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

Dozuru had already turned his mind away from the conversation with Char.

"Commander Dozuru, it would be a pity to give up like this..."

Major Char shook his head and spread out a hand, as if he was not the one who was eager to continue the mission at this time;

"Luna 2 may not always protect the White Base. Think about it, if not, why would the Federation develop it on Side7's colonial satellite alone? It is very different from the MS system equipped by the enemy on Luna 2. , another model of MS?"

Dozuru raised his brows, called to the attendant's adjutant, and once again took the report submitted by Major Char on the battle with the battleship White Base and the mobile suit called Gundam developed by the Federation;

Seeing Commander Dozulu starting to read his report again, showing signs of movement, Char continued to fan the flames:

"Commander Dozulu, this White Base of the Federation Army went straight to Side 7 after being launched into orbit from the earth. It doesn't look like it has communicated with the Federation Space Force of Luna 2 at all. ——”

Major Char's tone seemed sincere and thoughtful;

"——Previous battle records have proven that the MS called Gundam has exceeded the performance of our current MS in terms of reactor output, miniaturized Mega particle weapons, etc. Technically, it may have There are many places for reference..."

"Even if there is only a one percent chance, if we can capture or obtain its remains, it may be of great benefit to the equipment development and upgrade work of our space attack force."

Char's words really touched the desire in Dozru Zabi's heart. Although he seemed to be leading the army alone, he was directly responsible for several large-scale military operations launched against the Federation, and he had unlimited glory;

However, Dozlu is not as good as his eldest brother Kilian in terms of actual status. One of the many signs of his eldest sister Kycilia is the lack of control in arms research and development, production, and distribution.

His eldest brother Kilian, as the commander-in-chief of the Principality of Zeon's army, naturally maintains considerable influence on various military-industrial groups and even the entire manufacturing system in the Principality of Zeon. Naturally, his own bodyguards also do the same. Have priority to select any new equipment;

And his eldest sister Kycilia also took a different approach. At the beginning of the war, when he painstakingly raided and destroyed various pro-Federation Side colonial satellite groups, he took down the industrial and mining industry on the far side of the moon. Granada, the city on the moon——

Naturally, her assault mobile army can also directly receive various equipment from the factory in Granada like left hand and right hand.

Only Dozuru himself seems to be the leader of the space attack force in all aspects. From bombing and interception missions in low-Earth orbit to blockade patrols around Luna 2, his troops are involved;

But if you want to make up for the losses in the continuous battles, you can only ask for help from the mainland based on Kilian's face. And in his base area, Solomon itself is still only responsible for maintenance and material transfer tasks, and does not have much self-blood production ability. .

Now, since the overall strategic focus of the Zeon Army is on the Earth, and the constant battles with the Federation Army on the front that stretch thousands of miles on the Earth's surface have caused a lot of losses, Dozlu's Space Attack Army, even now None have fully returned to their pre-war scale.

'It is speculated that the reactor with power exceeding our army's next-generation mobile tactics, coupled with the beam gun and beam saber, and the indestructible armor, it is indeed worthwhile to withstand some uncertainty to capture it. '

Dozulu thought of this, gently moved his thick thumb, and suddenly closed Char's report.

"Well, Major Char, this is the second time you have asked me for support, and I don't want it to happen again; besides, since you mentioned the problem that the Zaku machine gun is ineffective against enemy MS, I happen to have one here. The trial product may be given to you for testing.”

"Yes, Commander Dozulu, even if we fight to the last man, our unit will try our best to complete the mission."

As the image on the communication screen in front of him disappeared and turned into a black screen, the corners of Major Xia Ya's mouth slightly turned up, showing an expression of success.

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"This is the technical strength of Gabro's headquarters..."

On Luna 2, the technicians responsible for mobile suit development of the Federal Space Force marveled at the performance of the Gundam with a few sour breaths.

"Although I have obtained the design drawings and additional equipment plans of Gundam before, I never thought that such a thing could actually be built..."

