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

Missiles with intermittently inactive guidance heads pose a threat to MSs. As a subordinate of Major Char who often pushed the limits of the machine body to make evasive maneuvers, Captain Delian knew all too well:

'However, at least we cannot allow the Federation's mobile suits to continue to aim and fire safely...'

Without successfully locking on to the enemy aircraft, the missile exploded according to the preset explosion time, creating a fire net over the Zeon fleet.

Major Char, who was already sitting in his iconic red body with a commander-type Zaku horn-shaped antenna, skillfully completed the heat engine and started the body.

"Let Ma Qiu and Fix see if they can still use the newly supplied aircraft, and don't let the friendly forces see the joke; I will fight first."

After saying that, Major Char hurriedly drove the machine body and rushed out of the ship Farmer;

The moment the machine body left Gnaku, he noticed that the two Musai-class cruisers belonging to the Assault Mobile Force next to it also dispatched a total of 8 Zakus at almost the same time.

'Although there is a lot of nonsense, you have maintained a combat status for a long time and dealt with the Federal Space Force on Luna 2, so are your basic combat qualities okay? '

Major Charya also had to admit that without the arrival of these two Musai-class ships, and with only his own Farmer and the Papua-class transport ship that was basically unarmed and unprotected, the current situation would be quite unfavorable. of.

"Major Char, we saw it! It's the Federation MS and a fighter we encountered before, and the 'Trojan' also appeared from behind!"

Captain Delian's voice came from the communicator in Zaku's cockpit;

The Farmer was working hard to regain stability from the explosion of the adjacent Papua-class transport ship, while turning its bow to face the direction of the White Base.

'As expected. '

"Captain Gold, it seems that the prey has come to your door."

Major Char opened the communication.

"...Hahaha, kids, follow me!"

However, Captain Gold ignored Char and rushed towards the White Base with the six Zakus of his two teams. The other two Zakus who stayed behind the ship also rushed towards the White Base. Gundam above the Zeon fleet.

'Hey - actually treating this kind of person as a reinforcement that you can rely on seems like a mistake made because of your youth. '

Major Charia suddenly pulled the operating lever beside him, and his special Zaku began to accelerate violently, pressing Charia, who insisted on refusing to wear the driving suit, hard on the back of the seat——

However, this experience of being squeezed to the brink of the limit, both in terms of body and body performance, under the pressure of high G-forces, is something that Major Char can't let go of.

"Without the mobile suit, the battleship is nothing to worry about, but the two ordinary Zakus cannot deal with the federation's mobile suit!"

The crimson Zaku was like a comet, rushing towards the Gundam above the Zeon fleet. On the other side, the two Musai-class light cruisers belonging to the Assault Mobile Force also opened fire in the direction of the White Base.

Chapter 9: The first appearance of meteors (4)

Chapter 9: The meteor appears (4)

"...This is a trap! That Char has four battleships!"

When the image of the Zeon fleet gradually became clearer in the bridge of the White Base, Staff Sergeant Long Jose's communication was also transmitted to the White Base 'just right'.

"Bang-"

Brad Noah (Note 1), who served as the temporary captain of the White Base as a second lieutenant, couldn't hold back and put the microphone back into place almost by smashing it.

'We should be more cautious and conservative; but at times like this, we should not panic——'

Lieutenant Brad took advantage of the fact that most of the crew members on the bridge who were mostly temporary recruits had not fully reacted and shouted loudly:

"Don't panic, the white base under our feet is the most advanced warship of the federal army. It's just Msai..."

"Captain Brad! There are 6 Zakus attacking from the front!"

Sayla Mass, sitting in the communications seat at the rear of the bridge, urgently reported the imminent danger.

'Is it the Musai class equipped with a complete mobile suit system...'

"Deploy anti-aircraft firepower first! The artillery team sets the target as the enemy mothership, and the missile team sets the launch direction in front of the incoming Zaku!"

"...Zi...Captain Blade, the main gun operator's seat prompts me that the power of the convergence motor is insufficient. What should I do?"

The communication from the operator on the turret, with a tone full of confusion, made Captain Blade's blood pressure begin to rise sharply;

"You have to open it first..."

But then, the missile operator's communication also came in and asked urgently:

"Captain Blade, the launch pad prompts me to choose between guidance and detonation modes. Which one should I choose?"

"Captain Brad, I..."

"Captain Brad, what should I do..."

During normal navigation, relying on the automatic navigation and directional driving functions of the White Base, these civilians who had just put on military uniforms could barely keep the White Base running reasonably well;

But once the battle breaks out quickly and an unexpectedly powerful enemy appears in front of us, the entire battleship is on the verge of chaos.

'Problems have to be dealt with one at a time,' Brad told himself.

