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

Chapter 73 Triple Speed ​​Charge!

In fact, what Macharius thought was right. The order to empty Side 6 was indeed issued by Markbay, but he did not do it to plunder private wealth for himself, but to meet the needs of Zeon.

Zeon's interference in Side 6 was originally due to economic problems. Zeon, which was already penniless due to sanctions, urgently needed a window to the outside world to exchange the domestic backlog of heavy industrial products and minerals for the raw materials, food, and light industrial products needed by Zeon.

After the Rank Independence Organization launched the uprising, this plan was immediately implemented, but distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. The Zeon industrial products under the name of Side 6 cannot be immediately converted into what Zeon needs, but there are million mouths waiting in the country.

Therefore, Markbay could not think of any other way except to automatically pick up from side6. So, in order to meet the local needs of Zeon, the space residents of side6 could only suffer.

Moreover, the Zeon people did not go too far. The residents of Side 6 still had minimum living security, but it was only minimum living security. From the day the Zeon people arrived, the people in the colonial satellite controlled by the Rank Independence Organization could no longer buy cream strawberry cake, because sugar milk and fresh strawberries picked from agricultural satellites were all delivered to the tables of Zeon children.

It was at this moment that the residents of Side 6 felt that the federal government’s past governance was not that bad. After all, happiness is relative, and in the past, they really could have their cake and eat it too.

After retaking the three outer colony satellites, Colonel Carter's actions became much more radical. Looking at the hostile area only a hundred kilometers away, he directly pressed the Swordfish fighters and Manzhu gunboats to the enemy's doorstep, trying to lure the Zeon pilots out to fight.

After all, not long ago, the Zakus of Zeon were chasing the Security Forces' Pig-Manned Gunships all over the universe. For the Zakus, the Pig-Manned Gunships, which had no advantage in firepower and maneuverability, were the easiest delicacy to eat. Those skilled pilots didn't even need machine guns, and they could easily turn this thing into a pile of scrap metal by waving a thermal axe.

Of course, Carter did not expect these gunboats and battles to be able to deal with the enemy's mobile suits. His real killer move was to remain silent in space and regard himself as Macharius, a meteorite floating in space.

The gunboats were just bait, and when they saw the Zeons appear, they just had to run away.

To this end, Colonel Carter and his staff racked their brains to find many areas where Macharius could occupy an advantageous position, but unfortunately, the colonel's plan did not work.

Because the Zeon people are not fooled at all!
"These damn guys!"

On the external observation tower of Satellite No. 17, several Zeon pilots were looking at the gunships flying around, their noses almost crooked with anger.

"Captain, let me go. It only takes five minutes for me to kill all these guys!"

"Shut up and don't forget the lieutenant colonel's orders!"

"But!"

"No buts, our orders are to hold our ground, just follow them!"

Captain Zaku then walked directly towards the elevator without looking back. His Zaku was parked at the elevator entrance below, from where they could quickly reach the port. If the federal army attacked, whether it was an attack or a retreat, it could be completed within five minutes.

Although the Zeon Military Academy's textbooks say that satellite defense should be actively deployed in spaceports, that is only under the condition of sufficient firepower. At this moment, the entire satellite has only three Zakus and less than a few thousand Zeon volunteers, plus the independent armed forces that just passed away. No matter how you look at it, this number of people does not seem to have sufficient firepower.

Therefore, Captain Zaku was prepared to advance step by step and resist layer by layer. If the port could not be defended, he would retreat to the passage in the rear. If the passage could not be defended, he would go to the city. Captain Zaku was very confident that he could make the federal army bleed in such a tug-of-war.

Once the federal army is trapped here, the friendly forces outside can take advantage of the situation to encircle and annihilate the federal army in one fell swoop!
But it's useless to have good ideas. Captain Zaku's idea is naturally to target the regular forces of the Federation Army. However, if they encounter mobile suits, their Zaku can still rely on mobile evacuation, but those ordinary infantrymen will be doomed!
"Colonel, it looks like the Zeon people aren't planning on coming out!"

"If they don't come out, then we'll go in!"

After checking the time and confirming that it was still daylight on the colony satellite, Colonel Carter on Columbus immediately gave the mobile suit unit an attack order.

Macharius broke free from his disguise and quickly advanced to the outer spaceport of Satellite No. 17. Before he even entered the channel, he felt an extremely strong sense of discomfort coming from inside.

It felt like being a targeted prey.

