: Empires At War: book 11: Day of Infamy (Exodus: Empires At War.)
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“We’re sending the final targeting data across, now,” said the Com Tech, looking back at her Captain, then to the Ca’cadasan Overlord who was actually running the operation.
“To the glory of the Emperor,” stated that being in the harsh guttural language of his species.
Fools Bane sat in curving path that would eventually take her into a close orbit of the black hole, within three light minutes of the event horizon, about fifty-four million kilometers out. They were alr...eady receiving queries about their intended course, much too close for comfort according to those in charge of security, especially for a tramp that didn’t carry the certification of safety such as an Imperial warship or a major carrier would have.
We should have brought more ships, thought the human Captain, looking at the selection of targets in the system. The station itself was the priority, and the original plan had called for them to get within close proximity of that target before launching. That wasn’t going to happen. Too many suspicions had been raised, and they would be intercepted well before they got within any kind of range where they could put a quarkium warhead into the structure. Anything they launched from out here, almost a light hour from the target, would take over two hours to get to the station, and would be intercepted by an overwhelming defensive fire from the Donut. And they would also have to penetrate the naval forces, what there were of them, that would position themselves between the tramp and the target.MoreLess
“We’re sending the final targeting data across, now,” said the Com Tech, looking back at her Captain, then to the Ca’cadasan Overlord who was actually running the operation.
“To the glory of the Emperor,” stated that being in the harsh guttural language of his species.
Fools Bane sat in curving path that would eventually take her into a close orbit of the black hole, within three light minutes of the event horizon, about fifty-four million kilometers out. They were alr...eady receiving queries about their intended course, much too close for comfort according to those in charge of security, especially for a tramp that didn’t carry the certification of safety such as an Imperial warship or a major carrier would have.
We should have brought more ships, thought the human Captain, looking at the selection of targets in the system. The station itself was the priority, and the original plan had called for them to get within close proximity of that target before launching. That wasn’t going to happen. Too many suspicions had been raised, and they would be intercepted well before they got within any kind of range where they could put a quarkium warhead into the structure. Anything they launched from out here, almost a light hour from the target, would take over two hours to get to the station, and would be intercepted by an overwhelming defensive fire from the Donut. And they would also have to penetrate the naval forces, what there were of them, that would position themselves between the tramp and the target.MoreLess
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