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

On the bridge of the flagship of this bombing fleet, a Musai-class ship, from the lunar Granada base, the technical captain responsible for calibrating the strike trajectory shook his head and wrote a few lines of records on the tablet in his hand.

"The killing radius against armored targets reaches 1 kilometer, and the killing radius against soft targets can reach 5 kilometers."

"And this should be the result of a large number of urban building ruins blocking part of the shock wave, right?"

The Musai-class captain added.

"Yes, the impact would be better if it was in a more open place; I'm really ashamed. I didn't expect that the only hit in this battle was your bomb."

The technical captain sighed, "It seems that we will have to re-optimize the aerodynamic design of the fairing and the flight trajectory prediction model in the atmosphere after we return."

"Ha, was it the one that hit the federal barracks? We just threw enough. If we use these iron bombs to compete with the federation's sophisticated interceptor missiles, we will not lose."

The Musai-class captain laughed and ordered the fleet to start accelerating, leaving low-Earth orbit, and sailing towards the Principality of Zeon's asteroid fortress, Solomon, at the L5 Lagrange Point.

The Principality of Zeon has also formed four such orbital bombing fleets composed of several Musei-class light cruisers and Papua-class transport ships. In conjunction with the mass accelerator at the Granada base——

It can dump more than [-] tons of bombs on the ground at one time. Even if the charge ratio is very low, the hit rate is incomparable to previous precision guided bombs. It is enough to make the federal troops stationed in various fixed bases on the ground complain. Too bad.

These orbital bombing fleets will continue to destroy tactical targets such as major federal air bases, transportation hubs, military ports, military industrial plants, etc. before Zeon's Earth attack force officially launches a large-scale airborne landing;

Do everything possible to obstruct the Federal Army's arms production and troop mobilization, making it difficult for the Federal Army to achieve the planned military mobilization progress.

Chapter 11: Death falls from the sky (End)

"Yes!"

The guards at the door trotted aside to gather Lieutenant General Krueger's guards. Two M353A4 'Bloodhound' air-cushion suspended armored vehicles were starting their engines;

Even in the UC era, the local council in this area still chose not to ban civilians from holding guns. In such a post-disaster environment, even soldiers in military uniforms must tread carefully.

"What are you still doing?"

Lieutenant General Kruger took off another helmet, looked back at the agent, and extended his hand to her;

"You will be my staff adjutant from now on, follow me!"

The agent took the helmet and pressed her fingers slightly to feel the hardness of the helmet - maybe it wasn't as hard as her head, but there was no need for her to reject Lieutenant General Kruger's kindness.

Fortunately, the helmet is large enough that the agent only needs to slightly adjust the position of the curls on his head to fit them in.

Lieutenant General Kruger nimbly jumped into the troop compartment of the suspended armored vehicle through the rear opening. Then, several security guards with live ammunition also followed. The last security guard saw the agent and extended his friendly hand. A hand came out.

"Uh...agent, ma'am?"

"Just call me the agent. It's okay. Please step aside a little."

The agent waved her hand to signal the guard who didn't know what was going on to get out of the way; then, she lifted up her skirt and jumped lightly——

"Bang!"

The suspended 'Bloodhound' tilted toward the agent who had just stepped onto the car, causing the guard who had not yet sat down to lose his balance and fall outward.

The agent stood firmly on the edge of the carriage, holding the guard who was not standing still with one hand.

"Sorry, let me sit a little in the middle, so that the hover car can maintain balance." Under the awe eyes of the guards, the agent walked into the depths of the car.

Previously, the agent who had to be moved off the plane with a forklift was literally made of steel - her packaging box that looked like a coffin didn't weigh much.

The two suspended armored vehicles roared across the ruins of the city and headed towards the impact crater where the Principality of Zeon's mass bomb had just hit.

On the way, Lieutenant General Kruger also explained the current deployment of the 6th Army to the agents:

The 6th Army is theoretically responsible for the defense of the three Pacific areas of California, Oregon, and Washington, but most of its forces are concentrated in California.

Before the establishment of the Earth Federation, California was the territory of the first-tier top military powers, and it was also the area with the highest concentration of military bases on the entire west coast of the Americas. Therefore, even though the local area had not suffered from war for hundreds of years, there were still a considerable number of standing troops stationed there. army.

Two heavy armored combined brigades equipped with M61A5 main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, four medium-sized combined brigades relying on wheeled armored personnel carriers, and six civilians who were incorporated into the army's command sequence after the federation entered a wartime state. Guard Mobile Brigade——

These are the frontal strength of the 6th Army in California, which is more than 5 people. In addition, of course, it also has many other types of troops under its jurisdiction, such as air defense, tactical missiles, intelligence, logistics supplies, Army aviation and so on.

This brings the total number of service personnel of the Federation Earth Force here to more than 10, and if it were not for the large tsunami caused by the impact of the colonial satellite fragments, which caused a large number of naval and air force personnel to be relocated, this number would be even greater.

