Eneas fired his raptor toward the beta cruiser's position and began issuing orders.
"Telemachus stops the attack and distributes the energy between the defense and the engines; you must quickly reach sector A78; from there, make a dive to the back of the cruiser Beta; the fighters pay attention to the battleship's missiles; do not let any of them reach the ship, Agamemnon; you are left alone, distracting the enemy fighters until someone can come and support you; all the mechs change to the alpha cruiser; it is important to launch countermeasures on the trajectories, all the ones you have."
The bet and the movement were risky; the moment the change of position occurred, it would be the moment of greatest weakness for all the ships. Although the change in configuration would also generate a change in the AI tactics used by the enemies, if they could gain a few seconds, these would be the keys.
Eneas's raptor was heading towards the Beta cruiser, while the rest of the raptors changed positions. It was damaged, but it was still a danger. However, the multiple passes that Eneas made prevented it from following the route to surround Arcadia. It also seemed to be going well. On an intermediate course, not directly towards the ship.
The first volley of missiles was launched by the battleship. Being caught on the wrong foot with the change of direction did not modify the order; if he fired, he would eliminate most of the missiles, so he had to wait so as not to waste his fire.
The fighters of his classmates began to shoot and chase the missiles with their greater maneuverability. It was an almost impossible mission, but they had a target that had no defenses, that did not attack them, in the end it was just a matter of skill.
The countermeasures that everyone had launched in the air also had a positive effect by exploding many of them in the middle of the simulated space. The problem was that the Alpha Cruiser was preparing to pursue Arcadia, and having an enemy in line was always dangerous. However, the first to stop it were Jason and Ariadna, who, although pursued by some fighters, discharged their firepower on the cruiser, forcing it to turn and change trajectory.
The only one who was going through a real ordeal was Agamemnon, outnumbered and being the only one with that containment mission, forcing him to give his all so as not to look ridiculous compared to the piloting lesson that Eneas gave when it was his turn. Be to him, commander.
When the Arcadia arrived at the indicated sector, she changed course again. By then, Eneas had almost disabled the Beta cruiser's engines. We could say that a drifting ship was an easy target, but then Eneas' order came.
"Telemachus, you have to use the Beta cruiser as cover, shoot only locally at her weapon systems, and stay in her wake to avoid the battleship's attack."
The arcadia and Eneas's captor changed positions, and he took off again, although this time towards the group of fighters that were harassing Agamemnon.
"All fighters provide assistance to our Mechas; do not let them shoot us down"
Eneas's ship mingled among the fighters, changing into its Mecha form. Eneas dodged shots and suicide ships while deploying real firepower that barely saved Agamemnon's ship. Between the two of them, it would be easy to finish off the rest of the fighters. Annoying hunts.
"Ajax, Nestor, and Hector for the four remaining Mechas, I'll join in a moment. "Agamemnon returns to formation and leads a coordinated attack against Cruiser Alpha; remember to enter and exit; sweep the weapons systems on the deck."
With a four-on-four combat and counting on the great skill of Eneas and Ajax, destroying the four mechas was not difficult. Ariadna and Jasón continued to subject the cruiser to heavy fire, but their effectiveness increased when the fighters began to make sweeps over the cruiser's deck, damaging the weapons systems.
There was no damage to the engines, but it would no longer be a threat.
"Everyone, destroy the Alpha Cruiser; don't let it flee."
Meanwhile, the battleship, with her imposing presence, was approaching her positions.
"Telemachus opens fire with everything against the Beta cruiser. I am sure that due to the alignment they will open fire even if they destroy their allied ship, move to the z12 quadrant, and then change to h40 and make evasive maneuvers all the time, avoid frontality.
The continuous fire that the Alpha cruiser had received, at first by Arcadia itself and later by the mechas and fighters, paid off and like the Beta cruiser it exploded in the middle of space.
"Mecha pilots all with me, close formation, cover fighters on the deck of the battleship; let's infiltrate inside the ship"
The order was apparent madness, but despite some minor damage to some mecha, everyone came to rest on the deck of the battleship. With the fighters providing cover and destroying the ship's short weapons, they had the possibility of opening direct fire on the deck and opening up. Passed.
"Telemachus, remember everything about defense; don't let them hit you, fighters; we need no missile to reach Arcadia, we need five minutes"
Miraculously, Eneas was carrying out one of the most epic simulations in history, Captain Telemachus was truly amazed.
Eneas' team managed to infiltrate the large ship; the interior bulkheads did not have the same resistance capacity as the exterior, and it was more difficult to get rid of the damage caused by their own attacks than the difficulty of breaking through and destroying the most strategic areas of the ship. Battleship. A few minutes later, they were rushing through another opening from the inside as a series of serial explosions tore the large battleship apart from the inside.
They had won, the simulation was over and they had won in a clean and incredible way, everyone even Agamemnon himself was excited, they applauded and cheered for Eneas.
This time he was proving to be a true genius, a cadet with the makings of an admiral.