Chapter 1 Breaking through by force
In mid-December of SC0108, the TA1 star field at the end of the Milky Way was too beautiful WH. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It was still the original Awa-Ker caravan, or those merchant ships and escort warships, and the "Tempest" once again exchanged flags with the stand-in escort warship, preparing to enter the New American system for the third time.
The Tempest's aged gray hull is painted in the orange glow of the K-shaped star, giving the first impression of an old battleship that has been obsolete from the previous century. The launch port of the main gun in the bow of the ship has been completely welded to death, and it can only be used if it goes to the shipyard for overhaul, but the flap of the side turret has obvious signs of wear, and it looks like it is very used.
Among the various escort ships of the caravans, the "Tempest" is very inconspicuous, so it can easily clear the customs in and out of the New American system in previous operations. If nothing happens, this time the Storm will still pass safely.
But when the "Tempest" entered the orbit where the TA1 shipping center was located with the caravan, the scene in front of him made Fengyu's heart sink.
I saw that there were thousands of warships of all kinds moored in the orbit of the fifth planet to which TA1 belonged, and the logos of different security companies were sprayed on the hull. In contrast, the number of merchant ships was pitiful, with more than 200 cargo ships of less than 10 caravans berthing here.
Although TA1 is the closest star field to Taimei Wh, 4.3 light-years away from the fixed wormhole, because it is not on the main channel to Taifei Wh and Taiya Wh, and the WA1 star field at the end of Taimei Wh's New American Galaxy is only 1.7 light-years away from the fixed wormhole, so even if they are from the Earth Federation, the caravan would rather go to WA1 than come to TA1.
Therefore, only caravans coming from the direction of the earth will berth here, compared to the astonishing number of tens of thousands of ships in the TF1 star field next to Taifei WH, the scale of less than 10 caravans and hundreds of ships has been maintained in normal times.
And today, the number of caravans that appear here has not increased, but there are thousands of escort warships, which is definitely an abnormal phenomenon. Looking at these escort warships in groups, with the security company as a group, moored on the orbit, the uninformed will think that an international security company expo is being held here.
This is also Fengyu's first feeling. However, he soon learned that this was not the case, because from time to time in the direction of the main channel from TA1 to Taimei WH, a group of three or five escort warships came to join the company's fleet.
At this time, the head of the Awa-Ker caravan finally understood the truth of the matter after consulting with the TA1 shipping center - since a week ago, the UAC Federation Taimei WH Customs has banned all escort warships from entering the country. As a result, the caravans had no choice but to leave all the escort warships on this side of the galaxy.
These escort warships, who had nowhere to go, could only come to TA1 to berth and wait for the caravan to return and then travel together, creating the most lively period since the development of this star field. While the TA1 shipping center is making a lot of money, it is also a little busy. The long-deserted TA1 was not ready to receive a ship of this size, and its stock of supplies was almost depleted, and it was being urgently transferred from a nearby star field. It is said that even some special businesses that make money from skin and flesh are extremely prosperous, after all, so many mercenaries from security companies are idle here, and they must have some fun.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with the Storm. Fengyu is concerned about how to enter the new American system, so he once again summons the "Tempest" think tank for urgent consultation.
"With that said, the UAC Federation finally thought of it." It was Forth who spoke.
Monica naturally understood what he was saying, "That's for sure, this kind of thing they will figure out sooner or later." We were able to get in and out of two rounds before, which is already a sign of their slow reaction. ”
It was Foers who came up with the clever plan to keep the "Tempest" hidden on the ship, worthy of his high IQ of 160. More than a year has passed since the "Tempest" first entered the New American Galaxy as an escort warship.
At the beginning, the "Tempest" entered the New American galaxy unknowingly, and attacked the three star fields of K313, K307 and M320. And in September of this year, there was conclusive evidence that the "Storm" had returned to the New African system, and it was involved in the third AN Separation Zone Campaign.
As Monica said, the UAC Federation, as a superpower, can produce many people, and it is impossible not to think of this. The reason why the ban on escort warships has not been implemented until now is probably because of a premonition that Fengyu will enter the new American galaxy again.
It is not difficult to make such a judgment, and the UAC federal government is confident that Awa-Ker has a large amount of evidence and information about the GMP project laboratory, but it has not been made public so far. This only shows that Awa-Ker intends to solve the matter himself.
For their part, the UAC federal government is also very worried that Awa-KER will make things public, which will inevitably lead to the union of the other three countries. Since Awa-Ker is willing to solve this problem on its own, the UAC Federation naturally welcomes it. But even so, they will not be able to open the country to welcome the arrival of the "storm", and the defensive measures that need to be done still need to be done.
