Chapter 59: The Verge

80 mass-produced MS, even if the other party is a fourth-generation model, is still just a number for Fengyu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info And the 9th Fleet 2nd Formation in front of me is obviously not equipped with the MS-102 production version, so it is even more fearless.

Although the universe is a three-dimensional space, and the opponent can attack from any direction, if long-range firepower is not counted, there will not be more than 6 mobile suits that can actually participate in the siege in close combat, which is the inevitable result of being limited by objective laws. Once this number is exceeded, the only way to do this is to use wheel battles in turns, which are actually no different from 6 sieges in terms of attack intensity, but can be more durable.

The basic establishment of mobile teams in each country is 5 aircraft, including 1 aircraft for heavy equipment, 1 aircraft for long-range and 1 aircraft for high mobility, and 2 aircraft for conventional general-purpose types. These 5 pilots may be able to cooperate tacitly, but only within the squad. Because the carrying capacity of the battleship is generally limited, the pilots of different squads rarely even meet, let alone cooperate. Only supernova capital ships can carry 6 squads, and there is also a chance to cultivate the cooperation between pilots of different squads on weekdays.

In the melee, it is obviously impossible for the 6 mobile suits besieging the same target to come from the same squad, and even because of the difference in aircraft types, the speed is different, so it is natural that absolute synchronization cannot be achieved, and there will always be a time difference in order. Taking advantage of this time difference, the besieged pilots actually have to face only one or two opponents in each moment.

This is the experience that Fengyu has summed up after experiencing countless battles of life and death.

In fact, after the retirement of the iron ball, the humanoid mobile suit has completely become the protagonist of the space battlefield, and the military of various countries has begun to discuss how to improve the establishment of mobile troops, so that the mobile suit can better cooperate with each other and exert more powerful combat effectiveness.

But the status quo is hard to change.

Pilot is a combat profession that pays great attention to personal ability and personal heroism, and a mobile team with tacit cooperation can never compare to an ace pilot with outstanding personal ability. Unless the fourth-generation MS reduces costs, lowers the threshold for pilots, and installs a large number of mobile suits to turn them into consumables like the previous iron balls, the existing establishment method can be changed.

Until then, Mobile Suits were still based on a five-person squad and were the main combat unit. Therefore, how to effectively besiege quasi-ace and ace pilots in the melee of ordinary pilots and even elite pilots and high-level pilots is still a very difficult subject.

If Feng Yu wants, he can stage a big drama of Zhao Yun killing seven in and seven out of Changbanpo alone, and beat the 80 ms of the second formation to the ground. But he didn't forget the purpose of this trip, first of all, he still had to train the awakened pilots of the "quasi-ace squad".

It's easy for Fengyu, but it's a huge pressure on the "quasi-ace squad". Riding to the enemy, as if entering a no-man's land, this kind of thing is quite powerful and domineering, but the premise is that it requires an exclusive customized aircraft with excellent performance and rich combat experience. And these are what the young Awoken pilots lacked.

Awa-Ker now has the ability to develop and produce exclusive custom models, as evidenced by the transformation of Fengyu's mobile suit WS. But why didn't the council equip the 9 members of the "Quasi-Ace Squad" with their exclusive rides?

It is certainly not because of money, but because of the individual abilities of the pilots. If you can smash the ace pilot with money alone, the UAC with deep pockets can fully equip every prospective ace pilot with an exclusive customized model, and it has long crushed all countries in the number of ace pilots.

However, this is not the case, and the number of ace pilots in the UAC is not superior, but on par with its opponents. The reason for this phenomenon lies in actual combat.

Cultivating an ace pilot is not only a prerequisite for relying on talent, but also an acquired effort and training. Only through the tempering of life and death battles can the stubborn stone be carved into jade.

UAC had tried to equip prospective ace pilots with high-performance exclusive custom models, but after a period of actual combat testing, they were stunned to find that the promotion rate of these prospective aces not only did not increase, but led to a decrease in the survival rate on the battlefield. Later, experts studied the relevant data to discover the mystery.

Each exclusive custom model is designed by ace pilots, which requires them to accumulate familiarity, understanding and control of various performance parameters of mobile suits through relevant hard indicators such as the number of crashes, so as to maximize their combat capabilities.

To use a figurative analogy, in terms of mobile suit understanding and control ability, the young pilot of the "quasi-ace squad" is like the gap between ordinary drivers and racers. Give an ordinary driver a supercar that accelerates to 300 kilometers in 10 seconds, and let them go on the track, they will definitely not be able to drive the speed of a racer, but will be destroyed because they cannot control this high speed.

Mobile suits are much more difficult to race cars from, so the training of pilots must be gradual. No matter how talented a young pilot is, as long as the hard indicators such as the number of crashes have not reached the standard, it means that his driving ability is not enough, and he is not qualified to use exclusive customized models.

