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

The piercing air defense siren sounded, and Kai, who had become accustomed to it on the White Base these days, suddenly brought his thoughts back to reality; an orbital strike from outside the Nine Heavens was falling.

……

"The information this time is true, and the stolen photos have also been technically verified. The White Base is hiding here for repairs. It seems that Captain Lamba Lal's sacrifice is not without value."

"Although it is obscured by the mist of rice particles, I can indeed identify the characteristics of the white base. I will not be mistaken about this."

I haven’t seen him for a long time. He is still wearing red clothes and a mask. However, the pattern on the armband has changed from that of the Space Attack Force to that of a subordinate of the Assault Mobile Force. Major Char, who looks like a member of the Zeon Marine Force, looks at the flying battleship in the photo. Still gritting his teeth in displeasure;

After Karma died in the battle, although he thought that everything he did was logical and no one could fault him; it was a pity that the Zeon army was not a place where rules were followed——

Because he was young and promising, he was selected by the Zabi family as a propaganda representative. He was promoted to major within a few years of joining the army; Zabi directly kicked out the space attack army.

"Then, Major Char, we will release the communication buoy. Now, while the Federation forces are careless in thinking they have won, they should be able to find a window for the anti-submarine patrol aircraft to take over duty."

"Well, this is a rare moment to be sure that the White Base will stop and not move. Even if the federal army deliberately hides it, the dock for large warships cannot be moved at will, and it is difficult to build a new one in a short time; immediately with the pre-war Compare satellite photos to determine where the White Base may be parked."

Chapter 86: Assessing the situation (4)

Under the calm sea waves, a round and slender black shadow hides between the water layers; this nuclear submarine, captured by the Zeon army at the Federal Naval Shipbuilding Base on the west coast of North America, is waiting for the one that is supposed to cooperate with it, coming from the sky. The sharp sword fell.

In the past few months of a relative stalemate with the federal army across the Mediterranean Sea, the federal's original sonar detection network laid out on the offshore continental shelf had been destroyed in the battle and had multiple loopholes;

At this time, the Federation's navy and air force happened to be gathering at several locations to launch a cross-sea landing offensive against the Federation Army to provide cover. However, it was difficult to maintain a tight anti-submarine patrol defense line near the coastline of the Federation-controlled area in the rear. This gave the Zeon Army opportunity for submarine penetration.

"Major Char, it has to be you. I didn't expect you to fly an amphibious mobile suit for the first time yesterday, and you could use it so skillfully, sinking an attack submarine of the Federation Navy."

"Yeah, but we can't be careless. It's hard to say when the federal army will find out that its submarine has been sunk. We must complete the operation before then."

Relying on his excellent mobile suit driving skills and his sophistication in calculating people's time quietly, Major Char, who was parachuted to the submarine as the unit commander, quickly overcame the thornheads who had doubts about him. Basically have this underwater force under control.

Although he had repeatedly lost troops in the previous battles to pursue the White Base, as more and more Zeon troops fought against the White Base, Char only lost a few mobile suits, and both himself and the mothership were still worthy of the title. Very few have returned safely.

Aside from the implication due to the Kalma incident, the leaders of the Zeon Army thought that considering the current situation of the Zeon Army being stretched thin on the Earth battlefield, it would definitely be unreasonable to mobilize a large force to attack the White Base. Perhaps, it would be a bit embarrassing to just leave it alone and let the federal army spread propaganda;

So after Char changed his career and joined Kycilia Zabi's command, he was sent to track down the White Base again.

"Has the recovery of the communication buoy been completed? How is the signal quality?"

"No problem, Major Char. The federal army's energy supply is not rich enough to spread rice particles everywhere on the sea. It is currently decoding the cipher text... Okay, please look, Major Char."

Xia Ya took the order book, glanced briefly at the key time points and strike positions on it, sighed softly, and said:

"At this time, can the orbital transport fleet still deploy troops for orbital bombing? The White Base is really valued."