Worst of all, even if he can't stop the "Tempest" from entering, he can't let him sneak into the New American Galaxy quietly.
The above is the conclusion reached after the discussion of the "Storm" think tank.
"So you mean the hard break?" Feng Yu summed up everyone's gossip into a simple sentence.
"Yes, it's not that hard." Second Officer Spencer said, "Taimei's defense force on this side of the galaxy is not strong, only a first-line fleet is stationed in TA1, and only one formation size warship remains in the wormhole area on weekdays. As long as the 'Storm' appears, no one will dare to stop us. The soldiers of the Earth Federation are not guilty of fighting for the UAC Federation. As for the other end of the wormhole, unless the UAC's fleet is already in position and waiting for us over there. Otherwise, it will be enough for us to go into optical invisibility, or simply go straight into curvature flight. ”
Spencer is telling the truth, the reason why the "Storm" had to sneak in secretly before was mainly to keep the NO or UAC government from alerting. And this time, the UAC Federation has already implemented such a severe ban on travel restrictions at the Taimei WH border, and there is no question of vigilance or not.
The UAC Federation, the strategic goal of Awa-ker, is very clear, nothing more than the GMP project and the Awakened Act, and the contradictions between the two sides have intensified over the past year to the point that only local wars can solve the problem. Therefore, the UAC federal government is ready to use GMP people to fight a local war between the awakened and the new humans, in order to determine the general trend of mankind in the future.
"Then clear the registration information first, let's break naked!" Luo Yunxi is also a very decisive person, and she will never dwell on things that she has no choice.
The "Tempest" is not without other ways to get through, such as converting it into a merchant ship again to clear the customs. But the conversion process takes at least a month or two, which is unacceptable for Awa-ker, who has a one-year contract. In fact, when they have already arrived at TA1, they will have to pass the level immediately anyway.
For each day that time is delayed, the future variables increase by one point, and the difficulty of completing the task increases by one point. The wisest thing to do is to cut through the mess quickly, and simple and direct is sometimes the most effective way.
After making the decision to break through, the "Tempest" immediately left the Awa-Ker caravan, skipping even the steps of resupplying at the TF1 shipping center, and flew to Taimei WH first.
A day and a half later, the destroyer had arrived alone near the entrance to the Taimei WH wormhole.
In such a place where ships are in large groups, such a lone battleship is very eye-catching, and immediately attracts the attention of customs officers and the garrison fleet. Just as they were about to send a patrol to intercept it, the armor plate of the "Tempest's" maintenance compartment opened, and two aqua blue mobile suits were ejected, namely the world-famous "Storm" No. 1 and the newly assigned No. 4 aircraft.
At the moment when the "storm" appeared, this airspace suddenly seemed to freeze, and everyone stopped what they were doing and focused on the "Tempest". And the patrol that was about to come over to intercept immediately stopped in place and did not dare to go further a kilometer.
The Storm 1 is the hottest super model in the world today, and anyone with a little military knowledge can recognize this mobile suit. Although the No. 4 machine is an unfamiliar face, the aqua blue paint of Fengyu's signature undoubtedly explains its identity. What's even more exaggerated is that there are 4 120mm Gauss guns hanging on the thick shoulders of the No. 4 machine, which is an unseen and unheard of design idea.
If these four Gauss cannons are fired alternately, the firing frequency will reach 0.5 seconds, and it will only take three or four seconds to destroy the engine vent or fire department of a battleship. And in the hands of machine No. 4 was a 15mm Gauss cannon with a barrel length of 210 meters. The muzzle velocity of a metal projectile fired from its muzzle can reach twice that of a normal Gauss gun, and a single shot can destroy a battleship's engine or main gun port.
This 210mm Gauss cannon is not unique to the Storm, in fact there are quite a few long-range ace pilots who share the same equipment. However, this weapon is not very useful, and its superior recoil makes the shooting accuracy in space combat very low, and it can only be maintained when the Mobile Suit is on the armor plate of the battleship. Moreover, it takes a long time to reload, recharge, and fire, basically 10 seconds to fire a shot, so it is not used as a mainstream weapon, but as an optional weapon.
But in this situation, the Storm 4 stood on top of the bow armor plate of the Tempest, holding a 210mm Gauss cannon in both hands, staring at any ship that tried to get closer. Unit 1 was guarding in front of him, and any Mobile Suit that wanted to get close to Unit 4 would have to pass him first.
Who dares to come!