The AM series of mobile suits used by the "quasi-ace squad" do not consider the performance differences caused by the generation difference of the models, only in terms of some basic parameters such as speed, acceleration, torque, torque, etc., it is equivalent to the second mobile suit MAII that Fengyu contacted that year, and there are more R particle shields. Back then, Fengyu had accumulated 50 crashes to become a high-level pilot to obtain MAII, and these young Awoken pilots had already skipped a level to use Mobile Suits.

At the beginning, in Fengyu's opinion, this was already a suspicion of pulling out seedlings. If it weren't for the fact that these students had been studying at the pilot school for a long time, it would not be a problem to control the AM-L, otherwise he would really not be at ease to take them to the battlefield.

And it turns out that in the first few battles, the Awakened pilots still have a lot to do with the ability to control the AM series of mobile suits, and if it weren't for the low intensity of those battles and the weaker opponents, there might have been a lot of casualties.

It wasn't until the first AN Barrier campaign that the Awoken pilots were truly able to master the AM series of aircraft. So when Fengyu decided to carry out the "Quasi-Ace Squad" plan, he vetoed Chairman Edward's proposal to provide them with the AM series prototype, and instead let the 9 young pilots continue to use the production model they were just familiar with.

In Fengyu's plan, it is necessary to wait until the end of the "Quasi-Ace Squad" program, when these young awakened pilots truly have the strength and ability of quasi-aces, before agreeing to let them change the AM prototype. Even the three of Hong Juxing, Valkyrie and Haifeng, who have performed well in the last few battles, Fengyu did not consider changing their cars in advance, but hoped that they would continue to lay a good foundation step by step.

As for the understanding of mobile suits, no one in Awa-ker can surpass Fengyu, even Zou Ji, his instructor who was in the "Right Eye of Tianjing", has been left far behind. Therefore, Chairman Edward decided to respect the opinions of the experts and let Fengyu decide when to change the models of these Awakened pilots.

Fengyu believes that the most suitable "quasi-ace squad" is the AM series mass production type. Although this model does not have any advantages in speed or other performance parameters over the current third-generation MS-98 model in the UAC, it is within the range of young awakened pilots, and can best use their full strength.

Moreover, the R particle shield of the AM series belongs to the technology of the fourth-generation model or the exclusive customized model, which will greatly improve its battlefield survivability, at least it will not die due to bad luck being hit by a stray bullet.

As for whether Hong Juxing and Valkyrie can win in the situation of inferior forces with this model that is not superior in performance, that is the best stage to prove their value and show their individual abilities. Besides, with Fengyu in charge, he can control the situation, although he may not be able to completely avoid casualties, but at least he will not be instantly defeated.

"Come on! Lads! Win this battle, I'll replace the prototype for you when you go back! Before ejecting, he gave the Awoken Pilot one last encouragement.

Young pilots have long had enough of the "turtle speed" of production machines, and even if they don't expect to get an exclusive custom model like a Mobile Suit WS, they still want a mech that is at least slightly faster than their opponents. Hearing this, they raised their arms excitedly and shouted, and the atmosphere that was originally slightly stagnant instantly became lively.

The only discordant voice was Valkyrie, who unconvincedly reminded, "It's not just the lads here, but the girls!" ”

Feng Yu chose to ignore the Viking girl's reminder, and if he continued to talk to her, he would only be entangled. However, he was still very happy in his heart, and he could see that the hearty victory against the 3rd formation had brought great confidence to the awakened pilots, and their mentality was very relaxed at this time. And this helps them to play their last form, rather than becoming stiff because of nervousness.

In fact, the reason why Fengyu was able to face the siege so easily was also because of his great reputation, which caused ordinary pilots to be nervous and afraid when they saw him, and they couldn't play half of their usual level. And this is one of the important reasons why the ace pilot is called a strategic-level force, the greater the fame of the ace, the greater the psychological pressure on the enemy, and the better the effect of directly leading to the decline of the opponent's combat effectiveness.

On the other hand, the presence of Fengyu is also the backbone of these awakened pilots, allowing them to firmly believe that they can achieve ultimate victory no matter how many times the enemy they face. This is another important meaning of the existence of ace pilots, which boosts their morale.

Now that the opponent has set up a position and is ready to fight, the "quasi-ace squad" does not have much choice, so it can only gather all the strength of the two squads to attack head-on.

Time is on the side of the 9th Fleet, and the "Tempest" cannot afford to delay. If it continues to be consumed, it will only wait for more enemy troops, and if there is another ace pilot, even Fengyu cannot guarantee that he will be able to retreat.

In the WG1 shipping center, countless pairs of eyes are staring at this airspace. Some people are expecting another miracle from the aqua-blue mobile suits, while others are hoping that the 2nd formation will save the face of the 9th fleet.

The Great War is on the verge of breaking out.