Mecha and Knife

2022-04-21

Chapter 232 I don’t want others to sacrifice for me

Using missiles against mecha warriors is common, but using a large number of medium The picture of a mecha warrior using a long-range missile to deal with a mecha warrior can be counted on one’s fingers in the nearly twenty years that the mecha warrior has appeared.

“The missile model is the Imperial 2075-B supersonic medium-range missile, with a maximum range of 2,500 kilometers, a maximum cruising altitude of 160 kilometers, a hit accuracy of 50 meters, a maximum cruising speed of Mach 2.27, and a current cruise speed of Mach 1.93. The estimated strike time Thirty-six minutes and thirty-two seconds, the number is… one hundred pieces.”

This number made many people lose their voices.

In fact, for this war that lasted for more than 20 years, one hundred medium-range missiles can be described as one hair from nine oxen, the number of missiles used in a local war , may exceed this number.

And the so-called supersonic missiles are actually very common on Alien. Many missiles on Azure Star that cannot reach supersonic speed can be used with no difficulty when used on Alien. Supersonic speed, which is determined by the atmospheric environment of alien stars.

But when the target of the hundred missiles was just a mecha warrior, it was enough to shock everyone.

But everyone can understand this behavior of the Empire.

The Imperial 2075-B supersonic medium-range missile is the Imperial missile that first appeared on the alien battlefield in 2075. According to estimates, the cost of a single piece of this missile is not less than one thousand. 10,000 Federal Coins, the resources converted into the empire may theoretically be less, because the empire is a feudal monarchy.

One hundred is about one billion.

As for the imperial mecha defeated by Ji Xinghe in this pursuit, the cost of a single frame is estimated to be at least equivalent to 350,000 federal dollars, which is the cost of the regular imperial mecha, and the noble mecha is more expensive. expensive.

The total cost of Xingyue after the comprehensive upgrade has exceeded 120 million.

A total of 191, not considering the cost of the noble mecha will be higher, calculated according to the cost of the regular imperial mecha, it has exceeded 6.6 billion.

The 6.6 billion has already been defeated, and the mecha corps worth at least 4 billion will be destroyed. What’s the problem with adding another billion?

“If these missiles hit the heads of our ground troops…”

Many people feel fortunate that the empire’s money is not endless, and it costs more here Some, other places definitely cost less.

When the technological level of the two sides is similar, the war is not actually fighting force, but money, strictly speaking, resources.

Whoever has more resources has more firepower.

In the face of countless missiles, no amount of ground force is for nothing.

“Can we intercept it?”

“We can’t intercept it, and we need to apply for higher permission support.”

Xinyuehu cosmic battleship In the war situation center, relevant personnel have contacted the command center of the South Heaven Gate space station.

“There are three plans.”

Although there are still more than 30 minutes, it is already very urgent, and the South Heaven Gate command center has come up with three plans immediately.

“First, immediately attack and pursue the imperial mecha corps of Major Ji Xinghe, they must have the ability to accurately guide these missiles, as long as they are destroyed, at the top speed of Major Ji Xinghe mecha, completely All missiles can be avoided.”

“Tell me about the problem with this plan.”

“We are temporarily unable to determine the technical means of the imperial mecha corps to carry out Precision guidance, if it is the Marquis-class Imperial mecha, our air fire strikes, it is difficult to guarantee that it will be destroyed.”

“Say the second plan.”

“The first The second plan is to start a comprehensive interception program. We can dispatch three cosmic battleships to provide support, and start four hidden missile launch bases that can be intercepted. After calculation, the interception rate is only 92%.”

“Said Talk about the problem with this plan.”

“It will expose our missile launch bases, and we are not sure what kind of warheads these hundred Imperial missiles are carrying. If it is the high-explosive mother-child that has appeared before The warhead, that is, equipped with 200 small-caliber high-explosive bombs, combined with its own guidance system, can carry out a second precision strike within a radius of one kilometer of the precise strike target, and the hit rate is extremely high. If it fails to intercept successfully , Major Ji Xinghe’s sacrifice rate is high.”

“What about these two programs at the same time?”

“It can be done at the same time, but we can’t solve the root cause of the problem, that is, we There is no guarantee of completely destroying the precision guidance capabilities of the imperial mecha corps, and it is impossible to guarantee the interception of all missiles.”

