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

Chapter 2 Exercise (II)

"Red Dragon One is amazing! Hitting the target at a distance of 4.2 kilometers while moving at high speed. Such excellent shooting skills, few in the Federation Army can achieve such a feat, right?

"Haman Yandel should be able to do it, though."

Glancing at the information board again, the federal army staff officer who spoke couldn't help but take a breath, "Yander is already over 30 years old. This guy is a little too young!"

"Yeah, the young students at the Armored Academy are all monsters!"

While the officers in the back row were whispering, shouting came from the senior officers sitting in the front row with tea, biscuits and other snacks in front of them.

"I say, have the current Federal Army cadets become so lawless? This guy's advance speed is completely out of line with the combat manual. He left his teammates' cover and advanced at triple speed. This cadet is a bit too lawless, isn't he, Principal Goodman?"

A chubby federal army colonel tugged at his collar roughly. The Australian climate was really unbearable for him. Even though the air conditioner in the tent had been adjusted to the most suitable temperature, he was still a little unhappy.

"Colonel Strauss, what do you think we should do?"

The person who spoke was the federal army officer sitting on the other side. He was also a colonel, but he was rounder and a little thinner, and his hair was already gray. But his sitting posture was meticulous, and he looked like a model soldier.

"He should be fired!"

As soon as Strauss finished speaking, the tent, which had been noisy originally, suddenly became quiet. Everyone knew that Strauss and Goodman did not get along, but in this situation, was it a bit unreasonable to attack a student who performed well in the exercise?
"Are you sure you want to expel this student? Expel Macarius Clini?"

Then, a voice broke the frozen atmosphere in the tent. An old man who was sitting in the center, with the rank of major general and the armored troops insignia on his uniform, was also a little fat and said to Strauss on his left with a smile.

"Yes, that's right. Guys like that should be fired. So what if they have good skills? Does having good skills mean they can ignore military regulations and laws? What if this guy causes equipment damage or casualties during the exercise? Once the exercise is over, this guy should be fired. This guy is called Krini... Wait, Krini?"

"Is that Krini?"

The major general smiled without saying anything, as if he had said everything, yet as if he had said nothing.

Strauss wanted to slap himself. He had been busy competing with Goodman for half his life and had paid no attention to anything else. Sure enough, these were all mistakes made in his youth!
"Okay, everyone, let's continue watching the exercise!"

The Armored Major General clapped his hands, calling everyone's attention back to the big screen. At this moment, on the electronic map of the wilderness, the red arrow representing the Red Dragon Team was surrounded by blue icons of the same type.

"They're coming! Estimated time of contact, one minute! Deploy according to Plan One!"

In the tank's combat compartment, the black-haired cadet Makarius Skrini put on his slightly large helmet, then pressed the throat transmitter and issued combat orders to his men.

Then, the three tanks that were also speeding not far behind him slowed down instantly, changed direction, and dispersed to the left and right. Soon, the tank bodies disappeared in the billowing smoke and dust.

Red Dragon No. 1, which was at the front, did not stop at all and continued to move forward.

"Yudin, transfer control to me!"

Compared with the old Type 61 tank, the M2a tank that Macharius is now riding in has further reduced the number of crew members from three to two. At the same time, the advanced automation technology has also achieved relative superiority between the driver's position and the commander's position. In other words, in extreme cases, this vehicle can be driven by one person, but he has to be responsible for driving and fighting at the same time, but that is only in extreme cases.

"I'll hand it over to you!"

The driver at the front of the tank resolutely carried out the commander's requirements without any hesitation. This happened more than once or twice. In fact, in previous exercises, whenever the commander intended to do some experimental operations that would make his superiors have high blood pressure, he would take over the driving authority of the vehicle. After all, even if two people have a tacit understanding, there will still be delays in operation. If the feedback is reflected on the tank, it will be enough to affect the safety of the crew.

After taking over the control, although the speed of the chariot, which was already running at a mad speed, did not change much, Yudin, who was sitting in the front, could feel that the vibration of the car had decreased a lot. In terms of the control of the chariot, his older brother was completely surpassed!

"You take over the fire control. Shoot whatever you see. Don't use salvos, just fire in alternating bursts!"

"understand!"

At that moment, the tank had already climbed a gentle slope. Immediately, the laser warning system began to work, frantically alerting the crew that an enemy target was being locked onto in the distance! "One direction, Type 61 tank, meters away! Tulip logo, it's that bastard Arthur!"

"Fire when ready!"

Macharius ignored the alarm and continued to advance until the chariot's beeping sound turned into a long whistle, which was a sign that the enemy had completed all preparations and was about to open fire!

Then, two flashes of fire appeared on the horizon, followed by two black spots whizzing over. At this moment, Macharius, who was concentrating on driving the chariot, felt his brain shake as if he had been electrocuted.

"I see!"

Almost at the same time, he operated the tank to swing to the left, and then the two marking bullets missed the tank and fell on the right side of the tank!

"If you miss, nothing will happen!"

"As expected of the boss! I'm coming too!"

Yudin also saw the landing point of the opponent's attack. The opponent's inaccuracy greatly encouraged him. After the tank fire control completed the lock, he also fired back at the opponent. The two 150mm main guns fired alternately and fired two training shells.

The turret was filled with the strong smell of burning gunpowder. Then, the roar of the loader was heard, the barrel opened, and the empty shell fell with a crisp sound. Then, two new rounds of ammunition were pushed into the barrel one after another.

"Damn it, I missed!"

"It's okay, just fire and I'll take care of the rest!"

Macharius was not surprised at all. After all, the other party was a professional driver and it was normal for him to miss targets. But it didn't matter. The ammunition carried by the entire tank was enough for the other party to squander for a while!
"So, this is just the first one, what about the others?"

The Red Dragon team was participating in an unconventional offensive confrontation exercise. The team's four tanks had to face four opposing teams, a total of sixteen tanks. It sounded quite unfair, but since it was an exercise, there were naturally some restrictions on the side with numerical advantage. The blue defenders could only defend in designated places and could not leave the defense area unless they entered into battle.

So, at this moment, Macharius was looking for his other opponents. As the attacker, he had already thought about how to deal with the latter, but the premise was that the opponent exposed his position.

That's why he put on such an arrogant attitude and rode his bike straight in, but unfortunately, he only saw one target at the moment!
Therefore, Macharius did not rush to take over the fire control and kill the opponent. Instead, he took a posture of continuing to go deeper and began to bypass the latter, trying to penetrate the depth of the blue team and mobilize more opponents to appear.

"Yudin, switch to smoke and shoot him twice! Remember to shoot in a row!"

After dodging the tank's attack once again, Macharius gave the order.

"understand!"

Yudin fired the two rounds of ammunition in the barrel quickly and neatly. Although it still missed, it forced the latter to maneuver to avoid the attack. This dodge increased the distance between the two tanks again.

Immediately afterwards, after replacing the ammunition, the two gun barrels of the Red Dragon No. 1 fired alternately, and two smoke bombs were fired in front of the enemy tank. The exploding white smoke spread rapidly and soon blocked the enemy's vision.

"Yudin, keep going!"

Macharius looked at the exploding smoke, quickly shook off the driver's grip and took over the fire control again. In the next second, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind again.

"I saw you!"

Without any hesitation, he fired a shell at the gentle slope on the left side of the smoke. Just after he finished shooting, the front half of the tank was exposed at that position. Then, as if both parties had agreed, the Type 61 tank that was out of the smoke range accurately caught the marking shell, dyeing the entire turret blue!

"Tulip One, withdraw from the exercise!"

(End of this chapter)