Chapter 15: Luna 2 Attack and Defense (3)
From the time when Xiahou Lin led the Jiegang squad to break through the Zeon defense line to the time when the federal warships launched a full-scale counterattack, it took less than fifteen minutes before and after. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this point, the Zeon Central Fleet had sunk twelve ships of different types, and the losses continued to increase, as the Federation ships also approached and fired at close range.
By this time, the warships of the independent mobile fleet had occupied the best firing array, so they immediately launched a salvo at the most conspicuous target.
The Zeon fleet, which was attacked by mobile suits at close range, was simply unable to deal with those Federation warships wholeheartedly. As a result, the counterattack of the naval guns became more and more inaccurate.
And the Federation Army fully carried forward the spirit of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, desperately attacking the Zeon Central Fleet. At the same time, a large number of space fighters avoided the warships and began to attack those transport ships with weak defenses.
The news of the surprise attack by the Zeon fleet by the Federation forces was, of course, transmitted back to Luna-2 as soon as possible. This sudden news immediately boosted the morale of the defenders who had been in a bitter battle.
"Reinforcements have arrived, and the main Zeon fleet is in disarray. The fleets on the other flanks were also attacked by our reinforcements coming from other directions. The signal soldier said these words with obvious excitement in his tone. At the most critical juncture, reinforcements came too timely.
In the face of the attack of the Zeon army, everyone in the base was basically desperate. Staying here was to prepare for a bloody battle with the enemy, but at the last moment, he waited for the news that reinforcements were attacking Zeon's troops. The contrast is huge, and it's really exciting.
"Well, well done. Ordered the troops to hit the fire, and drive out all the enemies who would attack Luna-2 in the future. At the same time, all long-range artillery fire was used to bombard those Zeon fleets. Cooperate with reinforcements to defeat these Zeon guys. The commander immediately ordered loudly, and he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief at the scene. After all, the reinforcements are coming, and now that the direction of Zeon is obviously in chaos, then it is time for their own counterattack.
The fortress battery, which received the order in an instant, began to drop fire on the Zeon fleet in the distance. The conspicuous particle cannon continued to cut through the pitch-black cosmic domain and flew towards the area where the Zeon battleship was located.
The Zeon fleet, which was flanked from the front and rear, was not without reaction, and they immediately responded accordingly. At this moment, in the main fleet of the other side, three green MA-05 Bigelows have been told to rush back and start attacking those MS troops of the Federation Army.
I have to say that the MA is indeed more powerful than the MS in some aspects, and in terms of firepower and speed, it is not comparable to that of mobile suits.
As soon as these three MAs, which were originally attacking the fortress, appeared, they destroyed a number of MS Zaku, and by the way, sank a battleship of an independent mobile fleet.
Seeing this scene, the Federation Army immediately sent the Jiegang squad to directly meet these monster-like mobile fortresses. Because only these new mechs equipped with external backpacks can match the MA in terms of firepower and speed.
Xia Houlin is facing a MA-05 Bigelow at the moment, and the mobility of this thing is really not covered. The average MS can't catch up with this at all, and the opponent's firepower is extremely fierce. In addition to a high-power large MEGA particle cannon in the nose, there are also four missile launchers and two multi-barreled machine guns.
Looking at the MA rushing in front of him, Xia Houlin knew the characteristics of this thing. I don't care if I compete for speed. The fully armored Jiegang that he drove originally had an auxiliary thruster. And having previously discarded the missile launcher, the weight of the fuselage has been reduced again.
After accelerating instantly, Jiegang, driven by Xia Houlin, had already rushed towards the MA on the opposite side. The electromagnetic rail gun in his hand also shot a fatal bullet for the first time.
However, the driver of the MA was obviously a veteran, and he actually avoided the incoming bullets one step ahead. And with the missile, he launched a counterattack against Xiahoulin.
The electromagnetic railgun in Jie Gang's hand immediately shot out a series of bullets, which completely exploded the incoming missiles in an instant. At the same time, the body moved sideways to the right with all its might, instantly avoiding an incoming huge mechanical claw.
The MA-05 Bigelow has a pair of giant mechanical claws, which possess terrifying destructive power in close-quarters combat. The MS-level body can't withstand such a grasp.
Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful, MA-05 Bigelow also sped past, and then quickly turned around, ready to continue the attack. Because of the characteristics of MA, it is the best at one-hit exit tactics. Of course, this is mainly the combat direction used when dealing with battleships.
