Chapter 40: Early Attack (1)

"Group B changed equipment with weapons (throwing sticks?) ), folded into a dense array, fifteen seconds later the flagship support artillery bombardment coverage, group A within 3 minutes to ensure that the shock spear is ready! ”

"Ninety seconds later, the whole fleet turned, and the TOP troops advanced as a whole to maintain the escort formation!"

On the battlefield of the outer solar system, where the atmosphere is becoming tense, almost all the participants of the Exelion fleet are fully absorbed in the confrontation operation. IN THE COSMIC AIRSPACE WHERE THE FLEET BATTLEFIELD MONITORING SYSTEM IS STILL NOT FULLY COVERED, JUNG CONTINUES TO USE HIS OWN STRENGTH TO SILENTLY FACE THE ENEMY MINI-BOSSES IN THE ORIGINAL PLANE THAT HAVE CAUSED GUNBUSTERS TO FALL INTO A BITTER BATTLE.

Yes, it's a head-on.

The entire Exelion fleet is always engaged in a face-to-face battle from top to bottom, from point to point.

Even if the situation on the one hand of humanity is getting worse and worse in seconds, it has not yet reached the level of passive defense. At the same time, the front-line pilots of the TOP troops suddenly found that the strength of the unmanned space fighter unit, which was originally used to assume the role of "blocking guns" in the previous battles, had obviously risen a notch.

If these previous drones have shown no less than the average level of combat power of the TOP troops, this time in the face of the attack dominated by troop-level cosmic monsters, the cosmic fighters who sacrificed large-scale formation tactics for the first time have obviously become the main force on the battlefield. Even if measured by superficial data such as the number of downs, it is possible to surpass the laser main guns of each ship......

The first-line RX series pilots are at best "unaware but aware" of this special situation, but from the perspective of the Exelion Fleet Staff Headquarters, the report sent to Admiral Tashiro is all credited to Roger, which is almost the closest to the truth that the human side can make due to the common sense of the plane.

The reason why it is said to be the "closest" fact is, of course, because although the unmanned space fighter force is controlled by DG under Roger, in fact, Jung and even Kasumi Amano have control over them. In the past battles, because there was not much danger in the "original book", even Roger himself didn't pay much attention to it. And the computing power of the doppelganger left by DG here is obviously slightly limited by the deity, and it will not burst out to be more capable than the computer performance under the technology of the original plane until the critical moment.

But then again, anyway, Roger himself doesn't know how far the level of artificial AI has developed in the TOP plane, and DG and Jung have relied on their "undercover" in front-line scientific research positions for many years to roughly estimate the data. And then at the same time of estimating, they are actually passively adding their own imprints to the corresponding system - this hand was directly used by Li Li in the MF plane, and Jung and the others are actually just in case - if you dig deeper, judging from the background of the birth of the original plane of the plane, the supercomputer level at that time can reach the level of Jianchun Xia at best, and the temptation of Jung and DG itself is actually equivalent to helping the AI intelligence level of the entire plane to a higher level as a whole......

Therefore, not to mention the AI self-discipline action on the drone, or the fact that there is really Roger or even DG conducting remote control, the strength that the space fighter force can show under normal conditions still cannot reach the current level.

The premise of "being able to form a perfect cooperation (matching) with the TOP troops" and "jointly facing the cosmic monsters" is, of course, first of all, someone who can stand on the front line of the real battlefield to conduct real-time observation, and secondly, the commander of the TOP force personally participates in the control of the unmanned space fighter - that is to say, the current initiative of the Exelion fleet is actually jointly created by Jung and Amano Kasumi.

Even on the surface, one of these two people is engrossed in dealing with the enemy boss, and the other is always methodically manipulating the battlefield of hundreds of RX series bodies......

However, in the common spiritual link of the reincarnation team, the two parties who are perfectly cooperating do not seem to have much direct communication. At best, a concise or two sentence or two of dialogue pops up once in a while.

