Gundam, but from the Ground Alliance to the Human Alliance to the out-of-control servitor

But relatively speaking, this time the White Base did not have so many federal army ground and air units to cooperate. After all, the pursuit deep into the desert where there was a lack of infrastructure such as roads was also restricted by the federal army's logistical supply capabilities.

Considering the atmosphere created by the gathering of a large number of 'unprofessional' people on the entire White Base, it might be easier to act alone like this;

Most of the crew, including Captain Blade, did not realize that the results they had achieved along the way were enough to make them a thorn in the side of the Zeon army, a thorn in the flesh, and a unit worthy of special attention.

In North America, according to the report issued by the Zeon Army's 'Karma' incident investigation team, coupled with the confirmation of the Federation's official propaganda, the death of Kalma Zabi can be mainly attributed to the Federation's aerospace battleship White Base. , as well as the federal guerrilla forces behind enemy lines in North America.

If the Zeon army doesn't make some counterattack, it will be too damaging to the morale and the people's support for the war. Even people like Kilian who don't care about Karma's death are still interested in hunting down these two culprits. actions expressed support.

Of course, considering the famous 'Red Comet', the ace of the Zeon Space Attack Force, Major Char has fallen into the hands of the White Base again and again, including when Karma Zabi died, he was also near the battlefield. , but made no contribution at all——

It was obviously impossible to convince everyone to let him continue the mission of hunting the White Base, so this task fell to Lamba Lal, who came out again at the invitation of Dozru Zabi.

"Hmph, it's really difficult to deal with. Have I become unfamiliar while sitting on the MS?"

The green-blue tiger sideways dodged the thrust of the Gundam's beam sword, and turned back with the thermal whip that popped out from the wrist of the mechanical arm. It swung it horizontally like a poisonous snake spitting messages, but it only passed the top of the crouching Gundam's head. .

Although the thermal whip is a fixed weapon that MS-07 Tiger has had since the pre-production version, during the field modification, most Zeon pilots chose to dismantle it. It requires too much skill to use and is difficult to prepare. A rather complex weapon;

Only a very small number of experienced pilots who are very confident in their driving skills will choose to use it.

"I obviously waited for you to finish the ammunition of the beam gun before launching the surprise attack, but you can still be so tenacious..."

Ignoring those family backgrounds that are insignificant on the battlefield, Lamba Lal thought that as one of the earliest mobile suit pilots of the Zeon Army, he also participated in the writing of the mobile suit tactical manual——

Even though it had been more than half a year since he sat in the cockpit of a mobile suit again, and he had missed most of the battles in this war, he thought he had paid enough attention to the pilots of the Gundam, but he never expected that the Federation's mobile suit would be so troublesome. .

"Captain Lamba Lal, the enemy ship hiding in the terrain dispatched its core fighter planes for indirect guidance and launched a large number of missiles. We must avoid it!"

The Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser, as the mothership, has the same ability to enter and exit the atmosphere as the Pegasus-class to which the White Base belongs. At this time, the Zeon Army's cutting-edge battleships also sent bad news.

Although they successfully hit the White Base, which was chasing the Zeon Army's fleeing force not far from the ground, by launching a sudden attack from the high-altitude clouds, the Zeon Army's calm attitude of not panicking in the face of danger and immediately starting a counterattack still frightened the Zeon Army. failed to expand the results;

There is the advantage of height in the air, but there are also advantages of taking advantage of the terrain on the ground.

After being bombarded, Platinum immediately turned on the attitude adjustment nozzle and floating engine at the bottom of the ship, blowing up a dense cloud of dust on the soft sand surface, shrouding the White Base, and then waited for an opportunity to transfer to From a favorable position, counterattack the Zanzibar class in the sky.

"The surprise attack on the enemy warship was not completely successful? But at least the enemy was injured."

In the cockpit where the mobile suit body was constantly bumping in the high-speed movement, as a middle-aged man whose physical peak had passed, Lamba Lal felt his heart beating crazily due to his high concentration and tension, and knew that he had to persevere. Can't go down anymore.

But at this moment, among the wreckage of the Zeon Army's ground vehicles, the blue tiger advanced instead of retreating, raised its shoulder shield and hit the Gundam.

"Do you still have this trick!?"

Ever since he landed on Earth and got away from the annoying Char, Amuro hadn't encountered an opponent who could fight him for a while, but he no longer felt as nervous as when he first entered the battlefield.

Seeing the Tiger with its custom-made paint approaching, the Gundam bent its legs slightly, kicked off the ground, turned on the thrusters on its back, and actually chose to attack head-on; the Zeon Army seen in Amuro Among MSs, he had never seen one that could surpass a Gundam in terms of engine power.