At this time, Xiahoulin immediately drove the body to strafe the MA and rushed towards the enemy. The MA-05 Bigelow immediately dodged to the airspace on the left, but at this moment, an attack came from the top of the MA, directly hitting the big guy through the air.
The MA-05 Bigelow, which had been pierced through the body, was immediately shattered in the explosion. At this time, Zagu, who was a long-range Federation army, was aiming here with a sniper rifle against the ship.
It was just when this sniper-type Zagu saw the opportunity to ride the MA-05 Bigelow and was attracted to Xia Houlin's attention. Inflicted a fatal blow on this enemy aircraft from a distance, the armor of the MA was clearly not able to withstand anti-ship sniper rifles capable of breaking through battleships.
After seeing that the target was destroyed, Xia Houlin immediately turned around and rushed towards another MA-05 Bigelow, which was entangled with the other two Jiegang at this moment.
Three minutes later, all three of Zeon's MA-05 Bigelows were turned to scrap metal. The Federation Army, on the other hand, lost two Jiegang and five Zagu.
And the Zeon fleet, which had lost the support of the MA, once again fell into an absolute disadvantage. The battleships were sunk one after another, and the attacking MS troops could not be rushed back at all.
The luna 2's counterattack became more and more violent, and those batteries, along with the MS and fighters, launched a frenzied firepower pouring on the MS troops of the Zeon Army. The dense barrage makes people scary to watch, and from time to time MS is hit and exploded.
Originally, for fortresses with amazing defense, the use of warships and MS was a great test of technology. Now that the battleship forces of the Zeon Army are no longer able to provide effective suppressive firepower, it is only a matter of time before the remaining units are defeated.
Seeing that his fleet was no longer able to provide effective fire support to the MS, Diraz gave the order for all units to retreat, so the Zeon troops, who were in the middle of the battle, began to cover each other and continue to retreat.
And at this moment, the federal army, which consumed a lot of ammunition in the battle, wisely did not choose to continue the pursuit. Because although the Zeon side suffered heavy losses in the warships, there were still a certain number of MS troops. If we continue to catch up, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses by then.
Because more than half of the MS forces of the Federal Army's Luna 2 Fortress and the Independent Mobile Fleet have been lost, the commanders of the fleet and the fortress believe that they can no longer sacrifice their valuable MS pilots in vain. These people are the precious seeds of the future, the MS troops of the Federal Army.
On June 2, UC0079, the second attack and defense battle of Luna 2 Fortress came to an end.
After losing two-thirds of its strength, the Zeon Combined Fleet withdrew from the airspace of Luna-2 in disarray. In this battle, the federal garrison and reinforcements also paid a lot of losses.
The commander of Luna-2 after seeing with his own eyes, the Jay Steel produced by Atlantis. It was immediately decided to use the arsenal here to produce a batch of Jiegang for use in arming the troops in the fortress.
Although Atlantis has a lot of research institutes and factories, it still has some obvious shortcomings compared to Luna 2, which has complete arsenals and other equipment.
As soon as the relevant blueprints are obtained, the Luna 2 arsenal will be able to start production immediately, and with the help of these mechs, they can quickly provide MS for the Federation fleets that are fighting guerrilla operations everywhere.
This plan was quickly approved by the federal leadership, and Jetsteel, which was developed by Atlantis, began full production on Luna 2.
And this inadvertent change also completely changed the composition of the federal army in history. Since then, the Space Fleet has begun the formation of the MS unit of the mass production machine with Jiegang as the core. On Earth, the Federation will soon develop a high-performance Jim Series MS.
Because of this defeat, it is impossible for the Zeon Space Fleet to gather a large number of troops in a short period of time and continue to attack Luna-2.
So in the following half a month, the space theater was obviously in a short period of calm. Both sides are stepping up to replenish losses in the war and prepare for the next battle.
In the colonial satellite Atlantis, the Federation Army's Independent Mobile Fleet has received a commendation. Due to the outstanding performance of the previous battle of Luna 2, the Independent Mobile Fleet was upgraded to the Seventh Fleet.
At the same time, an important event happened on the Zeon side during this time. Under the auspices of Kycilia, the Flanagon Institute was established with the goal of researching new humans, and began the first research on new types of humans in the UC world.
At the same time, the battle situation in the Earth theater is much more intense than the cosmic aspect, and with the research team of Atlantis, they arrived at Gabro, the headquarters of the Federal Army, with a large amount of research materials and some trophies.