"Amano, do you think that Noriko Takaya, who can't shine as a savior in a desperate situation, and who may not be able to win even if she drives a gunbuster, can you really face this tampered with life?"

"She's standing on the flight deck now, isn't that enough?"

"For me or the coach, it's enough. But what about you? ”

"So-called, do you need a second one in your own plane, or, the original protagonist of any plane?"

"Sounds like a good question."

"On the contrary, it's rotten."

“……”

“……”

In fact, these cloud-shrouded "dialogues can be left aside for the time being, in short, when the battlefield situation has just turned passive, Noriko Takaya is going to drive the GUNBUSTER to attack, is this really good?

This kind of question is not quite able to be answered by the two parties who seem to be cooperating with each other at present.

……

"Central Seventh Gnaku Launchport, open!"

Since the situation facing Exelion at the moment was much easier than in the original book, before the GUNBUSTER attack, or almost when Noriko Takaya had just begun to prepare for battle, the upcoming "private attack" scene in the seventh hangar had already been clearly known to Admiral Tashiro.

Or, because the pressure brought by the cosmic monsters is far from reaching the limit that the entire Exelion fleet can bear, Admiral Tashiro did not resolutely oppose Noriko Takaya's attack as in the original plane books.

From the old captain's point of view, since the multiplication of the cosmic monster side still can't completely break the escort network of the TOP troops and the space fighters, it doesn't seem like a bad thing for GUNBUSTER to appear early to brush up some experience points-

Even if due to the existence of the gravity shield on the side of the cosmic monster, and the limited power of the photon torpedo in this high-speed space battle, the laser cannon attack is quite inflexible, so it seems that it is already a matter of time before the new generation of humanoid weapons that have been developed by the Imperial Space Force appear early to participate in the battle.

In any case, it's better than the total destruction of the Seventh Fleet, and the GUNBUSTER will be buried with Exelion before they even have time to attack, right?

In fact, from the perspective of the native of the plane, Kasumi Amano, the lofty conclusion just now was quite an afterthought, but my sister thought about it, if Jung and Coach Roger really didn't bring some changes to their plane, referring to the style and habits of Admiral Tashiro, Noriko Takaya, and the other combatants of the whole fleet, there was a good chance that the alarmism above would turn into an embarrassing fact......

Like, the LUXION fleet back then.

If you don't have the aura of the protagonist, even if you attack in the best condition in the first battle, you probably have the best chance of losing the first battle.

However, for Admiral Tashiro, who did not know anything about the "original plot" so far, the result of Jung's independent struggle outside the surveillance equipment was the current ambiguous situation that "as long as the Exelion fleet is strengthened, the enemy's reinforcements can be eaten together".

And the GUNBUSTER driven by Noriko Takaya is, of course, the "first force" that everyone expects.

Then, completely different from the original plane book, Admiral Tashiro did not directly give even half a word of instructions to Noriko Takaya during the entire launch and departure process of GUNBUSTER. Correspondingly, Roger's lines were also cut, and there were no other lines before and after a total of "good and good, attack".

As for whether it will reproduce other plots of the original book, such as whether the target of the attack is the enemy boss or something......

So far, the cosmic monster "Boss", who has been suppressed by Jung to the point of losing the opportunity to appear, has never appeared in Admiral Tashiro's sight at all, and Roger's side will not take the initiative to interfere with the tactical command of the fleet - in fact, after experiencing the final battle between the MF plane and the Honkai Greatsword plane, Roger is not completely unmoved by skills such as fleet command, but he just gave up with resentment under the advice of DG "You have time to study the cosmic ray disease first" - the Exelion fleet is currently fully organized, The various branch systems are running in a tense and orderly manner, and it is not easy for Roger's side to propose a GUNBUSTER attack through, and there is no need to make any more insights.

