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

Chapter 22: Char was plotted against!

Although it was difficult, with Karma's encouragement, the Zeon side still completed the assembly in about an hour.

"Let the officers and non-commissioned officers of each company assemble, and the rest of the people rest where they are!"

Seeing most of his men covered in mud and in such a miserable state, Karma, the commander, felt a little distressed. After all, they had been together day and night and had already established a deep friendship. These students had become Karma's most staunch supporters and followers, so Karma ordered all personnel to rest on the spot instead of being on standby for an attack at any time.

He and commanders at all levels planned to hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to attack after completing the reconnaissance.

However, just as the Zeon army's reconnaissance mast was raised and the camera had not even turned around, short and rapid gunfire was heard outside.

"What's going on? Are there gunshots coming from somewhere? Are the federal troops attacking?"

The officers in the command vehicle rushed out quickly, but found that the Zeon military cadets who were resting were staying in place and on guard, and the sentries did not report the emergency.

"Report, the reconnaissance team was attacked by the enemy!"

When no one was sure what was going on, the Zeon infantry who had gone out for reconnaissance withdrew from the forest with sad faces. The reconnaissance mast they carried was also confiscated by several military police because it had been damaged by the Earth Federation Army's precise attack and could not be used!

"This, how is this possible?"

"How far are you from the enemy?"

“Less than two kilometers!”

"That's not surprising!"

Char stopped the military police who were about to leave, checked the blue mark on the mast, and said.

"The shooting was very accurate. The guy used a coaxial machine gun to fire short bursts. It only took less than 20 rounds to destroy this thing!"

"Then what do we do?"

Karma also saw the marked locations where the landing points were more dense.

"Continue the reconnaissance, just stay away. We have two more sets of equipment. Have the scouts put on infrared cloaks and smear mud on exposed skin!"

Char's arrangement was very effective. Macharius was able to hit the first mast mainly because the Zeon cadets were too close and were captured by the vehicle-mounted thermal imaging equipment. Speaking of which, this was also thanks to the heavy rain from the Zeon satellite.

After all, the temperature in the forest has become very low due to the heavy rain. It would be strange if a few hot spots suddenly appeared without being noticed.

The second group of scouts did not expose themselves. They even covered the reconnaissance mast and filled it with leaves and branches, for fear that the previous situation would happen again.

Soon, intelligence information about the federal army's defensive positions was transmitted to Kalma's command vehicle.

"The Federal Army is very cautious!"

"Yeah, they barely showed up. There were just a few sentries wandering around the position, and most importantly, we didn't see any tanks!"

For the Zeon side, the biggest threat is naturally the four Type 61 tanks. When there are no mobile suits, these tanks are the undisputed kings of the land. With thick armor and rapid firepower, any hostile force will have a headache facing these things.

"What a shame! It would be better if they deployed the tanks on the front line!"

Kalma sighed. He knew it was just wishful thinking, but he couldn't help but think about it. In this way, he could use the nine 120mm self-propelled mortars under his command to launch a precise salvo to attack the tanks and destroy them.

Once the tanks are gone, the remaining federal army cadets will be like toothless tigers, and it will be easier to deal with them.

"The enemy isn't stupid. They know we have heavy mortars, so they won't be exposed!"

"So, I'll lead a fire reconnaissance, expose them, and mark targets for the artillery?"

Some Zeon cadets immediately stood up and volunteered to fight. Although this mission was very dangerous, for them, the collective honor at this moment was far more important than their lives. It didn't matter if they died in battle, as long as they could pave the way to victory for their teammates!
"No, not approved!"

Karma sternly rejected the other party's request. "Karma!"

Char shook his head and said.

"We need to conduct a fire reconnaissance right now. You know very well that if the enemy doesn't reveal their deployment, we will just continue to waste time if we stay here!"

"Okay, I approve!"

After thinking it over again and again, Karma could only nod and approve the student's request to fight. After all, Char was telling the truth.

As a result, about a platoon of Zeon infantry was quickly assembled and prepared to conduct fire reconnaissance under the cover of two wheeled armored vehicles and three tracked transport vehicles.

"Boss, the Zeon are moving!"

"I saw!"

In the Federation tanks deployed on the reverse slope, Macharius had already seen the movements of the Zeon army through the reconnaissance equipment deployed by the infantry. Fire reconnaissance, this tactic was so familiar to everyone that during the combat meeting, Macharius asked the infantry not to open fire, even if the Zeon people rushed in their faces and started to take off their pants and shit.

"Leave their firepower reconnaissance to us!"

And now, looking at the Zeon troops advancing from the front in a skirmish line, Macharius smiled happily and pressed the throat transmitter.

"Team, attention! Red Dragon Four and I are moving out. Two and Three are on standby!"

"Received!" x3
"Red Dragon No. 4, open fire at 2,000 meters. Don't let them get too close. You take care of the two tracked vehicles on the right, and I'll take care of the remaining three!"

"Roger that, Red Dragon One, good luck!"

Macharius then began maneuvering the fire control to acquire his target.

As the beeps sounded one after another, three Zeon vehicles, which were at least two hundred meters apart, were captured by the tank's fire control system.

Then Macharius pressed the transmitter again.

"Tanks, forward!"

The engine that was idling suddenly roared, and then the 61 tank drove out from the reverse slope position at the rear of the position.

"The federal tanks are moving!"

"Why only two?"

"Where are the other two?"

Before the Zeon commanders could finish their questions, Char, who was also paying attention to the battlefield situation, suddenly changed his expression.

"Let them retreat!"

"boom………"

But it was too late. The Type 61 tank drove out of the bunker and fired shells at the Zeon vehicle below like a target.

"Isn't this just target shooting?"

Sitting in the battle room, Macharius controlled the artillery and pressed the gun buttons one by one at the targets whose order had been determined long ago.

Then, balls of blue paint exploded on the Zeon vehicles.

"The attacking vehicle is damaged, stop moving!"

(End of this chapter)