Just before the two aircraft were about to collide, Lamba Lal suddenly turned the aircraft at an angle, causing the two aircraft that were charging towards each other with shields to turn into tigers and swerve across the Gundam. The side edges of a shield;

But it was Amuro who had quick eyesight and quick hands, "Is that it?!"

The beam sword held by Gundam's other hand protruded from behind the shield at a tricky angle, and he quickly raised it upwards, cutting off the thermal whip and the tiger's mechanical hand from his wrist before he could swing it again.

"Well……"

In the cockpit of the Tiger, which staggered after being hit by the Gundam, Rambaral looked at the Gundam who also took a few steps back to regain his balance. Instead, he raised the corner of his mouth and raised the other gun while retreating. The intact mechanical arm fired at the Gundam with the added machine cannon.

"It's not long enough to remember—that's not right!"

The additional machine cannon installed on the outside of Tiger's arm meant that to attack the Type 61 tank, one would have to shoot at the top of the turret from an extremely close range and from an almost vertical angle. Amuro didn't pay attention to it at first, but his An idea flashed in his mind, and an inexplicable sense of crisis arose;

The Gundam only had time to take half a step to one side before Tiger's strafing fire followed, but the target was not the Gundam, but an abandoned Zeon Army transport truck loaded with artillery ammunition at the Gundam's feet.

"boom!"

"Call Sergeant Amuro, this is Platinum, please reply if you hear it; a violent explosion in your direction was observed from the White Base ship, please confirm the situation."

"Huh...huh, damn it, I've been tricked!"

"Sergeant Amuro?"

"Well... I'm fine, Miss Platinum. I killed one of the enemy's MSs, and Guncannon should also have killed one. The other three escaped. The Gundam's legs were impacted by the explosion. There may be a parts failure and they need to return. Renovation.”

Shirogane once again glanced at the smoke from the explosion in the distance that had not completely dissipated. If he used a formula to estimate it, the fireball just now must have contained close to a ton of explosives. The Gundam only suffered an impact on his leg... so it should not be at close range. hit.

"Permission to return, please pay attention to safety. The enemy may not have completely retreated. Sergeant Amuro, please use the starboard attack runway when returning."

While replying on the communication channel, Platinum controlled the remaining 'Cyclops' type combat robots on the White Base, leaving behind several retreating troops of the Zeon Central Asian Front who surrendered because they were overtaken by the White Base. Box of drinking water.

There is definitely no place on the White Base to accommodate Zeon prisoners of war, but due to the relevant provisions of the Antarctic Convention and Captain Blade's own moral values;

Platinum still controlled the Cyclops, and after surrendering the weapons of the Zeon army, he distributed some relief supplies to them, and guided them to the direction of the Federation Army's advance, trying to make it to the Federation prisoner of war camp alive——

Originally, they should have had a few usable vehicles left when they surrendered to the White Base. Unfortunately, Lamba Lal led a sudden attack, triggering Platinum's exchange rules change agreement and identifying them as a false surrender. , thus quickly destroying their remaining vehicles.

……

"...The above is the last combat data report submitted by the White Base. Now their position has crossed the Caspian Sea. They should be able to reach Rome in a few days, and you can see the White Base."

"Well, thank you for your hard work. It sounds thrilling to listen to. Sometimes I wonder if such battle reports are a little too fake."

The Joint Operations Command was located in Rome. Admiral Rebier mainly coordinated and commanded the three main offensive directions of the federal army in the Mediterranean area, that is, from the Iberian (I) Cluster, the Apennine (A) Cluster, and the Balkans. (B) Clusters.

"No, this all depends on your foresight, General Revil. As a result of the 'V' plan, the performance of both the White Base battleship and the Gundam is far superior to that of the Zeon army, so we can achieve such results. These are all after We have repeatedly verified and confirmed it.”

The federal officer responsible for analyzing the combat records of the White Base team recovered from the Matilda team smiled and said flatteringly, but at least he did not lie when he repeatedly verified this;

As a flagship top-of-the-line machine with a certain experimental nature, the Gundam has a built-in function to save videos. In other words, all the scenes Amuro saw in the cockpit of the Gundam, when the Federation Army's technicians analyzed the combat records, they can also be seen;

On the White Base, Platinum was responsible for paperwork, matching formats, editing key clips to determine the downfall, and generating text descriptions. He was also familiar with the task, and he was responsible for reporting the results of the entire team with all his heart.