"呲-"

The 'Bloodhound' stopped in front of the impact crater that covered several blocks. The guards jumped out of the car first, spread out to occupy the surrounding commanding heights, and began to be on guard.

Later, Lieutenant General Kruger and the agent with a flashlight also got out of the car in the ruins; Kruger looked solemn looking at the huge impact crater with sparks still on the edge in front of him.

Perhaps the crater does not seem huge compared to the fragments of the colonial satellite that destroyed all of Sydney;

But for an army commander like Lieutenant General Kruger, if such a strike range had just hit the airport where his headquarters is located, it would have been enough to wipe out the entire camp.

"The killing capability is enough. What's left is the frequency and precision that Zeon can launch attacks like?" Lieutenant General Kruger murmured.

"Commander, such an attack does not seem to come from a Zeon fleet in low-Earth orbit."

The agent, who had already guessed the principle of mass bomb launch based on the memory of her previous life, answered the question in a timely manner; as the first artificial intelligence used by the space army, it was not surprising that she knew this.

Lieutenant General Kruger recalled the details of the air raid and nodded:

"Now it seems that Zeon's bombing from low orbit seems to be providing cover for this mass bomb; in that case, where did it come from...?"

Looking at Lieutenant General Kruger who was not yet enlightened, the agent sighed inwardly. It seemed that the Federal Army's tactical system had never considered fighting without control of the universe.

If someone had said before the war broke out that the Federation Army should consider how to defend against bombing and airborne attacks from Earth orbit, they would have been ridiculed:

"Are you preparing to fight aliens?"

"Commander Kruger, such an attack is probably caused by Zeon using the mass accelerator on the moon to launch metal rods that have been roughly smelted locally."

"Then can such an attack on Zeon be repeated? How often can it be launched?"

Lieutenant General Kruger had no intention of pretending to understand issues beyond his understanding.

"It's hard to say, but the theoretical upper limit is very high, Commander Kruger."

The agent shook his head. This is indeed a very real problem - during the heyday of development in the Universal Era, the number of colonial satellites in the Earth's circle increased at an average rate of more than 4 per year;

The various materials used to build colonial satellites, from the metal shell to the rocky soil inside, are almost all produced on the moon, which means that the entire moon must smelt and transport tens of billions of tons of minerals to the earth's orbit every year. The location of each Side colony group;

Even if this terrifying number is spread evenly every day, it can still reach a mass launch capability of more than [-] tons if it is limited to the lunar city of Granada occupied by the Principality of Zeon.

In other words, the Principality of Zeon could launch such a tactical strike every day, or even multiple times a day.

"That would be troublesome."

Lieutenant General Kruger pursed his lips and looked up at the dark night sky, thinking about the worst possible consequences.

When it comes to air defense capabilities, the California region where Lieutenant General Kruger is located is among the best in the world. In other regions, even the "covering" bombing carried out by the Zeon low-Earth orbit fleet may cause great damage. damage.

"We have to change our thinking."

Chapter 12: Last Chance ([-]-in-[-])

Cosmic Year 0079.2.28, the last day of February (UC 5), northwest of Los Angeles, Interstate [-].

Both sides of the road built in the valley are lined with federal army convoys as far as the eye can see; various military armored vehicles, including the Type 61 main battle tank, which are rarely seen in normal times, are now displayed on a large scale just like a car show. Appearance.

On the commanding heights on both sides, there were also small groups of federal infantry driving off-road motor vehicles on guard.

Ever since the appalling orbital bombardment of the Principality of Zeon began, Lieutenant General Kruger had to order all his army units to become mobile, ready to abandon fixed bases and move out of Zeon's bombing range at any time.

Although California was not the only area on the planet to be bombed, Lieutenant General Krueger firmly believed that it was one of the most likely locations for the Zeon Army to land, and issued a war warning to force the general evacuation of the general population, leaving those who were originally stranded here. Millions of victims were evacuated within weeks.

The airstrip that was originally used as the headquarters of his army group, as well as the surrounding barracks and refugee settlements, were hit by Zeon's mass bombs from the moon during last week's third orbital bombardment of the California area, and turned into a diameter of several Kilometers of big holes;

Thanks to Lieutenant General Crook's vigilance, the Federal Army still maintained relatively small casualties during this bombing.

Now only a few engineering troops have returned to the runway, trying to fill in the hole, or clear an apron for the Army Aviation's rotorcraft to take off and land vertically on the surrounding ruins that were flattened by the shock wave generated by the impact.

Kruger's headquarters, as well as the federal army's 17th Armored Brigade and 47th Motorized Brigade originally stationed nearby, were moved to Santa Clarita and Palmdale northwest of Los Angeles. on the road between Palmdale.

In front of Kruger's command vehicle, several engineers were connecting cables.

The leading engineer lieutenant carefully peeled off the optical cable pulled from the air defense radar station on the nearby mountain to expose the optical fiber wrapped in it, then connected it to a special splice box and connected it to the command vehicle.

