Tokyo Detective

Chapter 589 The Turning Point of the War

The artificial lake, more than 20 meters wide, is a natural barrier for the armored battalion, where armored vehicles would get stuck in the thick mud. But for the powered armored squad, it's just a small ditch.

With the mechanical components of their legs propelling them, the semi-powered armored figures leaped to the other side like frogs. Even if they accidentally fell into the water, they easily climbed back up.

Most surprisingly, most of the semi-powered armored vehicles are loaded when jumping, either carrying an ammunition box or a rocket launcher. This is a new type of rocket launcher called "Breaking Army," which is a weapon that the powered exoskeleton is designed to be used with.

It has nearly half the range of a conventional rocket launcher, with a maximum range of 180 meters and an optimal range of less than 140 meters.

This distance wouldn't be considered particularly impressive even by the standards of the first-generation Panzerfaust rocket launcher during World War II.

However, it also has many advantages. Although it weighs half as much as a regular rocket launcher, this is not a problem for a semi-powered armor.

Made with a special alloy, it is smaller and easier to carry. The rockets are more powerful. Most importantly, it can be connected to the built-in computer of the semi-powered armor, using radar, infrared and other functions to make aiming easier.

The two sides were on the same road, less than 20 meters apart. The armored battalion's guns quickly turned around, and the machine gunners had already started firing with heavy machine guns.

"bang bang bang bang"

12.7mm bullets struck the armor surface like a storm, leaving shallow marks, the most serious being just a dent.

While mature semi-gravity armor does not surpass the defense of main battle tanks, its defensive limit is still able to withstand autocannons up to 30mm thick, so even armor-piercing rounds from heavy machine guns cannot penetrate it.

The sight of the machine gunner emerging unscathed prompted him to curse.

"You guys."

Both sides finally aimed and fired. The armored battalion's machine guns fired continuously and barely managed to hit the high-speed moving target. Several semi-powered armored vehicles were hit and fell over.

Severe injuries can damage the user inside the armor, while less severe injuries may only leave a dent in the armor.

Only artillery fire could destroy semi-powered armor. The 120mm shell fired by the Type 10 tank struck the armor, and in the horrific explosion, both the armor and the people inside were killed beyond any hope of survival.

If the armored battalion's attack was barely effective, crippling a few semi-powered armored vehicles in a single salvo, then the Sharp Blade Squad's attack was a deadly blade, piercing straight to the heart of the armored battalion.

The semi-powered armored vehicles don't even need to stabilize themselves; they can raise their rocket launchers and fire while running, thanks to their highly accurate radar targeting.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom"

More than a dozen tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in the northeast direction of the armored battalion turned into fireballs, completely blocking the road. The vast majority of the armored units were destroyed. Only a few armored vehicles with frontal composite armor managed to avoid being destroyed and killed.

Suzuki Kuma was completely stunned. The two sides met and scored 5 to 14. Keep in mind that after they replenished their infantry regiment with infantry fighting vehicles, they had recovered to 27 armored vehicles. Now they had lost half of them.

Fortunately, Suzuki Kuma's military skills allowed him to quickly issue the most correct orders.

"Everyone, advance at full speed and get rid of the enemy."

With all the remaining vehicles running at full speed, Suzuki Kuma suddenly noticed a shocking scene.

The enemy's only powered armored vehicle did not use a rocket launcher as a weapon, but instead used a shield to attack the tank that was trying to leave.

The shield struck like a boxing glove, its tip actually cutting through the tank's composite armor. The driver's screams could be heard from inside the tank, and the entire behemoth came to a stop.

"Monster, a real monster! Target the only powered armor immediately!"

"Yes."

Under Suzuki Kuma's command, the tank's cannons were aimed at the powered armor and fired.

"boom."

Senbon Natsumi felt a strong sense of crisis rising within her body, and she also noticed that a tank was aiming at her from a hundred meters away.

The shield was pulled out and positioned at a 45-degree angle to meet the rapidly approaching 120mm shells.

"Boom."

Sparks flew everywhere, but the shell did not explode; instead, it bounced off.

Suzuki Kuma was so shocked that words failed him; one could understand it by looking at his open mouth.

"That's a ricochet, impossible. This isn't World War II. Modern high-speed armor-piercing rounds are unlikely to ricochet, let alone something that's just a humanoid armor."

There was no time for Suzuki Kuma to be surprised. Senbon Natsumi, who had just detonated the cannonball, started walking again and caught up at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Clearly, the previous shot had been ineffective.

Natsumi Akimoto stared intently at the tank in front of her; her attacks were all purposeful.

First, they dealt with the brigade commander's command vehicle, and then the battalion commander.

The powered armor, like ancient giants, left deep footprints on the concrete and quickly caught up with the infantry fighting vehicles at the back of the convoy.

"Stay out of the way."

Senbon Natsumi rammed the chariot directly, the powerful force causing its wheels to lift off the ground for two seconds. Then, the entire vehicle irresistibly veered off the road and plunged into the artificial lake.

"I have things to do, don't block my way."

One armored vehicle after another was forcibly rammed aside until Senbon Natsumi jumped with all her might and landed on Suzuki Kuma's vehicle from a height of more than 10 meters.

"General."

He punched through the hatch, then threw a grenade down. "Boom!"

