From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 262 We are Atlas

Before the coalition artillery fire was ready to launch, members of the special operations team also began to make final preparations in the safe house in Ptolemaic City.

The black military supplies box that several team members had been loading behind their backs was opened, revealing the miniature rocket nests, four-pack multi-functional launch chambers, portable electromagnetic guns, individual anti-vehicle missiles and supporting ammunition.

Some team members helped each other and installed miniature rocket nests and quadruple multi-functional launch chambers, which were difficult to carry during the penetration process, on the interfaces on the back of their respective exoskeleton shoulder armors.

The remaining people carried individual anti-vehicle missiles on their backs and assembled portable electromagnetic guns into a marching mode that could launch attacks at any time.

"The micro-rocket nest has been connected."

"Multifunctional launch bay. Connected."

"The ammunition management system is online."

As these prompts flashed on the HUD of the tactical visor, Lieutenant Baninger turned his head slightly and glanced.

The two additional modules behind his shoulder armor adjusted their positions amidst the driving sound of the built-in motor, and finally fit tightly on the shoulder armor.

But at least so far, the performance of the teaching team has been normal, and there has been no drop in the chain.

But Baninger, who was born in the mobile infantry, and the veterans of the teaching team still hope to make more direct contributions on the battlefield.

But at the same time, before the infiltration operation began, he was actually a little worried about whether his and his veterans' skills had deteriorated after being away from the battlefield for these days.

Although it looks like his shoulder armor is swollen a lot, in fact, under the joint design of Eugene Koch, director of the Atlas Industrial Weapons and Equipment R&D Center, and Orns, these additional equipment will not Affects the wearer's actions.

Looking at the prepared special operations team, Baninger nodded slightly.

Although the special operations team did not restrain them in the past two days, they also provided them with three meals a day and even allowed them to take turns taking a bath in the safe house.

In other words, apart from Lilith, the ones who believe most in the 'blueprint' planned by Amber are the veterans who escaped from Robert IV in Atlas.

So after receiving the task of leading a team to infiltrate Ptolemaic City, Baninger was quite happy.

But the Atlas blueprint that Amber showed them made them see a possibility that seemed to be able to 'end all wars'.
Although Banninger and his teaching team have made an indelible contribution in training the Roma people from 'hairballs' to be manipulated into professional war machines.

Their long-term experience of serving in the federal mobile force and the battles they experienced on the Robert IV made them resentful of the federal government.

"It's time for us to work. After the coalition artillery preparations begin, we will start operating according to the scheduled combat mission!
Remember the daily training and believe in the comrades around you. No enemy can stop our attack!
Do you understand? ! "

He moved his hands and shoulder joints, and there was no obstruction that made it difficult to move.

He never thought that this was a dangerous task. Instead, he thought it was an excellent opportunity for the training team to set an example and demonstrate their value on the battlefield.

"Okay, guys!"

The members of the special operations team quickly arrived at the door of the safe house and lined up in two lines waiting for the operation to begin.

As Amber's 'iron fan', Banninger has always wanted to bring these old guys on Robert 4 to contribute to Atlas.

Baninger clapped his hands and focused everyone's attention.

"Yes! Lieutenant!"

After checking the time again and confirming that the coalition forces would begin artillery preparations in three minutes, Baninger walked to the door of a room in the safe house.

In the room, Franklin and other young people were sitting on the floor in boredom.

And after seeing the federation's outrageous operations again and again, I became even more disappointed.

But after their personal terminals were taken away and there were no other entertainment activities, the other young people except Franklin began to feel a little bored.

As for why Franklin isn't bored?

Because in the past two days, he had been looking at the weapons and equipment of the members of the special operations team, and even got close to them whenever he had the opportunity, taking the opportunity to 'appreciate' these new combat exoskeletons that he had never seen before at close range.

After seeing Baninger walking to the door of the room, the young people in the room sat up and looked at him.

"The coalition forces are about to start artillery preparations before the general attack. You are also free."

Baninger's first words finally relieved the minds of these young people who had been hanging around for the past two days.

Although the members of the special operations team seemed to be federal troops, the restrictions on their freedom in the past two days still made these young people a little scared and uneasy.

Seeing the obviously relieved expressions of these young people, Lieutenant Baninger smiled and continued:

"However, I suggest that you wait in the safe house until the battle is over. The city is still relatively dangerous when street fighting begins. This safe house has been marked in advance. If you stay here, you don't have to worry about being fired by the coalition forces. accidental injury."

