Zhao Chen retrieved some data about the T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized aircraft carrier.

Due to certain technical reasons, the T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized aircraft carrier starship was only built to the standard of a medium-sized aircraft carrier starship, and its internal hangar was not optimized.

It has only three times the hangar size of a T3 Phoenix-class heavy carrier starship.

Some might say, three times!

Isn't that enough?

It's important to know that the T3 Phoenix-class heavy aircraft carrier starship is only a T3 class, while the T4 Star Emperor-class medium aircraft carrier starship is a T4 class.

For an aircraft carrier starship, the number of interstellar fighters it can carry directly determines its combat power!

Furthermore, interstellar drones are a well-known weakness of the T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized aircraft carrier starship, and efforts have been made to overcome this technical challenge for decades.

Therefore, at present, although the Third Prince's fleet has two T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized aircraft carriers, the total number of interstellar fighters it has deployed is only two thousand T4 Star Emperor-class interstellar fighters and ten thousand quasi-T4 Starlight-class interstellar drones.

On the other hand, what about the JF-17 Legion?

Thirty T3 Phoenix-class heavy aircraft carrier starships directly launched 10,000 T3 Phoenix-class interstellar fighters and 900 T3 Fire Phoenix-class heavy interstellar stealth bombers.

In addition, there are 100,000 T3 Black Phoenix-class medium-sized interplanetary drones and 600 T3 White Phoenix-class electronic jamming interplanetary drones.

In terms of numbers, Zhao Chen's side has an absolute advantage!

But in Qin Hu's view...

His is a Tier 4!

This is a technological gap!

T4 Star Emperor-class Medium Aircraft Carrier - Bridge

"We must seize interstellar air superiority, and then rely on interstellar fighters and interstellar drones to suppress the enemy's interstellar warships."

Organize another batch of interstellar fighters to directly attack the enemy's interstellar missile ship positions behind enemy lines.

"We absolutely cannot allow that T3-class interstellar missile ship to launch another round of interstellar missile attacks!" Qin Hu roared.

Recalling the apocalyptic scene of the interstellar missile bombardment just now, Qin Hu dared not imagine what would happen to his interstellar fleet if there were a second round.

Qin Hu stared intently at the data panel for the interstellar air combat, which displayed the number of interstellar fighters on both sides, as well as the standards of each squadron. He could clearly see whether each interstellar warship had been destroyed and whether it had sufficient ammunition.

soon.

"Listen up, all aircraft, this time we will use the C-series combat plan."

Based on our previous simulated combat, each starfighter will cooperate with ten times the number of star drones in a coordinated operation.

The interstellar drones launch attacks to contain the enemy, while the interstellar fighters provide follow-up firepower.

"Understood!" Pei Shengnan, the captain of the interstellar fighter squadron, rang out in the communication channel of the interstellar fighter cluster. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Understood!" all the squadron leaders replied confidently, like swords about to be drawn.

Pei Shengnan cracked her neck, a hint of excitement in her eyes: "A T4 Star-level interstellar fighter, I'd like to see just how powerful it is."

A cluster of T3 Black Phoenix-class medium-sized interplanetary drones charged forward.

The enemy was also quite obvious, initially using interstellar drones as a means of entry.

However, the interstellar drones equipped on the T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized aircraft carrier have some technical problems, both in terms of the performance of the interstellar drones themselves and in terms of intelligent command of the mothership.

Moreover, prior to this, the T4 Star Emperor-class medium-sized carrier had never experienced a real interstellar air battle; at most, it had only engaged in dimensional reduction attacks when eliminating interstellar pirates.

That kind of battle simply cannot demonstrate the true combat power of starfighters.

And at this moment.

The performance advantages and disadvantages of the T4 Starlight-class interplanetary drone are now clearly exposed.

The two sides' interstellar drones clashed, and laser cannons fired in succession, creating a spectacular light show when viewed from a distance.

It was accompanied by small fireballs exploding one after another.

Each of those exploding fireballs was a destroyed interstellar drone.

Akame, who was in charge of commanding the T3 Phoenix-class heavy carrier starship, was closely monitoring this interstellar space battle, and the most important data was the kill ratio.

In Akame's previous predictions for this interstellar air battle, she anticipated a kill ratio of 1 to 5 between the T3 Starlight-class interstellar drones and the T3 Black Phoenix-class medium-sized interstellar drones.

That is, one aircraft for five.

After all, there's a difference of one level.

But who would have thought that when the fight actually started, Akame realized she was completely wrong.

She overestimated the interstellar drone developed by the Star Empire royal family.

The casualty ratio was 1 to 3, and sometimes it even jumped to 1 to 2!

As a result, in certain local interstellar air battles, the T3 Black Phoenix-class medium-sized interstellar drones, relying on their superior technology and the mothership's cutting-edge intelligent control, can suppress the opposing T4 Starlight-class interstellar drones.

In Akame's eyes now, this is practically a T4-level starlight interstellar drone.

"Next, we'll see how the interstellar fighters fare." Akame held her breath and focused intently.

The number of T4 starfighters on both sides is 10,000 T3 Phoenix-class starfighters versus 2,000 T4 Starshine-class starfighters.

The quantities differ by a factor of five.

However, the T4 Starlight-class interstellar fighter was not as disappointing as the T4 Starlight-class interstellar drone, and still demonstrated T4-level technology.

Also, don't forget that the T4 class has a comprehensive Star Shield defense system!

Starfighters are no exception.

The T3 Phoenix-class starfighter only has a single-sided star shield defense.

This is the gap in technology.

This disparity was also evident on the battlefield.

It is obvious that in a one-on-one situation, the T3 Phoenix-class starfighter is weaker.

However... the T3 Phoenix-class starfighter fleet will not engage in one-on-one combat. Instead, it will often rely on its star drones to launch an initial attack, and then use a group of ten T3 Phoenix-class starfighters to gang up on a single T4 Starshine-class starfighter.

Relying on this kind of playing style.

Surprisingly, the Falcon Legion's starfighter fleet held its own in the first round of combat, and even gained some advantages.

The most important reason for all of this is the gap in interplanetary drones.

"Damn it! Those idiots at the Imperial Academy of Sciences haven't been able to develop a qualified T4 interstellar drone in all these years!" Qin Hu cursed at this moment.

"Your Highness, please rest assured. After all, this is a T4 carrier starship."

"The effectiveness of a carrier-based starship isn't just about interstellar combat capabilities; it also depends on the mothership's resupply efficiency, isn't it?" a subordinate reassured him from the side.

At this point, Qin Hu could only pray that after the first batch of interstellar fighters and interstellar drones were returned to the mothership for resupply, he could regain the advantage in the situation by relying on his technological lead in this area.

But... things didn't go as they expected.

The resupply efficiency of the T3 Phoenix-class heavy carrier starship is even more astonishing; a single interstellar fighter or interstellar drone can be resupplyed in about the same amount of time as a T4 Star Emperor-class medium carrier starship.

The entire process of landing, resupply, and takeoff was completed.

And there are thirty T3 Phoenix-class heavy aircraft carrier starships!

This further widened the gap in interstellar space combat!

The JF-17 Legion gradually gained the upper hand in interstellar air combat.