Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 117 Rest and Equipment Replacement

"That's our army's Gundam?"

"My goodness, this fierce battle has been going on for so long!"

"I heard his pilots have already destroyed nearly two hundred Zeon mobile suits..."

Although the war is still going on, the combat mission of the Red Dragon Team has come to a temporary end. After the Battle of Baikonur, all participating troops were rotated, except for the 90th Armored Division and the 155th Armored Division, which remained in the second line of the war zone to rest on the spot. The Red Dragon Team and the remaining ordinary mobile suit units were transferred back to the Gabro base to rest here and welcome their new machines.

The new sniper-type GM has now rolled off the production line. The Federal Army Headquarters plans to equip this type of mobile suit to troops with more combat experience first. As for ordinary troops, they can continue to drive the RGM79 GM honestly!
Compared to the war-torn Europe, Gabro seemed particularly peaceful at the moment. So, when they saw the transport truck unloading the Gundam, with every part of its body intact, from the transport plane, the maintenance personnel and others present could not help but stand there in a daze.

Even several federal army officers present couldn't help but whisper to each other.

"It seems they are surprised by your machine!"

Having transported Gundams many times, Macharius was familiar with Lieutenant Matilda Ajan, the commander of the Median fleet code-named Sky Moose. After arriving in Gabro, it was the latter who was responsible for transporting the machine.

"It's okay. Once the shells start falling on their heads, these guys will get used to it!"

Macharius was still wearing the pilot's uniform that hadn't been changed for a long time and was almost pickled. The main reason was that he had no time to change. The Media fleet took off immediately after replenishing supplies at a military base in Asia. That little time was only enough for everyone to pee on the side of the runway.

"That's not possible, Gaburo will be attacked too?"

"It's hard to say. Your Median fleet isn't very safe either, Lieutenant. You must be careful at all times. I'm still looking forward to attending your wedding!"

"what?"

Lieutenant Matilda was also shocked. She had never mentioned to Macharius that she was about to marry her fiancé!
"How did you know?"

"I can see into people's hearts!"

Macharius smiled and saluted the other party, then waved and turned away.

"ciao!"

The Gabro base has prepared the most comfortable dormitories and the most abundant food for them. Although many senior generals are unable to come and express their condolences due to other matters, Gop is still considerate enough to arrange a special liaison officer for the Red Dragon team.

"Major General Gao Yun, why is it you?"

Looking at the short, fat, black man in front of him, Macharius was also a little surprised. Wasn't the other party from the Space Army Orbital Fleet? Why did he come to the Jabro Base?
"Why can't it be me? The remnants of the Orbital Fleet have been merged into the First Fleet. Now, I'm a lone commander!"

Gao Yun spread out his hands calmly, then showed a helpless smile.

The Earth Orbital Defense Fleet suffered heavy losses in the previous battle and was forced to retreat to Luna II to reunite with the remaining fleet. In addition, the first target of the current reconstruction of the Space Army is the main fleet, so the reconstruction of the orbital fleet was naturally put on hold until later.

Gao Yun is actually a technical officer. Since there is no place for him to perform in space, he naturally followed Rebil back to Earth. Now, he is the full-time person in charge of the mobile suit project at Gaburo Base.

"I've read your battle report. You fought brilliantly. It really helped me vent my anger!"

Gao Yun patted Macharius on the shoulder and said with a little envy.

"If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely come and fight under your command. Unfortunately, now, as an old man, I can only do what I can in the rear!"

"Then I'll feel relieved with you here!"

Macharius then complimented him in a pointed manner.

"Flattery is useless. Old man Gop has the final say on how many machines we give you!"

"Ah, that's not the case. We are the ace unit of the Federation Army. We must be equipped with the most advanced machines!"

"So you don't want to drive the Gundam anymore?"

"Think about it, could it be that you have already developed a new Gundam?"

