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

Once again, the Gundam jumped into the air and chased after a Dopp fighter that was trying to pull up and shake off the Gundam. On this extremely unstable platform, Amuro used the Vulcan cannon to release a hail of bullets, destroying the Gundam with a hail of bullets. The Dopp fighter enveloped it;

"This is the seventh one."

Amuro resisted the sleepiness that came up intermittently, and reversed the direction of the thruster vector nozzle, causing the Gundam to suddenly translate a short distance in the air, and turned around to avoid a pass-by Dopp fighter. of missiles.

"There's still the orange one left..."

Amuro quickly captured the next target. The one that looked suspiciously like the captain's aircraft was indeed of a higher level than the average Dopp fighter plane——

It is much better to master the mode of Dopp, which is obviously a special machine in the atmosphere, but also relies on attitude adjustment nozzles to maneuver.

Taking advantage of the increasingly clear clear sky at this time, the remaining Dopp fighter planes were also turning around and adjusting their course. Amuro quickly scanned the battle on the ground and fired a beam in his busy schedule;

Directly from the ground, one was moving with erratic steps, holding the thermal ax high, trying to engage in close combat by getting close to the steel tank, so that the White Base's close firepower could not be used to penetrate Zaku's head.

"...But if there weren't always ordinary Dopp fighter planes to contain me, I would have..."

The Gundam began to fall downwards, and Amuro, who was sitting in the cockpit, touched the control panel of the body with his fingers and opened the weapon lock of the beam rifle.

This can be regarded as a little trick he learned when playing ranked on the simulator on Luna 2.

"As long as this is the case, the rest depends on whether the enemy on the other side is careful..."

The Gundam made a spiral rolling maneuver in the air above, looking for the next opportunity to attack the Dopp fighter, and repeatedly pulled the trigger, but no beam was fired.

"Obviously it's just a mobile suit..."

Facing the precise bursts of gundam beam rifle fire for the first time, Karma Zabi was no longer as confident as when he set out before. The MS, which obviously should not have the ability to fly on the surface of the earth, had cleanly killed him as it approached. half of the men;

Coupled with the fact that the Federation warship had not completely lost its multi-layered anti-air firepower due to the air strike, the Dopp fighters still around him at this time could not even make up a small team.

'It's better to retreat temporarily and plan for the long term...'

There was already a vague idea of ​​retreating in his heart, but Karma was unwilling to admit it, especially at this time, his good friend Char must still be silently waiting for his return in victory on the Gawu level. He looks like this now, How could I have the nerve to reply——

"Have you finally run out of ammunition? Bill, Tiris, follow me and attack the mobile suit from both sides, avoiding the Vulcan cannon on its head!"

In the intelligence submitted by Char, there was a mention of the ammunition load of the Federation mobile suit that could use beam weapons, and Karma clearly remembered that he must have read that paragraph;

'But since the beginning of the battle, how many times has the Federation's mobile suit used its beam? '

From the beginning, based on the idea that "you dare to challenge so many Dopp fighter jets in our presence in the air with a mobile suit, it's really a foolish move, haha", Karma didn't even think about delaying it. The enemy's MS ammunition is exhausted.

'It's almost time to run out. '

Karma drove the Dopp in a half circle, detoured behind the Federation mobile suit, and unlocked the last remaining missile on his Dopp fighter.

The hail of bullets from the head-mounted Vulcan cannon first hit the Dopp fighter jet swooping in from the other direction, seemingly not noticing the Kalma approaching from behind.

"It's now--"

Karma endured the huge pressure caused by the acceleration and approached from the rear of the Gundam. His fingers were firmly on the button to launch the missile.

He was unwilling to gamble on the reliability of the last ammunition he had left at this time, whether it could lock on the Gundam, so Karma decided to get closer to ensure that he could hit the Gundam.

In the edge of his field of vision that was gradually darkening due to the high speed, Karma suddenly saw the Gundam who turned around, and the beam rifle in his hand that was facing him was condensing light;

"--not good!"

Kalma's pupils shrank, and he almost relied on muscle memory to yank the control stick with his hand, and stepped on the rudder with his feet. The light Dopp fighter immediately responded and rolled to one side;

The blazing beam of light passed through and took away half of the wing of the orange Dopp fighter before continuing to fly and gradually dissipating into the boundless sky.

"Damn it, I reacted slowly because I didn't sleep, okay?"

In the cockpit of the Gundam, Amuro said reproachfully, and at the same time pulled the trigger of the beam rifle again to shoot down the missile launched by the Dopp fighter that was already close at hand.

The missile pierced by a flash of light exploded violently in the air, emitting fire and thick smoke that temporarily obscured Amuro's vision; the Gundam fell heavily back to the ground, its knees slightly bent to ease the impact of the landing, and at the same time, it immediately Prepare for the next leap.

"Sergeant Amuro, 'Don't let the captain plane go', this is Captain Brad's order."

"I understand!"

"Also, please pay attention to the remaining ammunition and propellant in the body. The Gundam does not attack at full load. Please don't forget this."

