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

Chapter 76 Reinforcements and Confrontation

"I hope your driving skills are as good as your talking skills!"

Without wasting any more words, Eric dropped the bazooka that had run out of ammunition, and controlled his gray Zaku to move flexibly in space, while the 105mm machine gun in his hand roared at the same time.

"I told you, Char is definitely the only lolita-loving person among the Zeon people!"

Macharius raised his shield in front of him and began to climb quickly. The prototype Gundam was much more powerful than the Zaku and could attack from the side faster.

Eric felt bitter when he saw that the opponent did not engage in a fight but chose to seize a favorable position. Although the opponent's pilot spoke frivolously and incoherently, his thinking was extremely clear and he knew how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. However, it was more interesting to face such an opponent!
Eric's sharp eyes were fixed on the black mobile suit moving at high speed. Under the correction of fire control, the machine gun in his hand fired a rapid and dense barrage of bullets at the opponent in a burst manner.

The incoming live ammunition left almost no trace in the universe, but for Macharius, it was still clearly visible. His machine flexibly performed an S-shaped maneuver, twisting his body to avoid the opponent's attack.

At the same time, the prototype Gundam flipped its body upside down and fired back at Eric with the 100mm machine gun in its hand.

Eric also tried his best to twist his body to dodge, but the vibration from the body told him that he could not avoid the opponent's attack.

After taking a look at the damage on the monitor, Eric breathed a sigh of relief. The pipelines and other things were not damaged, only the useless outer armor was blown up!

But this was enough to make him be extremely alert and respond carefully, because the other party was firing while moving at high speed.

"If only the shield was still there!"

Lieutenant Colonel Eric sighed.

His shoulder shield had been damaged in the previous battle and could no longer provide any protection for his body.

The machines of both sides were like dancing butterflies at this moment, performing dazzling maneuvers in space. After all, no one had figured out the other's bottom line, so they could only rely on long-range attacks to carefully test the situation.

After several waves of back and forth shooting, Macharius took the lead in reloading, as the ammunition capacity of his 100mm machine gun was not as good as that of the Zaku.

"good chance!"

Eric's eyes lit up, and he controlled the Zaku to suddenly change direction and accelerate, rushing towards Macharius. As long as he seized this opportunity to reload, he could end the battle with a single blow of the thermal axe!

But then, a bright light appeared from the opponent's head, and Eric remembered that the opponent had used the Vulcan cannon on his head to block his rockets, and now, his body became the opponent's target.

The barrage of bullets created large amounts of metal sparks on the Zaku's armor. Eric could only try his best to use his left hand to protect the most important head monitor, and then control the body to dive down and break away.

While diving away, the lieutenant colonel did not forget to twist the body of the machine, preparing to use the machine gun to kill the pursuing Gundam.

But the Gundam did not pursue it. Instead, it slowly replaced the magazine and then took the opposite route to the Zaku.

"Ran?"

"No, no!"

"He's still here!"

Lieutenant Colonel Eric subconsciously raised his head and turned the monitor's view upwards. He knew his opponent's habits and that the opponent liked to attack from above.

But he looked around several times and still didn't see Macharius until the radar suddenly sounded the alarm.

"What, it's actually down there?"

Zaku twisted its body and tried to use AMBAC to maneuver and turn to meet the enemy, but the 100mm armor-piercing shell had already been fired.

Eric can only use the Zaku's legs as a cover to protect his cockpit. After all, this is in space. Without legs, he can still move with only thrusters, but without arms, he can't hold a gun!
As the body shook violently, the display in front of Eric quickly sounded an alarm. Half of his left leg was gone, half of the thrusters on his right leg were scrapped, and the movement mechanism of his foot was completely stuck.

"Lars, lead the brothers to retreat!"

"But, sir, you?"

"I'm exhausted. The enemy's mobile suits are very powerful. We're already behind. Leave immediately and bring back the news!"

Eric was operating his mobile suit to dodge with all his might, while giving orders to his subordinates who were still fighting with Swordfish.

His Zaku's function continued to decline due to being hit by bullets. The lieutenant colonel knew that his hope of returning was slim, unless the opponent's pilot made a big mistake and gave him a window to counterattack.

