Chapter 95: Do you psychic agents know everything? (Joint chapter)
If we say that before the attack on Blue Bay, the main problem faced by the temporary 83rd Combined Brigade was the lack of front-line combat troops.
After winning the Blue Bay, this problem is just one of many problems.
Whether it is personnel, weapons and ammunition, oil supplies, or food and medicine, shortages have begun to occur after the war.
The 83rd Synthetic Brigade originally broke out of the encirclement as if they were fleeing, and they did not bring enough supplies. Therefore, the previous battles were all about searching and searching, focusing on one person who kept running away.
As a result, in the anti-HCP operation commanded by Amber just now, the front-line combat units fired alternately to maintain suppression, rapidly consuming ammunition and battery packs at a speed that would make a quartermaster think of cerebral congestion.
This makes the 83rd Synthetic Brigade even worse.
Although the federal forces finally won this brutal urban battle, it also caused the front-line combat troops to suffer significant attrition again.
Originally there were only two combined battalions as the main combat force, but now there may be less than one and a half battalions, which also contains a large number of wounded.
Not to mention wheeled armored vehicles and multi-legged chariots, there are still many fresh and smoking wreckage lying on the streets in the city.
Although the mechanical and engineering troops tried their best to remove all usable parts from the wreckage, the loss of the mechanical units still made Lieutenant Colonel Dallas feel a little sad.
Even the air defense battalion and tactical support battalion suffered losses in the Imperial HCP's counterattack.
Especially the loss of technical weapons of the tactical support battalion.
It can be said that the Imperial HCP pilot 'Brimstone' ran out of luck in this attack. Not only did the three anti-radiation missiles complete the penetration, but they also hit their targets, destroying 3 in one go. A wide area electronic suppression truck.
When his wingman "Saber" attacked the air defense battalion of the 83rd Combined Brigade, he also relied on the coverage of plasma rockets and the lottery-style "double gun shooting" to successfully destroy two anti-aircraft vehicles.
But despite the heavy losses, there is good news.
Originally, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas and the quartermaster in charge of logistics were still worried that the ground effect aircraft at the port might not be able to carry too many supplies after loading the troops.
They even considered whether to use two more cargo ships to load some additional supplies and set off behind the main force, and then pray that these ships, with a maximum speed of 30 knots, could reach their destination safely.
But now this problem has been solved.
Because after this battle, all the personnel and equipment of the currently temporarily established 83rd Combined Brigade account for less than the carrying capacity of a ship and a half.
According to the normal establishment, this brigade should have about 2,000 front-line combat personnel, plus more than 3,000 support, technical, and logistics personnel.
But now, the only people who have actually managed to reach the port are just over 1,000 front-line combatants, plus more than 2,000 other personnel.
In terms of vehicles and technical weapons, less than 60% have been preserved.
So instead, an entire ground-effect aircraft was freed up and had a lot of carrying capacity, which could be used to transport supplies.
What the brigade staff and logistics officers are now worried about is not how to transport so many people, but how to fill the third ground-effect aircraft.
When they had a headache, Amber also led the team to the dock.
Isabel, who stayed behind with the medical truck, rushed to the port with three vehicles and a motorized infantry squad in the preparation area according to Amber's instructions after the urban battle came to an end.
After the two met, they only had time to say a few words and had to go about their business.
Isabel needed to help gather the wounded and provide first aid. During this time, the female imperial spy seemed to have temporarily forgotten her identity.
Although he still will not participate in direct battles, he will devote himself to post-war medical work and save many federal soldiers.
Amber asked Randall to help lead the aircraft to the parking area on the beach to wait for boarding. According to the information uploaded from her personal terminal, she went to the location of Lieutenant Colonel Dallas and others.
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas and others, who were near a ground-effect aircraft, saw Amber coming over.
The expression on the face of the macho lieutenant colonel seemed a little tangled, because he can now say that he 'loves and hates' Amber.
On the one hand, this psychic agent has indeed demonstrated strong combat power, and at the same time, it also has the ability to command on the battlefield.
But at the same time, this guy’s tactical command style also tested the logistics supply capabilities of the combined brigade
Now that he is only allowed to temporarily command a small number of troops, the consumption of ammunition and supplies will cause a headache for the quartermaster. If Amber is asked to command more troops in the future, Dallas would not dare to think about it.
