Chapter 436 Attack and Defense of A. Bawa Ku Fortress (Part 2)
"Compatibility test. Passed"
"The 'Giant Soldier' component started self-test. Self-test. 80% 90 %100% self-test completed, no abnormalities in each subsystem!"
"The initial setting of 'Excalibur' has been completed, and subsequent parameter adjustment authority has been given to the pilot."
"Full machine energy The circuit inspection is completed! The basic ammunition supply is completed! The cooling water in all areas of the machine is completed! The replacement of the subcritical reactor cooling components is completed! ”
"Pilot No. 001, all subsystems of the aircraft are all green, the fixed components of the deployment bay are unlocked, and you can fly again at any time!"
'001' is Amber's number in the Atlas HCP unit, and Murat and Louis were numbered 002 and 003 respectively.
As for the voice preparation prompt that has just been made, it is the automated management system of the A. Bawa Ku asteroid fortress. It was developed by Lilith based on one of her clones. In an emergency, she can Access in person.
Soon, the 'Titan' with a pair of giant mechanical arms behind the shoulder armor on both sides rushed out of the gate opened by the G14 deployment bay again.
The huge fuselage, the dazzling propulsion light and the eye-catching red paint attracted the attention of both the enemy and ourselves almost immediately.
"Rear Admiral! A very large HCP has been detected in the lower half of the asteroid fortress and is attacking in the direction of the fleet!"
At the same time as the tactical information coordination officer reported, the target images captured by the fleet were also presented on the bridge. on the home screen.
On the flagship bridge of the 23rd and 24th fleets, the reaction of everyone was similar to the previous reaction after the joint enterprise fleet discovered the 'Titan'. Most people had nervousness on their faces. , uneasy and even fearful expressions.
Different from the previous combined enterprise fleets that only shared some combat information through the Federation Navy and roughly knew about this 'Titan', as the new main fleet of the Federation Navy, internal of senior officers have seen the Naval Operations Intelligence Department provide a detailed analysis.
So their understanding of the 'Titan' and its pilot Amber is much better than that of the people in the military-industrial complex, but this also makes them more nervous about the 'Red Devil''s raid.
"Don't panic! The enemy only has one machine, and he can't make any waves!"
Rear Admiral Muller on the captain's seat, after seeing the morale of everyone on the bridge drop visible to the naked eye, he Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, he spoke loudly to reassure everyone.
"The Marine Corps has begun the third wave of assault! Each ship-borne HCP squadron continues to cover! The capital ship continues to suppress the enemy fortress and garrison fleet! Other warships enter the air defense and interception state!"
< br>After issuing a series of orders, Major General Muller looked at the 'Red Devil' getting closer and closer with a serious expression. Although his reaction just now was very quick and calm, he firmly held the hands of the armrests of the captain's seat. It still revealed his true emotions.
He was a little scared.
However, the joys and sorrows of human beings in this world are not the same. When the two fleets of the Federation Navy fell into a tense mood due to the attack of the 'Red Devil', the nearby Atlas Guard Fleet and HCP Squadron saw their Boss Upon their arrival, their morale was instantly boosted as if they had been injected with a shot in the arm.
“It’s the Boss! The Boss is here to support us!”
“Look, the Boss has replaced the components of the Titan Soldier!”
Atlas is in the Asteroid Fortress The defenders deployed nearby were excited, especially the pilots of the HCP squadron. After seeing the red body carrying a pair of 'giant arms', they were even more excited and even breathed quickly.
Originally, with the huge difference in the number of enemies and ourselves, the HCP squadron responsible for defending the fortress was not only under great pressure, but also suffered the most serious casualties since its establishment under the fierce federal attack.
But at this moment, everything changed.
When the main monitors of each machine captured the images, the 'Colossus' slowly raised two huge mechanical arms and held a huge one with a slightly rough external structure' After the column, many pilots couldn't help but control the machine and waved their fists.
"'Excalibur'. It is the sword of victory!!!"
"Fuck! I am so excited now!"
"Atlas HCP troops are all over the world! First!”