Under such high-intensity pressure, Ensign Blade, who was one of the few with regular military ranks on the White Base and had been unscathed in the previous attack by Side 7, entered a calm state.

"...First turn on the bombardment mode of the converter, and read the instruction manual for the rest. I remember it was Chapter 7, Section 2. It doesn't matter if you can't hit, as long as you can fire, it will be enough to help Amuro;"

Second Lieutenant Brad suppressed the irritability in his heart and answered all the questions sent to him one by one.

"...Just use the default mode for the missiles, and forget about launching the rest! It's also good to scare the incoming Zaku."

This assault landing ship, which boldly uses the most conspicuous white paint in the universe, has a hangar and catapults like an outstretched 'leg', launched sparse and aimless anti-aircraft firepower.

However, this made Captain Gauld, who was approaching Zaku with two teams, not dare to act rashly.

Captain Gold, who just led the Zaku attack formation to slightly change its direction and directly avoided the incoming missiles, noticed something unusual;

"It is indeed a new federal warship that has never been seen before..."

Captain Gold hesitated, and followed the tactics used by the Primus fleet responsible for blocking Luna 2. He avoided the front of the white federal warship, kept at a medium and long distance, and began to attack the warship. The two sides are roundabout.

'Single ship dispatch;'

'A white paint job conspicuous enough to be called arrogant;'

'It looks like fishing, very amateurish, full of loopholes in the anti-aircraft fire network;'

Captain Gold, who was one of the first members of the Assault Mobile Army to perform blockade missions around Luna 2, recalled the legend of the 'ghost ship' that was widely circulated in the 'Primus' fleet——

"Hmph, if it's a cutting-edge federal warship, how come the air defense fire network is so weak? I won't step on such an obvious trap."

Maintaining a level of caution that may seem redundant to someone like Major Char, Captain Gold led the Zaku attack formation to launch guerrilla operations at medium and long distances, continuing to test the distribution of the federal warship's anti-aircraft firepower points.

On the White Base, Lieutenant Brad looked at the menacingly attacking 6-machine Zaku, which was outside the effective range of the White Base's anti-aircraft firepower and suddenly began to turn in an orderly manner;

Maintaining a distance beyond the limited range, he began to 'draw a circle' around the white base, calmly firing one or two rockets from time to time.

'If it were the Marco Polo at the Battle of Hart...'

Staff Sergeant Long Jose, who was driving the core fighter alone, did not dare to take the initiative to attack the Zaku formation, which had a numerical advantage, and could only patrol around the White Base at a close distance.

'Could it be that the civilians who took over the operation of anti-aircraft guns for the first time actually did pretty well? '

Second Lieutenant Brad took another look at the sparse anti-aircraft firepower network on the left and right sides of the White Base, and fell into self-doubt for a moment.

But soon, Lieutenant Brad had no time to take care of these; there were still many threats at the moment. Since the Zaku formation lost its fighter plane, let’s not pay attention to them yet, because there were two Zeon Musai-class cruisers in the distance. , has opened fire.

The White Base, which originally planned to take advantage of the fact that the ship's Mega Particle main gun should not be in a pre-charged state when the Musai-class is receiving supplies, now has to face the unexpected attack from two Musai-class ships. , the firepower of 12 main guns.

"Zion's battleship fired!"

'Quick rules...'

Before Lieutenant Brad could finish his words, Mirai Yashima had become the helmsman of this hundreds-meter-long cutting-edge federal warship with a civilian-grade 'space glider' pilot's license and the initiative to volunteer. Already reacted.

Relying on the differential propulsion of eight large nuclear rockets arranged outside the central axis on the left and right sides of the ship like "hind legs", as well as the attitude adjustment engine nozzles all over the ship;

The broad white Base began to swerve to one side with an agility that did not match its appearance, allowing only one of the twelve blazing Mega particle beams to slightly graze the outer shell of the ship; the rest all Pointlessly passing through the void.

Although it is not uncommon for the first round of gunfire in a warship gunfight in a nanoparticle environment, the fact that he can spontaneously react appropriately without any further instructions from him makes Second Lieutenant Brad feel high. He glanced at Mi Lai Bazhou.

However, the lack of training of the crew of the White Base made it impossible to maintain an undamaged state in this fierce battle.

A rocket fired from a mid-range passed right through the White Base's anti-aircraft firepower network without dodging, and hit the middle of the port side of the ship.

"boom--"

'Even if it is a bait, at the expense of being shot and damaged, isn't this a bit excessive? '

Looking at the trembling white base in the distance, Captain Gold began to realize that something was wrong:

"No, think about it carefully. The Zaku rocket launcher has indeed been unable to damage the main battleships of the Federation since it stopped using nuclear rockets. It has been mentioned above that it will be developed. MS based on Mega particle beams can also use powerful anti-ship weapons. It has never been implemented..."