Macharius's eyes lit up. He didn't have high demands. He just wanted an NT1 Alex Gundam. Currently, he encountered some minor problems in operating the Gundam. That was that the response speed of the machine was actually getting slower and slower. In other words, his reaction was getting faster and faster. However, this had no effect on the battle. But if he could get a better one, he would definitely be happy.

Gao Yun said nothing, just smiled and turned to walk towards the car.

"Go and rest first. Wash off the smell on your body. Which girl would like you in such a sloppy look?"

Afterwards, everyone followed Gao Yun onto the transport vehicle and drove into a rather large hidden entrance.

The main body of the Gabro base is underground, but there are also many ground facilities on the surface, such as various defensive positions, military ports, airports, maintenance hangars, etc., and there are countless hidden entrances, some for ground troops to enter and exit, some for flying troops to enter and exit, and even for submarines and space warships to enter and exit. The cover of these facilities is very realistic. If you don't get close or touch them, you can't tell whether what is in front of you is a stone or a gate.

The scale of the underground base is even more astonishing. It has even built a city and has its own rail transit. There is even simulated sunlight overhead. According to rumors, the defense of this underground base is so strong that even if a satellite falls, there are still many functions that can be used. However, there is no chance to test whether this is true.

Then, everyone followed the highway through the urban area and arrived at their dormitory.

"Everyone, the Federation will never forget your heroic battle at Baikonur. Now, I won't say much else. Everyone, rest well, eat well, and stay refreshed!"

After speaking to all the pilots, Gao Yun patted Macharius on the shoulder again.

"You too, take a good rest. Take care of your body and everything. Once you've rested enough, I'll take you to see it!"

Then, Gao Yun pointed to the dormitory building nearby.

"Go wash up!"

Afterwards, the pilots rushed over without any courtesy. Their names were already written on the door, and the specifications were even that each person had a room, which was something that many ordinary officers could not enjoy.

Then, Macharius also came to his room. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to take off all his dirty clothes and then went into the bathroom.

When the hot water gushed out from the shower head and fell on him, Macharius couldn't help but let out a long howl.

"Cool!"

Of course, it was not just him, everyone else was howling, even Nagase Ying was no exception. While washing, she hummed a tune from her hometown.

When they were in Baikonur, they had to race against time to go to the toilet, let alone take a shower. After all, there was no telling when the combat alarm would sound, and at that time, they would have to rush to the hangar without even having time to wipe their buttocks.

On weekdays, everyone keeps the room clean by just wiping it with a wet towel provided by the maintenance staff. Now, of course, we need to take a comfortable shower.

After the shower, it was time for a hearty meal. While the dishes weren't particularly luxurious, they were definitely filling and nutritious. What delighted Macharius most was the widest variety of fruit he'd ever seen in any canteen! After a hearty meal, a screening of the latest film awaited everyone. Gop knew how to boost military morale, and in addition to showing the most popular films, he also offered various entertainment performances. The Red Dragons, however, hadn't made it.

Then, touching his bulging belly, Macharius lay on the soft bed and felt that he couldn't fall asleep.

The bed was new, and the bedding was also new, soft and comfortable, with a little fragrance, but lying on it, Macharius felt as if his body was falling endlessly.

So, he finally had no choice but to pick up his blanket, open the door, and prepare to sleep on the hard ground in the corridor outside the door. But when he walked out of the door, he found that he was not the only one who wanted to lie outside the door.

"The head is out too!"

"Haha, no one is used to sleeping on a soft bed!"

Looking at the people lying all over the corridor, Macharius couldn't help but laugh and curse.

"You are a bunch of bastards. You are really wasting good things!"

Then, he was responded with a burst of laughter.

"I've saved a spot for you!"

Nagase Ying patted the empty space beside her.

However, when Macharius lay down, he found that everyone was still staring at him.

"What's wrong? Go to sleep. You still need me to sing a lullaby, right?"

"Then you sing one?"

"Sing one!"

Before Macharius could refuse, the others began to applaud, so he had no choice but to ask for a guitar and pluck the strings.