But the flying Federation Army mobile suit was as steady as a veteran who had experienced countless battles. Even though it had been injured, the opponent was still attacking from a distance and had no intention of close contact at all.

Knowing that he would have no chance of survival if he continued like this, Eric glanced at the Columbus-class transport ship not far away and decided to create an opportunity for himself.

So, while he was tossing and turning and shooting at Macharius from a distance, he changed the direction of his machine and approached the Columbus class.

But he had just moved less than a hundred meters when Macharius noticed his intention.

Then Eric saw the Columbuses begin to turn and disengage.

"You think I don't have a radio?"

Eric's eyes went dark, and he couldn't catch his breath. The machine he was operating also staggered.

Macharius seized the opportunity and fired all the ammunition in the magazine in one breath. Bright sparks burst out from the gray Zaku again, followed by billowing smoke.

The display in front of Eric was no longer even giving an alarm because the entire system was offline. His cockpit was damaged, oxygen was leaking rapidly, and most of the monitors observing the external situation were also offline. Only the main monitor on his head was still working.

"It's really going to end now!"

Lieutenant Colonel Eric gritted his teeth, controlled the Zaku to make a sudden turn, activated the last two thrusters behind it, and rushed towards Macharius.

"Come and fight, you coward!"

The 105 machine gun roared and fired the last half of the magazine's ammunition at the Gundam, and the latter's body finally lit up with several bright flashes, which were caused by the ammunition hitting the body.

Eric could clearly see that the other party was reloading his weapon. This was his last chance.

It was just that the last ammunition of the 105 machine gun was used up, but the opponent's body did not have any obvious external damage, and even the reloading action was not interrupted.

Without thinking, Lieutenant Colonel Eric threw the empty machine gun at the enemy, then drew out his thermal axe.

Two hundred meters, one hundred meters!

He was about to pounce on the opponent's face, but the opponent had not yet finished reloading. Finally, a look of joy appeared on Lieutenant Colonel Eric's face.

"Die!"

Then, the lieutenant colonel saw that the machine suddenly dropped the machine gun in its hand, and then, the right hand without any weapon stretched out from behind the shield.

"Do you think I'm not on guard against this?"

"Shirou Amada!"

Eric roared, his face twisted violently in the excitement of death, his roar filled with resentment. Two armor-piercing grenades from the Gundam's right arm accurately struck the enemy's cockpit. In his final moments, Lieutenant Colonel Eric finally no longer had to feel the coldness of space. The burning heat from his chest made him close his eyes peacefully.

Griffin, Eric Manfield, Zeon Lieutenant Colonel, he should have made his mark in the war between Zeon and the Federation, active on various battlefields, and become Zeon's fourth-ranked ace with over a hundred kills, but now, he has died in the Side 6 space domain.

"Command, this is Red Dragon, the enemy command aircraft has been destroyed!"

"Got it, you're not hurt?"

"no!"

Macharius glanced at the unharmed machine and said.

"I lost my rocket launcher. Please help me find it!"

"You can talk to Chief Maintenance Officer Seitarou Sakaki yourself!"

"No thanks, I'm on the channel!"

A somewhat hoarse voice sounded.

"Okay, come back, you've worked hard too!"

Chief Maintenance Officer Seitarou Sakaki said nothing more. Everyone had seen how long Macharius had been fighting with his opponent. That kind of high-intensity long-range combat was very draining on the pilot's energy, so all he had to do was find a rocket launcher and send the maintenance squad out with a full load.

Then, Macharius drove his machine back to Columbus. As soon as he got out of the cabin, he felt a chill enveloping his whole body. When he took off his helmet, he found that his anti-gravity suit had become wet.

"Drink some!"

The maintenance personnel who had been waiting for a long time immediately rushed over and handed Macharius a bottle of supplements. A logistics soldier also asked him if he needed help.

"No, I can do it myself!"

Macharius took big gulps of the liquid in the jar and waved his hand to reject the other party's kindness.

At this moment, the Federation Army has forced the Zeon people into a desperate situation. Although the opponent's disguised freighter was equipped with weapons, it was only live ammunition cannons. It had no power to fight back against the particle cannons of the two Salamis ships. It had been hit by multiple rounds of artillery fire. Now there were visible damages in many parts of the hull. It was trying to withdraw from the battlefield with billowing smoke.

