Gundam Super G Universe

Chapter 367: The Atlantic Federation Begins to Reveal Its Cards

The Hawaiian Islands are located almost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Although it is only the largest secondary archipelago among the Polynesian Islands, there are actually no large islands in the vast sea area surrounding it to accommodate large troops.

The geographical location here is very advantageous, and it is a perfect base no matter which country along the Pacific coast is attacked.

Since the last century, this place has been controlled by the major core countries of the Atlantic Federation. Although it has experienced wars, it has not changed hands to this day.

Therefore, unlike the last battle with the Atlantic Federation's Pacific Fleet which took place almost at their doorstep, the Atlantic Federation's supply lines have been harassed by ZAFT aquaculture in South America.

This time, the supply line to the new Mislchi Kingdom was too long.

Since the Atlantic Federation's underwater MS were almost wiped out by the New Mischi Kingdom, even if the country stepped up production, it would be a drop in the bucket. In this Battle of Hawaii, the Atlantic Federation had very few underwater MS and was basically unable to engage in a naval battle with the New Mischi Kingdom in the open ocean, and could only defend in shallow waters.

At this time, the Pacific Commander of the Atlantic Federation was Drais, who was forced to surrender by Red during the Orb Liberation War two years ago.

After several changes of authority within the Atlantic Federation Army, Drais is now an admiral, in charge of all maritime affairs in the Pacific. (The Commander of the Pacific Fleet and the Commander of the Pacific are two positions, equivalent to the Army Commander and the Military Region Commander)

Admiral Drais had excellent military qualities and was very flexible. When his MS were all gone, he simply scattered the Atlantic Federation's attack submarines into the Pacific Ocean.

The Atlantic Federation's attack submarines cannot carry MS. In fact, they were on the verge of being eliminated in the war two years ago. However, the Atlantic Federation did not have underwater MS at that time, so these attack submarines were needed to fight against various ZAFT aquatic products. It was not until the late war when the Forbidden series of underwater mass-produced aircraft began to become popular that they were gradually eliminated.

And now, Admiral Drais has dragged out these old guys that had been thrown into warehouses in large numbers two years ago and waiting to be scrapped.

Of course, Admiral Drais did not expect these attack submarines to be able to compete with the New Mislichi Kingdom's underwater unmanned MS.

The only duty of these submarines is to attack the supply lines of the New Mislchi Kingdom to the front line.

There is a sea route between Australia and the Hawaiian Islands that is densely covered with islands and has a complex underwater environment, which is very suitable for submarines to play hide-and-seek.

After all, it is impossible for the New Mischi Kingdom to deliver all its supplies to the front line by air, and the Tiyetan-class cargo ship is mainly used for space transportation and supply.

Therefore, the New Misluch Kingdom also used a large number of surface ships to transport supplies to the Hawaiian Islands.

However, it is impossible for the New Mislichi Kingdom to equip all of these transport ships with automatic robot Kapur. After all, this thing is used in large quantities on the front line. Therefore, it can only send patrol ships carrying Kapur to search more supply routes.

As a result, the two sides fought every day on the route between Orb and the Hawaiian Islands. The New Mischi Kingdom sank one or two cargo ships every day, and the number of Atlantic Federation attack submarines destroyed every day was in the double digits.

Honestly speaking, this wave of Atlantic Federation attacks did not achieve their tactical goals. Due to the abundant supplies and considering that the Hawaiian Sea might turn into a protracted war, the supplies sent by the New Mischi Kingdom to the front line every day are overflowing. Even if one or two cargo ships are sunk, it does not affect the supply to the front line.

However, the Atlantic Federation's reactivation of attack submarines is a form of waste utilization. As for the life and death of the officers and soldiers on them, that is not something that the congressional leaders and military executives need to worry about every day.

The scene turns back to the front line. Inside the Secret Angel, Noin and Bakilulu are presiding over a meeting of senior officers to discuss how to attack the Hawaiian Islands.

Baki Lulu was the first to introduce the current situation
"Everyone, our surface fleet has completed the blockade of the western and southern Hawaiian Islands, but the Atlantic Federation is still continuously supporting Hawaiian Island from the east. Now all the enemy's underwater forces are protecting their supply lines, and our attacks on the supply lines have little effect."

After Baki Lulu finished speaking, a staff officer from the General Staff asked

"Some of the high-powered combat crabs (large battery versions) have been mass-produced in the rear. Should we send some to the front line?"

Noin rejected it immediately.
"The few high-level combat crabs in the rear are not enough to attack the supply lines, and it is too dangerous for our mothership to go deep behind enemy lines."