The Jim E-Type Chief Engineer, who usually walks tremblingly and looks as if he is about to die suddenly at any moment, is now jumping up and down like an ape on the Gundam lying flat on the equipment rack.

"Chief Engineer, please note that this is a friendly machine. We will need to return it intact to others later."

Cynthia looked at this with some helplessness. When she heard that there was an opportunity to physically inspect the high-end airframe developed by Gabro Headquarters, she immediately put down the work that was about to come to an end and swarmed over to assist in the 'maintenance and supply' Work.

"It's okay, it's okay. We can definitely put it back together. Don't be afraid... Yes, take down the beam saber and let's take it apart and take a look!"

Surrounding such a Gundam, there are more than a dozen elites from the military R&D department on Luna 2, ranging from the chief engineer who developed the Space Jim to the doctoral supervisor of the Space Force Equipment Engineering School, who are gearing up to attack the Gundam. move feet;

If Gundam had a soul, he must have been moved by the sincere enthusiasm of the friendly forces on Luna 2.

"Even in a weightless hangar, please pay attention to the safety regulations during maintenance operations..."

Several researchers in white coats gathered around the reactor located on the torso of the Gundam with great interest, marveling at the data calibrated on it;

The various tools they had just used to open the reactor's inspection cover were left floating in mid-air, allowing the young interns who had been specially approved to enter to help them hurriedly collect the special tools. In the box.

"The total power is 1380 kW (Note 2), how did they do it?"

"Haha, the highest we have ever built is a reactor for MS with an output power of 1800 kW."

"Come on, that thing you built in the power department, the reactor died in 5 minutes, and it blew up and was useless."

"Hmph, how long can they run?"

A miniaturized fusion reactor is an indispensable part of the MS. It is the only power device that can achieve the energy output required by the MS within the constraints of size and weight. When developing Jim E, the developers of Luna 2 naturally did a lot. try.

However, it is not an easy task to find the optimal configuration among many factors such as maximum power, reliability, heat dissipation, and production difficulty.

"Doctor, according to the body record, the reactor mounted on the Gundam has been running for more than thirty hours in total, including testing and combat, and according to the body's self-feedback, the wear and tear is still far from reaching the standard that requires major repairs."

Cynthia honestly told the shocking facts, and with just one sentence, the researcher from the power department hung his head and muttered something like:

Words such as "Who doesn't know how to stack materials?" and "If there were no restrictions on funding and materials, I would be much better than him." The atmosphere inside and outside the Gnaku was filled with joy.

Although the general reactor design ideas and technical exchanges in previous communications have been synchronized, the manufacturing process levels and processing technology levels are different——

It is better to let the federal army production bases in different theaters, even if they have the same technical drawings, still produce equipment with different performance.

At this moment, these truly serious 'machinesexual' R&D personnel burst out with endless enthusiasm. Cynthia was finally able to take advantage of them to come down to drink water and rest, and talk to each other again:

"Chief Engineer, from your current point of view, does the technology on Gundam have any inspiration for our mobile suit development work on Luna 2?"

"Hey, it's inspiring. If it had been obtained a month earlier, we would have had the opportunity to make modifications. For now, the most we can do is use the additional equipment of the MS, such as the beam gun and beam sword."

Jim E's head of R&D waved his hand helplessly, pushed back the straw of his tea kettle, and tightened it;

"The body parts of the Gundam itself cannot share the production line with Jim. If I change the design now, the person in charge of the factory who shoulders the production task of Commander Cunningham will probably come to me for a duel with a gun."

Cynthia, who was partially responsible for the production tasks with strict time limits, heard what Party B, who was responsible for research and development, was really worried about. She nodded in agreement and said calmly:

"Please rest assured that the emergence of Gundam will not change our previous demand for MS performance; rolling out the production equipment troops as soon as possible is always the focus of our current work."

"That's fine, that's fine..."

The person in charge seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and turned to the subject of the Gundam pilot.

"I heard that the person operating this Gundam is actually a temporary recruit, a child who is not yet an adult?"

"Yes, after the original test pilot died in battle before he could board the machine body, he volunteered to operate the Gundam to participate in the battle. Do you have any questions?"

