Chapter 16: Pry open the tortoise shell
Biological function 5429.8/6349.8
Spiritual vitality 8994.7/10473.3
Combat potential 16318.8-89728.4
Equivalent protection 5550.2-16792.1
Action speed 0-0
When Weiss narrowed his eyes and appeared in the red virtual frame in his sight, such a set of data was suddenly revealed.
The value of biological function and mental vitality corresponds to the number of crew members and physical and mental state, it is obvious that this battleship that acts as a steel fortress is equipped with more than 2,000 crew members, and although there are casualties and mental wear and tear in previous battles, it can still exert about ninety percent of its combat effectiveness; The upper limit of combat potential and equivalent protection, corresponding to the power of the battleship's main guns and the thickness of the armor of the core protection parts, respectively, based on Weiss's experience accumulated from observing various warships on both sides during the border campaign, it can be seen at a glance that the attack and protection level of this Norman battleship is inferior to that of the top capital ships, but it is enough to crush medium and light warships.
What really surprised and intrigued him was that the battleship was actually in a state of no power - not that the engines were not running, but that the current configuration was not capable of action at all!
"The Normans seem to have used the artificial star source stone to move this reserve ship here." Weiss reminded Captain Hartbauer, the divisional intelligence staff officer, in a speculative tone.
During the border battle, as many as sixty or seventy warships on both sides fell, including five large warships and more than 20 medium-sized warships, and most of the star source stones left behind were recovered by the federal army, which made the federal aviation force still able to fight against the Norman army with relatively vigorous combat effectiveness in the case of successive defeats, and the Norman fleet lost the sharpness of crushing the Wessex fleet at the beginning of the war, and the northern and western fronts were in a cautious offensive posture.
Hartbauer looked at the motionless Norman battleship: "Just take this battleship, and all the puzzles will be revealed." ”
As soon as the words fell, there was a shouting sound from the side, and then, several figures suddenly rushed out of the smoke.
Weiss squinted, pulled out his guns, pulled the safety, and pulled the trigger with his fingers, firing at the shadows until all the bullets in the pistol magazine were gone.
Each shadow had received at least four or five bullets, and even then, two of them had rushed towards them.
Although he couldn't see the other party's face and outfit clearly, in this situation, there was no need to suspect the identity of the other party. Hartbauer opened fire one step later, and several other Union soldiers who had entered the enemy trench followed suit, finally bringing them down before their bayonets could reach blood.
Immediately afterwards, a Union soldier stepped forward to look, turned his head and reported: "It's a Norman!" ”
The Belakaser Pass had fallen into the hands of the Norman army, and the trench that Weiss was in at this time was supposed to be an auxiliary fortification dug by the Norman soldiers after their ships landed, and it was rudimentary and thin, and could not resist artillery fire at all. The Norman soldiers stationed here must have withdrawn from the battleship to avoid the shelling, and the officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 193rd Regiment could so easily enter the trench and occupy this excellent position adjacent to the enemy ships after the bombardment had not returned to their positions in time after the bombardment.
Hearing this, Weiss and Hartbauer narrowed their eyes in unison. The same attempt was to detect whether there was a passage into the interior of the battleship from the direction in which these Normans appeared, but Hartbauer could not penetrate the smoke with the naked eye, but Weiss's human radar could. In that unique vision, Weiss saw a few Norman soldiers coming down from above, judging by their trajectory and movement speed, they should be riding in a davit - this is exactly the logic: in order to make the combat ship as strong as possible, there are very few hatch passages at the bottom of the hull, the crew embarks and disembarks the ship, all kinds of materials are loaded and unloaded, the gangway and crane are used to board the ship in the airport, the davit and rope are used in the field, and more advanced there are small traffic airships.
The efficiency of deploying soldiers on the battlefield with hanging frames can be imagined.
"Six more Norman soldiers!" Weiss hurriedly reminded his companion and changed the magazine in a hurry.
Turning to see a non-commissioned officer leading several Union soldiers over, Hartbauer immediately beckoned them to get ready to shoot.
This time, the Normans had no chance to get close at all, and were directly shot into a colander by a bullet.
A Norman battleship with a combat tonnage of 30,000TA, to say the least, also has 6-8 hatches for entering and exiting personnel and materials, corresponding to 6-8 crane frames, Weiss they blocked one place, and there was still a steady stream of Norman soldiers coming to the ground in other positions, and the smoke gradually dissipated, once the vision was restored, the Normans did not have to come down to fight hand-to-hand at all, throwing a spinball bullet was enough to strangle most of the Union soldiers here.
"Hey, Demoman!" Hartbauer called, "Come here! ”
Two Union soldiers carrying blasters and bags of explosives followed the sound.
Although these two were unfamiliar faces, Weiss still asked, "You are all from the 1st Defense Division?" ”
The two did not hesitate to give an affirmative answer.