"Isn't that true? Major Char, I heard that the Federal Army that landed in North America was surrounded by our legion, and the Federal Army guerrillas active in the rear of our army have also been wiped out. Lord Kalma's revenge can be said to be half avenged. , now it’s up to you to complete the other half.”

The corners of Major Xia Ya's mouth were raised indifferently, noncommittal, but he was thinking secretly in his heart:

'Currently, under the federal army's all-out offensive, troops from all sides must still be frantically requesting support from orbit; and the precious transportation capacity of the transportation fleet between the mainland and low-Earth orbit is being used for such an inconsequential attack. On the mission, just for revenge...'

"It's so willful." Xia Ya folded the note in his hand a few times, tore it into pieces, and threw it into the destruction machine nearby; he sighed without beginning or end, which made the submarine captain on the side feel a bit agitated. Puzzled.

"what did you say?"

"Nothing. Notify the whole ship, check the time, prepare to surface to assess the impact of orbital bombing, and decide whether to attack or not depending on the situation."

However, the blow in orbit did not come on time.

"...Sandas! Let your wingmen entangle that guy!"

"I have adjusted the target priority, but it is a bit difficult to identify that guy..."

Lieutenant Sanders was rarely in a hurry in the cockpit. While piloting the Jim E to avoid the pursuit of the two Zakus, he issued instructions on the operating platform of the 'Loyal Wingman' system.

In the nearby battle group, although the MSs of the Zeon Army were all in standard paint and could not identify any of the ace pilots recorded in the Federation Army, the operating pressure on Sandath was unprecedentedly high. ;

Obviously, this time they are cooperating with another friendly cruiser fleet carrying the Luna 2's top ace, the manned MS team led by Lieutenant Colonel Jung, but the Federal Space Force, which seems to have maintained a balance in terms of MS numbers, has completely fallen. Downwind.

It seems that the leader of the Zeon army is an ordinary Zaku with green paint. It is difficult to distinguish it from the appearance, but judging from the acceleration, rotation and other maneuverability, it should be a new model that has been improved;

However, this guy who looks like a miscellaneous soldier has already killed two Jim-Es, including an unmanned version of the 'Loyal Wingman'. Now even if Lieutenant Colonel Jung pulls out his beam saber and steps forward to stop him, it seems difficult to gain an advantage. look like.

The high-mobility Zaku flexibly changed directions rapidly in the void, passing through the trajectory of the Jim E like a prophet. While using the Zaku machine gun to fire back Lieutenant Colonel Jung who was trying to follow up and delay, the other hand held the Using the electric ax, he quickly approached an unmanned Jim E that had been chased to the edge of the battlefield.

Under the fierce attack of this high-mobility Zaku, the combat effectiveness of the 'Loyal Wingman Squadron', which was not at full strength due to the losses in previous attacks, has been significantly reduced;

Zeon's mobile suit team also maintains a high level of average tactical literacy, constantly trying to widen the distance between each 'loyal wingman' and creating 1-on-1 situations in separate small battlefields. The 'Loyal Wingman' is completely unable to exert its due advantages.

"Is this the Federation Army's unmanned mobile suit?"

Looking at Jim E, who has lost one leg and one arm but is still struggling to complete the evasive maneuver, Lieutenant Colonel Brynis Ogus, the leader of the Principality of Zeon's MS training group, has no idea that he will be able to do so again. The joy of scoring a kill.

Originally, he should be busy at this time and continue to be responsible for the task of training new MS pilots in the principality. However, the battle scenes recorded during the encounter by the Zeon fleet in low-Earth orbit forced him to take the elite instructors of the teaching group with him. Come here, we;

During the training of Zeon Army MS, the imaginary enemies in the universe are still mainly fighting against battleships, tanks and infantry on the ground. The battle between MS and MS is more of a mutual discussion among Zeon Army pilots. There is no battle training for Federation MS models.