"No, no, I don't mean anything else. I saw that the driving operating system of the body was finally modified by the driver. Although I am not specialized in this, I can still see the changes made. It is quite innovative and also Maybe it’s more in line with actual combat needs, I want to meet this driver.”

Cynthia observed the current state of the Gundam. Although it was not to the point of being torn into pieces, it was probably not far off;

"If there is a chance later, I will make an appointment for you."

Fortunately, Amuro has now been gathered together with other temporarily recruited volunteers, and under the leadership of Captain Brad, he went to stay temporarily on Luna 2 to participate in assault training;

It was better not to let Amuro know about the scene where he was 'dismembered' like a landline.

'Let me see Amuro's own technical level after coming down from a Gundam that relied on nearly indestructible armor made of Luna titanium alloy to maximize its fault tolerance. '

Cynthia was transferred and was monitoring the progress of the simulated training space of the Luna 2 MS unit.

Chapter No.17: Halftime (3)

In the digital space, two Jim E-types were dragging winding tail flame trajectories, fighting in the universe.

However, although the simulated performance data were exactly the same, in the eyes of the two hostile pilots, the opponent's body model was automatically changed to the Zaku of the Zeon Army.

In this space, which has always been called a "blank slate" by Federation MS pilots, there are no obstacles such as debris or wreckage; the surrounding sun, earth, moon, and stars are also composed of objects that are within reach but beyond reach. composition of textures.

The two MSs moved towards each other, and finally met head-on in this space; there were no fancy tricks, and the competition was purely about the driver's basic skills in maneuvering, shooting, and even close combat.

A string of light spots chased Zaku, and a few of them seemed to overlap with the afterimage of the aircraft. However, the enemy aircraft's deft evasive maneuvers ruthlessly announced the fact that all the bullets in the magazine had been missed.

"The feel of this live ammunition weapon is really different from Gundam's beam rifle."

Amuro sat in the simulator and licked the corners of his mouth nervously; he pulled the operating levers of his left and right hands in opposite directions, causing the aircraft to roll, avoiding Zaku's counterattack fire from the opposite side, and quickly approaching the enemy plane.

"No time to reload!"

The opponent was first forced into the position of being chased, and turning around to fight back only brought him closer to Amuro.

With the shield tilted and raised high above his head, Amuro drove the machine gun and hung Jim's machine gun back on his waist, and drew the beam sword, but he was not in a hurry to light the blade.

The distance was further shortened, and the last few bullets from the enemy planes bounced away from Jim's shield needlessly;

"25...Six, no more shooting, do you still have four rounds of ammunition?"

Although they were wearing Zaku's skin, the weapons used were all federal standards, and the ammunition loads of both sides were naturally exactly the same.

Amuro counted silently, then measured the distance, and pushed the shield towards the upper body of the enemy plane, while Jim flipped over and accelerated downward, diving under the enemy plane——

Zaku was not easily shaken by Amuro, so he lowered his gun and followed Jim; however, the shield flying at the same time hit him, causing Zaku's last four hidden ammunition to miss his target.

The purple beam sword lit up and then went out, leaving only a burning round hole in Zaku's cockpit.

"Oh oh oh oh--"

In the Luna 2 Federation Space Force base, in the hall outside an MS simulation training room, more than a dozen MS pilots from the Federation Army gathered under a large screen showing simulated battles and exclaimed in amazement.

"It's amazing. Even Second Lieutenant Sandas was shot down. Which squadron was he new to? How come I haven't heard of it before?"

"I don't know. I've never seen this username before. Look, his ranking has gone up again!"

"...So, Cynthia, where did this pilot come from? If he is someone from our Luna 2, I know all the people from the previous batches of technical and tactical training teams. There is no reason for the later ones to drive like this. good……"

A pilot with his arms crossed looked strange and asked Cynthia hesitantly:

"Could it be the MS pilot on the strange-looking white battleship that entered the port before?"

"Sorry, Lieutenant, I have no right to disclose this."

