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

Platinum slowly raised the armor plate outside the bridge window, and at the same time lowered the brightness of the lights in the bridge, allowing the first ray of sunlight that everyone on the ship saw on earth to shine into the bridge.

Now the height of the White Base is still over 20 kilometers. Looking at the distant sky, one can see the arc-shaped dividing line between the blue sky and the dark universe; and below, there is an endless sea of ​​clouds, and exposed in the gaps, The land is covered with yellow sand.

"Thank you, Miss Millais," Platinum said as he inserted some canned applause at the right time. "The White Base has now broken through the black barrier area, and the speed and temperature of the shell have been controlled."

Only then did Milai completely relax the tension in her heart. Only then did she realize that the planet's gravity was pulling the crew of the White Base, which was flying at an angle, to one side.

"Leave it to you, Platinum, to restore the balance of the ship."

Mirai slumped down in his seat, exhausted and transferred control of the ship to Shirogane.

At this moment, Captain Blade, who was looking out the observation window at the outline of the continent sandwiched between two oceans exposed from the edge of the clouds below, suddenly asked:

"Platinum, where are we now?"

After such maneuvers and adjustments to the ship's posture, it must be impossible to land directly at the Gabro headquarters as planned.

'Have you finally realized it? ' Bai Jin thought, a slight mistake can lead to a thousand miles of error, which is a perfect way to describe the orbit control when re-entering the atmosphere.

"Captain Brad," Platinum displayed on the map the track recorded by the gyroscope inside the ship, and put it on the screen in front of the bridge;

"If the record is correct, we are now in North America, over the Zeon-controlled area."

Platinum answered truthfully.

"Is the communication available now?" Sera in the back seat straightened up and asked, but at the same time she had already started trying on the console.

"Yes, contact Gundam quickly, Amuro!"

Captain Brad also quickly added the order; although the White Base had just passed through a crisis, there were still many tasks and troubles to deal with ahead.

"Platinum, can we assess the damage through the monitor outside the ship now?"

"The viewing angle is limited and can only be partially assessed, Captain Blade; the balance wing on the starboard side of the White Base has been completely broken. The damage to the hull shell may require exiting the cabin to confirm."

Judging from the internal self-inspection of the system, the telescopic control system of the entire right wing has become completely unresponsive, and judging from the surveillance camera... the right wing can no longer be seen.

Platinum checked the status of the White Base one by one. This was the first time that the Federation Army successfully used a warship to break into the atmosphere, and it was also under the circumstances of enemy interception and interference. The relevant experience and records must be of great significance;

Although Brad probably hasn't thought about this yet, after returning to the Gabro headquarters, he will have to submit a detailed report to explain such an experience; Platinum is now starting to prepare materials for him.

"Captain Brad was probably penetrated by the beam weapon carried by the Char aircraft and could not withstand the friction and high temperature during the process of entering the atmosphere. Fortunately, the balance wing and the ship body are independent, and the ship was not affected. body."

"A broken wing? That means you can't return to low-Earth orbit, or maintain the current ultra-high altitude flight..." Captain Brad rubbed his chin, his face looking a little ugly;

If it relied purely on the lift provided by the meter particle suspension system, the White Base could only maintain a low altitude - that is, it could fly at an altitude where the Zeon Army's ground equipment and field air defense systems could easily reach it.

"Amuro, can you hear me? Amuro!"

Sera shouted into the communication channel. At this time, the Gundam signal had appeared on the radar screen of the White Base, but no one knew whether it was still a complete body or a pool of semi-melted wreckage.

"Amuro!"

"...The wireless is normal, ready to land...White Base, are everything okay?"

As the distance got closer, the image of the Gundam gradually appeared clearly on the monitor screen on the bridge of the White Base;

The Gundam is still intact, no, rather the paint is not even peeled off. It looks more complete than the white base, but the shield it carried during the attack has disappeared.

Hearing Amuro's voice, everyone on the bridge breathed a sigh of relief, even Captain Blade was no exception; after all, in this case, the White Base once again completed the battle of entering the atmosphere without any casualties. .

"When Amuro comes back, I will teach him a lesson. Along with the previous mistakes, I thought he had made some progress."

Captain Brad rubbed his nose, his tone more filled with emotion than anger.

"Amuro's father, Dr. Tim, must be so outrageous to design a Gundam with the ability to enter the atmosphere alone..."

Platinum watched strangely as the intact Gundam gradually approached the hangar entrance at the front of the White Base;

'Needless to say, Luna titanium alloy is used as the main structural material. The Gundam is also equipped with a heat-insulating film that can be compressed and stored, and it also has an automatic attitude adjustment device when re-entering the atmosphere...'

Bai Jin felt the news from his other self: "Dr. Tim Ray has rescued him... There is something wrong with his brain, but not everything is wrong." '

Chapter 25: Another Wave (1)

"Major Char, the White Base seems to be able to continue flying. Even the Gundam is still..."

"I can see."

