Chapter 1347 Cutting off the retreat, Irsha’s defense operation (5)
In Gundam's world view (referring to the Universal Century), the most buggy thing is not the humanoid mechas, but the nuclear fusion reactors that support the activities of these weapons.
Not only is it nuclear fusion, which can be called unlimited energy, it even eliminates the need to boil water and directly converts nuclear energy into electrical energy.
Infinite energy is an exaggeration. Its endurance is outstanding, but there is still an upper limit to the energy that can be output in a short period of time.
Similar to the energy storage pool on a battleship, the output energy will also be stored in the battery to ensure a continuous supply of energy. If a large amount of energy is consumed in an instant, a low energy prompt will naturally appear.
Moreover, this shot also successfully attracted the attention of the enemy aircraft group to Li Chengqi's side.
Even if Li Chengqi could fight again, he wouldn't be able to withstand hundreds of fighters, and Kai Wushuang couldn't do that.
So he made a very smart choice...
Well, retreat.
"We can't retreat casually, the front will collapse!"
"The battle is for others, but your life is your own. Or do you want me to use a nuclear bomb?"
Li Chengqi never had the idea that he was a soldier of the Xuanshui Federation. He just came to have fun. He left as soon as the situation was unfavorable and was very decisive.
When Hall heard the word nuclear bomb, he still chose to follow Li Chengqi honestly.
After all, it's hard to tell whether Li Chengqi was joking or not, and judging from his usual moral character, he really used weapons that were enough to blow up a military port in Ilsia, the space fortress.
However, this is not actually selling out teammates. When Li Chengqi arrived, there was already a group of friendly troops forming a new line of defense in the rear.
The two had just joined up with friendly forces, and the enemy forces had almost caught up with them.
Now it's a complete fight. Hall is following Li Chengqi closely. It sounds like he has no future. Hall and Li Chengqi are following so closely because he feels that he may not be sure to survive in an air battle of this scale. Next to Li Chengqi, the safety factor will be higher.
After all, she was not a soldier of the Spinning Water Federation. She was employed by Alyssa. According to the documents, she was only fighting as a mercenary.
The two of them specifically targeted the enemy's weak points, especially those that tried to bite the friendly forces without guarding against enemy aircraft behind them.
Li Chengqi is not afraid of head-on conflicts, but he shows very smart and cunning characteristics on the battlefield. He never relies on technology to win openly, but seizes weaknesses and kicks them to death.
This is not a martial arts competition, nor is it a magic mecha competition in the Kingdom of Storms. The most efficient way to eliminate enemies on the battlefield is to be mean.
Only when you are alive can you have output. I can spank you, so why should I take your fist?
Therefore, it is clear that Li Chengqi's body specifications far exceed those of ordinary space fighters, but he always chooses sneak attacks and rarely confronts them head-on.
In addition, although the number of pilots in the Red Maple Republic is large, their quality...
It’s really hard to put into words.
Since the war started, pilots from both sides have suffered heavy losses. Not to mention skilled and outstanding pilots, serious talents like Hall who graduated from aviation schools are already in short supply.
Many pilots are instant pilots. If they can survive on the battlefield, they will transform into veterans. If they cannot survive, they will be used as cannon fodder.
When faced with Li Chengqi, who never plays cards according to common sense, loves sneak attacks, and has overwhelming machine performance and technology, there is almost no possibility of resistance.
It made Li Chengqi feel like he was shooting at a fixed target. Many pilots clearly noticed that there were people following behind them, but they only knew how to speed up and did not know how to take evasive actions. However, the second line of defense of the Spinning Water Federation was not held up by Li Chengqi, but because the distance was shortened, the anti-aircraft guns were fired more accurately, and the number of pilots taking off in the second wave was greater than the number of emergency takeoffs in the first wave. It takes more to maintain a stalemate.
But this is only temporary, because the second wave of aircraft from the Maple Republic has also arrived.
And the situation is different from before.
"That's a magic mecha!"
That's right, the second wave of aircraft is a flying brigade composed entirely of magic mechas.
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"The enemy's second wave of aircraft is approaching, and our pilots may not be able to resist it."
"Report, the anti-aircraft gunner visually confirmed that the enemy's second wave of aircraft are magic mechas, not space fighters."
After An Yun said this, everyone looked at Villania.
The latter thought for a while:
"Maybe the Kingdom of Storms sold a batch of arms? As far as I know, the higher-ups don't have much favorable impressions of the Red Maple Republic, but it's impossible not to make money."
This is the complexity of the war. It seems that the two countries are fighting, but in fact many surrounding countries are not just watching the fun.
Magic mechas are not a new thing. I have not considered them before because the technologies in various countries are not yet mature, and using them to replace carrier-based aircraft requires re-building production lines, which is too troublesome.
Moreover, with their immature technology, they were unable to accurately evaluate the combat effectiveness of the magic mecha.
As a result, the army was weak and had to find another way. The Kingdom of Storm, which always had a strong paranoia of being victimized and tried every means to maintain its technological leadership, began to put the magic mecha into actual combat.
Of course, the Storm Kingdom's plan to replace its carrier-based aircraft with magic mechas could not be hidden, and it had long been spread among the Star Alliance.
Some countries are still waiting and watching, and some are gloating and waiting to see the joke. But for big countries, since the Storm Kingdom wants to equip the army, it means that the magic mecha does have advantages, so it has also started technical verification work.
However, different countries have different technical routes, resulting in some differences in the verification results.
The Red Maple Republic believes that the 18-meter-tall magic mecha is more expensive to build than a carrier-based aircraft. Although it is powerful, it is not suitable for large-scale equipment for the army. Therefore, their magic mecha is a 6-meter-high scaled-down version, which is mainly used for For the police and armed police forces, or the ground army, it serves as team-level support firepower.
The reaction of the Spinning Water Federation was even slower. When the war started, the magic mechas were still just technical verification projects and had not been mass-produced at all.
As the war continues to this day, the equipment losses on both sides are still secondary, and the personnel losses are the most fatal.
After all, this is no longer an era when you can go to the battlefield with just a gun. How to quickly replenish pilots who consume a lot of energy and quickly form combat effectiveness is the most troublesome.
The magic mecha is easy to drive. It only takes ten minutes of training to drive it for normal activities. A week of training is enough to fill the battlefield. This advantage has become a great advantage in a long-term war.
It is not difficult to understand that the Red Maple Republic will purchase a batch of magic mechas from the Storm Kingdom to fill the line. Of course, the Storm Kingdom does not care about anyone buying their arms. While sharing the cost of replacing the troops, this can also Make a fortune.
The Storm Kingdom's attitude in this war is neutrality, and it's not the kind of neutrality where I don't help anyone, but the kind of neutrality where I sell to anyone who comes to me to buy something.
That's true, but it's also true that the emergence of magic mechas has made the situation on the frontline even worse.
(End of chapter)