“The third option.”

“Let the Xinyuehu forcibly land. , and leave with Major Ji Xinghe.”

“The problem.”

“The problem is that the imperial mecha corps is very close to Major Ji Xinghe, they have missile launchers, they have marquis Level mecha, there are count level mecha, if the Xinyuehu is forced to land, it is likely to suffer a fatal blow.”

There are mecha warriors in the Xinyuehu universe battleship, but they dissipated in the dust storm. When the support came, it didn’t land to send mecha warriors to help Ji Xinghe fight the group, that’s why.

Can use firepower to solve problems, why let mecha warriors go all out?

Both the cost of mecha and the lives of mecha warriors are worth more than the short-range and medium-range missiles used in firepower attacks.

The really expensive missiles are intercontinental missiles, each costing more than 100 million federal dollars, with a range of more than 10,000 kilometers, and any location on the alien surface is within striking range.

However, in such a battle, it is impossible to use ICBMs.

The staff members had a tense discussion.

The technician reminded: “Start the comprehensive interception program within five minutes, and the success rate can be maintained at 92%. If more than five minutes, the interception success rate will plummet.”

This It is difficult to discuss any effective results in a short time, and it is related to an active ace mecha warrior. If there is a misjudgment, the consequences are unbearable and unwilling for many people.

The number of active ace mecha warriors in the Federation finally became ten, and the curse was broken. If Ji Xinghe sacrificed, this curse would hit the Federation mecha warriors very seriously.

A lieutenant general who temporarily took over command made a decision.

“Order the Xinyuehu to fire immediately and destroy all vehicles of the imperial mecha corps chasing Major Ji Xinghe.”

A staff member reminded: “But if the Xinyuehu If they launch an artillery attack, the effect they can provide in the process of intercepting missiles will be reduced. Moreover, our comprehensive interception plan will be affected, and the success rate will be greatly reduced.”

“Then you guys Is there a better way?”

“…”

Lieutenant General confirmed his order: “Xinyuehu, fire immediately.”

In the fifth second after the order was issued, the Xinyue Fox, which had been prepared for a long time, fired. Thirty-nine seconds after the order was issued, the first round of artillery fire was already behind Ji Xinghe.

The imperial mecha corps, hurriedly firing anti-missile missiles, was impossible to intercept all artillery fire under the attack of this speed.

Rumble…

A loud noise spreads and the earth trembles.

Ji Xinghe, who was running all the way, saw that the mecha corps behind him had been submerged by the dust, as if the dust storm was reappearing.

But soon, one after another imperial mecha smashed the flying dust and continued to chase where Ji Xinghe was.

“All enemy vehicles have been destroyed, and the number of remaining mechas is ninety-eight.”

“The trajectory of the 2075-B Imperial missile has been corrected again. It can be determined that the enemy The precision guidance system is on those mechas.”

“Xinyuehu still can’t complete the landing, landing and take-off time is long enough for the imperial mecha to get close to Xinyuehu and launch an attack.”

“Apply for a second round of firepower.”

The second round of artillery fire hits down quickly, but it has little effect, and the high-speed moving imperial mecha is difficult to hit, like a The previous imperial shells couldn’t hit Ji Xinghe.

Lieutenant General ordered again: “Initiate full-scale interception immediately.”

“Yes.”

The three cosmic battleships, faster than missiles, launched from Speeding through space, and based on the calculated missile trajectory, an interceptor missile was launched.

There are also four missile launch bases that were previously deployed by the Federation along the trajectory of the Empire’s missiles, hidden for many years and have not been activated, let alone discovered. They were also activated during the interception operation at this time. .

Compared to the value of Ji Xinghe, even if these four missile launch bases were discovered by the Empire, the Federation would still make money.

The dual anti-missile system from the sky and the ground controls hundreds of anti-missile missiles to fly to one hundred imperial missiles one after another.

At a distance of more than 1,300 kilometers from Ji Xinghe and an altitude of 153 kilometers from the ground, six imperial medium-range missiles were successfully intercepted first. Failing to fly to the predetermined coordinates, they exploded in the sky of the alien star, and the fragments fell without causing any casualties, because the ground was empty.

“The scheduled strike time was 30 minutes, and 94 missiles were not intercepted.”