Riding the atmospheric shuttle Zimusai, Major Char, who also followed the White Base and re-entered the atmosphere, looked at the two light spots on the radar screen that were getting closer and gritted his teeth secretly;

Although judging from the ending, the White Base did not fall to the Gabro headquarters, which was protected by the heavy strength of the federal army, but fell to the center of North America, around New Mexico——

This is undoubtedly the area controlled by Zeon on the surface of the earth.

But for him personally, he abandoned the experimental equipment issued by Commander Dozulu and once again lost all the men of the MS team. Now he is alone and has only one machine. How can he continue to deal with White? What about the base number?

'Nothing good has ever happened to me since I met this damn white wooden horse...'

Major Char, who had a prosperous official career and was invincible on the battlefield before, vented in his heart. Now it is probably impossible to apply for reinforcements from Dozru Zabi, the commander of the Space Attack Force to which he belongs;

However, Char also has acquaintances within the Zeon Earth Attack Force.

Major Xia Ya had a plan in mind and used Zimusai's communicator to connect to a channel.

"I didn't expect that the famous Red Comet would need my help one day. What can I do?"

The communication was connected, and a young man with a fair face and purple hair appeared on the opposite side of the screen wearing the uniform of a Zeon Army colonel.

"If you say so, I will call you the commander-in-chief of the Earth Attack Force, Colonel Karma Zabi. Thank you for your assistance."

Xia Ya put on a smile that was unclear whether it was friendly or contemptuous, and said half-jokingly.

"Hahaha, it's so rare. You are showing weakness. Do we still need this between the two of us? Long time no see, Char."

"Long time no see. Have you heard about the enemy's Plan V, Colonel Kalma? I have found out the truth."

Karma smoothed the curly hair hanging down from his forehead and said softly: "Plan V, is it the one mentioned in the intelligence, the federal army's mobile suit development plan?"

"Yes, in order to understand the power of the Federation Army's MS, 10 Zakus have been destroyed one after another."

"That's really a heavy loss——"

Karma catered to him, but he was a little disapproving in his heart; although he and Char were classmates at the same time in the military academy, and in terms of grades, Karma had no confidence in beating Char;

'However, there is a gap in the pattern now...'

Although the military rank remains at colonel at Karma's own insistence on the principle of "no reward for no merit," the military title is still the commander-in-chief of the Zeon Earth Attack Force. In the past six months, every You can see the summary report below every month, with MS losses starting in three digits.

'...But it's great. As the commander-in-chief, I need to be based in North America, the principal base of the Principality of Zeon on Earth. I can't go to the front lines to fight the Federation Army in person, and there is no chance to accumulate credit. '

"——But is it so powerful? The Federation Army's MS can make you so distressed, Char."

"It was indeed a very difficult battle, but in the end I forced them into your jurisdiction. This credit is given to you. I will go to your place later together with the intelligence I collected."

"Oh--"

Karma stood up. Such opportunities were rare. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, maintained the airs of 'general style' in his mind, and said calmly:

"——Thank you for your kindness, I will send out my air transport brigade to attack."

Immediately afterwards, Kalma ordered the major general staff beside him:

"Second order, what troops are on standby in the air transport brigade directly under the headquarters?"

"Commander Kalma, there are Gaw-class aircraft carriers stationed in New York and their troops nearby that can be dispatched immediately."

"Then let them mobilize urgently and issue martial law to the garrisons across North America."

The officer accompanying him saluted and walked away quickly. In Kalma's headquarters, the officers were already used to the sight of a colonel issuing orders to a major general.

The current battle lines on Earth are still tense and stalemate, with most of the main combat forces of the Zeon Earth Attack Force pinned to various front-line positions adjacent to the Federation-controlled areas;

For example, in North America, the Zeon Army's forces are relatively concentrated on the Central American front, the Cuba and Nicaragua front lines that confront the Federal Army's Panama base, and the Alaska front, which faces the Federal Army's Anchorage base in the Yukon Territory.

In addition, the enemy seems to be an aerial battleship with the ability to levitate in the atmosphere. Kalma has at his disposal not many troops that can catch up.

'However, just one federal warship should be enough. ' Karma thought.

……

"Amuro, please land from the rear deck..."

"By the way, let Amuro take a look at the damage to the starboard side of the White Base's hull from the outside when he comes back."

In the bridge of the White Base, Captain Blade interrupted the communication between Sera and Amuro; after saying this, he turned to talk to Platinum about the current location of the White Base, as well as with Gargan. Communication issues at Bro headquarters.

"Oh my, it's so popular, our big hero is coming back."

Kai is probably the one with the best recovery ability among the volunteers on the White Base. His true colors were revealed as soon as he left Luna 2.

Sera frowned. She could probably feel a little bit of the exhaustion in Amuro's heart as he first fought a dangerous battle and then performed the first human feat of flying a single mobile suit into the atmosphere.

"Kay, haven't you also received training on mobile suit driving? We happen to have a Guncannon here."

