I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship, so I Became a Space Mercenary

"Now, to do anything, you first need basic knowledge. So, first of all, I want to check again what kind of people are pirate."

With that said, I displayed the data of the pirate ship prepared in advance on the Holo Display.

"Pirates usually operate in a fleet of three to five fleets, simply because the number is power and the number of heads is needed to hold down the prey. And their equipment Most weapons are class I to class I optical weapons, seeker missile pods, multi-turret cannons, etc. Although the power of a single unit is not so much, it often increases the hard point of the weapon, Firepower may not be ridiculous.It's their common practice to hold and surround several civilian ships with their heads, saturate the shield with additional firepower and capture them. "

The soldiers nodded to my explanation. This isn't technical expertise anymore, and most sailors who have been involved in pirates know about it.

"Next, they often use modified privately-owned ships, which are basically seized. The aircraft's performance isn't as good as the original civilian ships. Often the emphasis is on adding thrusters, and the shield performance and armor are often very poor, because they need to finish their work quickly. It's more likely that mercenaries like the army or me will sniff, so you'll need to quickly hold down the head of a civilian ship and hit as much firepower as possible to make it impossible to navigate and work. That means we don't anticipate fighting against prey coming back or attacking enemies. ''

The soldiers looked like I was convinced of my explanation. They have probably fought against pirates. Yes, pirates' ships are fragile. Poor shields and armor make it easy to saturate the shield when you attack with a powerful military-grade artillery, melting the armor and causing it to explode.

"That's why the pirates are very afraid of the military. I don't want to die. In fact, once your ship arrives at the site of the assault, the pirates should run away with their ass, whether they're at work or not. "" Yes. It's unlikely that it's about to hit the pirates' base, or they'll be heading. "" Yes, they're sensitive to the signs of the army, because their ears and eyes are inside the colony. I guess they'll be wary of the existence of this independent anti-pirate fleet, too. "That's ..." "I don't think it can help. I guess they're like people who are sneaked in as merchants and ordinary people and are only sending information, so many colonies of such a large scale will have many, and it's difficult to catch all of them? Is outside of my jurisdiction. I can only teach hunters how to hunt a pirate on a boat. "" Yes ... let's think about something. "" Good luck. Yeah? "

With that said, I displayed a star map of the Turmaine system.

"This is a map of the Turmaine system that was destroyed and wiped out shortly ago by the command of Major Selena, under the command of Major Serena. Here's the distribution of deals that civilian ships have encountered, and the distribution of mercenaries defeating pirates, and the routes that are presumed to have been sailed by civilian ships or mercenaries that seemed to be missing. ''

Each segment is marked on the star map and a line is drawn for the expected route. Again, the encounter was centered around the location of the pirate base, and there are many defeat marks.

"And this is the data after the pirates destructed the base."

When I operated the information terminal at hand, the position of the mark displayed on the map changed drastically.

"Do you see any significant changes? And, when you put the points where the star system was active in each data, it will be like this."

A roaring voice comes from the soldiers. The destruction and encounter marks are distributed so as to avoid the points where the star troops were active, and it is clear that the pirates had grasped the trends of the star troops and avoided them.

"I don't know other mercenaries, but I'm collecting these data to figure out where pirates might be active and hunt them. Actually, the data of good mining points owned by private mining vessels If you have, you can improve the accuracy more, but ... well, here is the basic knowledge for hunting them. Did you understand so far? "" Yes, it is interesting. We have a record, so it's okay to go ahead. "" Okay, so we need to think about how the independent anti-pirate fleet can hunt down pirate based on this basic knowledge. One thing I can say is that it's a bit shocking to everyone ...

She turned to look at Serena and she nodded, saying, "Please feel free to speak."

"But, to be honest, ships larger than cruisers are not suitable for hunting pirates. If you really want to hunt down pirates, you need to fundamentally change the fleet."

The soldiers exclaimed my words. It would be so. This fleet is a fleet organized around cruisers. Specifically, the independent fleet is composed of two corvettes, three destroyers, five cruisers, and one battleship. It is clear that cruisers are the mainstay of the fleet rather than looking at the fire.

"Basically, their active space is often the asteroid belt. If you engage in the map above, you will almost certainly be fighting in the asteroid belt. Destroy the asteroid belt with a cruiser or battleship Do you think you can take fighter maneuvers? "

The soldiers are silent. Well it would not be possible. I tried it on the simulator but it was impossible. The shield was saturated by hitting the Gatsun Gatsun asteroid, and in some cases, he became stuck and was crushed by the pirates. Just impossible game.

"As far as I touched the simulator, I could barely go to the destroyer, but I recommend the Corvette. "Yeah, my advice is painful. But if the pirates escape to the asteroid belt, shouldn't we just use the firepower of cruisers and battleships to cut them off?"

I responded without worry, as I expected Major Selena's question.

"That's true. The pirates will be able to defeat it, but they will be dissatisfied by private mining vessels. The resource-rich asteroid belt is their seed, threatening themselves Even if the pirates are gone, they will want to say one of the complaints if their workplace is left to the army. "" I see ... "

Serena was so enthusiastic that I turned to the soldiers and decided to make a plan.

"I told you that you should change your organization, but I don't think it's going to be that easy. If you're a mercenary, you can switch boats and change your arms as you like. I guess the soldiers will be in trouble if they are told to change boats. "

The soldiers nod silently. For a sailor, his ship is a second home, a second home, and a beloved companion. It is not so easy to get rid of.