“The scheduled strike time was 29 minutes, and 90 missiles were not intercepted.”

“The scheduled strike time was 23 minutes, and sixty-five missiles were not intercepted.”

“…”

“The scheduled strike time was ten minutes, and thirty missiles were not intercepted.”

The efficiency of interception is very low, but this is not because the related technology of the Federation is backward, but because the target of the empire at this time is not the defense focus of the Federation’s anti-missile system.

It can even be said to be a defensive blank area of the anti-missile system. If it weren’t for Ji Xinghe, who has now become an ace mecha warrior, his status is not the same. There will never be three cosmic battleships, racing in space. Same here for interception support.

Located on this section of the road, the Federation had spent an unknown amount of resources before, and the hidden missile launch base would not be activated.

By the same token, if Ji Xinghe hadn’t been strong enough, the Empire wouldn’t have once again provided medium-range missiles as fire support if a mecha regiment was sent to pursue it.

It’s not just about cost, it’s about efficiency.

The same amount of firepower used against Federation ground forces could cause far greater casualties.

And these firepower are used to deal with Ji Xinghe, it is very likely that the end will be lost.

In the past twenty minutes, not only have more than 60 missiles been successfully intercepted, but the imperial mecha corps chasing Ji Xinghe also suffered heavy losses.

After destroying their missile launcher, the Xinyuehu has descended to a flying altitude of one thousand meters in the face of the imperial mecha, which has no long-range combat capability.

Their artillery fire has become more precise, and only sixty remaining imperial mechas remain.

But they are still in pursuit, and the trajectory of the approaching Imperial missiles is constantly being corrected, which means they still maintain the ability to provide precision guidance for those missiles.

Lieutenant General ordered again: “Send individual starships.”

“Yes.”

Whether it is a space battleship or a missile launch base, at this time have lost their interception ability.

But the Federation also has individual starships.

A total of forty individual starships flew out of the three cosmic battleships, plunged into the alien sky in space, and started to intercept those imperial missiles flying in the sky.

Cannons, missiles, and their own jamming bombs are all their interception weapons, but missiles with speeds exceeding Mach two are not easy to intercept.

“The scheduled strike time was five minutes, and five missiles were not intercepted.”

“We…can’t stop it.”

Heard this sentence , in an area of the command hall of the South Heaven Gate space station, many people suddenly fell silent. In fact, the success rate is quite higher than the calculated 92%, but the remaining five missiles are still deadly to Ji Xinghe.

The correspondent exclaimed suddenly.

“Report, Xinyuehu has applied for forced landing.”

“Report, there is a single starship pilot who has applied for impacting Imperial missiles.”

“Report, there are three more individual starship pilots who applied to hit the Imperial Missile.”

These three reports mean that someone is willing to sacrifice his life in order to rescue Ji Xinghe.

The lieutenant general made a decision again: “Reject the application for landing the Xinyuehu and pass the application of the four individual starship pilots.”

“Yes.”

“Wait.”

Ji Xinghe, who could hear the voice of the command center based on permission, once again disobeyed in public.

He said, “I don’t want anyone to die for me, and while I know it’s unlikely, at least for now, I don’t think it should be.”

Lieutenant General Frowning: “Major Ji Xinghe, I need to remind you that you do not have the power to issue orders and refuse orders.”

This may be the biggest contradiction between some powerful figures in the Federation and Ji Xinghe before, or even the higher than the conflict between war and peace talks.

“But I can turn around.”

Said to turn, Ji Xinghe turned, and he rushed towards the sixty imperial mecha chasing him.

“Ji Xinghe!”

Lieutenant General roared.

Ji Xinghe’s voice was very calm: “Someone said that the most dangerous place is the safest place. This sentence can be used three times in one’s life. I think, this is mine. The first time.”

Ji Xinghe, who turned and charged, was not courting death, nor did he really believe this sentence, his voice continued to sound in the heart of the battle of the Xinyuehu, at the South Heaven Gate A certain area of the command center of the space station rang.

“Nuwa, activate the communication signal blocking.”

In a transport vehicle with full stealth mode activated, the response sound of the intelligent system Nuwa was not transmitted to the communication system .

It directly executes Ji Xinghe’s command.

(End of this chapter)