"Yeah, yeah, Guncannon's maneuverability is not as good as that of the Gundam. If it falls from the hull of the ship, and when it first entered the atmosphere, I was in the ship to help control the temperature at the damaged bulkhead. If you don't believe me, go ahead. Ask Long He..."

Seeing Sera's displeased expression with raised eyebrows, Kai, who had been slapped on the face when the Zeon army attacked Side 7, his voice became smaller and smaller, and his body shrank deeper into the seat;

"...Well, look, Amuro is still waiting for your landing instructions..."

Kaisan smiled and gave a thumbs up, gesturing toward the outside of the bridge.

Sera looked at Kai deeply, said nothing, and then turned back to operate the communication station; 'Amuro is the only one among this group of people who can stand up...' Sera thought.

"So, is it impossible to contact the headquarters here..."

Captain Blood asked the question in a positive tone, 'It actually landed in the center of North America. This is the hinterland of the Zeon Army-controlled area...' Captain Blood thought.

"Yes, Captain Blade, the communication satellite network in low-Earth orbit has probably been destroyed by the Zeon army a long time ago, and the signal base station on the ground cannot be connected here."

Platinum used the large dome-like screen above the bridge to bring up a map showing the areas controlled by the Federation and Zeon on Earth.

"Please note, Captain Brad, this is the intelligence map updated when the Luna 2 fleet reported to the headquarters on the day it encountered the White Base."

"It's very different from what I remember when the White Base left Gabro. There should be no large-scale military operations on the ground during this period."

Brad looked at the map displayed by Platinum and compared it with his own impression; around August, the federal army launched several independent counterattacks at the theater level, but only the Asia-Pacific theater, which had an extremely strong army, succeeded;

Overall, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Conference concluded that the smaller the scale of the war, the more advantages the Zeon Army can accumulate due to its relatively high individual soldier quality and familiarity with operations in a nanoparticle interference environment;

Therefore, the Federation Army still needs to accumulate strength for a while and launch a large-scale, comprehensive, and continuous strategic counterattack in order to overwhelm the Zeon Army's front on Earth.

"In that case, if we are on a straight line from the current position of our White Base to Gabro's headquarters..."

In time, Platinum highlighted several known locations of the main bases of the Zeon army on the map of North America, which was covered in a red color representing Zeon-controlled areas;

"... In the south, there are a large number of Zeon air force and air defense forces stationed along this line from Central America, Cuba to Puerto Rico. Although it is possible to receive support from our troops stationed in Panama and Venezuela, without communication coordination, such a It’s very risky.”

The intelligent control corps currently controlled by agents are still widely deployed in various bases near Gabro's headquarters in South America. However, as the battle line gradually stabilizes, the top brass of the federal army have no intention of continuing to expand;

The reason is simply that automatic control components and communication components that can be used in a nanoparticle interference environment are expensive. After withstanding the Zeon army's rapid offensive in the early stages of the war, the newly mobilized human troops gradually completed their training, and the Federation Army There are also more cost-effective options.

Although the cost of training personnel and soldiers, as well as post-retirement security or casualty pensions, are not much cheaper on the whole -

However, the senior federal officials are still very clear about the importance of the current one-time payment for the purchase of automated equipment versus the gradual expenditure on soldiers' benefits and benefits that no one knows which government will be responsible for it in the future.

Platinum confirmed to the agent that if the White Base breaks through from this direction, it probably cannot expect the federal army to attack from both front and back for support.

"whispering sound……"

Captain Blade felt bitter in his heart, but it was not shown on his face. Although he had already guessed that the Zeon army might intercept it when it re-entered the atmosphere, he did not expect that he had already made preparations but still ended up in this place surrounded by so many people. situation.

'Xia Ya is indeed a difficult opponent. '

"...Going west is a series of bases of the Zeon Army in California. It was the place where Zeon first descended. Later, it was also the main landing place for the Zeon Army to airdrop supplies and replenish troops. The defense will not be much worse. .”

Captain Brad took over Platinum's analysis and continued:

"If we go east, we have to encounter a series of Zeon military bases on the east coast of North America, from Florida to New England. We can only go north temporarily, and we will encounter slightly less resistance."

"A feasible idea, Captain Brad. This is also the option with the least risk in my calculations."

However, Bai Jin changed the subject and reminded:

"But Captain Brad, if you go north, although there are bases our army is holding in Alaska and the North Pole, we are getting further and further away from Gabro's headquarters in South America."

Captain Blade, who was naturally not a believer in the 'Flat Earth Theory', imagined that the White Base would go all the way north, fly over the North Pole, then go south from the Eastern Hemisphere, and finally circle the earth once, approaching Gabro from the south——

'Wouldn't it still be intercepted by the South American Zeon Army? '

"It doesn't matter. Let's leave Zeon's control area first and get in touch with the headquarters. No matter what, the current White Base is not in complete combat condition."

"So now we turn around and head north?"