The engineer lieutenant gave a thumbs up to the communications soldier who was looking out from the car:

"It's done, you guys try it!"

"Ok!" The correspondent turned around and ran into the command car. He was not in a hurry to check the data link connection. Instead, he looked at the agent who was leaning against the car, standing still like a puppet.

Later, the agent's golden eyes light up and the puppet comes to life again.

"Data access is normal, time zone correction...completed. Nice to see you again, Lieutenant General Kruger."

The agent far away in Gabro Base regained control of the body and saluted the somewhat haggard-looking Lieutenant General Crook.

"How's it going? How did the headquarters reply?"

Lieutenant General Kruger asked anxiously; after knowing that agents could exist in California and Gabro at the same time, Kruger used the agent as a mouthpiece to report directly to the federal army headquarters in Gabro.

"Lieutenant General Kruger, I should have reminded you that your current behavior is a report beyond the level;" the agent opened his mouth helplessly, "Someone in the headquarters has already criticized you."

She could understand Lieutenant General Kruger's impatience at this time. After all, in her memory, California was indeed one of the locations where the Principality of Zeon conducted large-scale airborne landings.

At this time, Lieutenant General Kruger made the same judgment based only on his own experience and current situation. It is not difficult to understand his inner anxiety, especially now that the Federation Army as a whole still believes that the Principality of Zeon will be the main force in a short period of time. Don't dare to parachute to the surface of the earth to fight.

"So Gabro agreed to my request for reinforcements?"

Lieutenant General Kruger seemed to have not heard the agent's reminder at all, and asked himself.

"It's a pity," the agent shook his head;

"Gabro Headquarters orders you to request reinforcements from your direct superior, the North American Theater Command, in accordance with the current command sequence."

"[Earth expletive] If North American Command sends reinforcements, will I still report to Gabro? In the final analysis, they just think that the Principality of Zeon will be as stupid as them. They only started to prepare for the Antarctic Treaty after the Antarctic Treaty was signed. Prepare for ground combat..."

Lieutenant General Kruger cursed and turned around, slamming his fists on the map table nearby; currently, the mainstream understanding among the Federation Earth Force is that the signing of the "Antarctic Treaty" thwarted Zeon's attempt to achieve a quick victory. desire;

The Principality of Zeon should start preparing for an extended war all over again, so it will not be ready to enter the ground battlefield on a large scale until April or May this year at the earliest;

Now, Zeon's frequent orbital bombing is also considered to be Zeon's potential to fight the Federation for a long-term war, which shows that Zeon will not have large-scale airborne operations in the short term.

"Even if the density of federal troops in California is already very high now?"

The agent also stepped forward, standing beside Lieutenant General Kruger and observing the deployment of the Federation Earth Army's forces on the map;

There is no way, the surface of the earth is too big, so big that after the rapidly expanding federal army is being mobilized and stationed in various regions, almost every region seems to have a weak force.

Facing the Zeon Principality's army that is about to descend from the sky, there is no distinction between the front line and the rear on the earth, and any place may become a landing point for Zeon.

"Hmph... If you are prepared everywhere, you will be lacking everywhere!"

Lieutenant General Kruger recited an old saying and circled the baton in his hand several times near California on the map. It is not difficult to see from the map that dots of federal armies are evenly distributed near major cities in North America. ;

California, on the other hand, is already a place with relatively intensive military deployments.

"You can only hit someone with a clenched fist that hurts. California has been bombed three times - most of the military factories and shipyards here were originally on the coast. They have been swallowed up by the tsunami caused by the fragments of colonial satellites. Zeon continues to What else could be the purpose of bombing this place?”

The agent connected to the data link glanced at the newly received notification and tilted his head slightly.

"However, Lieutenant General Kruger, it seems that the reinforcements you expected are available, but only a little."

"Well, which army is it?"

"It seems that their commander is about to report for duty." The agent raised his head and looked through the ceiling above his head to the sky; the roar of the rotor transport engine was gradually getting louder.

Lieutenant General Krueger, who noticed the agent's gaze, also noticed the sound of engines coming from the sky;

"Guardians!"

Lieutenant General Kruger shouted, "Where did that plane come from?"

"Report to the commander, not the enemy...[Earth expletive]! Someone jumped down!" The guard's reply turned into an exclamation.

The battalion commander of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, Major Federico Czariano (Note 1), held the rope and jumped from the rotary-wing transport aircraft hovering at low altitude.

Listening to the exclamations of the ordinary soldiers of the Federation Army below, Major Frederick, wearing a powered exoskeleton, showed a complacent smile and slammed into the middle of the road with a superhuman posture.

"what happened?"

Lieutenant General Kruger frowned and walked out of the command vehicle. In his heart, he was very dissatisfied with the soldiers' fussy attitude:

If this matter is unremarkable, then everyone should perform their duties and continue to complete their current tasks;

If an abnormal situation occurs, you should respond immediately and appropriately, whether it is sounding the alarm or finding a bunker to escape;