However, in the current environment, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas felt that it would be good if he could win.
After all, it seems that the officers under him currently do not have as much experience as Warrant Officer Amber, at least in the battle against HCP.
As for the problem of logistical supplies, I can only leave it to my subordinates for the time being.
“After all, he graduated from the First Federal Military Academy, but it’s different.”
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas thought as he stared at Amber, who walked up to him wearing an exoskeleton and raised her hand in a brief salute.
"Sir! Warrant Officer Amber is here to report!"
"Easy, there is no need to be so particular about this now. I am informing you to come here so that you can take a look at this thing."
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas led Amber to a ramp, through which one could directly enter the cockpit of the giant ground-effect aircraft.
“Can you drive this thing?”
"Huh?"
Looking at Amber's confused expression, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas sighed and said:
"These three ground-effect aircraft are equipped with crews on standby at the port. The Empire After the troops occupied Blue Bay, they dispersed and detained them at the port. I guess the imperial troops originally wanted to use these three big guys."
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas took the lead in stepping onto the gangway and headed towards the high ground. Go to the cockpit.
"But in the battle just now, the building where one of the crew members was imprisoned was unfortunately swept away by a heavy particle cannon. Well, I thought that you psychic agents have received a lot of vehicle training, so I asked I’m asking if you can drive this big guy.”
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas' words made Amber not know what to say.
He could only ask for emergency help from the audience outside the venue in his mind.
"Lilith, can you turn this thing on?"
"Master, if all the links of this big thing are integrated into one system, and there is a basic operation manual to learn If so, can you give me some time to try?”
Seeing that Amber still didn’t respond, the lieutenant colonel turned back to look at him and smiled.
"How about it, do you think it can be done? I can ask two people to be selected from the other two crews, and then find some people from the mechanics and engineers who are familiar with large machinery."
"Then I will try. Try?”
Amber followed Lieutenant Colonel Dallas to the cockpit, who also found a few helpers on the way through the communication channel.
The first time she walked into the cockpit, Amber was startled.
Because the cockpit equipment and layout of this ground-effect aircraft seem a bit outdated now.
"Good guy, isn't this still the vehicle driving framework of the previous generation?"
The overall layout of the cockpit is similar to that of a large aircraft. The regular crew consists of four people, namely the dual pilot, the navigation and radar operator, Correspondent.
After walking to the driver's seat and sitting down, Amber stared at the various screens and buttons in front of her for a while, and finally found a data interface that was obviously added later on top of a certain screen. . "Fortunately, it seems that a later upgrade has been done. I wonder if there will be auxiliary AI."
He plugged the data cable into the interface, and then found on the operation panel in front of him. I pressed the APU (auxiliary power system) button and pressed it.
As the 'buzzing' sound sounded, the auxiliary power supply of the ground-effect aircraft began to supply power to various subsystems. Various equipment in the cockpit started operating, and the multi-function display and HUD on the front window also lit up. .
At the same time, Lilith also followed the data cable to connect to the onboard computer of the ground-effect aircraft after it was started.
Soon, the relevant information and data of this ground effect aircraft were extracted by her and displayed after Amber put down her tactical visor.
KM-03 ‘Pelican’ nuclear-powered ground-effect flight launch platform.
To be honest, Amber was confused when she saw the words 'nuclear power'.
Amber really doesn't know much about this kind of transportation vehicle inside the planet, especially the older 'antiques'.
So he really didn’t expect that the Federation would put the fusion reactor on the ground-effect flight platform so early.
Amber quickly browsed through the information given by Lilith, and soon had a preliminary understanding of this huge 'pelican'.
SW-85 three-layer concentric fusion furnace serves as the power source for the entire machine, supporting 10 TF68-GE-3C turbofan engines to provide the thrust required to move this behemoth.
Driven by ground effect, this huge ground effect flying platform can 'fly' at an altitude of 15-20 meters to avoid the sea waves of Robert 4, with an effective carrying capacity of 5,600 tons and a maximum carrying capacity of The capacity is 6,000 tons.
And when fully loaded, the speed can reach 720 kilometers per hour.
The carrying capacity of the cargo ship, the speed of the transport plane, and the fusion furnace can also run continuously for nearly a thousand hours without replenishing fuel.
So this kind of vehicle is common in many colonial planets in the Federation that are sparsely populated and have oceans.