"Waiting for us, but so what?"

Behind the prototype Gundam guarding the exit, two Columbus-class ships slowly opened the cargo hold doors.

Then, tall lead-gray figures appeared under the starry sky with slow and firm steps.

"Jackal Squad! You can go!"

"Gray Hat Team! You can go!"

.........

Following the dispatcher's instructions, one by one, the soldiers removed their cumbersome 240mm recoilless shoulder guns and replaced them with quickly detachable missile nests. At the same time, they held a 100mm machine gun in their right hands and tightly grasped the RX76 mass-produced Guncannon with a shield printed with the star and crescent logo in their left hands, and activated the jets behind them one by one.

Because of the high cost of the prototype Gundam and the immature miniaturized energy weapons, the RX76 early steel cannon, which was originally planned to be rebuilt after the Gundam came out, once again returned to the vision of the Federation Army's top brass.

Therefore, the Guncannon, which was supposed to be redesigned and adjusted, ushered in its third major revision, which is now the RX130 mass-produced Guncannon equipped by the Iron Cavalry Battalion of the 76th Armored Training Regiment.

This model of Guncannon has been equipped with a nuclear fusion reactor of the same power as the prototype Gundam, and has also been equipped with the same weapons as the prototype Gundam. Judging from the data on paper, it is still very good, but there is no change inside. They still have the same software and fire control as the early Guncannon.

The main reason for not upgrading is the cost issue. After all, the early design of the Type 76 Steel Cannon had many problems. Instead of patching it up, it is better to absorb the lessons learned and start anew. Timley's newly designed RX77 Steel Cannon is very popular because it gets rid of the previous terrible gunpowder weapon and replaces it with two high-output beam shoulder cannons.

However, since the Type 77 Guncannon is also going to be equipped with a beam rifle, it will naturally take some time for it to come out. Now, pilots can only fly the old Type 76 into battle.

Now, a battalion of twenty-seven mobile suits of the Federation Army, led by Macharius's prototype Gundam, pressed directly towards the spaceport of Satellite No. 17.

"How's the situation inside?"

The commander of the Iron Cavalry was none other than Captain Conte, who had lost his masculine confidence after being struck twice in quick succession by Macharius.

Although his defense was broken twice, Kant finally adjusted his mentality and practiced hard day and night. Although he still couldn't even see the back of Macharius, at least he had become the best in the team.

"There's an ambush inside the port, and there are booby traps!"

Macharius reported to the other party everything he observed and felt while on guard.

"Booze mines! These guys are crazy! This is the waterway!"

"It's okay, I'll be responsible for clearing the way. You don't have to worry about these things. Just be careful of Zaku and pay attention to my signals!"

"I see! But what's your signal?"

"You'll see! Well, here I go!"

Macharius turned up the afterburner of the thrusters to the maximum. The next second, his machine was like an arrow shot from a bow. It instantly broke away from the main force at three times the speed of an ordinary machine and rushed into the port.

"Everyone, keep your eyes open and wait for Krini's signal!"

Captain Conte roared in the communication channel with a hint of unwillingness.

Meanwhile, across the harbor, Macharius's frantic advance, unconcealed, was clearly visible to the Zeon forces. "Sir, scouts report: A Federation mobile suit has broken away from the main force and is approaching the minefield at triple speed!"

"What?" (Zeon has many Japanese immigrants, including Japanese ace pilots)
"That guy, this federal pilot is going to die?"

Captain Zaku was in disbelief. He had set up those booby traps on the waterway himself, specifically to blow up the Federation's gunboats and transport planes, and to blow up mobile suits, and even to blow them into pieces. They usually had to be careful around them, but the other side rushed at him at triple speed. Was he tired of living?
Captain Zaku thought about it and felt that the victory that day might have made the opponent lose their heads!
"You're still too young. Arrogance is a common mistake among young people!"

Thinking of this, Captain Zaku felt that he should witness with his own eyes the unlucky guy being blown to pieces, so he operated the machine into the passage and came to the docking platform outside the port.

"What a majestic mobile suit! What a shame!"

Captain Zaku saw the rapidly approaching mobile suit. The opponent's driving skills were obviously very sophisticated. Even the AMBAC maneuvers were not slow at all, which made him feel a little regretful.

Seeing the other party getting closer and closer to the minefield, he was ready to take off his hat and observe a moment of silence for the other party. Then, Captain Zaku saw that the Federation mobile suit suddenly changed its posture, from a flying posture with its head facing forward and face down to a standing posture with a shield and a gun.