The information that the Federation Army was suspected of investing in unmanned mobile suits immediately attracted the attention of the military leaders of the Principality of Zeon:

Although reports of sightings of Federation MSs, including Gundams, have appeared repeatedly before, senior executives who firmly believe that the Zeon Army has a significant first-mover advantage in the construction time of MS units and the training system of related talents are not too surprised;

After all, having suffered so much at the hands of the Zeon Army's mobile suits, it was impossible for the Federation Army not to consider imitating this new mobile combat platform at all.

But if the Federation achieves a breakthrough in unmanned control technology before, then the advantages of MS pilots with both quality and quantity that Zeon is proud of will be instantly wiped out. This is what the top leaders of the Zeon army are quite afraid of. .

'But coupled with the productivity of the federal army, we should be afraid...'

Lieutenant Colonel Ogus glanced at the synchronized command data from the corner of his eye. The 'instructor group' he led also suffered losses; this already made him quite stressed.

Since when he was teaching new recruits, various models of airframes had to be put on actual aircraft for demonstration, and they had to fly whatever was available, so Lieutenant Colonel Ogus did not have an exclusive airframe or exterior decoration such as painting;

The other instructors of the Zeon Army's MS Technical and Tactical Training Group, out of respect for their leader Ogus, will never use their personal paint jobs when attacking with him, but the paints do not affect their combat effectiveness. This instructor team should be able to achieve an excellent battle loss ratio against any MS unit of the Zeon Army.

'But now, with one dead and one out of the battle, three enemy planes have been shot down...'

This time, the human pilots of the Federal Space Force, led by Lieutenant Colonel Jung, who joined Lieutenant Sandass's unmanned squadron and launched the attack together, were also not mediocre.

At this time, the 'loyal wingman' system carried by Jim E was biased towards keeping a distance from the Zeon army's mobile suits because it judged that the machine body was not equipped with melee combat weapons;

But on the other hand, the communication distance constraints of realizing network operations with other unmanned aircraft bodies, as well as the command range of the manned captain aircraft, prevent it from fully accelerating towards the outside of the battlefield and widening the distance.

As the distance got closer, the control system, which judged that it could not get rid of the enemy aircraft, changed its direction without hesitation, trying to suppress the pursuing high-mobility Zaku at close range with the continuous firepower of the Jim machine gun;

However, Jim E's rotation was still a little slow, and he could not figure out the acceleration ability of the high-mobility Zaku. Lieutenant Colonel Ogus suddenly pushed the throttle valve that was still a little full, and the high-mobility Zaku again Pushing forward once, he avoided Jim E's muzzle and successfully got close.

"Synchronously update the maneuver data of the new enemy mobile suit suspected to be Zaku——"

At the last moment, the 'loyal wingman' still resolutely performed his duties and transmitted the observed performance of the highly mobile Zaku, and then was split from the shoulder by the Zaku operated by Lieutenant Colonel Ogus.

'This is far more threatening than one or two federal MS pilots with different talents...' Lieutenant Colonel Oggs was so convinced.

……

"Tsk, did you hit the iron plate?"

Lieutenant Colonel Jung operated Jim E's machine gun and fired several short bursts. Unfortunately, given the enemy's driving level, the flying speed of traditional gunpowder weapon projectiles would hardly pose a threat;

During this sortie, Lieutenant Colonel Jung actually brought a beam rifle that was hand-imitated by the military research team on Luna 2 based on the Gundam's beam rifle. Unfortunately, this experimental product was indeed unreliable. Jia, it was broken in the previous battle.

"We can no longer love fighting, Sandas, give the final instructions to the 'loyal wingmen'!"

Lieutenant Colonel Jung said decisively in the communication channel; as one of the earliest MS pilots on Luna 2, he was of course almost fully involved in the development of the 'Loyal Wingman' system, but the one he drove was not dedicated at this time. It's just an unmanned aircraft body command aircraft.