Platinum friendly reminder;

"I……"

At this time, Amuro quickly glanced at the propellant usage of the Gundam. From the beginning, he considered that he would only conduct defensive operations around the mothership White Base, and did not fill up the propellant to reduce weight and improve maneuverability;

"...I know there is still a little bit left, and I will try my best to pursue it."

"Tsk... I fell into a trap. My attitude control ability is a little unstable... Did you hear that, Char? The Gaw-class aircraft carrier was dispatched for the final blow. The enemy is exhausted, Char!"

Kalma nervously maintained the balance of his Dopp fighter. Due to the damage to the control wing surface, and the propellant delivery tube of the attitude adjustment nozzle seemed to be leaking, he did not dare to increase the speed at all.

"Karl...Commander, please retreat as soon as possible, I will cover you, Zeon Wan...Boom!"

Among the 15 Dopp fighters brought out by Kalma, the last remaining one seemed to be charging towards the Gundam head-on in order to cover Kalma and delay the Gundam's pursuit;

As a result, he was naturally shot down by Amuro, who was getting better at handling during the battle.

"I will remember you, Lieutenant Carlos, and your family..."

Karma gritted his teeth at this time, piloted the Dopp, and fled staggeringly towards the hiding place of the Gau-class aircraft carrier in his memory. Behind him, Gundam was running and jumping on the ground in hot pursuit. .

"Char! Can you hear me? Char! I've lured the enemy's MS over, and it's in a very disabled state, but I have no ammunition. Quickly ask the Gau class to prepare the mega particle cannon, Char!"

Karma shouted anxiously over the communication channel.

……

"Oh, it's such a beautiful morning. Such rolling mountains are a magnificent sight that cannot be seen on colonial satellites."

Standing in front of the Gawu-class cockpit, looking through the porthole, watching the rising red sun outside, spreading the early morning sunlight onto the mountain ridges, dyeing the sunny slopes golden, while the back-facing slopes remained still. In the shadows, like stripes.

"Isn't that right? Being able to see all kinds of magnificent natural wonders on the earth can be regarded as a small benefit for us and the Earth Attack Forces. When I think of the high-level officials of the Federation enjoying such scenery every day, they don't know how to cherish it. If you wantonly destroy the earth’s environment, I will——”

The captain of the Gau class looked at the magnificent scenery outside the window and seemed quite emotional;

"——By the way, Major Char, have you and Commander Kalma known each other before?"

"We were in the same class at the military academy in Side 3, so we have some kind of friendship."

'Looking at Commander Kalma's attitude, this is not a bit of a friendship. 'The captain of the Gawu class secretly thought in his heart that he was still a lieutenant colonel, but in front of Major Xia Ya, he lowered his posture even more.

"Then shall we dispatch to support Commander Kalma now?"

Having the Commander-in-Chief of the Zeon Earth Attack Force personally drive a Dopp fighter to lead the attack made the Gau-class captain always feel a little worried, just in case.

"Are you looking down on Kalmar? What we have to do now is to prepare to celebrate the triumphant Commander Kalmar. Do you have champagne on your ship?"

A smile appeared on Xia Ya's lips, and she turned around and asked.

"This...but, we haven't received communications from Commander Kalma for a while. Isn't this a bit..."

The captain of the Gau class was still a little worried. After all, Karma drove Dopp to the battlefield on his battleship. If anything happened, he would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

"Doesn't that just mean that everything is going well now? No news is good news. Karma must also want us not to disturb his hunting interest, right?"

"Ah...that's what you said."

The Gawu-class lieutenant colonel captain thought for a while. Although he only heard the name of the Space Attack Force's Red Comet but did not know its person, seeing Commander Karma's friendly attitude toward Char, he He was still quite sure that this young man was something he couldn't afford to offend.

'Even Commander Kalma's close comrades said so, so let's wait here. '

The captain of the Gau class thought in his heart, "Thank you, then. I'll go to the storage room on the ship and have a look. Maybe there is something that can be used to celebrate the triumphant Commander Kalma."

The captain rubbed the back of his head, turned around and walked out of the Gaw-class cockpit.

Char raised his head and glanced at the time on the console. It had been a while since Karma set off, and it would take quite a while for him to enter the battle with the Federation Army's 'Trojan' and the Gundam.

'come on--'

Charia didn't know who she was cheering for in her heart; "The order the Gawu-class aircraft carrier received was to keep flying at a low altitude and use the mountains to find its own position to hide itself. In this way, it is normal for communications to be interfered with from time to time. Bar'.

……

"Char, answer me, where are you, Char!"

Chapter 44: Encounter on a narrow road (End)

"Tsk...Do you still have the last ammunition for the beam rifle? The range is not enough."

Amuro looked at Captain Dopp's aircraft, which was still hanging forward, looking damaged and trailing black smoke, but still seemed to have the ability to fly, and felt a little hesitant in his heart;

He tried to put the Dopp fighter into the locking ring of the Gundam's fire control system, but at this time he was not sure of success.