"No matter how good the weapon is, it can only be effective if it is in the hands of the right person. When the time comes, we will make arrangements. I want to meet the heroic team of the White Base."

Looking at the summarized combat report, Admiral Ray Bill seemed to be more interested, nodded and said.

'Hero team, is this defining the white base team? '

Several federal army officers around him recalled the origins of the unique members on the White Base, and the expressions on their faces couldn't help but become weird. Without saying anything else, they took the captain as an example:

As a battleship-level ship, the captain of the White Base should also have the rank of colonel. If it can even operate as an independent fleet, it would not be too much to give it the rank of commodore. But now it is a fledgling ensign who is commanding this unit with a record of success. full of warships;

It is impossible to say among the full house of officers and generals that there is no doubt about the little distorted thoughts. However, since Admiral Ray Bill has made his attitude clear, he can only continue to keep these thoughts in his heart.

"Also, I heard that the Luna 2 harassment fleet has also arrived in low-Earth orbit and has made many achievements. Is there any news worth noting?"

"Yes... the fleet of the Federation Space Force has made some contributions in reducing the orbital supply and bombing frequency of the Zeon Army, creating an attack window of at least 5 days for our ground front, but now the Zeon Army has adjusted convoy……"

Seeing the narrowed smiling eyes of Admiral Ray Bill staring at him under his gray eyebrows, the officer responsible for maintaining contact with Gabro's headquarters felt his heart slow down for no reason -

'Could it be that Admiral Ray Bill already knows about that...' He continued with some hesitation:

"...Ah, by the way, the headquarters has recovered the Jim E-type prototype sent by Luna 2, as well as the so-called 'loyal wingman' system, and is undergoing technical inspection."

"Oh, what happened?"

Admiral Ray Bill seemed to inadvertently click his hand on the table. There was a table filled with the airframe losses of the two Jim A-type brigades in the European theater.

"Well... the performance in the earth's gravity and atmospheric environment is still controversial, but at least in the space environment, it can be considered that the E-type is a better design. Lieutenant General Tianam also expressed his hope that it can be used for the first launch of the Fleet 2 is equipped with Jim E instead of the originally scheduled Jim A..."

"So does Jim E have any problems with production difficulty?"

"No, the headquarters has also checked the technical drawings submitted by Luna 2. If it is true, Luna 2 may be too frugal in some configurations and can be upgraded appropriately... Of course, the technical department of the headquarters has also completed Jim Design modifications of B, as well as high-end versions of D and G series..."

"Well, that's enough. Tell the people in the equipment department to be realistic when choosing equipment, and listen more to the opinions of front-line commanders."

General Rebel waved his hand and interrupted the federal officer who was anxious to explain.

Chapter 78: Close combat (1)

"Lieutenant Colonel Lal... No, it's time to call you Captain Lal. You should know that our army is retreating across the board and reorganizing its defense line, right? In this case, do you want me to mobilize a few Gallup-type ships? A marine for you?”

"Please, it's to destroy the enemy's White Base, the one that killed Commander-in-Chief Kalma."

The middle-aged man wearing the uniform of Captain Zeon had a serious look on his face. He put his hands on the communication screen and said sincerely:

"If that flying battleship keeps chasing you, it will be difficult for the ground troops to escape unscathed, right?"

"Even if you say so...Captain Lal, I respect you very much, and I don't want to underestimate your ability, but after all, you fled the army at the beginning of the war and missed most of the battles so far. How can I believe it?" Can you kill that white base ship?"

The Major General of the Zeon Army on the other side of the screen looked hesitant. Although Lamba Lal was only a captain now, in terms of qualifications, Lal and him were colleagues in the Zeon Republic Self-Defense Force;

If he had not left the army inexplicably at the beginning of the war, even with his identity as a Daken faction who had failed in Zeon politics, Lamba Lal would have never been just a military officer with his ability and personality. in this way.

"I'm not running away..."

Captain Lamba Lal's eyes shifted slightly. He had already made up his mind that he would no longer work for the Zabi family. The one who built a statue for Zeon Daken and borrowed his name as the country's name, but... Ideologically, it completely deviates from Zeon Daken's original intention;

Fighting for the independence and freedom of the inhabitants of the universe and overthrowing the corrupt and stubborn Earth federal government are just rhetoric used to fuel the flames of one's own ambitions and attract ignorant firewood.

"No, let's look at it now. During the raid this morning, I successfully damaged the enemy's warship. I have also seen the strength of the enemy's MS. I have a more complete plan. Please look at the photo -"

But in the end he put on the military uniform again.