The simulated battle is limited to the limited simulation of the real universe and the body's feedback experience, and cannot fully reflect the real control level of an MS pilot; therefore, when truly talking about the pilot's strength, it will still be based on what is achieved in actual combat. Achievements as a benchmark——

But this does not affect Cynthia's efforts to promote 'friendly communication' between MS pilots, improve the overall combat level and collect operational data, and create something similar to a ladder ranking in the simulated battle.

Reaching a high position on the ranking list, although the actual rewards you can obtain are only similar to an extra pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine every month;

But in addition, Cynthia also provides rewards such as using color or other fonts to display her user name in the simulation system, additional avatar frames and emblems; this is probably a piece of cake compared to her colleagues who usually don't look up to see each other. A matter of honor.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to maintain the motivation to continuously improve yourself if you just practice hard without receiving positive feedback.

"Hmph, don't you have the right to reveal it? So, doesn't it definitely come from that unseen battleship? How could our own people on Luna 2 hide it like this?"

"Forget it, haven't you seen... Cheuchen... a guy whose username was randomly generated at first glance, and who even asked Cynthia in a mysterious way and refused to tell her?"

Crossing his legs and swallowing the food in his mouth, the curly-haired lieutenant sitting on the bench reached for the popcorn bucket again.

"Hey, this time is different from before. I've met anonymous guys like that before, and it's nothing special. But this time, Cynthia gave him a purple label. Defeating him once can directly promote him to a large level."

The young pilot stared closely at the screen, as if he was analyzing the operating habits of the Jim E piloted by an anonymous person in the screen. He also picked up a small notebook and was writing and drawing in it.

Looking at the young pilot who seemed limited and ready to make a move, the curly-haired second lieutenant turned his head and showed a blank expression;

"I think you'd better be pragmatic and beat the AI ​​for advanced testing in the system first."

"Obviously I have a number of wins on the ladder! And Lieutenant, didn't you just defeat that mysterious guy?"

The young MS pilot looked at the battle on the big screen, which was about to end, and confidently moved his finger to the touch screen, where the 'Enter Room' button was displayed.

'The one you defeated before was a simple AI I put in, specifically for pilots at the bottom to find confidence. '

Cynthia cursed in the background; it is also one of her many tasks to provide training assistance to the seeds of the current batch of Federal Space Force MS pilots, who will be the MS unit captains after Jim E is mass-produced and enters the army in the future.

However, after several months of observation, Cynthia realized that driving a mobile suit does require some talent:

Some people immediately sat in the cockpit and fumbled with the operation panel. Even if they did not directly participate in the battle, they could at least stand and walk in a decent manner;

And some people, after several months of teaching, were able to break the body's automatic balance system that was carefully designed with Cynthia's participation by randomly operating the actual machine -

This system is turned on so that when the aircraft loses balance due to a strong external impact, even if the novice pilot releases the operating lever and does nothing, the aircraft will automatically regain its footing, preventing it from falling over and landing hard.

"No... I just chewed... I can feel that that guy is like Major Jung, a person who prefers actual combat. It must be his first time using a simulator. I guess I succeeded."

Having said this, Lieutenant Curly Hair became serious, lowered his crossed legs, looked at the mysterious man on the big screen who once again killed his opponent cleanly, and said in a deep voice:

"You see, if I win once, I won't dare to compete with him again - that guy adapts very quickly and improves his level very quickly; I should find someone like Major Jung who is qualified to fly a real machine to patrol every day. His opponent is only those who don’t have time to play on the simulator.”

While Amuro was still getting used to the simulator and Jim, whose weapon configuration was different from that of Gundam, he won a Curly-haired Second Lieutenant who left immediately, and kindly dissuaded some young machines who lacked awareness of their own driving skills. Teacher, but it seems to have been ignored.

"Major Jung?"

The young pilot glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, then whispered into Lieutenant Curly's ear:

"I heard that Major Jung's results were all achieved by using his subordinates..."

"Don't talk nonsense! Although... forget it, at your level, you probably won't be able to join the team led by Major Jung. Don't talk nonsense behind people's backs."

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