Chapter 1729
A Battle with a Vast Disparity in Strength!
Chapter 1729 A Battle with a Vast Disparity in Strength! (Bonus Chapter)
The once bustling spaceport is now engulfed in war.
The firing positions distributed around the spaceport continuously unleashed streaks of fire, restricting Zorroat's movement range.
Although this was a temporary firepower point mainly composed of 60mm Vulcan cannons, the barrage it generated was enough to give Zanskar Empire pilots like Kronokel a headache.
After all, not every world's pilots can be like those in the Macross world, navigating through enemy fleets with incredible agility amidst terrifying barrages and achieving dazzling victories.
That being said, thanks to their excellent mobility and the hidden beam shield on their left shoulders, the Zanskar Empire pilots, including Kronokl, did not suffer any losses. However, they found these random firing positions increasingly annoying.
It wasn't that they didn't want to take out these firing positions, but the Gaozagu squad led by Ramba Lal was keeping a close eye on them.
Based on Artesia's information and observations during the battle, and increasingly certain that the two sides could not clash head-on in terms of performance, Ramba Ral decisively adopted a flanking tactic, actively coordinating with the firepower points to engage Kronokl's MS squad in battle.
As they advanced and retreated, constantly pulling back and forth amidst the barrage of fire from the firing positions, Ramba Raal, a veteran elite pilot who had been away from the battlefield for a long time, gradually regained his form, making the young pilot Kronokl feel increasingly uncomfortable.
"You! Signal to the rear fleet! Request naval fire support. Those damned strongpoints must be taken out!"
Without hesitation, Kronokl immediately ordered his men to send a distress signal to the rear fleet using laser signals.
Although the sheer number of firing points and the Gaozagu alone were nothing special, under Ramba Lal's command they were incredibly troublesome.
Kronokol had to admit that the commander of this Gozagu was a remarkable figure.
In fact, it is true.
In the original timeline, under Ramba Lal's leadership, the White Trojan Horse was once pushed to the brink of sinking.
If Ramba Ral hadn't unexpectedly discovered Artesia and the children's existence when he stormed into the White Horse, the White Horse and Gundam might not have been active in the later stages of the One Year War!
Now, thanks to He Ming's intervention and Artesia's efforts, the tiger, who survived the brutal battlefield of the One Year War and remained hidden until now, has finally returned to the battlefield at Artesia's call, once again displaying his ferocious claws.
"Oh? He's a decisive young man."
Similarly, when Kronokel decided to request reinforcements from the rear, Ramba Ral, who had been monitoring his actions, quickly realized his intentions.
"Harmon! Watch out for the warships' shelling! They're coming soon!"
Ramba Ralph's reminder prompted Crowley Harmon to take decisive action.
The thick armor plates shielded the firing points that could potentially be directly hit by warships, while also shutting down and retracting the firing points that were close to each other, reducing the risk of them being wiped out by the main guns of warships, but without reducing the density of the barrage.
When he first saw the number of firing points around the spaceport decrease, and then saw more firing points rising on the surrounding outer walls, and even on the higher cylindrical outer walls, Kronok felt an immense headache coming on.
What the hell is wrong with Muzo?
Why does she look like a hedgehog?
Although these firing points are only a matter of one or two shots for a space warship, the number is definitely not something a normal colony satellite should have.
Looking around, all you see are firing positions aimed at mobile suits; there isn't a single turret that can pose a threat to the warship. It's as if they're pointing a finger at Kronokl and saying, "This thing was specifically made to target you mobile suits."
In fact it is.
Given Muzo's current situation, it's impossible for them to build a turret that would give the space fleet a headache in a short time. However, if they could target only mobile suits and intercept them outside the spaceport for a short period, they could accomplish the task quickly.
Therefore, the anti-aircraft gun, which has a relatively simple structure and can be mass-produced by Muzo, became the best choice.
Is it possible to achieve victory simply by temporarily halting the MS forces' attack?
Kronokel scoffed at this.
Once the fleet begins its bombardment, the hedgehog-like anti-aircraft barrage will surely be destroyed.
By the time···
Suddenly, Kronokl realized that the artillery barrage that should have already begun had not yet started.
After quickly extricating himself from the entanglement with Ramba Ral and retreating to a safe area outside the barrage of bullets, Kronokl discovered an astonishing scene.
A streak of light streaked across the fleet, fighting back and forth among the enemy ships. It engaged in a fierce battle with the two MS squads that were providing escort and protection for the fleet. It even kept an eye on the fleet's anti-aircraft barrage, moving freely between the warships. This forced the enemy ships to temporarily slow down the firing rate of the anti-aircraft barrage in order to avoid accidentally damaging their own MS.
We've fallen for their trap?!
But the scene before them hardly looked like a trap.
Despite being just a single mobile suit, it was able to create the overwhelming spectacle of an entire mobile suit squadron ambushing the fleet.
Just then, Kronokel, who was facing his own fleet, spotted a laser signal. After it was quickly decoded by Zorroat's onboard computer, Kronokel's expression changed slightly, and he immediately ordered his subordinates to continue their attack on the spaceport.
Then, several beams of light rushed in and bombarded the firing points distributed around the spaceport.
"boom!!"
"boom!!"
"boom!!"
The powerful explosion sent the entire spaceport trembling.
Crowley Harmon reached for the railing and shouted.
"Maintain the barrage density! Get the backup firing positions up! Quickly!!"
More firing positions rose up on the shattered outer wall, unleashing an even denser barrage of bullets, making Kronokl's eyes turn red with envy.
However, the artillery fire from behind did not approach, but continued to bombard them one after another until the turrets of their own warships were destroyed by the lone attacker.
"boom!!!"
The bridge of the Almassa-class space battleship trembled the moment the turret was destroyed.
"What's going on with the port side barrage?! Keep increasing the barrage!! This damn mobile suit!! Why can't our Zoroat stop it?!"
Tasilo roared angrily.
But what responded to him was a barrage of anti-aircraft bullets that stretched ever into the void, yet could never catch that agile and eerie figure.
(End of this chapter)