"So I have a suggestion. Major, Serena, are you ready to do anything to hunt the pirates and protect the imperial subjects?" "Eh, yeah, what can I do ...?" I wanted to hear. "

I smile with a big smile and announce the strategy I've been thinking about. Major Serena and the soldiers stared at my proposal.

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A few days from the lecture. The ready anti-pirate independent fleet was performing its first anti-piracy mission in the Allein system.

"Confirmation results, at the moment there are thirty-two ships." "Haha, it's craving." "Yes, that's right ..."

Next to me, Major Serena has a subtle look. I was laughing at the bridge of the battleship Restalias, the flagship of the Anti-Spirit Independent Fleet. The look of Major Selena, who is watching over the sweeping operations next door, is very subtle, but I think she should be more pleased because she has successfully wiped out the pirates as intended.

"Well, it's a warship. The range and firepower are different." "Um ... it's still cowardly ....?" I also got a bonus and smiled, the Imperial subjects reduced the pirates and smiled, didn't anyone hurt? "" That's right ...

Serena, who looks so delicate, and where I turned his eyes, were a medium-sized transport ship on a holographic display. The loaded cargo is a fair amount of rare metals and high-priced trade goods such as high-tech pharmaceuticals produced in the Alain system. It is a salivating item for pirates. The medium-sized transport ship shown on the screen seems to be unable to navigate due to some kind of trouble, and the rescue signal issued by the communication equipment seems to be out of order. No, this is a haunting area for pirates. Perhaps he was watching the pirates and dropped the output on purpose. Eun, kit souda. Sounichi Gainai.

"It was good that the strategy went well."

As you might have guessed, the medium-sized transport ship is a fake ship. Of course, such a civilian transport ship cannot be from the Imperial Space Force. The ship is a privately owned ship of Major Marquis Serena. As expected, she is a marquis daughter. He bought me a medium-sized transport ship with 50,000 energy.

"Is it okay to be in this form of deception ...?" "Because they are innocent merchants, miners and tourists who attack tourists. I don't think it's the case, because the opponent isn't a legitimate army of any other country, and I won't be complained about whatever hand I use. "

By the way, I get a bonus, so I can be sneaky or anything. This time, the strategy I proposed is simple. In the current independent anti-pirate fleet, which is mainly based on cruisers, it is difficult to hunt down pirate lurking in asteroids. Then you should come here from the other side. Prepare a duck loaded with delicious cargo here and destroy the caught pirates with precision shooting of cruisers and battleships. First, the Corvette and destroyers plunge into the asteroids at the fishing ground to clean the area. Defeat the pirates, or make sure that no pirates are nearby, let the cruisers and battleships slip into the asteroids. No matter how big a cruiser or battleship, if you drop the generator, it is easy to get into the asteroids. Even though they are asteroids, they vary in size, and some asteroids are as big as battleships. Finally, a duck is prepared a little away from the asteroids, and a faint rescue signal is sent. Destroy the pirates caught by it with the super firepower of cruisers and battleships. Very large military ships, such as cruisers and battleships, have a large capacity to store power in order to maintain some combat capability and basic functions even when the generator is inoperable. That power can be used to make fatal blows without being noticed by pirates. When the capacity of the capacitor decreases, the duck rescue signal is stopped and the generator is activated to restore power. After charging, lure the pirate again with the duck. And start hunting again. You will be wary of doing the same thing in one place, so if you hunt to some extent, move to another point. I repeat this. Twenty percent of the prize money for the destroyed pirates in this operation is to enter me as a bonus. At the moment, 32 ships means that about 5 prizes will be in my pocket. It doesn't cost much, just watching the falling pirates elegantly and safely doesn't stop the money coming in or the laughter! By the way, it is the Imperial soldiers who are under the command of Major Serena on that decoy boat. In the unlikely event that a pirate rushes into the ship, it is set up that Gachimuchi's older brothers equipped with military power armor will be enthusiastically welcomed. e? Are you not destroyed? I don't have it. Destroying it can cause damage to the cargo, and medium-sized carriers can be turned into fire-powered vessels if they are captured and modified. It's unlikely that any pirates would destroy that impassable ship. Eventually, a total of 57 pirates became space debris on this day. 20% of the total prize money will be in my pocket. How much, about 100,000 energy.

"Well, it was profitable." "It was good ..."

Major Serena looks at me. She bought the decoy boat as a private property, but it was apparently rejected to treat it as an expense. Can I use my own ship for operations? Apparently, noble power managed it. Noble power is amazing.

"If you win the game, you may be able to apply for an expense?" "I hope that such a miracle will occur"

Major Serena sighs. Even though she was a daughter of the Marquis, the expense of 500,000 Enel seemed to be painful. I don't care about her economic situation because I don't know or am not very interested.

`` Regular pirate hunting is based on this method, and if you can get information on the base of the pirate, if you hit it straight from the front and form it, you may be able to achieve pirate hunting for the time being After that, change your hand and change the product, and compare your wisdom with the pirate. "" Yes ... but the contract period is still more than half of the time, so do you want to get along? "

I was hoping that the request would be completed if the prospect of extermination of the pirate was standing, but that seems to be a wholesaler. I then saluted Major Selena and thought about what would happen next.