But after Noin finished speaking, Bakilulu asked again
"According to reports, the Archangel has reached the north of the Hawaiian Islands and is hiding on a small island. Can we have them send MS to attack the supply line?"

Upon hearing this, Noin nodded. The Archangel itself was obviously not suitable for attacking supply lines, but the dark hunter inside was very suitable.

The Dark Hunter can completely hide all the way, take out a ship with one shot of super MEGA particle cannon, and then drive away.

Moreover, in underwater combat, the three original high-combat crabs on the Archangel are definitely enough to protect the mothership.

So Noin thought for a moment and said

"The Archangel's diving capability was affected after it destroyed the Bering Strait communication line. We need to send them some repair supplies to repair the hull so that they can carry out the mission of raiding the supply line.

Before that, let the Dark Hunter go to the eastern port of the Atlantic Federation Hawaii Base to explore their throughput and see if there are any new aircraft shipped there.

The Hawaii base is too close to the Atlantic Federation mainland. It is difficult for us to destroy its supply line before the mainland is threatened. So even if we want to attack later, we have to attack in a targeted manner. We don’t have enough intelligence now, so we will consider attacking the supply line after we get more intelligence later.”

Noin's words confirmed the nature of the sneak attack on the supply line. Before any intelligence came in, at most they would send some automatic robots to make small attacks. The main task now was to deal with the frontal troops.

Then, Baki Lulu pointed at the map again and said
"Right now, the area around the Hawaiian Islands is full of Atlantic Federation ships. We have already spotted nearly a hundred of the upgraded and expanded Spengler-class waterborne aircraft carriers. Adding the anti-aircraft MS in the base, it is conservatively estimated that there are at least five thousand MS capable of launching.

Although our air combat backpack Ghost Jegan has an advantage in performance, there are only 1,000 of them, and there are only 50 or so Richel, the new main machine, and there are more than 6,000 Union Flag automatic mechas. But the overall air combat capability can only be said to be ahead, but not by much.

Since we are the attackers this time, considering the anti-aircraft firepower of the enemy base and ships on the sea, we can't gain much advantage in low-altitude combat."

After Baki Lulu finished speaking, another staff officer looked at the enemy intelligence and complained:
"The situation on the sea is actually similar on both sides. Although our warships are all Constellation-class, their number is far less than the enemy's. The largest number are drone transport ships without combat capability. It looks like this is really going to be a protracted war."

When Noin heard that they were going to fight a protracted war, he said that this was not in line with Red's plan, so he pointed to Kauai Island, the northernmost island of the Hawaiian Islands, and said:

"That may not be the case. We plan to seize control of Kauai within a week. Don't forget that we won the battle in the Earth's near-Earth space. Now the Earth Federation's fleet can only retreat over the mainland of the northern hemisphere. Although the airspace over Hawaii has not been lost yet, it will soon be. With the support of airborne troops, as long as we can temporarily gain an advantage in air combat, we can gradually erode the enemy's defense line. And we also have secret weapons. If we fight a land battle, we will definitely win."

When the others heard this, they immediately became more confident. In the cosmic age, the influence of the power to control the universe is quite large, especially for naval battles. As long as you control the space above the enemy, you can throw some large debris down, not just hitting the ship, but directly into the sea. The waves created will be enough to destroy the enemy's ship formation and expose the enemy's flaws.

Next, the meeting discussed how to first attract all the enemy's attention to the south, making the enemy think that their main target is the Atlantic Federation Military Base on Hawaii Island (also known as the Big Island, the main island of the Hawaiian Islands), and then send troops from the west to occupy Kauai Island first, and then slowly erode the Atlantic Federation's defense line after taking the base.

So, that afternoon, the Hawaiian naval battle between the New Misluchi Kingdom and the Atlantic Federation officially began.

Noin placed the Secret Angel and all the Constellation warships on the main battlefield in the south, giving the enemy the impression that he was going to storm the front line and penetrate the base directly.

The Pacific Commander of the Atlantic Federation, Drais, is not afraid at all. His military strength is not weaker than that of the New Mischi Kingdom, and his machines are not obviously lagging behind in generation. Why should he be afraid of you, the New Mischi Kingdom?

However, knowing that the technology level of the New Mischi Kingdom's giant cannons was very high, Drais sent out forty Zamzazas at once, not for attacking, but to open the SX1021 "Defender Pioneer" positron reflective beam shield in front of the fleet to help his own fleet block the various super beam cannons of the New Mischi Kingdom.

You know, the situation now is different from the original work. Zamzaza is only produced in small quantities.

