In view of the increasing friction between the astral spirits and humans, and the fact that the human frontier has been repeatedly "purified" by the astral spirits. Three years ago, the Training and Doctrine Command of the Imperial Military Department added twenty-four field doctrines based on the experience of the Battle of the Brood to the Imperial Army's field doctrine for fighting the astral spirits.

This rule is often subject to changes based on the combat experience of the Astral Spirits encountered and the new information unearthed. But the most obvious point is that in the battle with the Star Spirits, it is necessary to maximize the superiority of human firepower on land.

Whether it is the Dharam Star Spirit, the Saguras Star Spirit, the long-extinct Purifier Star Spirit, or the Tadarin Star Spirit, there is a problem that cannot be ignored, that is, the lack of batches of long-range fire support units. The Golden Beetles of the Dharam Star Spirit could barely take on this task, but the number of Golden Beetles was simply not enough to be deployed in batches for every army; The Colossus is too large as a support unit and has a reputation as a "bullet magnet" on the battlefield; The vanguard of Tadarin could, but the range was too close for the position of artilleryman.

Excluding the influence of the Air Force, in a purely ground battle, humans with long-range fire support have a considerable advantage within a certain distance. In the face of the Astral Spirit, which lacks artillery combat capabilities, it can inflict considerable damage before it enters a certain distance, or when facing the Astral's strong fortifications, it can inflict devastating damage on the Astral Spirit's attack.

However, when the battle entered the hand-to-hand encounter, that is, within 200 meters, the situation was completely reversed for humans, because most of the units of the Star Spirit had already entered the effective range at this time, and some units even opened fire directly from 500 meters away.

The Colossus is discussed in detail in a separate chapter. This unit is actually a little better for humans, as its body is too large to be spotted, and it is extremely easy to set fire. It will be destroyed by the fire of a human unit before it can enter the Thermal Gun ray. Therefore, that chapter is mainly about how to avoid the effective range of the Colossus, after all, if you really want to enter the range, the power of the thermal ray gun is still very strong.

In fact, the Imperial Military Department has also set up a special research team to study the Colossus, a war weapon of the Star Spirit. As a rare weapon among the Star Spirit clan that was only born for war, it is rumored to be a weapon that can destroy civilization, and human beings have always attached great importance to it. However, the Colossus itself is not only scarce in number, but after several contacts, the Colossus will be killed by the long-range firepower of humans and the firepower of the Air Force because of the huge and conspicuous target, but it has not been able to test the true power of the Colossus.

Many Imperial military scientists are puzzled by this, completely unable to understand why the Golden Age Star Spirit Empire would design such a huge and vulnerable military unit. On the other hand, the Empire's Thor, although it is also huge, it is obvious that the overall structure is still designed in a flat direction, minimizing its vertical height and hit area.

Colossi aside, other Astral units are more intimidating to humans.

The Zealot is the base unit of the Astral Spirit, and is the main component of the Astral Army. Its special ability is that after entering a certain distance, it will quickly turn into a stream of energy and almost teleport in front of the enemy, and then use the psionic blade in its hand to directly split the enemy in half.

The most taboo thing to deal with a fanatic is to turn around and run away—because no one can be faster than a fanatic's charge, and it is better to let it go. The Zealot itself is not very well equipped, and if the opponent's shield is shattered, the C-14 rifle in the Marine's hand can still effectively kill the Zealot. All they need to watch out for is the Zealot's skillful and unsuspecting charge, as well as shattering his shield as quickly as possible.

"Number 5 is down!" The squad leader roared, "On the right, 50 meters, Star Spirit Fanatic!" ”

"Pick up the enemy, 70 meters to the left, Star Spirit Zealot!"

"The Astral Zealot has been killed!"

"I need ammo!"

The shouting in the communication channel distracted him, and the sound of gunfire and explosions everywhere reminded him that there were still friendly troops fighting on the battlefield. However, he had to concentrate on the zealot in front of him who was charging at him with his shield under machine-gun fire.

"No. 6, take the enemy! Twenty meters ahead, Star Spirit Fanatic—" Before he could finish speaking, the fanatic instantly turned into a streamer of light and swooped towards him.

He jerked his head down in the nick of time, and the Zealot's psionic blade sliced off the top of his power armor in one piece.

With red warnings and air leaks, Dodge knew he was doomed - Mon-Lath's atmosphere was uninhabitable, with very low oxygen levels and almost nothing but nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and he was unlikely to survive in such an environment.

But that didn't mean he was going to die immediately, he turned around and pressed the trigger directly at the fanatic who had just stopped. The bullet rippled across the Zealot's shield, and his head was separated from his body. Then, a violent explosion rang out inside the foxhole, and an Inquisitor grenade sent the zealot into the western sky as well.

The heavily damaged Marine Platoon lost a lot of men on the engagement, with several Marines being sliced open in various poses by the Zealots who had not had time to eliminate them, and then avenged by the raiders of the squad with grenade launchers.

But there is more to the Astral Force than just Zealots. Stalkers are even more of a headache for humans. After the Zealot is dropped by the Marauders, the Stalker quickly steps forward, flashes directly to the Marauder's location before coming into effective fire range, and then kills them with several Particle Fragmentation Cannons and the Marauders' grenades.

This style of play actually loses the Marine Platoon. Because the Marauders were the only heavy firepower of the Marine platoon, the Marines' light machine guns were not particularly effective at all.

The Marine Platoon's line of defense looked a little shaky as soon as it came into contact. In the absence of heavy fire support, it still looks a little weak in the face of the Star Spirit.

Planetary Monrais High Altitude Orbit, inside the A1 bridge.

"Alpha, it's November and we need support! Right now! Complete! ”

"In November, this is Alpha, and the support ejected out of here five minutes ago. It's rushing in your direction right now, so hold on! Complete! ”

"Roger! The Astral Spirit is attacking very fiercely, please try to be as fast as possible, we can't guarantee the safety of the landing zone forever, over! ”

After Yang Yi hung up the communication, he walked around the communication screen a little anxiously. Things often change in unexpected ways, but he can only choose to trust the Marines.

"Alpha, this is Fox, we've repelled the astral forces at Mar Sara Point and Joe Sara Point, and we're done!"

"Alpha received it, and it's nice to hear good news. Keep on with the mission, and you're done! ”

"So you don't have to worry too much, the soldiers can take care of themselves." A1 took the opportunity to reassure, "You just need to make the necessary transfers when they need them." Officers at all levels will make their own assessments and judgments based on the situation of the war. ”

Indeed, he is accustomed to the micro-manipulation in the game, and he is indeed a little uncomfortable with the current situation where he can only watch the soldiers fight on their own.

“…… You're right. Even if they can't beat them, they'll retreat on their own......"

"You'd better think on the bright side so you can calm down. We have enough plans anyway, don't we? ”

“…… Well. Thank you, A1. ”

"It's just a matter of duty."