Chapter Seventy-One: Courier Time
ββ¦β¦ Let's move on to the next question, where the viewer called 'Die to Blackskin' left a message on social media asking why the Alliance doesn't use satellite weapons. Burn the ACA occupation area to ashes', then the answer is this, the ACA has a multi-layer anti-satellite system with anti-satellite missiles as the main support, and when it is found that the attack satellite enters orbit, it will use saturation missile attacks to destroy it, so more often, our attack satellites cannot complete the attack smoothly, unless the anti-satellite equipment on the ground is destroyed, on the other hand, the ACA has also built a large number of bunkers and false targets for satellite weapons, which also requires the ground forces to identify and guide. β
-- Allied cable television program, "Military Q&A," every Tuesday at 10 p.m.
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"The rocket base is there."
Jeunse's finger tapped lightly on the old-fashioned map table, an Italian town west-southwest of Milan and south-west of Novara, where the orbital defenses were located, and the River Sessia flowed slowly to the east, and the calm town, at least from the map, seemed to be indistinguishable from hundreds or thousands of ordinary Italian towns.
"The town of Vercelli, there is an armored training base to the west of the town, however, in the past seven months, a large amount of building materials have flowed there, far more than is needed for a normal armored training base."
Slender fingers in white gloves drew a screen, and Jesse glanced at the people gathered around the map table, "In addition, according to the information provided by the scouts under Colonel Chino, the security of this base is far beyond the needs of ordinary armored training bases, with loose defenses on the outside and tight on the inside, and a large amount of defensive equipment, it is obvious that Char knows that we are going to attack here." β
"How many TFs are we going to face?" Ling Yu stood opposite Jiesi, holding the command platform with both hands, looking at the holographic data.
"I'm sorry, I don't know, but there should be no more than twenty at most." Jess shook her head, then tapped the table again, "So the main destruction mission should be completed by satellite weapons." β
"I'm afraid not." Han Fei raised his hand and pushed his glasses, the dim light in the tent made his vision behind his lenses not clear, "We must at least confirm that the rocket is inside before we can call for an attack." β
"I agree," Rogan rubbed his chin, "camouflage bases are also a common tactic, we only have more than a year of information, and if the ACA's Plan B has been going on for a long time, then it's not unusual for this base to be built for more than a year." β
The so-called Plan B, which was found in Jess's chip in South Africa, about the content of a large attack against the Alliance, after the operation in Rio, Jessie thought that the rocket was likely to be part of this large attack, and because the city attacked by the ACA was codenamed B, this plan was also called Plan B.
"I don't think so," Linya shook her head and turned her head to look at Logan, who was standing beside her, "Italy is the front line, if this plan started early, then there is no need to build such an important base in such a dangerous war zone, the reason why the rocket was shipped to Milan is probably because there is some reason why it has to come here, so the base should have been built in the near future." β
"Anyway," seeing what Logan wanted to say, Ling Yu raised his hand and made a downward motion to signal everyone to be quiet, and then made a summary, "Han Fei is right, whether the rocket is in Milan or not, we must see it with our own eyes, if it is naturally good to say there, if it is not there, we must also find a way to find out where the rocket went, this is just a decoy, if the rocket is temporarily transferred, then it will inevitably leave relevant clues in the base, this risk must be taken." β
"Okay, you're the boss." Jesse tilted her head and smiled, then turned to look at Linya and Logan, who were twisting their heads away from each other, "No problem." β
"Nope."
"Then about the details of the battle after the breakthrough...... Jiesi frowned slightly, but was directly interrupted by Ling Yu.
"Eight words, concentrated and incisive, improvised." Ling Yu tapped his fingers on the table a few times, "We can't and don't have time to think about what's in this base, since it may be a trap, then don't disperse the troops, it's easier to evacuate if you concentrate on breaking through, Italy's most elite TFs should all be concentrated on the front line, and we have Linya as a new force, it shouldn't be able to trap us." β
"Alright," Jessie glanced around, seeing that the others had no objections, and nodded, so she shook her fingers, tossed Vercelli's battle plan aside, and scratched another document with her fingers, "Then, the next thing is about our attack on Novara." β
"This plan should be a little more detailed." Linya seemed to be more or less uncomfortable with Ling Yu's sloppiness and asked.
"Well, this operation, called 'Lightning Thunder', is the product of careful consideration by the Free Army, so we just need to cooperate with the Free Army." Jiesi poked a few copies of the text with her fingers, "But in general, there is no surprise part of this plan, it is basically a textbook attack on the base. β
"A textbook is a textbook because it's the surest and most effective strategy." Han Fei put his left hand in his pocket and propped his right hand on the table, "Trying new methods is risky, and I don't want us to fall victim to it." β
"Hmm." Jiesi nodded, exchanged a look with Ling Yu, and then began to speak.
