Chapter 1 A Pitch-Black Canvas Called the Universe
A month later, 9.7 light-years away from the Tianjing Star Field, a New Asian Federation night-star destroyer quietly appeared, with the MGA logo of the Mobile Army on the black-gray hull, but the name and number of the ship were not marked, apparently for the purpose of secrecy. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Only the people on the ship know that this is the MGAS-01 ship of the special mobile team of the mobile force, carrying the MGA01 mobile team of Fengyu, this time I came to the K star field to try the effect of single-ship mobile combat, and by the way, take a look at the combat effectiveness of this new team.
The K star field is second only to the capital Tianjing Star in importance to the New Asian Federation, and it is not far less important than the Dijing Star that fell twenty years ago, and is the source of the radioactive element UBH-310 on the Stability Island. With a half-life of more than 1 million years, UBH-310, the stable isotope of element 126, is the most important strategic resource of the space age and an indispensable core material for every second-generation jump engine.
UBH-310 was first discovered in a macromolecular cloud at the beginning of stellar evolution and is difficult to collect. It wasn't until a small amount of mineral deposits were discovered on the periphery of some newly formed star fields that it became easier to collect, but the reserves were still very limited.
As a nascent star field, the eighth planet of the K star field is the mineral star of UBH-310, and the reserves are so large that all countries are jealous, and more than seventy percent of the import needs of the Earth Federation are produced here. It is precisely because of this that the Earth Federation has firmly grasped the other end of the Taiya WH wormhole in its hands over the years, preventing the UAC Federation from completely controlling this route and controlling the interstellar trade of strategic resources.
Because of the importance of K-star, there is a local garrison fleet stationed here, which is almost one-third the size of the normal fleet of the Space Force. He is responsible for short-range escort work for planetary guards, star field patrols, and transport fleets on a day-to-day basis. It's just that the strength of the K-star garrison fleet is limited, and the establishment is too transparent, and a turnip and a pit give criminals an opportunity to take advantage of.
These criminals are mainly UBH-310 ore poachers, who have their own smelting bases and their own armed fleets, and process the stolen ore and sell it to the black market or other countries. Not to mention that through the UBH-310 they sold, the New Asian Republic did not get a penny, and their actions also disrupted the trade order of strategic materials and interfered with New Asia's control of the market share of this material.
On the periphery of each stellar field, there is a comet cloud similar to the Oort cloud of the solar system, which wraps the stellar field like a spherical shell. The comet cloud contains hundreds of billions of comets, which are as dangerous for warships and civilian ships flying in curvature as icebergs floating in the Arctic Ocean. In fact, comets are icebergs in space, with a diameter of only a few tens of meters and a large volume of more than 10 kilometers.
After exploration, there will always be small holes in the comet cloud, presumably the passages left behind by some wandering large celestial body. Such passages exist for long periods of time in a universe that often changes a little over a hundred thousand million years, and these are the so-called space lanes, which allow warships and spacecraft to fly safely and curvature through the spherical shells of the comet cloud.
In the K Star Field, in the direction of the Tianjing Star Field, the largest channel was under the control of the local garrison fleet, but they did not have enough manpower and material resources to divide their forces to control the other small channels. The poachers smuggled through these small passages, so it is basically impossible to prevent and combat poachers through the K-star garrison fleet.
Taking a step back, the poachers' warships and ships don't necessarily need to fly in curvature in the direction of the Tianjing Star Field, they can completely bypass this direction, at most spend a little more time on the voyage, and it is completely worth it compared to the huge benefits generated by the poaching of UBH-310.
Moreover, the military department suspects that the poachers have infiltrated the garrison fleet, either by bribery or by directly sending people to join, in short, this kind of thing cannot be prevented. Several strikes by the garrison fleet basically ended in failure, and the best result was the sinking of a transport ship that was almost scrapped, and the military department was basically sure that this was a gift arranged by the other side to the garrison fleet.
If you want to really deal a real blow to the poachers, you must transfer the warships from other places, and not too many of them, so as not to startle the snakes. On second thought, it was only the newly formed Mobile Corps that would be the most suitable thing to do, so the task fell to the bow of the MGAS-01.
At this moment, a small combat meeting was going on in the bridge. The meeting was presided over by the captain of the ship, Colonel Zhu Nan, he was a man in the prime of life, about forty years old, a typical tough guy style, his hair was always unruly, he deliberately kept a short stubble above his lips and chin, and his eyes were sharp and full of fighting spirit.