It was Captain Blade's order to catch up with it and kill it. However, although the Gundam could barely float, it was not developed for air combat in the atmosphere after all;

As long as the Dopp fighter is determined to run away, it will probably be difficult for the Gundam to catch up, even if the Dopp is now injured.

The reason why he can barely keep up with the Dopp Captain plane dragging black smoke is because Amuro has been consuming the remaining propellant of the Gundam to perform jet jumps, but this action cannot last long.

'Such an unreasonable order... The current crisis on the White Base has not been resolved yet. Miss Platinum also reported that a new Dopp formation is coming. Killing the enemy should only be a means to protect teammates! '

Amuro said to himself in his heart, although he had also heard Captain Blade say that the captain's plane might be carrying a big shot from the Zeon army, but for him, the meaning of the battle was to protect the White Base. of everyone...and the battleship itself;

He could not understand Captain Blade's intention. He would rather let the White Base resist the Zeon attack alone, or dispatch the Gundam to separate from the White Base and pursue the Dopp Captain aircraft.

'Guncannon, Guntank, Hayato Kobayashi and Gai are not qualified...'

Amuro thought like this, and took one last look at the shaky but still struggling Dopp fighter. He made up his mind to stop, and on his own initiative began to turn around and run back to the White Base.

……

"Get rid of it?"

Karma was covered in cold sweat, and he kept poking his head to the left and right, looking for the federal mobile suit.

"It seems that he didn't catch up... It's a pity that he couldn't be lured into the range of the Gawu-class beam cannon."

Karma tried to numb himself with regret, but he couldn't do it. He was far from being as strong as he thought. Now, Karma's heart was filled with the feeling of joy of surviving the disaster——

and disbelief and rage at his own failure.

This time, Kalma really couldn't deceive himself by saying, "I deliberately let them go in order to completely capture the enemy warship";

The education he received in the military academy and his later military life clearly told Kalma: He failed, and failed miserably.

'How... how is it possible? I am the only man in the Zabi family. Brother Kilian and brother Dozlu are both so good. It is easy to defeat the main fleet of the federal army. How could I lose...'

Kalma sat in the cockpit of the Dopp fighter with a distorted expression, his mind filled with all kinds of chaotic thoughts.

'Is it because I'm too arrogant...'

Karma tried hard to calm down and kept telling himself: 'A failure is not terrible. Throughout the ages, there are few generals who are sure to win every battle. Being able to learn lessons from failures is also part of the style of a general. '

Kalma took the rare opportunity to reflect on himself, from beginning to end;

'Was he too hasty from the beginning?Many of the mobilized troops collided with federal warships before they reached the planned attack starting point, and they failed to coordinate at all. '

'Is he too lazy on weekdays?He never paid attention to many minor matters among the grassroots troops. As a result, he had almost no idea about the abilities of the Zeon force commander who was temporarily transferred to hunt the Federation warship. '

'The subsequent shelling during the night battle...'

'A general attack launched at dawn...'

Karma shook his head. Now was not the time to think about this. The broken wings of his Dopp fighter plane were still filled with frightening black smoke. No one knew what it would ignite.

"And the Jiawu class has been unable to contact me. Damn it, Char, don't we have this kind of tacit understanding between the two of us? Where were you when I needed you?"

Karma said with some annoyance that the current condition of the Dopp fighter jets is really not good, and his mothership Gawu class has been unable to be contacted. Even if he finds it back, in the current state of the Dopp, he wants to land in the air and return to Canada. The Wu level is also quite challenging.

"If it doesn't work... we can only parachute, and then we will find a way to contact our team to go back."

Kalma leaned close to the transparent bulkhead of the cockpit and looked at the ground below. At this time, the sharp-eyed Kalma happened to notice that there seemed to be a convoy of military vehicles passing by on the winding winding mountain road below.

"Are they our ground troops who are still pursuing us? Contact them and parachute here, just in time to order them to pick me up."

Karma thought, controlling Dopp to lower his altitude, and while sending out a distress signal, he opened the hatch of Dopp's cockpit.

……

The Dopp fighter jets hovering at high altitude seemed to be reluctant to leave, but their very limited combat endurance still made the pilots of the Zeon Air Force give up the idea of ​​continuing to launch attacks.

This batch of Dopp fighter jets came from the Zeon Ground Air Force Base in California. They were not carried directly to the battlefield by the Gau class aircraft carrier and then took off for combat. Just getting here would consume a lot of fuel;

Considering the poor aerodynamic shape of the Dopp fighter, it is obviously impossible to expect it to land safely by gliding after running out of fuel.

"Reporting to the headquarters and surrounding friendly forces, we have not contacted Commander Kalma. The Zaku troops that launched the ground attack seem to have been wiped out. Our team has dealt heavy losses to the enemy, but our time in the air on the battlefield is limited and we must return. "

The condition of the white base below is indeed not good. The surface of the hull is pitted and many traces of smoke and fire can be seen; the ground around the hull is even more covered with craters like the surface of the moon.

"The enemy fighter squadron is retreating, Captain Blade. It looks like we have survived another disaster."