The federal ship-borne HCP pilots who were struggling with various HCP squadrons in Atlas found that the opponents opposite them were like chicken blood. They were supposed to be passively defending, and suddenly started to play with them crazily. To attack.
Many federal pilots did not adapt to the sudden change in combat rhythm for a while, and their movements deformed under the onslaught of Atlas's HCP, and were eventually shot down by the opponent's opportunity.
But this is just the beginning.
Soon, the two sides fighting near the A. Bawa Ku asteroid fortress saw a huge and exaggerated 'light saber' rising from the hands of the high-speed charging giant.
At the same time, the voice of 'that man' also sounded on the public communication channel that could be heard by both the enemy and ourselves.
"The battle is not over yet!
Atlas will never stop today!
Everyone gather around the 'Titan'!"
And this time , the communication channel on the Atlas side completely exploded, and the morale that had been depleted a lot in the asymmetric battle was completely restored almost at this moment.
On the other hand, the federal offensive force seemed to be suppressed, especially the HCP pilots who were fighting, each of them could be said to be ashen-faced.
Amber, who was in the cockpit of the Titan, quietly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this.
Although the 'famous scene' he imitated just now is very likely to turn into a 'ghost scene' by accident, it is obvious that the federal army does not have such unreasonable weapons as 'steel nails', so just follow In terms of effect, it still met Amber's expectations.
"Very good. After the morale has been temporarily stabilized, we will have to do some 'hard work' to completely reverse the situation!"
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"To do something bad "This was Major General Mueller's first thought after hearing the battle declaration on the public channel and seeing the red body holding a huge 'light saber' disemboweling a heavy cruiser.
If before this, he thought that the rumor that the boss of Atlas could change the situation of the battle alone was some kind of 'battlefield legend', then now he has begun to think that this 'legend' is possible It's true.
The huge 'light saber' raised by Amber's body, its bright light cut through the haze of the battlefield, like the dawn of dawn, illuminating the edge of despair in the hearts of the Atlas defense troops.
Of course, this anti-ship weapon system called 'Excalibur' is not actually a real 'light saber', but a plasma saber based on the technology provided by Saleh.
If it is the Jerram—that is, the Forerunner's 'genuine' plasma saber, its size should be small enough to be carried and used by a single soldier.
But it is obvious that Atlas or the current technological level of mankind cannot maintain energy supply for the 'Plasma Saber' at this size. Therefore, everyone at the Atlas Equipment R&D Center can only use equal ratios. Stupid way to scale up for research and development.
The result in the short term is the 'hilt' of the plasma saber that the 'Giant' currently holds in a pair of giant hands.
According to Saleh, if the 'hilt' is so large under normal circumstances, the length of the plasma 'blade' should theoretically be tens or even hundreds of kilometers long, but at this stage Everyone in the equipment research and development center worked hard, but they could only make the length of the plasma saber reach 4 kilometers.
Not only is the constraint magnetic field ineffective, the energy supply problem is also one of the problems faced by the R&D team - this even directly causes the superconducting battery stack built into 'Excalibur' to only be able to last for 20 seconds. Supply energy.
If you want to continue using it beyond this power supply time, you can only urgently replace the superconducting battery stack during battle. For this reason, the designers have specially optimized this point to facilitate Amber and the others in battle. Emergency replacement of superconducting battery pack.
However, Amber doesn't have much opinion on this point. After all, in his opinion, 'energy management' is also a required course for every good pilot, and it is impossible to drive this thing all the time in battle.
Anyway, although this 'Excalibur' prototype is still far behind the Forerunner civilization in terms of technical level, having such a 4-kilometer-long 'giant beam sword' is enough for Amber. Used.
Although the 'Titan', which has extremely fast combat speed, is equipped with a large number of advanced sensors and fire control units, it is not easy to conduct long-range attacks at extremely high relative speeds.
So from a long time ago, Amber has been planning to equip the 'Titan' with a 'ship-cutting knife' large enough to perform anti-ship missions.
Now, this wish has been initially realized.
Under Amber's attack, every slash of 'Excalibur' was accompanied by destructive power, especially when he specifically targeted ships whose deflection fields were overloaded or whose fragile hulls were exposed.
