Chapter 622: Airborne in the Capital
Amber, who was far away at the Atlas headquarters, was indeed a little surprised after receiving the news. He did not expect that Marshal Trafalgar would still retain such a hand. He could only sigh, "You are still better with age."
Major General Henry, who was in the martial law headquarters of the federal capital, immediately felt like he had gone from hell to heaven after receiving the communication from the garrison fleet.
Especially after receiving the support of the orbital strike fleet, the martial law commander suddenly became more confident.
At the beginning, Major General Henry was not sure whether Marshal Trafalgar had done this deliberately. Among the majority of the capital garrison fleet that remained, there were actually 3 detachments totaling 30 'Dragon-class' near-space orbital attack ships.
In addition to providing fire support through orbital attack missiles, these attack ships can also launch orbital paratroopers consisting of infantry, light multi-legged combat vehicles and HCP.
After the close-space orbital strike ships were connected to the tactical network of the martial law forces, and relying on the authority of the commander-in-chief, Major General Henry discovered that the marines loaded on these close-space orbital strike ships were all veterans recalled from the front lines that had fought against the empire. .
"Marshal Trafalgar seems to have been prepared. Did he already guess that Elaine King and Thomas White, these two idiots, would make a coup?"
Major General Henry thought silently, but this time he thought wrong.
Marshal Trafalgar prepared a group of veterans with rich combat experience to stay in the capital garrison. It was not that he had guessed that the leaders of the two parties would launch a coup. In fact, the armed coup that is taking place now has, in a sense, There is a lot of chance.
This naval marshal simply 'saw too much' and left behind such an absolutely loyal and combat-capable force just to be on the safe side.
Of course, Major General Henry didn't think of this, or he didn't have time to think about it at the moment, because.
"The counterattack starts now!"
Major General Henry danced excitedly in the combat command center of the Martial Law Command. The support of the garrison fleet gave him the confidence to reverse his current disadvantage and eliminate all the rebels in one go.
Although the orbital paratroopers are mainly light infantry, they are equipped with some all-terrain vehicles for maneuvering, and then a small number of light multi-legged tanks carrying 120 dual-purpose guns to provide some direct or indirect fire support. Finally, there is also a small amount of HCP at the bottom of the box.
Throwing such troops down to resist units like the Heavy Combined Brigade is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Maybe the latter can concentrate some of the heavy armored units in a single charge and resolve the battle.
However, the characteristics of the orbital paratroopers allow Major General Henry to quickly deploy them to some key positions, and street fighting in the city can also make up for some of the weaknesses of the light troops, giving them more bunkers to use instead of on the great plains. Face to face with the enemy.
What's more, the orbital paratroopers dropped have been tested in a lot of actual combat on the front line. For a 'parade unit' like the Capital Garrison Brigade, their combat experience is unknown, and these experiences are enough to offset their own disadvantages and even reverse them. of the war situation.
The majority of the garrison fleet left behind by Marshal Trafalgar has now completely revealed their nature as a 'reskinned' fleet.
Unlike other people's impressions that the Capital Garrison Fleet only conducts steady 'orbital cruises', those near-space orbital attack ships directly and quickly lower their orbital altitude in a very radical way and disembark in a very short period of time. Entered attack position.
When Major General Henry saw the 'Orbital Strike Ready' signal on the command terminal, he became excited. After all, he had never commanded such an elite force since he became the commander of the capital's security forces.
So he no longer hesitated, and directly passed several coordinates and related information that needed to be defended and controlled by the orbital paratroopers to the near-space orbital attack ship detachment through the tactical network, and issued the order "Orbital paratroopers to airborne immediately" .
Over the federal capital star, low orbit.
At the bottom of the first wave of 10 near-altitude orbital attack ships launched, the orbital airborne hatches slowly opened, and rows of specially-made airborne hatches were pushed to the launch position. The yellow indicator light representing 'prepare for airdrop' flashed inside each airdrop cabin, and at the same time, the voices of the airdrop commanders from each ship also rang in the ears of these orbital paratroopers.
"Attention everyone, prepare to airborne! The target is all important nodes in the Capital District. The rebels are rapidly approaching the Capital District. We must get to the ground before them and prepare to defend the capital!"
The commander's resolute and powerful voice echoed in the communication channel. Everyone knew the significance of the current combat mission, and they were even more aware of the weight of the order to "defend the capital."
As the airdrop entered the countdown, the engine of the near-altitude orbital attack ship began to make a low roar. Powerful power surged inside the ship's body. The ship's body trembled slightly, and the airdrop cabin on the bottom of the ship was aimed at the target area.
Through the display screen at the bottom of the drop cabin, the orbiting paratroopers could see the blue planet below gradually rotating, and the mountains, rivers and huge cities on the surface of the planet became increasingly clear in their field of vision.
"Five, four, three, two, one, start airdrop!"
In an instant, the huge ejection force shot the airborne capsule out of the transport ship like a cannonball. Hundreds of drop pods formed a spectacular mass of falling stars in orbit, roaring towards the planet's atmosphere.
At first, in the dark and silent space of the universe, the drop capsule flew along a predetermined orbit at high speed, trailing a long boosting trail behind it, and descended toward the planet's atmosphere with an indomitable momentum.
Surrounded by endless stars, distant and cold, they seemed to be silently watching this surprise attack across the sky and the earth.
As the altitude decreases, the gravity of the planet gradually pulls the drop cabin towards the atmosphere. When it touches the edge of the atmosphere, violent friction occurs instantly. A layer of fiery orange-red light shines on the surface of the drop cabin, and the surrounding air is extremely compressed. , forming a violent plasma layer, making a deafening whistling sound.
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Wrapped in the plasma layer, the airborne capsule was like a burning white night meteor, drawing splendid and thrilling trajectories in the atmosphere.
The orbital paratroopers in the cabin were under tremendous overload pressure, and their bodies were tightly pressed into their seats, but their eyes remained firm.
These soldiers who are absolutely loyal to the Federal Navy and Marshal Trafalgar are not afraid of any danger. As long as they give an order, they will not hesitate in the slightest even if they are facing mountains of swords and seas of fire that will never return.
Not to mention, the purpose of their operation is to protect the capital and protect the federal legal regime from being attacked by the 'rebels'.
At this moment, for the first time in their lives, those residents of the federal capital star with suitable geographical locations saw a series of ‘white night meteors’ passing above their heads.
This was a scene they had never imagined and could never believe would happen over the federal capital.
But now, it's really happening.
This also means that the Federation is about to change.
(End of chapter)