Chapter 7: The Battle of the Outpost (I)
It took nearly half an hour for Robin to finally repair the captured Patriot 2 heavy infantry armor.
The wounded part of this heavy infantry armor is actually only the weak armor on the left side of the neck, which is actually the easiest part to repair compared to the complex structure of the heavy infantry armor. However, Robin is not a professional armor repairer after all, although he already has the level of a technician, it is still a little difficult to deal with this kind of enemy armor, and it took him a lot of time to deal with it properly in terms of proofreading.
"Alright." Looking at the main part of the armor that had already adjusted the communication channel with the help of Colin, Robin got up and walked to Aubrey, who was taking a nap with his eyes closed: "Captain, you come and try?" ”
"Let Yarman try, after the battle, he will equip this heavy infantry armor." Aubrey yawned and replied nonchalantly.
"Yarman?"
Aubrey's answer surprised Robin slightly, because in general, heavy infantry armor is equipped by the captain first, and Robin does not understand why Aubrey asked Yarman to replace him.
"Yarman is better suited to charge than I am." Aubrey rubbed his sore neck and stood up: "Yarman is different from us, before he came here, he was directly under the special battalion of the third division. ”
"Special battalion?"
This nickname made Robin awe-inspired, because in the formation of the Republican [***] team, the special battalion has always been the most elite presence in the army. Unlike other units, each soldier in the special battalion is equipped with heavy infantry armor, which is backed by strong logistics and uses group heavy infantry armor to fight. In every large-scale battle, the special battalion will be the main force in the battle, so only the strongest soldiers can always be selected into the special battalion.
"Since he has been in the special battalion, why ......"
"Flagrantly violating military orders and abusing prisoners of war. So, he was relegated to the border of Charon as an ordinary soldier. Aubrey took a deep breath of his cigarette, "He's too obsessed with killing, but I don't mind if he's cruel to his enemies." ”
“……”
After listening to Aubrey's words, and thinking of Yarman's clean knife on the battlefield, Robin couldn't help but feel a little chill in his neck, he never thought that Yarman, who usually acts strictly, would have such a different side.
"It's not a good habit to talk about people behind your back."
Just as Robin was about to ask something more about Yarman, Yarman's hoarse and cold voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"No, I didn't speak ill of you!" Robin hurriedly forced a smile and looked back at Yarman, whose hands were covered in blood.
"How's Bart?"
"Okay." Yarman took a cigarette out of Aubrey's pocket and lit it himself: "I can't die for the time being, but ...... I guess there is no way to go to war. ”
"Then let Bart Jr. take on the heavy firepower, Robin, and you will take over from Bart Jr. for firepower cover." Aubrey ordered Robin to the side.
"Okay, I'm fine." Robin nodded vigorously.
"Come with me to try out the armor." Yarman wiped the blood from his hands and strode over to the disassembled Patriot 2 heavy infantry armor.
Heavy infantry armor requires the help of logisticians to equip it, which is why the light infantry in a squad is called a 'servant'. Because in time of war, they also need to put on armor for their 'knights'.
Now, Robin has apparently taken on the role of 'servant', and has begun to scramble to equip Yarman with heavy infantry armor.
Heavy infantry armor has thirteen main parts, and when equipped, countless wires of hair thickness are inserted into the joints between each part, and a gelatinous soft metal is used to ensure the flexibility of the joints. Once equipped, the Patriot 2 heavy infantry armor adjusts itself so that the inner lining fits snugly against the wearer's body.
As a federal standard armor, the Patriot 2 heavy infantry armor is suitable for people with a height of 1.7 meters to 2.1 meters, and after the equipment of Yarman, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall, is completed, it suddenly becomes a metal giant with a height of 2.6 meters.
Click! ――
With the sound of a power plant activating, the equipped Yarman quickly got up under Robin's amazed gaze, and deftly made tactical movements such as running, jumping, and tumbling in succession, so fast that it was not at all like he was equipped with heavy armor weighing two tons, and even, a few copies faster than his usual movements.
"He is worthy of a fighter from the special battalion, he has been able to fully unleash the true combat effectiveness of the heavy infantry armor."
