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Chapter 1303: Fighting on the battlefield to retake the center (10)

The people on the mountain successfully broke in, but it was not easy for the Swan at the foot of the mountain either.

Since the Swan rushed directly across the front line, it rushed to the rear of the Red Maple Republic Army. Various light and heavy anti-aircraft guns fired desperately at this behemoth ship that was more than 300 meters long and floating in the sky.

The shield energy is being weakened. Considering the specifications of the Swan, even relying solely on armor plates can easily defend against various artillery fire below 100 mm, but if the shield is lost, it is hard to say what will happen to important parts such as the engine.

"Maintain posture, we are gaining altitude!"

The Swan's anti-aircraft guns were of course also fighting back, maintaining the tilted posture of the hull, and the buoyancy engine pushed the Swan vertically upward.

Although the Swan can be capable of flying within the atmosphere by installing a buoyancy engine, the speed of this flight is far inferior to that of a shuttle, let alone a professional intra-atmospheric aircraft.

Especially the climbing speed, it is difficult to maintain three meters per second.

The advantage of going higher is that we can use the clouds and snow covering the top of the mountain to shield the Swan, and also provide support to those who attack the control center on the mountain.

On the other side of the front, the Xuanshui Federation's army is trying to advance under the leadership of tanks and other armored units, but the resistance of the Red Maple Republic Army is too fierce and the advancement speed is quite slow. Don't count on them in the short term.

As the altitude continued to increase, the field of view of the Swan's anti-aircraft guns became better and better. Angles that were previously out of reach could now be reached as the altitude increased. This is what is meant by "if the depression angle is not enough, the distance will make up for it."

As the Swan was gradually rising, violent shocks mixed with loud noises of explosions enveloped the bridge. Everyone felt as if they had been slapped in the face and their heads were shaking.

The orange flash, fire, and smoke from the explosion flowed along the outer edge of the shield like a waterfall.

Alyssa knew that this was the effect that could only be caused by a high-powered grenade with a caliber of at least 200 mm. She immediately held her forehead:
"Search for the source of the attack!"

"The radar scan detected a large metal target echo, on the ground 15 kilometers away from us!"

An Yun is not a soldier. Her experience of living in Guest Star City since childhood has made her familiar with the radar waveforms of various warships, but she does not know the military vehicles used on the ground.

However, An Yun didn't know him, but Alyssa did. She glanced at the display next to the captain's seat and immediately gave a loud order:

"Stop ascending and evasive navigation!"

Almost at the same time the order was given, the second wave of shells hit the Swan's shield, and the shield energy dropped to less than 40%.

Carlos quickly stopped climbing and put the car back in forward gear.

At this time, the third wave of shells also arrived, but they were a little off target and did not hit the Swan. Instead, they hit the mountain wall behind the Swan. Huge rocks rolled down and were then bounced off by the Swan's shield.

The engine was reignited, and the Swan gave up on gaining altitude and dodged the fourth wave of shells that followed.

Alyssa immediately called up the optical sighting equipment, and she saw several huge raised gun barrels looming in the cold coniferous forest at the foot of the mountain on the right.

"Visually confirm the enemy land warship, mobilize the secondary guns to fire back."

Strictly speaking, a land battleship is actually a super-large self-propelled artillery.

Of course, the name battleship is relative to other armored vehicles, which are far smaller than the Swan, and not even as big as an assault landing ship.

This armored vehicle uses tracks to move forward and has hydraulic assists. When on complex terrain, it can also use hydraulic assists to walk. The shape looks very similar to the base vehicle in the classic game Red Alert, except that there are several howitzer barrels with a caliber of more than 200 mm on its back.

A land battleship can output firepower equivalent to that of three artillery battalions in a short period of time. Although its maneuverability is slow, it has a shield.

That's why it's called a land battleship.

Long quickly received the location information provided by Alyssa. The secondary gun turret turned around and aimed and fired. The 200mm ion beam and the newly modified large-caliber railgun fired at the same time. The high temperature and explosion easily opened several trenches in the coniferous forest.

But it missed.

In addition to the gravity environment affecting the accuracy of artillery, land warships hiding in coniferous forests are also very effective camouflage. From the Swan's side, only some traces can be seen vaguely, making it difficult to obtain accurate target images.

Moreover, there are probably quite a few land warships. After the Swan started to move in a Z shape, one could clearly see rows of large-caliber grenades drawing arcs in the sky and falling, as if they were flying past the side of the Swan.

The large-caliber rockets were used up before they landed, otherwise there would have been another wave of firepower to wash the ground. Now the Swan can only maneuver while firing back with its secondary guns.

In theory, land battleships are sitting ducks for the air force. Germany had tried to develop such a thing during World War II, but it was rejected during the demonstration phase because the air force could easily destroy large ground targets.

As for the Air Force, An Yun reported:
"The air radar detected a large number of aircraft approaching. They are not shuttles, but aircraft within the atmosphere of the Red Maple Republic."

Strictly speaking, guys who fly planes in the atmosphere are not considered air force on Alyssa's side.

Their army, navy and air force are all classified as the Army, or in more standard terms, the Gravity Army.

Basically, the national defense of every country is composed of fleets, gravity forces and planetary defense forces (armed police).

Their appearance was expected, and it could even be said that they were late.

This was good news, indicating that the fighting at other attack points was too intense, and the Red Maple Republic Army had just dispatched aircraft for support.

But the bad news is that a group of high-speed planes arrived at this point, which was definitely not good news for the ground forces of the Xuanshui Federation.

"Bearing 153, full speed ahead!"

Alyssa glanced at the location information on the air radar and ordered the Swan to move in the direction of the Red Maple Republic's aircraft.

Now the shuttles sent down from the void are entangled with the enemy. The ground forces lack effective air defense means. Once these planes bring a wave of justice from the sky, it will cause a serious blow to the ground forces of the Xuanshui Federation.

What's more, there are still a steady stream of assault landing ships descending to put down the infantry in the warehouse. The assault landing ships only have artillery deployed below and do not have anti-aircraft capabilities. If the Swan does not go over to block them, I am afraid that even the assault landing ships may be shot down by these planes.

There is nothing wrong with the plan of the Meteor Operation of the Xuanshui Federation.

The large fleet is responsible for engaging with the enemy fleet, while the ground forces take the opportunity to seize control of the star gate. Once the star gate is taken and closed, the Red Maple Republic will lose the means to quickly send reinforcements, and the Red Maple Republic army remaining in this star system will be surrounded and suppressed by the Whirlpool Federation fleet that surrounds them from all directions.

But plans cannot keep up with changes, especially in the ever-changing battlefield, where it is normal for plans to fail to keep up with changes.

Alyssa and her team were in such a hurry to carry out the landing operation that they were not fully prepared. Now they can only respond to the enemy's moves as they come.

(End of this chapter)