How could the Salamis miss such a good opportunity? You know, the pressure for promotion in the space army is extremely high. Many captains can only work on one ship until retirement. But now, once they kill the opponent, they will have hope of promotion. Therefore, the two Salamis chased after it without any mercy, vowing to capture the Zeon disguised cargo ship.

"High-energy response, enemy artillery fire!"

Just when it seemed that another round of shelling would destroy the disguised cargo ship, suddenly, a shrill alarm sounded from the battleship CIC's fire control radar.

Then, several bright green beams flew out from the depths of the dark universe, brushing past the Salamis cruiser and hitting the outer shell of the colony satellite.

"Zeon fleet approaching from 230°, two Musai-class light cruisers and one Chibei-class heavy cruiser confirmed!"

the radar operator yelled.

"These bastards, do they want to start a war?"

"Combat Information Center, send a message to Luna II and the stationed fleet, requesting reinforcements!"

"Sir, communication is connected!"

"Project it on the big screen!"

Then, a middle-aged man in a Zeon military uniform appeared on the projection of Salamis's bridge.

"This is the First Fleet of the Rank Republic. You have entered our space domain. Please leave immediately!"

"I didn't know the Rank Republic even had a Zeon fleet!"

"Just three hours ago, President Rank of the Rank Republic reached a transfer agreement with the Principality of Zeon, transferring ownership of the fleet to the Rank Republic. Therefore, we are now the Rank Republic Space Force. We request that the Federation Army withdraw from our space domain immediately!"

"This is the Lank Colonial Government's Security Fleet. We are suppressing the rebels. Please forgive me for not obeying your orders!"

The federal captain showed no sign of backing down. Instead, he waved his hand and ordered the artillery department to continue firing.

Under the astonished gaze of Captain Zeon, the two Salamis fired a final salvo, turning the freighter into a pile of burning steel.

"Do you want to start a war?"

"Should I say, you want to start a war? Bombard the colony satellite. Do you know how many people are there?"

Captain Zeon felt guilty upon hearing this. The friendly forces on the disguised cargo ship were frantically calling for support. In order to protect them, he had no choice but to order the Chibe-class to launch a deterrent attack. But who could have imagined that the attack from this angle would affect the colonial satellite!
"You invaded our universe first!"

"We are suppressing anti-federal rebels. So, your department admits that they are anti-federal rebels?"

"Well, it seems we have nothing to talk about!"

Afterwards, the two sides cut off communications and confronted each other across the colonial satellite.

"Sir, we still have people on the colony, and they're still fighting!"

Captain Zeon's adjutant quickly stepped forward and reported.

"Let the mobile suits attack. The fleet cannot move. They must stay here to contain the Federation Army!"

"Understood! I'll notify Lieutenant Colonel Ogus right away!"

Unlike the Federation's warship configuration which focuses on artillery warfare, the Zeon Army's Musai-class and Chibei-class battleships have the ability to carry mobile suits. The former can accommodate four Zakus, and the latter can carry six. From this aspect, the Federation Army is indeed lagging behind Zeon by a lot.

"Sir, the Zeon fleet is moving. They are releasing twelve mobile suits, and their target is Colony Satellite 17!"

"Set up an interception route for me, and notify Columbus and the 130th Armored Training Regiment! Also, haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?"

The federal captain was so anxious that his mouth was foaming.

"The Chibei class is moving, they're intercepting us!"

"These Zeon bastards, sooner or later I'm going to use Magellan to send them all into space!"

Looking at the Zeon warships blocking the way, the Federation captain could only order the warships to stop. They were very close to the colonial satellite at this moment. Once a battle started and affected the colonial satellite, no one could afford the consequences!

"Wait for reinforcements and new orders!

　It will be on the shelves tomorrow. Please subscribe. There will be more updates. In addition, I have put the pictures of the Musai class and the Chibe class in the work related. If there are any omissions, please remind me and I will add them when I see them. In addition, the previous Columbus class was wrong. It should be regarded as the ultimate modified version of Columbus, which is the Honeycomb class. I have uploaded the original Columbus.

　　
　
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