"To put it simply, the first wave will definitely be an EMP rocket attack, but considering the reserves of the Free Army, the EMP suppression will only last about ten minutes, and we must destroy the automatic defense facilities on the perimeter during this time." Jesse raised her hand to open a combat map, "So we might have to use a jetpack to get close quickly." β
"It's easy," the corners of Logan's mouth hooked, "but Ling Yu, you don't think you've used that thing yet." β
"I've used something similar," and even more difficult to manipulate, Ling Yu added half a sentence in his heart, shook his head to deny Logan's guess, and then turned to Jiesi, "And then?" β
"In addition to the command of Colonel Chino and the receiving group as a reserve, the assault team was divided into five groups, according to the standard rush mode, one group was responsible for the backup power system, and after the EMP attack, the power generation equipment on the surface should be destroyed by us; The second group is responsible for the surface armory, responsible for creating sabotage and delaying the sortie of heavy equipment; The third group is responsible for the garrison center, which will temporarily be responsible for the command of the defense of the base after the destruction of the surface command; The fourth group is the attack group, which is responsible for directly entering the underground computer room. Jess flicked her fingers and scratched out four pictures, "The fifth group is the execution team, which is responsible for carrying precision equipment into the computer room, destroying the main firewall, and causing fire orders. β
"Can you explain more about electricity?" Linya and Logan glanced at each other and asked questions they both shared.
"That's the case, once the power generation equipment on the surface is destroyed, then there will be a random group of backup power to start, and then the next four groups will first attack the computer room, and the five groups will be connected to the main computer to trigger a fire alarm, and the fire alarm will temporarily block the base, at the same time, the five groups use the main computer to shut down other generators on standby, at the same time, one group destroys the standby power generation equipment in operation, and then the last four groups destroy the main computer, so that the entire base has no power supply, and there is no computer control."
"It's a mess," Rogan reached out and rubbed his temples, "but it's okay if I don't understand, there's no problem in following orders." β
"Mr. Craig......" Jesse smiled helplessly, but still acquiesced to this fact, after all, what Logan said also made sense, as long as he was not in charge of commanding, then it didn't matter if he didn't understand the whole plan.
"Then I'll assign the task next." Ling Yu nodded, his gaze locked on the map table, he thought about it for dozens of seconds, and then turned his head to look at Linya, "Linya, if you are allowed to fight in the narrow passage, is there a problem?" β
"It's not ideal, but it's fine." Linya raised her hand and patted the box on her back, "I have it." β
"Then you take the first group and be responsible for the backup generator, the most average attribute among us is you, the generator may be deep underground, it may be difficult for you to get our quick support, no problem."
"No problem."
"That's good, Jiesi, you are in charge of the second group, destroying the armory, your ability to break obstacles is the strongest, and you are the most suitable for the well-protected armory and heavy equipment."
"Hmm......" Jiesi actually wanted to go to the first group, but she also accepted Ling Yu's explanation, "Understood, boss." β
"Logan, you're in charge of the third group, first with ranged weapons for precision suppression, and then break in." Ling Yu turned his head and saw the "ok" gesture made by Logan.
"I'm in charge of the fourth group, Han Fei, you are in charge of the fifth group, you follow me, because your information warfare ability is the strongest among us, and besides, you don't have any combat effectiveness, follow me to be safer, after all, the task of the fourth group is to protect the fifth group."
"Hmm......" Han Fei pushed his glasses, nodded, and looked at Jiesi, "What about after that?" After we finished the destruction of the base. β
"According to our agreement with Colonel Chino, we will be able to move freely after the destruction of the base, and the guerrillas will retreat, and then we will go straight to Vercelli, at that time Vercelli's troops should still be on the way to reinforce Novara, and our pressure will be much less."
"Then I should be with the guerrillas," Han Fei nodded and smiled bitterly, "Even if I go with you, I won't be able to help much." β
"Not only that, I have a task for you, Han Fei." Ling Yu, who didn't know when he changed his posture to clasping his hands on his chest, frowned, "Before we attack the rocket base, you have to rush to the headquarters as quickly as possible. β
"Are you worried that the guerrillas won't use satellites to cover your evacuation?" Han Fei held on to his right temple, and after destroying the computer, the final order to attack was given from the equipment of the guerrilla camp.
"Indeed, I will be ready."
"That's one aspect, but there's more to it...... Probably"
Ling Yu hesitated for a moment, then sighed deeply.
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Sixteen hours later, when the first rays of winter Italian sunlight were just shining on the ground, Ling Yu put on his helmet and checked the straps of his rocket backpack again.
"Do you want to shout, 'The first level of human cannon preparation?'." Two meters from his right hand, Logan was already standing on the transmitter and said with a smile.
"I'm really not interested in those ancient things." Without hesitation, Ling Yu raised a middle finger to Logan, "Be careful and wait for the next end to be inserted into the grass." β
"Boss, keep your balance and overclock if necessary."
Jiesi, who had changed back into the allied uniform, adjusted the strap of the helmet and made a kind reminder, but this sentence sounded to Ling Yu as an obvious over-concern.
The so-called "rocket backpack" is not a real backpack, but a material delivery device, simply put, it uses the acceleration of the rocket jet to shoot the material out like a cannonball, but with the body element of the TF, it can also withstand this kind of projectile.
This is the only way to approach the base - within a kilometer of the side wall is a forbidden area, even if it is a TF, it is impossible to rush under the side wall under the fire of the automatic defense system, and although the EMP rocket can temporarily paralyze these equipment, if it relies on its own impact, it will not only waste a lot of body, but also waste valuable EMP suppression time.
Although it is a little unpleasant to be thrown away as goods, it is also the most effective way.
"Ready, Colonel SΓΉ Chino, we can launch it at any time."
Ling Yu and the other three standing on the projectile confirmed the situation, and then pressed the microphone.
More than ten seconds later, Ling Yu saw that the lights on the track he was on instantly turned green.
Immediately after, more than a dozen EMP rockets shot into the sky, flying towards the distant base in three batches, and almost at the same time, Ling Yu felt a huge impact coming from behind, and then, his whole person took off into the air.
The action begins!!