Whenever the 'Titan' and the target battleship intersect, the plasma saber, which is so bright that it is dazzling, will leave a hideous wound on the target ship. If it is a small unit such as a frigate or a destroyer, then Basically, it was cut in two.
Under the cutting of the high-temperature plasma beam, the outer armor and the inner titanium alloy frame of the battleship appeared so fragile. The whine of the metal and the burst of energy intertwined into a tragic symphony, echoing silently in this area. In a universe covered by war.
Under Amber's leadership and his headlong attack, the Atlas HCP that gradually gathered around him were like a storm, sweeping towards the federal fleet and the third batch of assault boats they launched. And go.
When Murat, Lewis and four other mass-produced Titans came from another battlefield to join the battle, the sudden attack caused the federal fleet to panic.
High-threat units such as cruisers were quickly eliminated by Amber, or were overwhelmed by the coordinated attacks of Murat, Louis and others, so the pressure on the remaining Atlas pilots was suddenly reduced. They only You need to follow Amber and others to attack and kill the enemy HCP who are not afraid of surrounding them.
Rear Admiral Mueller, the commander of the 24th Federation Fleet, looked at the advancing Atlas troops on the three-dimensional tactical diagram with a livid face, but his mood finally calmed down. , because he realized that he might very well be witnessing a revolution.
Before this, HCPs have always been regarded as chess pieces and consumables on the battlefield - even though they are nicknamed 'Titans', they are invincible in the eyes of conventional infantry.
In the eyes of battlefield commanders, the existence of HCP has always been to perform tactical tasks, rather than to determine the direction of a battle or even a war.
But the emergence of the ‘Red Devil’ to which Atlas belonged, completely overturned this perception in just a few months.
From the first appearance of Para 4, every action of the 'Red Devil' seems to be writing a new law of war, shocking all witnesses.
It is not that the top military leaders of the Federation have not noticed this. On the contrary, they have always attached great importance to this new type of unit derived from the conventional HCP, and have also carried out some development.
But so far, they have not been able to produce any decent results. Many of the problems that Atlas asked Saleh to solve using Forerunner technology and experience are short-term for the Federation. Time is a chasm that cannot be crossed.
Of course, the more important point is that when the designers selected test pilots based on the design performance data of the airframe, they discovered that they could not find anyone who could control this new type of unit.
One thing to say is that in the Federation's pilot library, there are actually many tough men who have undergone extensive body modifications, and can theoretically adapt to the control of this new type of unit.
But it is precisely because their body modifications are too high and there are too many prosthetics and implants in their bodies that researchers simply dare not allow these people who may have symptoms of "cyberpsychosis" to conduct flight tests.
One step slow, every step slow.
When Atlas’s heavy-duty HCPs begin to be put into mass production and participate in battles, the Federation is still designing them in a leisurely manner
“Report to the general, the third The loss of the first batch of assault boats has exceeded 60%! Do you want to notify the fourth batch of assault boats to prepare for launch? "Well, let the fourth batch of assault boats try again, but this is the last time, and subsequent batches of assaults will be launched?" The boats stopped loading personnel and allowed all ship-borne HCP squadrons to retreat after covering the fourth batch of assault boats!”
"Yes, General!"
The tactical information coordinator quickly went with the fleet staff to issue the order, and the commander of the 23rd Fleet, Barak, was a little confused after hearing what Mueller said. Asked:
"Mueller, are you planning to withdraw from the battle?"
"Of course, Atlas's defense and counterattack strength exceeded our pre-war expectations. , dragging it on is a pure exchange of battle losses. There are other mission arrangements than the 23rd and 24th fleets. If the doctor can't make a breakthrough, we can't let the precious ships be lost here. "
Mueller said in the communication channel, while looking at the red dot that was constantly attacking the fleet on the three-dimensional battlefield diagram, and finally sighed.
"There is also this 'Red Devil' who keeps attacking the fleet. The opponent has not completely let go of the attack yet. It is more of a test. But if he continues to drag it and he completely penetrates the fleet's air defense network, then it will really be There's going to be a big problem"
(End of this chapter)