Compared with those technical materials, the federal top brass also has a strong interest in the YMT-05 "Wolf Fight" captured by the independent mobile fleet. This kind of mobile tank is obviously very suitable equipment for ground warfare. During the testing process, the mobility of this thing was significantly higher than that of Zeon's ground-based Zagu.
As a result, the wealthy Federation Army immediately launched its own military industrial machinery with all its might according to the technical information provided by Atlantis. In a short period of time, six YMT-05 "Wolf Fighting" were copied, and all the aircraft were equipped with electromagnetic railguns developed by Atlantis.
At the same time, the electromagnetic railgun for MS developed by the Meteor Research Institute has also begun mass production, preparing to equip the MS of the Federation Army in the future.
On June 17, UC0079, Zeon launched another airborne battle in a desperate gamble, targeting North America. With the assistance of the Zeon Underwater Force, the Airdrop Force successfully captured Chicago, an important city in North America, after a fierce battle, and then began to expand to the surrounding area, and fought many battles with the Union Army.
In order to fight against the Zeon Army parachuted into North America, the Federation Army sent the Jim Army, a test machine that was mass-produced first, and began to cooperate with Wolf Fighting to attack the Zeon Army troops.
UC0079-06-23, after leaving Qiuyue and the research team for more than 20 days, returned to Atlantis. There are also eight warships sent by the Earth side to reinforce the Seventh Fleet, as well as a batch of very important supplies.
In the large laboratory of the Meteor Research Institute, Xiahou Lin was under the leadership of Qiu Yue, watching a brand new mech that had just been transported from the transport ship.
The white armor and the conspicuous V-shaped antenna on the head made Xia Houlin recognize the special identity of the MS in front of him at the first time. The most representative MS aircraft in the world, the RX-78 Gundam.
In the UC world, Zeon was the first to develop a mobile suit for actual combat. However, the Federation Army, relying on its strong technical force, soon completely overwhelmed its opponent Zeon in the subsequent development of the MS.
Among them, the RX-78 Gundam series is the crystallization of the technology of the Earth Federation Army. This mech, with its distinct facial features, completely overwhelmed all Zeon's early mechs in terms of performance, and became a symbol of the Federation's ace.
"Gundam, that's going to be here. Has the Federal Army Headquarters completed its development? Xiahou Lin looked up at the Gundam in front of him, although the body of this aircraft was still being assembled, it was far more beautiful than Zagu, and it was indeed very attractive.
"Because of our intervention, the direction of history has changed a lot. Plan V of the Federation Army is progressing much faster than before. This is the RX-78 Gundam No. 1, and it was sent to us to collect data, and you are the pilot designated by those high-ranking officials. Qiu Yue smiled and said, she went to the Federation this time and saw the other party's strong strength as the ruler of the Earth Circle.
Zeon didn't completely defeat the Federation in the first half of the year's war, and the next battles between the two sides would be a war of attrition for overall strength.
In the face of a strong Federation army, it may only be a matter of time before the resource-poor Zeon fails.
"Yes, as a test pilot for Gundam, I'd like that. When will the test start? "Xiahoulin is a little impatient now, I believe that this body, which has shone in its original history, will not let him down.
"The body is not fully assembled yet, and it should be ready in the afternoon." After Qiu Yue finished speaking, she handed Xia Houlin a copy of the information, which was the task authorization letter she obtained when she was conducting technical exchanges at the headquarters of the Federal Army.
"The plan for the use of weapons for the fortress has been approved by the Federation." Xia Houlin looked at the plan in his hand, the weapon used against the fortress mentioned above was actually a large electromagnetic railgun that could follow the actions of the fleet.
These are clearly amplified versions of electromagnetic orbital weapons, although they are also found in this world, and they are mass accelerators located on the lunar surface. However, the thing was too large to move, and it was easy for the enemy to destroy.
However, the electromagnetic railgun proposed by Qiu Yue was developed using technology from the Elysium world, and the principle is the same as that used by the current mobile suits.
In this way, the large electromagnetic railgun that can move is no longer an impossible weapon. And with the Zeon Army's Fortress of Solomon and A? Bava? The Ku Fortress was established, which could be a difficult problem for the Union Army in the future.
Therefore, the Federation immediately agreed to this plan, and asked Atlantis to secretly build this weapon in the universe to prepare for the future attack on Zeon Fortress.
In fact, Qiu Yue proposed such a design, and he was also preparing to use the name and resources of the Federation to test weapons for his own side in an open and honest manner. The experimental data obtained may be of use in the future.
Just as Xiahoulin was about to speak, an order came from the fleet headquarters, and he had to rush to the combat conference room immediately.