Captain Gold, who has been blocking Luna 2 for a long time and fighting on the front line with the Federal Space Force, has various tactical possibilities in his mind:

However, the fact that this "looking extremely arrogant" and "single-ship dispatched" cutting-edge federal warship is piloted by a group of rookies with basically no military training has always been regarded as the most unlikely event.

Even if the federal warship is hit by a rocket from Zaku, it will not be fatal. However, if Zaku is captured by the anti-aircraft firepower of the federal warship at close range and fires concentratedly, it will be close to a lifeless situation.

'Be careful and you won't make a big mistake...'

In this way, perhaps through caution, Captain Gold missed a highlight opportunity that he would never encounter again in his life.

……

"Are all the mobile suits of the Federation Army monsters!?"

On the other side, Major Xia Ya, who was sitting in his crimson love machine, couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

Looking at the white mobile suit of the Federation Army in front of me, whether it was amidst the hail of bullets from a distance or being punched and kicked by Zaku at close range, it still maintained its combat capability without any decline;

He even withstood Major Char's rescue attack and killed the two Zaku who were careless and refused to obey Char's command.

"It's really an invincible iron turtle... But at this time, the one who should be worried is the federal mobile suit pilot, right?"

Char, piloting his Commander Zaku, bravely engaged the Federation MS in close combat, preventing the Federation MS from exposing its back and turning back to the mothership.

'Even if my Farmer is not in good condition, I still have two Musai-class ships and a six-machine Zaku. I should be able to take down the federation's white battleship very quickly - no matter how powerful the MS is, even the mothership is lost. , maybe it can be captured completely? '

Under the mask, Major Char, who was still able to fight with the machine that was much more powerful than Zaku, could not help but raise the corners of his mouth. He even began to have a personal test drive experience after capturing the new mobile suit of the Federation Army. Thinking.

'Although the driver is not a thing, he just relies on his performance to support himself, but the body is a good body...'

However, in the distance, the hastily fired signal flares from three of our own Musai-class light cruisers interrupted Major Char's reverie.

"That...that is the tail flame of the battleship, the number reaches double digits!"

On the bridge of the Farmer, the operator reported to Captain Delian in a panic.

"This number cannot be our fleet nearby... But don't panic, we are not alone, there are two friendly warships ahead..."

Because it is in a state of receiving supplies, and also needs to recover supplies from the abandoned Papua-class transport ship, the Farmer, which fell to the rear, is also rushing towards this side. The unknown federation The furthest Zeon ship in the fleet.

"But look, Captain Delian!"

Not far ahead, the two Musai-class ships belonging to the Assault Mobile Force did not seem to intend to inform the friendly forces. They showed no signs of fighting, and had already begun to turn around; they even headed in two directions, preparing to escape separately. .

Although generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of the Musai class relies mostly on the carrier-based MS, and generally does not favor the mothership appearing within the visual range of the Federation fleet for combat;

But what if the tail flame just belongs to a passing civilian ship, or a guided missile frigate like Lepanto that the Musai class can easily handle?This is a great opportunity to capture that white 'Trojan horse'!

Captain Delian's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but slap his hands on the command platform in front of him, and couldn't help but say:

"Have you already started running for your life before you even recognized the silhouette of the Federal Army ship? This is the style of the Assault Mobile Army. We have three Musai-class ships!"

"What should we do, Captain Delian?"

"Have you notified Major Char?"

"Major Xia Ya should have seen our signal flare and is rushing towards the battleship!"

"Then let's first..."

The flash of a violent explosion flashed rapidly on the surveillance screen on the bridge of the Farmer. It seemed to be a large side projection of a friendly warship exposed due to its turn;

The White Base's mega particle main cannon, which had hit nothing since the beginning of the battle, had a rare hit.

Although the white base is only equipped with two twin-mounted Mega particle main guns, the power of a single main gun has been increased to a level that even exceeds the main gun of a Magellan-class battleship——

The lavender Mega particle beam, with an indomitable momentum, was shot from near the three main turrets of the unlucky Musai class, which were arranged in a piggy-back style, instantly triggering a violent explosion.

"...Hurry up and put the recovered materials in place, let's turn around and retreat as soon as possible!"

Reason kicked down the desire for military success, and Captain Delian, who had reoccupied the high ground, quickly issued the order; the Farmer, like its friendly ships in the Assault Mobile Force, skillfully turned the rudder and fled into the distance.

……

"It seems like they are really fighting."

Vice Admiral Cunningham rubbed his chin and looked at the image in front of the 2nd Fleet in CIC.