"Ok?"

Then, Captain Zaku saw that the other side raised the machine gun in their hands and fired a row of bullets towards the waterway.

"what!"

The next second, huge flames appeared continuously on the port's waterway.

"It's just a few space mines. Watch me blow them up with my machine gun!"

Macharius used his shield to block the impact of the explosion, and then the force of the explosion allowed the body to flexibly turn ninety degrees. Then, he pulled the trigger at another row of inconspicuous light gray iron balls.

The 100mm gun shook a few times again, and several yellow shell casings jumped out of the ejection port.

Then, another row of explosions flashed across space.

"That was Krini's signal. That guy actually cleared the minefield with a machine gun?"

"Don't just stand there, follow me. If anyone falls behind, get the hell out of the way and get a new pilot!"

After seeing the fire coming from the inside of the port, the Iron Cavalry Battalion, led by Captain Conte, also increased the power of the thrusters to full and charged into the port.

"The Federation's pilots are all monsters!"

Captain Zaku watched helplessly as the minefield he had laid was cleared by the enemy in just a few minutes. Then, he reacted and hurriedly picked up the 280mm rocket launcher assigned to him.

"Gar, Pieck, the Federation's mobile suits are coming!"

"That guy didn't die in the minefield?"

The Zaku 1s deployed in two other locations that were also convenient for quick transfer emerged from the bunkers almost at the same time. They could not see Macharius clearing the minefield, but could only see a flash of explosion. Therefore, the Zaku pilots were naturally surprised to learn that the Federation Army was coming.

"It doesn't matter. We can't kill him in the minefield. Let's do it. It's just one mobile suit, but we have three here!"

The Zaku pilot named Pico also raised his bazooka, which is the most powerful offensive weapon equipped by the Zaku 1. It is fed by a four-round bomb bay and can even launch nuclear warheads.

The three Zaku 1s were fully prepared. Although the radar had not yet captured the target, with the power of the rockets, they could kill the opponent by visual aiming from a distance.

Seeing that guy entering the shooting range, the three Zakus pulled the trigger almost at the same time. Then, three rockets, propelled by the engines, rushed towards Macharius fiercely.

An alarm immediately sounded in Macharius' cockpit. He stepped on the emergency brake pedal to turn the aircraft sideways, and then the twin 60mm cannons on the head swept out a row of dense bullets, detonating the rockets fired from above.

After firing a quick, short burst with his first cannon, Macharius activated the nozzle on his left leg again, allowing the jet to accelerate the body's flip toward the direction of the second rocket.

Then, Macharius pressed the trigger, and the twin machine guns fired again, detonating the second rocket. Then, Macharius turned on the thrusters of both legs, allowing the body to turn ninety degrees with the waist as the center, and blew up the third rocket.

"How did this guy do that?!"

"Don't be in a daze, keep firing, fire all the bullets, I don't believe that guy can stop it all!"

The Zeon pilots were also frightened by Macharius's precise barrage of bullets, and they fired all their remaining ammunition in one go.

But the result still disappointed them. Rockets exploded one after another, even blowing huge holes in the inner wall of the spaceport, revealing the internal structure. However, the Gundam seemed to be taking a walk, shaking off the rockets behind it at three times the speed, and then rushed towards the port docking platform.

"Why not?"

"Then keep reloading, blow him up, blow him up!"

"Don't reload, it's too late, Captain! Watch the channel, there are enemies!"

"what?"

Captain Zaku raised his head, and the monitor on his head quickly captured the enemy mentioned by his friendly forces. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, the captain almost dropped his hands and fainted.

Dozens of mobile suits formed an assault formation and rushed towards them.

"Gar, Piqué, retreat, let's go to the second position!"

The captain dropped the unloaded rocket launcher without hesitation and ran towards the passage behind him.

Before leaving, he did not forget to lower the protective door of the passage.

The remaining two Zakus were also frightened after seeing so many Guncannons appear. They turned around and left, leaving behind the hundreds of friendly troops still on the platform.

It was too late for these Zeon infantrymen to retreat, so they could only, under the leadership of an officer, bite the bullet and set up their weapons, waiting for the landing of the Federation Army.

But before they could open fire, the Guncannon used the missile pods on its shoulders to cover their defensive positions with fire.

"Long live Zeon!"

This was the last sound from the battlefield before the explosion!

(End of this chapter)