Opposite Ogus felt sorry for his instructor team, but here Jung brought out the seeds of the MS pilots of the Federal Space Force on Luna 2, and they could not withstand too much loss.

"Final orders...? Got it, Lieutenant Colonel."

Sandas pursed his lips, and the 'final order' naturally meant authorizing the 'loyal wingmen' to leave the command system to complete their final mission without having to accept new orders.

Although he understood that it was natural for drones to cover manned aircraft, Lieutenant Sandas still felt sad in his heart to have to return alone again.

"The order is confirmed, change the target, and charge towards the Zeon fleet at full speed."

After completing the final battle record synchronization with Lieutenant Sandas' command plane, the remaining five 'loyal wingmen' immediately turned around and got rid of the various Zakus of the Zeon Army at full speed, and also left Lieutenant Sandas' communication and command range. Rushing towards the Zeon Army's orbital bombing fleet without hesitation;

Although the several high-mobility Zakus dispatched by Zeon's MS training group have increased the thrust of the propeller rockets, they still use Zaku IIs in armor and structural materials, making them completely ineffective in weight reduction. The acceleration is still lower than Jim E.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Jung also gathered the remaining MS on the federal side and began to withdraw from the battlefield in the opposite direction.

"Oge... Lieutenant Colonel Oges, the Federation's mobile suits are coming towards our fleet, please stop them!"

Listening to the exclamations of the correspondent on the mothership, Lieutenant Colonel Ogus closed his eyes in pain. At least this time, he would definitely not be able to prevent these federal mobile suits from escaping;

And this kind of unmanned control system is constantly learning in actual combat. It will surely be more difficult to deal with next time we meet, right?

But at this moment, faced with the five drones that were obviously abandoned and deliberately launched an attack on the Zeon fleet, Lieutenant Colonel Ogos did not dare to carelessly divide his forces to deal with it. After all, the Zeon fleet's air defense was What level it is, as a veteran in the military, he is also very familiar with it.

'And if it's a drone body... it might be possible to directly perform a suicide impact, which would be even more difficult to deal with. 'Thinking like this, Lieutenant Colonel Ogus had no choice but to lead the training team behind Jim of the federal army and return to the mothership.

……

"More than half of the mobile suit teams carried by the three raiding fleets have been lost, and the drone team has been almost wiped out? But compared with the results achieved and the impact on the Zeon army's transportation ability on the earth's surface, they have done enough alright."

"Indeed, Lieutenant General Cunningham; the combat data of the drone squadron in this sortie has also been successfully transmitted back to the base. The next version of the 'Loyal Wingman' system is being upgraded... Do you want to see if you want to deploy it to the upcoming mission? Among the second batch of raiding fleets?"

Lieutenant General Cunningham clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the more than 60 red and white steel giants standing neatly on the platform of the space port in front of him. He nodded with a slight smile and said:

"The second batch of five raiding fleets will not be in a hurry to set off. We will urge the first batch of fleets to prepare their combat reports and summaries, and fully learn the experience and lessons before attacking."

Chapter 87: Assessing the situation (End)

While Kay Sitting was wandering on the streets, which were quite depressed during the war, the federal army's counterintelligence team also quickly targeted several small vendors who were suspected of deliberately approaching him when he left the camp, and soon Following them to an old city.

Most of the buildings and public facilities in this area on the outskirts of the city are in disrepair. However, due to the population migrating to outer space and the lack of attraction for capital, the government cannot afford the expenditure for demolition and reconstruction, so it can only leave it like this. put on hold——

It has become a gathering place for people who hide their registered residence and refuse to immigrate to space, war refugees, and people with ulterior motives.

"Is it here?"

"That's right, Team Leader Mira. First, the girl selling crude local cigarettes at the entrance of the base approached Target 1, and then she placed the information that was suspected of being delivered in the express cabinet at the station. Then she was caught by this sneaky The evil middle-aged man took it out and brought it here."