As a vehicle that improves the efficiency of cross-ocean transportation within colonized planets, the 'Pelican' is generally produced through modularization, and then packaged together with fusion furnaces and turbofan engines and sent to various planets.
And the final assembly is carried out in the docks of cities near the air ports and space elevators on these planets.
There are a total of 12 'Pelicans' on the Robert IV.
They are all assembled in the shipyard of Jabra, the city where the space elevator is located.
And this city is where Amber and the others will go next.
"How about Lilith, is there a way to drive this thing?"
"Well Master, I can simply modify the underlying operating program, and then replace the original driving assistance AI, control All subsystems of this big guy.”
While Lilith was speaking, a virtual assisted driving AI shape was also projected on the bridge in front of Amber.
Although this villain was wearing the uniform of the Federation Navy, Amber could still see that the face of this villain was almost exactly the same as the avatar of Lilith she had seen before.
“However, the specific driving, radar, and navigation still need to be operated manually. After all, the Master doesn’t want it to be driverless. That would be too suspicious.”
“Okay, I will be the main driver, and we will sing a double act. You will guide me in the basic operations and then be responsible for driving assistance."
While communicating with Lilith calmly, Amber was also guided by the latter. The self-test buttons of the 'Power', 'Communication', 'Navigation' and other modules were pressed in sequence.
Then, amid the beeping sound of the system's self-check, he turned to look at Lieutenant Colonel Dallas who was watching from the side.
"Sir, it should be fine to drive, but you have to find me a co-pilot, navigator and communications officer."
Amber pointed to the other seats in the cockpit, He continued:
“We also need to arrange for personnel who are familiar with fusion furnaces and large-scale equipment to go to corresponding positions in each functional area.”
“No problem, no problem, I’ll find someone!”< br>
Lieutenant Colonel Dallas looked like ‘Hey! You're really good, kid! ' With an expression on his face, he fully agreed.
Soon, Lieutenant Colonel Dallas removed a few people from the other two crews, and then found some qualified soldiers in the team to form the temporary crew of the 'Pelican'.
In the end, Major Randall, who came from the Federation Navy and had experience in serving on a capital ship, became Amber's co-pilot.
After all, in the temporary 83rd Comprehensive Brigade, where all the members are "Army idiots", Lieutenant Colonel Dallas and the staff really can't find anyone with experience in piloting large ships and aircraft.
Although Major Randall only stayed on the battleship for three years, he was transferred to Port Lansford, and his position on the ship was not the helmsman but the combat system coordinator in the combat intelligence center. official.
But in the view of Lieutenant Colonel Dallas and others - giant ships/vehicles, nuclear power, and organization all belong to the Federation Navy.
This is simply a professional counterpart.
“Amber, are you sure you know how to drive this thing?”
Major Randall, who was forced to sit in the passenger seat, held the operation manual of the Pelican in fear. , following the pre-flight preparation procedures to check whether the various system data of this giant ground-effect aircraft were normal.
Although under Lilith's real-time monitoring, Amber herself can know whether the status of the 'Pelican' is normal.
But in order to let others see that it was them who were driving the ship, Amber still asked Major Randall to confirm the self-inspection situation.
It also gave the naval lieutenant commander a sense of participation.
"You wouldn't crash while driving, would you?"
"Major Randall, your mouth is still as bad as ever."
In several Under the guidance of skilled workers transferred from the other two Pelicans, this temporary crew finally completed the basic preparations.
Amber also received the signal from Lilith that "all subsystem self-tests are completed" at this time.
After patiently waiting for the fusion furnace to heat up again and reach the 160 million Kelvin temperature that can be started, Amber looked at Lilith, who was temporarily disguised as a driving assistance AI.
"Start executing the startup procedure."
"Received, the startup procedure is being executed."
"The temperature of the fusion furnace core rises to normal 95% and 98% critical, enter Fusion conditions! ”
"The start-up of the fusion furnace is completed, cut off the auxiliary power supply, and start supplying power to the entire system!"
Soon, the noise of ten high-power turbofan engines came through the cockpit glass, and on the screen in front of Amber's eyes All of Pelican's subsystem icons have also turned 'working properly' green.
He looked at Lieutenant Colonel Dallas, who had been standing by, and made an 'everything is okay' gesture.
"Lieutenant Colonel, you can let others board the ship!"
(End of this chapter)