Weiss nodded: "Follow me for a while, follow orders!" ”
Hartbauer didn't know Weiss's true ability, and hurriedly said, "Let me go!" ”
Weiss pondered as he withdrew the magazine from the gun, reloaded it with refills, and then said to Hartbauer: "There are not many of us, as long as we open the breakthrough successfully, we will have to do it sooner or later." Don't worry, I'm sure, let me go first! ”
Although Hartbauer had a fearless fighting spirit, he did not have a clear idea of how to board the ship and how to break through, and seeing Weiss's insistence, he did not argue, but stuffed his spare magazine to Weiss, and then asked: "What else do you need?" ”
Weiss mused, "Give me another spinach bullet." ”
Without hesitation, Hartbauer took out a spinball bomb and handed it to Weiss. Before entering the battle, the 193rd Regiment was fully equipped with weapons and ammunition, but it was difficult to trek here from the offensive starting position, even if it was only to carry a few more bullets, it was a load that should not be underestimated.
After a while, six more soldiers came down from the Norman battleship, and by this time, there were nearly twenty federal officers and soldiers gathered around Weiss and Hartbauer, and they only waited for the Norman soldiers to come, and they all fell to the ground in three strokes and two blows.
Weiss wasted no time in roaring, "Riflemen cover!" Demoman, come with me! ”
With that, he took the lead and ran forward, climbed out of the trench after a distance, and walked forward next to the outer wall of the battleship, constantly looking up and observing on the way, choosing a position, signaling the accompanying Union soldiers to silence, leaning against the outer wall of the battleship, aiming both guns in both hands at the open space, just waiting for the frame to fall, and pulling the trigger without hesitation.
All six Norman soldiers were killed before they could leave the frame.
At Weiss's signal, the Union soldiers quickly dragged the Norman's body out of the hanging frame, and the Norman crew who operated the crane at the hatch of the battleship seemed to notice the anomaly and shouted something on it. Weiss set his sights on Hartbauer. As an intelligence staff officer at the division headquarters, he knew Norman fluently and could barely cope with some situations. So, he picked up the Norman soldier's rifle and replied loudly in response as he opened fire into the open space next to him.
The davit began to rise, and Weiss and the two Demomen climbed into it as fast as they could, causing the davit to rise a little slower due to the increased weight, which Hartbauer screamed a few more words for, and the Norman crew above responded.
In the frame, Weiss slipped two spinball bullets into each of the two Demomen, and with his own guns in hand, he squinted at the hatch of the battleship above, where not only the less combat-ready crane operators, but also many infantry with regular combat values were ready to go to the ground through the frame.
As the distance got closer, Weiss took a deep breath, and without waiting for the enemy's figure to appear, he followed the shadow of the human radar and opened fire on the Norman crew operating the crane. Six rounds were fired, leaving only a trace of blood left for the two Norman crews, and no one was in control of the crane.
The hatch of the battleship was already overhead, and Weiss immediately shouted: "Throw a spinach bomb directly ahead!" ”
The two demomen pulled the clasp and threw two spinball bullets as Weiss instructed, Weiss himself inserted a pistol into the holster, took the spindle that Hartbauer had just given him with his free hand, pulled the buckle two seconds later, held his breath, and threw a mine into the side hatch of the Norman battleship, and then subconsciously curled his head.
Boom...... Rumble......
Three successive spindle shells turned the hatch and passage of the Norman battleship into a slaughterhouse full of flesh and blood, and more than a dozen crew members and marines were killed on the spot. As soon as the impact of the explosion passed, Weiss quickly crawled out of the hanging frame, jumped to the hatch, crawled forward, and fumbled through the corpses of two Norman soldiers in succession, finding two spinach bullets. The Norman Spinach Bullet was more powerful and had a longer delay, but the operation was much the same. Without waiting for reinforcements from the Norman crew and marines in the battleship, he threw a pineapple bomb directly into the passage of the ship's cabin, and shouted: "Get down!" ”
The spindle flew short of before it slammed into a hard metal object, and the impact of the subsequent explosion almost made Weiss deaf instantly. He looked up with difficulty, squinted, and shouted, "Demoman, blast the hatch inside, and I'll operate the crane!" ”
For the sake of windproof, waterproof and attack-proof, there are one or more hatches in the hatches of the battleship, and the spinach bomb that Weiss just threw out was obviously blocked by the steel hatch, indicating that when the first wave of explosions occurred, the Norman crew inside closed the hatch very vigilantly, and this steel hatch can resist the blasting of the spinach bullet, but the blasting canister and explosive bag carried by the demoman are at least several times more powerful than ordinary spinach bullets!
The two Demomen responded to each other and quickly reached the hatch, while Weiss manipulated the crane, lowered the frame again, and shouted with the hatch facing down: "Joao, find a way to inform the division headquarters that we have pried open the hard shell of the enemy ship and are ready to enter the inside of the enemy ship." ”
"Dragon, well done!" Hartbauer responded below, "Hold on, we'll go up!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a Norman shout came from the gunhouse near the hatch. Hartbauer tried to pretend to be a Norman soldier, but this time he apparently didn't succeed, and the Norman officers in the gun position fired down with their pistols, followed by rifles and spinach rounds, which was not a good situation.
A moment later, Weiss heard a blasting command coming from behind him: "Blaster ignition, stay safe!" ”