Captain Lal showed off the results of his previous raid on the White Base, raised his hands and clenched his fists, and said in a confident tone:

"——Now my Zanzibar-class mobile cruiser is still firmly following the White Base, suppressing it on the ground. If there are some ground forces that can cooperate with my operation, it will definitely be successful."

"No, Captain Lal, I'm not talking about ability... After all, why do you want to return to the battlefield again, and at this time... Where does the determination to support you in fighting come from?"

Lamba Lal fell silent. The reason that prompted him to return to the battlefield was actually very simple. In the current Zeon country, he could hardly find a decent job after leaving the army; He had nothing else to do and almost became a drunkard who relied on women to make ends meet.

Moreover, he was not alone. There were many people in the army and around him who were implicated because he ran away in anger when Dozru Zabi gave him the task of releasing poison gas in the colonial satellite.

"Your Excellency Dozlu offered a very high price for destroying the White Base..."

General Zeon on the other side of the screen raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised, but then he leaned back in his chair with some disappointment, closed his eyes and said:

"That's right, that's right. Since it is the highest priority mission sent by Mr. Dozuru, I should cooperate to the best of my ability; I know, and I will find a way to extract a Gallup-class marine vessel. , if we attack the White Base, we should also be able to find some volunteers in my unit."

"Grateful."

Lamba Lal lowered his head and bowed.

……

"Captain Blade, the core fighters are about to return to the ship and are stabilizing the ship."

On the bridge of the White Base, Platinum reported as usual;

Since the Zanzibar-class raided the White Base but failed, it has been following the White Base in the air not far away, forcing her to keep controlling the warship to fly close to the surface and avoid long-range strikes with the help of rice particle dispersion.

In fact, according to Bai Jin's judgment, the most ideal strategy now is to turn around directly, go back to the advancement line of the federal Central Asian forces, contact friendly forces, and use air superiority fighters to drive away the Zanzibar overhead. Walk;

Otherwise, the Zanzibar-class, as a cutting-edge battleship of the Zeon Army, does put a different pressure on it than the chubby large aircraft like the Gau-class. However, in terms of battleship gunfire and missile exchange, if the first mover advantage is lost, Next, she can't guarantee the winning rate.

It's just that under the glorious record of the White Base's previous winning streak, Captain Brad is now very unwilling to show weakness to the enemy.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Serra. How are you? Have you confirmed the Zeon Army's battleship?"

Thera Mars's head appeared on the communication screen on the side of the bridge;

"We have confirmed that we are still following us and refuse to give up. However, judging from the distance, we are not very sure of our position. However, the enemy's vigilance is very high, and I dare not get too close."

"Well... this is not an option. If they encounter other emergencies and they take action again, it will be in trouble... Platinum, do you have a topographic map of the area? Search for the location where the White Base may be hidden. .”

"Do you want to proactively ambush the enemy's Zanzibar-class cruiser?"

Platinum called up the terrain map of this area, but to be honest, with the space surveying and mapping technology so advanced now, the Federation Army's advantage in familiarity with the terrain is actually quite limited, especially in this kind of deserted place far away from populated big cities. Out in the countryside.

After confirming that Zeon's Zanzibar class had not given up, Platinum continued to change the course of the battleship, making several twists and turns in this area, spreading a meter particle interference area near the surface, and adding The weather is bad and there is disturbance from wind and sand;

Now if the enemy wants to confirm the specific location of the White Base, it is impossible without lowering the height and observing carefully.

"If we leave it alone, our ground troops will advance here sooner or later. Our enemy should be more anxious now. From the looks of it, the enemy commander is not someone who will give up casually this time. When he takes action, Naturally, flaws will be revealed.”

Captain Brad said with conviction, but at this moment, Amuro spoke;

"Captain Brad, we have been going around here since this morning, right? But as long as we remain vigilant and continue to move forward, the direction closer to the Caspian Sea will still be the control area of ​​our landing force, and the enemy will inevitably There is no way to continue following.”

"Amuro, what do you want to say?"

"I want to say, Captain Brad, the current battle is actually not necessary, right? And this time it has nothing to do with the military order. Our order is to move closer to the operations headquarters and report there."

Chapter 79: Close combat (2)

Amuro frowned, and under Captain Blade's serious, even slightly angry gaze, he rarely said something rebellious in public;

On the White Base, as the core combat force responsible for piloting the Gundam, coupled with the fact that there was no basis for establishing a confidentiality system in the military, Amuro was either listening in or listening when Captain Blade communicated with his superiors. It was relayed afterwards;

He also knows most of the information Captain Brad should know.