Chapter 1303: Fighting on the battlefield and retaking the center (10)
The people on the mountain successfully broke in, but the Swan at the foot of the mountain was actually not easy either.
Since the Swan rushed directly across the line, it was equivalent to rushing to the rear of the Red Maple Republic army. Various light and heavy anti-aircraft guns fired desperately at this giant ship that was more than 300 meters long and floating in the sky. .
The energy of the shield is being weakened. According to the specifications of the Swan, even the armor plate alone can easily defend against various artillery pieces below 100 mm. However, if the shield is lost, it will be difficult to protect important parts like the engine.
"Maintain the attitude, let's gain altitude!"
Of course, the Swan's anti-aircraft guns were also fighting back, maintaining the tilt of the hull, and the floating engine pushed the Swan up vertically.
Although the Swan can be equipped with the ability to fly within the atmosphere as long as it is installed with a floating engine, the speed of this kind of flight is far inferior to that of a shuttle, let alone a professional intra-atmospheric aircraft.
Especially the climbing speed, which is three meters per second, is difficult to maintain.
The advantage of going higher is that you can use the clouds and wind and snow covering the top of the mountain to shield the Swan, and also provide support to those who attack the control center on the mountain.
On the other side of the front, the Army of the Spinning Water Federation is trying to advance under the lead of tanks and other armored forces. However, the resistance of the Red Maple Republic Army is too fierce and the advance is quite slow. Don't count on them in the short term.
As the altitude continues to increase, the view of the Swan's anti-aircraft guns also becomes better and better. The angles that were previously out of reach can now be obtained as the altitude increases. That is to say, the angle of depression is not enough, so the distance is required.
While the Swan was gradually ascending, violent vibrations mixed with the loud noise of the explosion enveloped the bridge. Everyone felt as if they had been slapped in the mouth, and their heads hurt from the shaking.
The explosion's orange flash, fire, and smoke cascaded down the outer edge of the shield.
Alyssa knew that this was the effect of a powerful grenade with a caliber of at least 200 mm. She immediately held her forehead:
"Search for the source of the attack!"
"The radar scanned the echo of a large metal target on the ground 15 kilometers away from us!"
Anyun is not a soldier. Her experience of living in Guest Star City since she was a child has made her familiar with the radar waveforms of various warships, but she does not know the military vehicles used on the ground.
However, An Yun didn't recognize him, but Alyssa did. She glanced at the monitor next to the captain's seat and immediately ordered loudly:
"Stop ascent, avoid navigation!"
Almost at the same time as the order was issued, the second wave of shells hit the Swan's shield, and the shield energy dropped to less than 40%.
Carlos quickly stopped rising and shifted the forward gear again.
At this time, the third wave of shells also came, but the shot was a little crooked and did not hit the Swan. Instead, it hit the mountain wall behind the Swan. Huge rocks rolled down one after another and were bounced off by the Swan's shield.
The engines were re-ignited, and the Swan, which gave up gaining altitude, escaped the ensuing fourth wave of shells.
Alyssa immediately called up the optical sighting equipment, and she saw several huge raised gun barrels looming in the cold coniferous forest at the foot of the mountain on the right.
"Visually confirm the enemy land warship, mobilize the secondary battery and fire back."
A land battleship is actually, strictly speaking, a very large self-propelled artillery.
Of course, the name battleship is relative to other armored vehicles. It is far less big than the Swan, and it is not even as big as the assault landing ship.
This armored vehicle uses crawlers to move forward and has a hydraulic assist. It can also use hydraulic assistance to walk on complex terrain. The shape looks very similar to the base vehicle in the classic game Red Alert, except that there are several howitzer barrels with a caliber of more than 200 mm poking on the back.
A land battleship can output firepower equivalent to three artillery battalions in a short period of time. Although its maneuverability is slower, this thing has a shield.
That's why it's called a land battleship.
Long quickly received the location information provided by Alyssa, and the secondary battery turret turned to aim and fire. The 200mm ion beam and the newly modified large-caliber railgun fired at the same time. The high temperature and explosion easily fired several shots in the coniferous forest. Road gully.
But there was no hit.
In addition to the gravity environment affecting the accuracy of artillery, the land warship hiding in the coniferous forest is also a very effective camouflage. Looking from the Swan's side, only some faint traces can be seen, making it difficult to obtain accurate target images.
Moreover, there were probably a lot of land battleships. After the Swan started to move in a Z pattern, rows of large-caliber grenades could be clearly seen drawing arcs in the sky and falling, as if they were flying past the side of the Swan.
The large-caliber rockets were used up before they landed, otherwise there would have been a wave of firepower to wash away the ground. Now the Swan can only maneuver while using its secondary guns to fight back.
It stands to reason that land battleships are living targets for the air force. Germany had such a thing during World War II, but it was passed during the demonstration stage because the air force could easily destroy large ground targets.
Speaking of the Air Force, Anyun reported: "The air radar detected a large number of approaching aircraft. They are not shuttles, but they should be intra-atmospheric aircraft of the Red Maple Republic."
Strictly speaking, guys who fly planes in the atmosphere are not considered air force for Alyssa.
Their army, navy and air force are all classified as the Army, or to use a more standard term, they are called the Gravity Army.
Basically every country's national defense consists of fleets, gravity forces, and planetary defense forces (armed police).
It was expected that they would appear, and it could even be said that they came too late.
This is good news, indicating that the fighting at other attack points is too fierce, and the Red Maple Republic Army has just dispatched aircraft to support them.
But the bad news is that a group of high-speed planes have arrived at this point, which is definitely not good news for the ground forces of the Spinning Water Federation.
"Bearing 153, move forward at full speed!"
Alyssa glanced at the position information on the air radar and ordered the Swan to move in the direction of the Red Maple Republic's aircraft.
The shuttles sent from the void are now entangled with the enemy. The ground forces lack effective air defense means. Once these planes come to bring justice from the sky, it will cause a major blow to the ground forces of the Spinning Water Federation.
What's more, until now, there are still a steady stream of assault landing ships descending. Put down the infantry in the warehouse. The assault landing ships have artillery deployed below and do not have air-to-air capabilities. If the Swan does not stop it, I am afraid that even the enemy will be strong. Any attack on a landing ship may be shot down by these aircraft.
The Spinwater Federation's Operation Meteor plan itself has no major flaws.
The large fleet is responsible for entangled with the enemy fleet, and the ground forces take the opportunity to seize control of the star gate. Once the star gate is taken and closed, the Red Maple Republic will lose the means to quickly send reinforcements. At that time, the Red Maple Republic remaining in this star system will The army will be surrounded and suppressed by the spinning water federal fleet from all directions.
But it is like this that plans cannot keep up with changes. Especially on a rapidly changing battlefield, it is normal for plans to fail to keep up with changes.
Alyssa and the others were too anxious to carry out the landing operation in a hurry and were not fully prepared. Now they can only adopt tactics as they go.
(End of chapter)