After Baninger finished speaking, he was about to leave. Then, as if he remembered something, he turned back and added:
"Your personal terminal is in the cabinet in the living room. You can go get it as soon as we leave. Before the network is completely disconnected, tell your family members to stay at home and not run around outside. "

After saying this, Baninger left.

The young people in the room looked at each other in confusion. The sudden departure of the special operations team always made them feel a little unreal.

After Franklin hesitated for a moment, he got up and chased after him. When he came to the door, the members of the special operations team just glanced at him and turned back to wait for the operation to begin.

Baninger walked to his side and looked at him without speaking.

Although he couldn't see the expression and eyes under the tactical mask, Franklin still felt a strong sense of oppression.

It took him a long time to control his emotions and asked:

"Sir, you are not a federal force, right?"

"Huh? Do we look like Imperial troops?"

"No, I mean, you guys don't look like regular federal troops."

These words aroused Baninger's curiosity, and he asked a little funny: "Why do you say that?"

"I have seen the elite troops of the Planetary Defense Force, and I have also seen the federal special units exposed on military forums. Whether it is weapons and equipment or your spirit, they are very different from them."

Franklin finished these words seriously, and then looked at Baninger and the soldiers behind him who exuded an 'elite' aura.

Then I heard one of the team members say through the loudspeaker: "You mean we look crazy? Hahahaha."

His words caused a burst of laughter from the other team members, and even Baninger couldn't help laughing.

"Sir, who are you?" Franklin asked still seriously.

But just as he finished speaking, a rumbling sound accompanied by obvious tremors entered the safe house.

The coalition's artillery preparations began.

As soon as Baninger heard the shelling, he walked to the back of the team, and the members of the special operations team at the head also opened the door to the safe house.

The moment the lieutenant disappeared through the gate, an answer floated into Franklin's ears.

"We are Atlas, kid."
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While Amber led the HCP reinforcement company, they rushed to the first line of defense of the remaining imperial soldiers and repelled the first wave of imperial troops who tried to regain their position through counterattack.

The attacks of the coalition's self-propelled artillery groups also began to extend to the urban area, and precision-guided munitions were used to specifically attack key nodes such as previously detected joints, fire positions, and forward fingers.

The special operations team in the city also broke into a city hall service station in the city.

After quickly knocking down the two imperial soldiers hiding inside, Baninger connected the combat terminal to the city hall's service network.

The identification code provided by the Galaxy Autonomous Government quickly gave him the highest authority to use the municipal management system.

The staff who had been detained in the city hall by the imperial soldiers but had not yet been evacuated suddenly discovered that a person with higher authority than the mayor had appeared in the system.

Then this user named 'ATLAS' quickly gained control of various cameras, smart roadblocks, hidden walls and other equipment on the streets.

Banninger did the same as Amber did on Robert IV's Blue Bay, starting with three-dimensional modeling through cameras in the city.

At that time, Amber still needed to rely on Lilith's computing power to do this, but now Baninger and the others no longer have to worry about this.

The combat exoskeletons used by members of the training team all use a new architecture combat processor developed by Lilith in her "free time". Its computing power is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers in Atlas.

The purpose is to make it easier for them to use these strange functions.

After gaining control over a large number of automated equipment within the city, Baninger began operating them.

He first closed all rail transportation in the city, and at the same time lowered the blocking walls at all underground transportation stations, limiting the fighting to the ground.

Then he confirmed the distribution of the remaining imperial troops and the reinforcement routes of the reserve troops.

Since the remaining imperial troops in Ptolemaic City are mainly composed of several armored brigade-level combat teams, there are many heavy combat vehicles.

Therefore, it is difficult for main battle tanks and heavy multi-legged combat vehicles to pass through civilian viaducts and some extremely narrow road sections.

Under such circumstances, there were not many reinforcement routes available for the empire's remaining reserve forces, and Baninger did not hesitate to raise smart roadblocks, hidden separation walls and other devices on these sections.

Although these devices certainly cannot stop heavy units from crushing them, Baninger does not really intend to stop them by this method, but is trying to delay as much time as possible.

Immediately afterwards, he controlled a large number of billboards on the outer front of the city and began to play the contents of the "Surrender Letter" on a rolling basis.

When the imperial soldiers on the outskirts of the city launched a counterattack towards the lost front, the sudden appearance of the surrender content on the surrounding billboards still greatly damaged their morale.

After doing all this, Baninger led the special operations team towards the northeast of the city.

According to the investigation results of the past two days, the frontline headquarters of this imperial remnant army is located in this area.

At the same time, Lilith, who had been holding back for two days, finally began to attack with the electronic warfare virus.

(End of this chapter)