If it were just the signal locator stuck in Kai's identity document folder, it would not have the ability to automatically split and track all the people who had come into contact with the target;

But the calibration pheromone, or simply put, an odor that cannot be detected by the human sense of smell but can be recognized by Dandelai's analytical instrument, unexpectedly showed its effect.

Of course, this may also have something to do with the fact that the girl who tried to strike up a conversation with Kay Siding deliberately approached to seduce her.

Captain Alice Mira, the leader of the counterintelligence team of the Federal Army Intelligence Department, looked at the almost black picture on the surveillance screen in front of two respectful policemen and couldn't help but frowned and said:

"So, the only surveillance camera that can still be used now is... isn't this the entrance to your patrol station?"

"This camera was fine but was stoned by those undisciplined gangsters. Our police force is limited in this area and we have no money. To be honest, we can't control it even if we want to."

Looking at the two policemen on duty in this area, one was in his 50s and the other was in his early 60s. They both had big bellies as if they were ten months pregnant. There was a box of uneaten sweets on the shelf in the corner. Circle, Captain Mira has convinced himself that the best help these two policemen can provide is not to do anything wrong.

"...Forget it, Dandelai, confirm the situation inside the building."

"Okay, Team Leader Mira, let me see -"

Danderai, who switched to thermal vision, looked at the row of four-story street-facing apartments in front of him;

"——There are more than 50 people in the building. Enter the apartment lobby from the door. There are elevators and stairwells on both sides. In addition, there are emergency stairs for fire protection at the rear; there are balconies, water pipes and other attachments on the outside of the apartment walls. It’s not impossible for a trained person to climb straight down.”

"In short, the building structure is very complicated, and there is more than one escape route, right? It seems that we have to find a way to defeat the enemy with one blow..."

Alice Mira took another look at the two smiling policemen in front of her, as well as the federal army recruitment poster with a Gundam attached behind them, and came up with some ideas.

……

"Bang, bang, open the door! We know there is someone in this house!"

Dandelai put his hands on his hips and knocked a few times arrogantly on the old door in front of him, which was locked by marked pheromones. It is estimated that the suspect inside also chose the den for the sake of convenience. On the second floor of this apartment building;

So it didn't take long for Dandelai and two young plainclothes agents to knock on the door one by one and find them. After all, it was during working hours, and most of the rooms were either empty, or only mothers with children and the elderly were there.

The two young agents were wearing military uniforms. Although they were quite nervous at first, under the leadership of Dandelai, they had practiced the process of pretending to be personnel from the federal recruitment office to register for military service several times, and they became proficient in it. ——

Dandelai did not tell them that behind the door in front of them was the hiding place of suspected Zeon spies. He only told them to 'be vigilant about every house owner they see as a high-risk member of the Zeon Army.'

"Who is it!"

"Federal Draft Office, Selective Service Registration!"

The door opened, and a middle-aged man with an unattractive appearance appeared in front of Dandelai. He smiled apologetically, but there was no surprise on his face; after all, Dandelai went to the door one by one to register for military service with great fanfare, and he must not have realized that he had already registered for military service. The exposed suspect should have crafted a story by now.

'There are two targets in the room. One is hiding behind the corner of the hall and holding a gun; the other is a woman and is by the window in the bedroom. They are both confirmed to be outside the optical field of view and are suspected of being in a listening state. '

Dandelai tilted his head without concealing it, looked behind the man, and said in a prolonged voice:

"It's really not the right time to come here. It's not easy to find a man suitable for military service at this time. You are the only one in the room -?"

"Sir, why are we being drafted again? Please see, this is the exemption permit issued when I failed to win the last draft of the military service, as well as my temporary residence certificate."

"Oh, have you registered for military service? Now our army is victorious on the front line. If you join the front line as volunteers, you may not even be able to compete on the battlefield with live ammunition, so you can become a retired soldier."