"This place is so warm, but the road awaits..."

Although he could sing other songs, at this moment, he felt that Blood Type was the most appropriate.

As he hummed softly, the sound of snoring could be heard all around him. Apparently, the lullaby was really effective!
The rest did ease everyone's tense nerves. By the third day, everyone had barely adapted to their original warm beds, and Macharius no longer had to get up in the middle of the night to tuck in his men's quilts and cover them with blankets.

"Sir!"

"How was it? Did you have a good rest? I think you've gained some weight!"

"Yes, I did have a good rest these days!"

"Now that we've rested, let's assemble the team!"

After resting for five days, Gao Yun returned again and took everyone to the industrial area on the other side of the base.

In the Gunakuli, Macharius saw the Federal Army's new improved model of GM, the so-called Sniper GM.

In the original timeline, the Sniper GM was improved from the Land GM, but here, because the Federal Army took out the GM in advance, the Land GM model was skipped.

The Federal Army directly used the GM as the basis, combined a lot of information and technology, and developed an all-round enhanced sniper-type GM, namely RGM79SP. Although the starting points are different, the two have the same goal in terms of upgrade direction.

Including upgrading the fire control system, upgrading the armor, upgrading the generator, etc. The most important one is upgrading the generator, because the Federation Army’s new beam rifle has completed the test!
This is the XBR-X-79YK beam sniper rifle developed by Brush Corporation.

Unlike the beam rifle in Gundam's hand, 79yk is a weapon specially prepared for long-range combat. The length of the gun body alone is sixteen meters, and its transmission power reaches 3.8MW.

This output is comparable to the mega particle cannons used by some battleships!

It also has two shooting modes. The first one is that when it is connected to an external fixed energy supply system and cooling system, it can continuously irradiate the target for multiple rounds. In order to prevent the cooling system from overloading, each round of irradiation is limited to 6 seconds.

In other words, when using external energy, this thing does not need to consider the energy supply issue. It only needs to fire for six seconds and then cool down.

The second type is to use no external energy and only rely on the body to charge. In this way, it can shoot twice, and then it will take up to 120 seconds to charge.

Although it still seems not durable enough, considering that the weapon is powerful enough to destroy a warship, this sniper rifle is naturally very scary!

It can even be said that the Sniper GM was upgraded and designed specifically for this gun. After all, no other machine can unleash the power of this gun.

In addition to this gun, Lieutenant General Gao Yun also took out a new assault rifle for mobile suits, the HWF GMG·MG79-90mm bullpup machine gun.

It is used to replace the YF100 machine gun, which was the only live ammunition weapon of the federal army before and also exposed many problems, such as large recoil and poor accuracy at medium and long distances.

Although the accuracy of a great thing like the Macharius machine gun is not much worse than that of the 100 machine gun, it is still problematic for ordinary pilots to use it. Therefore, this new weapon was created. Unlike the YF100, the MG79 adopts a bullpup structure, placing the operating components and magazine at the rear of the weapon, shortening the overall length of the gun and reducing weight with the same barrel length, effective range and ballistic characteristics.

Compared to the YF100, carrying the MG79 allows the mobile suit to carry more ammunition. In addition, this thing is also designed with additional external attachment points, which can add additional weapons such as grenade launchers under the barrel.

This is Macharius's favorite. After all, he is the only one in the Red Dragon Squadron who likes to use the grenade launcher to ambush others the most.

"So, our entire team is going to be equipped with the new Sniper-type GM?"

"Of course, no, you think this thing is cabbage!"

Gao Yun rolled his eyes. How could this kid be so greedy that the entire team was sniping Jim.

"At most I'll give you ten, and 79yk can also give you ten!"

"Ten, how about adding one more?"

"Isn't an extra Sniper GM enough for each team?"

“I want one too!”

Macharius smiled sheepishly.

"After all, people get tired of driving Gundams for too long. Give us eleven!"

(End of this chapter)