Therefore, GUNBUSTER's attack is not only a little less tragic than in the original book, but it also does not even rub the basic background of "all eyes on it":

My sister is commanding the TOP troops to deal with the increasingly fierce attacks of the cosmic monsters, and the large warships led by Exelion are struggling with the maintenance of laser guns and the like. If it weren't for the captain and the first mate who knew about this secret weapon early on, a humanoid fighter with a body length of two hundred (more) meters would not have been able to cover even the smallest frigate signal on the radar screen, and the relevant intelligence would probably not even be able to enter the Exelion Command.

In the same way, these scattered and irrelevant information that happened "outside the battlefield" did not appear in the spiritual link of Noriko Takaya. The plane heroine has been distracted when preparing for the attack, and correspondingly, the information that my sister's side has been instilled by DG has become almost double the weight. Therefore, before GUNBUSTER stood on the lifting platform and started the engine, all the TOP troops were already under the command of Kasumi Amano, inducing the cosmic monsters that came nearby into a strange arc formation.

It is exactly the kind that is suitable for the full power of BUSTER-BEAM.

EVEN THOUGH THE PAIR DIDN'T HAVE ANY PRIOR COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE GUNBUSTER PILOTED BY NORIKO TAKAYA INSTINCTIVELY CAPTURED THE FLEETING FIGHTER.

During the normal operation of the engine, the light and shadow of the energy storage in front of the GUNBUSTER forehead lit up.

BUSTER-BEAM!!!

It's not a deliberate roll call.,It's just that Noriko Takaya has been depressed in her heart recently, and the boredom that has been stuck in her heart has been swept away by shouting.。

At the same time, it was swept away, and naturally almost all of the troop-level cosmic monsters in the battle array were also included.

……

"Judging from this alone, it seems that the plot has finally returned to the right direction in the original book."

"If you didn't deliberately accentuate the pronunciation of the two words that seemed to you."

In the public spirit link, the spit word from DG is round.

Jung was still in a stalemate with the enemy hybrid cosmic monster leader, and although he had some spare strength, he didn't seem to be intending to interject. With her to make the same wise choice to protect herself, there is also Kasumi Amano, the command of the TOP force is not big or small, always paying attention to the battlefield monitoring system of the reincarnation team, and keenly aware that the enemy is still continuing to increase the number of troops in the sister-in-law is rearranging the defensive formation.

As for Noriko Takaya, who was the most mentally nervous, the success of the weapon's first launch did not obscure the 600-second countdown on the 360-degree panoramic screen.

No, it's just over five hundred seconds left.

"There's no point in staring at me, the ten-minute activity limit is the conclusion of the entire development team after repeated calculations, and I can't afford to do this kind of trick in the pursuit of conforming to the original book."

"So you've done 'that' kind of tricks and feet in other ways?"

Not expecting any positive answers from DG, Roger, who had finished lifting the bar in the spirit link, stood straight up from his position in the Exelion headquarters.

……

Admiral Tashiro still didn't say any extra lines, and the unfinished GUNBUSTER event deadline was something that the captain would definitely know, so when Roger was about to walk out of the door, only the first mate took the time to throw him a "Be careful".

The rest of the command was already busy, and Roger's absolute ease in the eyes of the layman in the last battle, and the fact that the pressure continued to mount but still seemed "bearable", did not bring an atmosphere of no turning back to an incompetent instructor's attack.

If GUNBUSTER can take advantage of the situation and capture a few more important targets now, from the standpoint of the Exelion fleet, even Roger's attack may seem a little redundant.

But that's just a possibility.

The battlefield situation that can be perceived by the elder sister who uses the public spirit link, there is no reason why Roger's side can't find it. And if the main enemy is really just a hybrid cosmic monster that even Jung can't defeat in the RX-7 state, then GUNBUSTER's attack itself is really too wasteful, right?

The final battle weapon that has been carefully built by the reincarnation team for so many years is definitely not simply used to spray monsters.

Well, absolutely not.