After obtaining the PLANT version of the Minovsky particle nuclear furnace, the Atlantic Federation immediately started large-scale mass production with the support of a number of military-industrial enterprises.

Zamzaza's power was guaranteed, so it naturally followed suit and went into mass production.

You know, after the Atlantic Federation learned that Red had captured his clones, everyone knew that Red would not give up, so in order to avoid the destruction of the country and for everyone to continue to live a good life, these military-industrial enterprises really spared no expense and went all out to maximize the Atlantic Federation's war industry capabilities.

War is a catalyst for technological development. This time, unlike the First World War, a neutron jammer caused the Atlantic Federation's industrial capacity to regress by hundreds of years.

Now the Atlantic Federation's industrial system has been rebuilt according to the new environment, and the research on Minovsky particles has allowed this country's potential as one of the world's hegemons to begin to emerge.

Zamzaza’s massive production is only one aspect.

Soon, the improved version of the Freedom Windham, which had performed well in South America and the L4 colony satellite, also began mass production.

After many actual combats, the Atlantic Federation discovered that although Justice Windam was strong, there were only a few MS pilots in their army who could fully exert its combat effectiveness, as this machine relied too much on the pilot's operation.

On the other hand, the Freedom Windham has strong firepower, high mobility, and can engage in team combat, making it more suitable for Atlantic Federation pilots.

However, the cost of Freedom Windam was too high, and it was impossible to mass-produce it, so the Atlantic Federation weakened it a little, just like it did with the Strike Gundam.

First of all, the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion furnace was replaced with the inferior imitation furnace that Red had asked Orb to sell before. The inferior version can use less rare metals and save a lot of costs.

In terms of armor, the Atlantic Federation directly removed the PS armor because the low-performance PS armor is not very effective in the current battlefield full of light beams. Giving it to the ace machine can effectively improve the survival of the ace pilot. After all, the ace pilot is more valuable than the machine.

However, for mass-produced machines, there is no need to use PS armor, but instead laminated armor with improved technology is used.

Then, in order to increase the shooting accuracy and multiple locking functions, the various detection equipment of the machine was greatly modified, and a hundred-eye system was directly created.

Of course, although it is called the Hundred Eyes System, there are actually not that many cameras. The head of the machine has just been changed to a strange three-eye camera, and various detection cameras are additionally installed on the shoulders and left and right armors of the chest.

This allows the machine to aim and shoot more accurately, effectively improving the hit rate of the weapons.

At the same time, the body computer has a quadruple lock and can attack four targets at once.

In terms of armament, the Atlantic Federation was not weakened any further. They were very satisfied with the battlefield suppression power of Free Windam. The inferior version of the rice furnace was enough to provide two plasma beam cannons.

The Atlantic Federation has done something fancy with its two-handed weapon. The main weapon in the right hand is a physical thermal axe, and the axe handle can be used as a beam rifle. In order to save the body's energy supply pressure, this weapon still uses a battery clip, which does not require the body's energy supply and can be used as soon as it is picked up.

As for the machine's shield, it is equipped with a special spike shield with an anti-beam coating, as if it were intended to be used to ram people.

However, the new Wyndham Atlantic Federation will definitely not use the name Freedom which was taken from PLANT, but was inexplicably renamed Adora Wyndham.

Adora Windham was clearly a trump card revealed by the Atlantic Federation, with three teams and fifteen units as soon as she appeared.

With the new fire control system, Adora Windham can stand still and attack on the battlefield like a young and inferior beggar version of Kira.

However, quantity makes up for quality. Who has ever seen the scene of fifteen machines firing colorful cannons? The New Mislchi Kingdom's unmanned United Flag-type aircraft, which served as cannon fodder, were shot down by the hundreds in a few minutes, and more than a dozen Ghost Jegans were lost. The air front was pushed back.

Fortunately, Noin reacted quickly. When he saw the new enemy machines appear, he immediately ordered Salia and Hilda to lead six teams and thirty Richelles to deal with them.

At the same time, Noin also asked Mu to take the remaining twenty Richelles to attack the team's retreat and make sure to shoot down the fifteen new Atlantic Federation machines that could quickly clear out the automatic mechas.

Honestly speaking, Noin letting Saria and Hilda lead thirty Richelles to fight against the fifteen Adora Windhams was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

However, Noin took into consideration that the Richel squadron in the current team did not catch up with the previous naval battle and had not actually fought on the battlefield, so he wanted to give these pilots some simple and qualified tasks to try their hands.

You know, these pilots were all selected by Noin herself from the Military Academy and trained by her personally. She treasures them very much.

(End of this chapter)