An explosion rang out, and the tank came to a stop.

Senbon Natsumi was not one to be sentimental. With the war already underway, why waste time trying to persuade someone to surrender? She would rather destroy more armored vehicles.

Immediately after, the powered armored vehicle performed a skillful somersault to dodge the shell, and then, like its subordinates, pursued the remaining armored vehicles.

The remaining 11 armored vehicles were unable to escape the wolf pack and had to surrender within a kilometer, unless they really wanted to die.

One by one, soldiers from the 1st Division stepped out of their vehicles and surrendered to the elite troops. The remaining highest-ranking company commander, looking at the powered armor, had no choice but to utter those words.

"Powered armor is worse than tanks."

An armored battalion worth over 300 billion was crushed and routed in minutes by a Sharp Blade squad worth less than 150 billion. It was like destroying a toy.

He wanted to talk to the commander of this sci-fi squad, because if he could serve in the military again in the future, today's experience would be invaluable.

But Natsumi Senbon didn't have time to deal with those random guys; she was contacting the logistics team.

Yes, armored vehicles are indeed powerful, but they also have a great need for logistics, such as replenishing ammunition and even replacing batteries.

"Come here quickly, we need to gather the prisoners."

"Yes, please wait two minutes."

Soon, two transport helicopters appeared overhead and landed. Dozens of fully armed police officers disembarked to take over the prisoners and handed over logistical supplies to the Sharp Blade Squad.

Use lubricant on parts where needed, replace batteries where necessary, and replenish ammunition once again.

Senbon Natsumi looked north, where the police were delaying the First Infantry Regiment's battle.

"Sharp Blade Squad, assemble and depart."

The Neon Budokan is located in Kitanomaru Park next to the Hokkaido area. Strictly speaking, this land was also part of the Hokkaido area before World War II. During World War II, the brain-dead, short, and mentally challenged Amagai Mino Tate was located there.

As for the Nippon Budokan, it is an iconic venue in Tokyo, famous for hosting martial arts competitions and top-notch concerts. It can accommodate 1.4 people, and its historical significance differentiates it from the Tokyo Dome.

This important building is now facing its first major disaster in decades.

The shells landed on the outer wall of the Budokan, causing painful damage to the Japanese, much like the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire.

Yamada Yamato led his colleagues into the martial arts hall.

"We can't retreat any further; we must hold this position firmly."

"But we can't do it, 100 against 1000?"

A quarter of the Special Operations Mobile Unit 1 of the Iida Line was killed or wounded, and a quarter went missing. Some were scattered, some deserted, and even the unit leader, who was wearing semi-powered armor, had just died in the line of duty, covering their retreat.

The remaining half of the exhausted army could only be chased by the enemy, losing many weapons along the way.

The special task force's organizational cohesion is remarkable even by military standards. After all, the special task force is equivalent to special forces, and their training is no less than that of elite troops, and may even be more physically demanding.

So it wasn't that they didn't try their best, it was just that they had no other choice. Under the bombardment of the enemy's heavy weapons, all three layers of defense were used up, and within 30 minutes, their defenses were completely breached.

The First Infantry Regiment was still relentlessly pursuing them. The difference in troop strength between the two sides was five times. If it weren't for the terrain advantage, they would have been annihilated long ago.

Yamato took out a map and tried to persuade his colleagues, who were also squad leaders.

"This is the Budokan. If I give up, the enemy can go south along the Hoji Road to the Hoji Outer Garden, and then out through the Sakurada Gate. At that time, the headquarters will be surrounded."

Yamada Yamato is unaware that the Diet building has been captured by Hanyu Naoki. During their escape, they lost their communication device that allowed them to contact headquarters, and they are currently out of contact.

As he understood it, although the headquarters had just repelled the first wave of attacks, the Capitol still had hundreds of soldiers, and they would definitely not give up the opportunity to capture the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters.

If the headquarters were to defend against a powerful enemy in the south, and the soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment were to charge out from the rear through the Sakurada Gate, then the headquarters would have no chance of survival.

"Alright, let's fight then."

Hundreds of police officers were trapped in the martial arts hall, facing wave after wave of attacks from the First Infantry Regiment. Heavy machine guns and cannons were fired in a frenzy. Fortunately, the martial arts hall was really big, and the enemy could not easily break through it.

Within 10 minutes, the first floor and the meeting place were lost, and the police had to retreat to the second floor.

A bullet also pierced Yamada Yamato's shoulder, causing the policeman, who had just become a father, to fall to the ground.

"Is it over?"

Just then, an unexpected event occurred. Suddenly, an unknown force launched an attack on the First Infantry Regiment from another direction, causing the defense force to retreat in defeat.

The fierce counterattack ended soon after. Yamada Yamato looked at the unfamiliar corpses with confusion. He couldn't understand how a mere five men could have pushed back the First Infantry Regiment and wiped out his own army.

Yamada Yamato couldn't understand it, nor did he intend to think about it too much. When the other party risked their life for it, it was a good time to regroup.

The five people who died were actually clones of Naoki Hanyu, and they were indeed forced to help out.

Ultimately, clones are just clones. Even if each one is comparable to a martial arts master, they will still be blown up after losing dozens of people to push the front line back, unless they are wearing external equipment.

(End of this chapter)