Therefore, while the DG clones gradually disappeared from interfering with the battlefield reconnaissance equipment of the Exelion fleet, another hybrid cosmic monster that clearly surpassed the one opposite Jung in size appeared in front of everyone.

The functionality of the trans-subspace WARP anti-tracking system seems to be well implemented. This is from the point of view of DG.

Although the energy level is slightly stronger than the one just now, it can still be classified into the same level as a whole, and it seems that at least for now, the cosmic monster has no intention of continuing to increase its troops significantly. This is the opinion of an incompetent instructor who is making his way to his own body.

The number of troop classes seems to be more than expected, and at least not just the level of a single hybrid cosmic monster subordinate detachment. The head of the TOP force, Kasumi Amano, frowned slightly.

Now that the opponent of the plane heroine has appeared, it's time for your side to take a curtain call as soon as possible. Transforming the fighter into human form, the graviton beam cannon hit with full power, and Jung put on the RX-7 shell again without looking back.

Even Noriko Takaya, who was piloting the GUNBUSTER and forming a head-to-head posture with the new enemy "Boss", did not think that the ten-minute duel she was facing could change the entire situation.

It seems that the one who can fight the most is not necessarily in charge of commanding the work. And if you are a human being, even if you are driving a GUNBUSTER, you may not be the one who can fight the human side on the battlefield at the moment.

And Coach Roger is still on Exelion, it should be, not just a test for himself, right?

EASILY HIT THE BUSTER-BEAM FOR "RANGING", AND THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF THE PLANE HEROINE IN THE PREVIOUS DAYS ARE BEING DISPLAYED ON THE BATTLEFIELD WITHOUT CONDENSATION. This is not just a lame performance without sub-light combat capabilities in the original book - in fact, in order to deal with all kinds of unexpected situations that may arise, Jung and DG from the first day of their personal involvement in the GUNBUSTER manufacturing plan, the highest priority is to design and implement the jet engine (cruise system) - with Jung's words and deeds driving the VF-27 before, it is now obvious that Noriko Takaya is engaged in a high-speed chase.

Unlike the conclusion of "hard win" held by Captain Uchitashiro and the first mate of the Exelion Headquarters, the light bullet blocking shot on the surface of the hybrid cosmic monster on the opposite side, and the actual variable frequency suppression of the variable gravity field did not cause much trouble to Noriko, who had just watched and learned the "Jung Rehearsal". Even if it weren't for actual combat drills, the plane heroine could have won with just one hand and five fingers of the guide laser.

If it weren't for Roger's first notice that the cosmic monster on the opposite side that was forced into the wind was obviously flickering abnormally by the dimensional shield.

……

DG didn't seem to be going to take the initiative to speak this time, so Jung, who was the brains of the Samsara team, took the lead in changing his face, "That's ...... Dimensional Knife? ”

"It shouldn't be that exaggerated, at least it looks like the cosmic monsters are just trying to figure out how to crack your tactic." This consoling line is, of course, from an incompetent instructor who has successfully boarded the plane, but unfortunately the explanation itself seems even less convincing.

Fortunately, Jung was only slightly surprised, and soon calculated from the data transmitted by the DG clone that the surprise attack of the opposite hybrid type was actually seriously underpowered, "There is still a considerable distance from the strength of the shield that comes with GUNBUSTER, and even if Noriko misses unexpectedly, she will not suffer any direct damage." ”

"It's better not to have indirect, especially when it comes to self-esteem." DG is pretending not to cast a telepathic clone here.

This kind of boring skimming out the details is inevitably a bit redundant, because even the elder sister, who is relatively most concerned about the safety of Noriko Takaya, does not have the time to care about such a trivial matter. Compared with DG's innocuous small methods, at first glance facing the enemy's new attack methods that have never been recorded in the original book of the plane, whether the plane heroine and the body she is riding on can stand the test is the really important thing, right?

(Speaking of which, how much time is left before Roger takes the plane himself?) )