Robin looked enviously at Yarman, who was still adjusting to the armor coordination ability. As early as in the training camp, he already knew the basic competency requirements required to equip heavy infantry armor.
In most second-tier units, it is generally believed that the use of heavy infantry armor is sufficient to have a second-order force. But in fact, the power of the second order is still far from exerting the true combat effectiveness of heavy infantry armor.
At least in the eyes of the instructors of the Tiger Training Camp, all four basic abilities of the body's genetic lock must reach the third level before they are worthy of using this heavy armor with incredible destructive power.
The second-order forces, although they can barely use heavy infantry armor, can only be called a 'humanoid tank'. Due to the lack of basic ability, the user will become extremely clumsy after wearing, and can only be used as a target on the battlefield in addition to providing firepower output. Moreover, just as the user of this heavy infantry armor was killed by Yarman, the weakness of the inner side of the armor joint will be exploited by the opposing light infantry in the case of insufficient mobility, making the heavy infantry armor have the Achilles heel of melee weakness.
However, when the user's basic ability reaches all three or more levels, the gap will be widened all at once.
The strength of the third order can already basically ignore the dead weight of the heavy infantry armor weighing two tons, even if there is no power plant, in the case of carrying two tons, the abilities shown by all third-order warriors will not be lower than that of the second order. According to the design principle of heavy infantry armor, the power plant will match the power output according to the user's own self-matching, so when the power plant of the heavy infantry armor matches the user's second-order ability, the displayed abilities can almost double, and the combat effectiveness is far more than the unequipped state.
That's why Yarman, armed with two-ton heavy infantry armor, is now faster and more agile than when he was unarmed. As a rare all-third-order warrior, his ability will be improved to a level close to the fourth-order after being equipped with intact heavy infantry armor, and such a hoplite does not have the weakness of melee weakness. On the contrary, in terms of his melee ability, he will become stronger because of the presence of armor.
"Just adjust the cannon again, and it will be suitable for two bursts of fire." After accustoming himself to the Patriot 2's coordinated surname, Yarman threw the 25 mm rapid-fire gun of the heavy infantry armor system in front of Robin.
If he hadn't seen Yarman's performance, Robin would have absolutely refused to reduce his firepower. But now, Yarman's melee ability has given Robin enough confidence, and reducing the gun's firepower will not affect Yarman's combat effectiveness, but will make him more terrifying.
Robin excitedly made an OK gesture and immediately activated the mechanical arm to change the rapid-fire mode of the almost human-tall hand-held rapid-fire gun.
"Hey! ~End of break. At this moment, Colin, who had been staring at the radar, suddenly ran out of the tent and said in an extremely relaxed tone the enemy situation he had monitored.
"How far are they from us?" Holding a sniper rifle, Lee slowly stood up.
"Fifteen kilometers."
"Ready for battle." Aubrey put on his helmet and looked around at everyone: "There are still forty minutes left before the battalion headquarters gave us the time to hold on, which is enough for us to kill them." ”
Li whistled lightly: "Don't worry, we will smash their ass." ”
"I prefer to slap my head rather than my ass." Aubrey laughed, and energetically stood in the machine gun position, activating the armor defense of the outpost. Suddenly, the metal plates hidden behind the crater's ring-shaped ridge slowly unfolded, forming a metal defensive wall more than one meter high.
Except for Yarman, who was in charge of heavy infantry armor, and Da Bart, who was seriously wounded, everyone in the squad stood in the machine gun position, carrying the heavy machine guns that had already been fixed, and the fierce Liao Wang had already appeared in the line of sight.
In the battle of the Stone Forest, Robin and their surprise attack dealt a heavy blow to the Federation army. The number of casualties alone was as high as a squad, and the capture of a heavy infantry armor by Yarman made the balance of forces between the two sides less stellar. In addition, Robin used a grenade to kill and destroy the Federans' radars, and although the Federalists' backup radarmen regained some of the radar's functionality, they were no longer able to electronically suppress them as they had done in the first place.
Holding on to post B-57, this death order from the battalion headquarters now seems not an impossible luxury. Looking back at Yarman, who was twisting his neck, Robin was convinced that they would never lose this fight.