Junan was flanked by his clerk, Major Catherine, who, as her name suggested, was of Caucasian descent in Central Asia, a tall and beautiful woman with blond hair and blue eyes.
"The code name of this operation is 'Pitch Black Canvas Called Universe', our major general is really leisurely, and he has time to think of such a literary codename, so it is better to spend more time collecting intelligence on the enemy."
"Ahem! Cough! Major Catherine couldn't help but interrupt the captain's complaints, "Captain, be careful with your words. If First Officer Nakajima hears this, it won't be good for you. ”
Once the space force's warships sail, they will not stop to sleep overnight, so they need to perform three shifts from the command system to the turbine crew. Although the captain is the supreme commander of a battleship, it is impossible to stay on the bridge 24 hours a day, and the first and second officers on the ship are usually required to take shifts.
The first mate of the MGAS-01 is Lieutenant Commander Junichi Nakajima, and the second officer is Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Zi Minh, both of whom are outstanding talents selected by Rear Admiral Pan Ke from various fleets.
And Major Catherine joined the Mobile Army with Colonel Zhu Nan, and the two are old partners, so they are naturally devoted to their direct superiors. And the gossip people on the ship also secretly discussed, saying that the two had a leg in private.
However, it is not surprising that although Colonel Zhu Nan is nearly forty years old, he has always been single, devotes all his energy to the battleship, and is a typical professional soldier. And Major Catherine, although he was a whole round younger than him, was deeply attracted by the masculine charm of Colonel Junan. It is not surprising that the two of them have become bed partners in the lonely military life.
After receiving the registrar's kind advice, the captain relented, "According to the information we have, the poacher fleet of this UBH-310 mine has three old destroyers, namely the UAC Federal Planetary Class, the Earth Federation Fire Class, and the New African Cape of Good Hope Class, which can be said to be a ragtag army. In addition, there are a total of 8 transport ships and troop carriers of all levels. ”
Speaking of this, he was a little impatient, and pushed the document in his hand to the clerk, "Yeka, you should read these superficial things." ”
The beautiful and sexy blonde major reluctantly took the folder and continued, "Since none of the three transports in the poacher fleet are capable of carrying mobile suits, the MI believes that it is impossible for them to have humanoid mobile suits. And the transport ships and troop carriers themselves can be universal, so the enemy fleet should have a certain number of iron balls, after all, the manufacturing technology of iron balls is quite simple, and the resistance and pirates have production capacity, and they are easily available on the black market. According to intelligence analysis, this poacher fleet has the shadow of UAC behind it, aiming to undermine our control of the UBH-310's market share. ”
"Okay, that's it!" Colonel Zhu Nan interrupted the clerk, "Look at this inconsistent bullshit information, since the UAC is behind the poacher fleet, how can there be no humanoid mobile suits?" Is it easy to deny this possibility just because the other side's destroyer is an old ship that does not have the ability to carry it? ”
Listening to his analysis, the members of the MGA01 team who were standing around couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.
At this time, the captain changed his words, "Of course, even if they do have humanoid mobile suits, they are not afraid. You are all elites who have participated in the Battle of Taiya WH, and the new humanoid mobile suit in our new Asia is not comparable to those poachers. No matter what the opponent is, as long as we show our own strength, we will definitely be able to fight a good battle, and let those inactive local fleets see the strength of the Space Force. Although Taiya WH was defeated, it was not the problem of the Space Force, it was the incompetence of the intelligence system, and it was not the turn of the local fleet to underestimate us! ”
Catherine glanced at the captain helplessly, knowing that he had always been haunted by the defeat of Taiya WH and was eager to justify the Space Force through victory.
Zhu Nan's words resonated with the pilots, although they were not clear about the affairs of the upper echelons, but when they heard that the Space Force was actually underestimated by the local fleet, they were immediately a little indignant. Over the years, the space force dominated by the hawks has done its best to recover Dijing, but it has been repeatedly criticized by conservative forces such as local fleets, and the contradiction has been long-standing.
This involves the similarities and differences between factions and the interests of all aspects, and it is not something that can be clearly explained for a while, nor can it be clearly understood by ordinary ordinary people or grassroots soldiers.
For the MGAS-01 ship, victory is the only appeal.
Looking at the indignant captains and pilots, Catherine finally had to stand up and round the field, "One thing the Rear Admiral is right, on this dark canvas called the universe, we are the painters, and every victory we have will leave a heavy mark on this huge canvas!" We hope you will encourage you! ”