UC will eventually reach the stars

"The Dagger 105 is at the Federation Army headquarters..." Kinias's lips curled into a mocking smile. There are always some people who can cause trouble, but the performance of the Dagger 105 is solidly slapping everyone in the face. "It should have completed the additional armor testing by now."

"Yes, yes, it's done. We tested it with the new ammunition from the captured 120mm Zaku machine guns, and the explosive reactive armor effect that Ye Yun envisioned was excellent." Ye Ning's smile was much brighter than Kinias's. "They emptied two drum magazines filled with the new 120mm ammunition, and the Dagger 105's armor layer itself didn't suffer much damage. This explosive reactive armor layer really opened the eyes of the Federation Army Headquarters."

This suggestion was made by Ye Yun not long ago. Since he really didn't have time to do a new development, Ye Ning simply got a batch of explosive reactive armor produced by the Earth Federation Forces for use on tanks and attached it to a Dagger 105 tank sent to the Earth Federation Forces headquarters. Then the Earth Federation Forces started testing with a completely bewildered look on their faces.

As for the results... well, let's just say that the 105 Dagger shocked everyone during the subsequent mechanics' nitpicking. It was indeed battered and charred all over, but... not a single part was pierced.

"It seems they even attached some to the short sword, but those idiots attached too much and damaged the joints." Kinias flipped through the report and shook his head. Short swords can have attachments on the main body, but not like the reinforced Short Sword 105, which can be attached everywhere. Anyway, it was the Earth Federation Forces' own stupid mistake, and it has nothing to do with Ye's Heavy Industry or Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing.

"They want your design drawings?!" Ye Ning immediately realized something.

“Hmm,” Kinnias responded, then added, “I told them I’m busy with the backpack system and the follow-up to Project G.” Why should Kinnias have to think about things that don’t require any brainpower? Get lost! Go play by yourself.

"Heh!" Ye Ning rolled her eyes. They just didn't have the guts to ask her for it. "So, aren't you worried at all about Operation V? They've brought out MS that can use mega particle weapons."

"..." Kinias didn't look up. Just as Aina knew Ye Yun very well, he also knew what Ye Ning wanted to do. He wanted him to develop a beam weapon that could compete with the beam spray gun that was compatible with the RGM79 GM. However, this was not in Kinias's plan. Just like Ye Yun said, MS would not be upgraded to the point where 90mm machine guns could not penetrate it in a short period of time. Even if they could, they could upgrade it.

Therefore, beam rifles, which are clearly more than enough to deal with mobile suits at this stage, but seem to be too weak to penetrate the main armor belt of battleships, are not particularly necessary. Under this premise, the gun-battle armor developed was designed from the outset to have true battleship-level firepower! The terrifying 10MW power has truly reached the standard of battleships!

"...Tsk!" Ye Ning glared at Kinias with dissatisfaction. "You listen to Ye Yun, but not me?"

“Backpack, Phase III.” Kinias looked up. “You should know that the Dagger 105 is just an enhancement based on the Dagger, not 2.0. Because Jim uses the Minovsky Particle Furnace, if we explore it further, the potential of the machine is still quite large. If we don’t move forward quickly, do you want to become a parts supplier?”

"Hmph!" Having enjoyed a sumptuous meal, how could Ye Ning possibly be tempted to eat kimchi? "How did Tim Ray come to his senses so quickly and decide not to hold out any longer?"

“The pressure is too great, and he can’t wait any longer. Our limb accessories are indeed very useful, and this move is even welcomed by the Earth Federation.” Kinias nodded to the engineer beside him. Three Federation-made Mithril particle reactors were lifted and moved to a platform in the middle of the basement, and a large number of devices began to be installed between the two particle reactors.

"Has it started? Your and Ye Yun's fantasy technology?" Ye Ning looked at the construction project below, her eyes filled with a strange expression. In fact, if it really needed to, Kinias could have asked the Federation for a large Mithril particle reactor, and the Federation wasn't unwilling to do so.

“Fantasy?” Kinias glared at Ye Ning with annoyance. “This is a compromise on technology, conditions, and production capacity. In the current wartime situation, the Federation simply cannot customize a large, high-output furnace for us. Perhaps it can be done after the war, but by then it will be too late! What we need has never been a simple technological breakthrough! It’s practicality…” Kinias looked at the device and sneered, “Doesn’t Zeon like building fortresses? I hope they do.”

"Oh, right, there's one more piece of news that's not so important." Ye Ning gave Kinias a look that said, "You have good eyesight." "You might like it, who knows."

“Zabi?” Kinias took a deep breath. “The rumored Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Attack Force, has he arrived?”

"Yes, right here in New York! How about it? Shall we let him experience the wrath of the Sakhalin family?"

"...No, it's not time yet. Let him be smug for a while longer."

"it is good!"

Chapter 116: A knife on the head of the word sex

"Those Zeon bastards really couldn't resist. These guys still haven't changed their ways." A scout grinned as he turned on his communicator, took it out, and whispered, "L7 position, Zeon mobile suits are lying in ambush. How about it, is it an unexpected surprise, or should we give it a shot?"

"Go for it! Hurry up, the guys behind us haven't seen this before, they might accidentally hurt each other." The voice in the communicator chuckled twice and said bluntly.

"Alright!" The scout who stood up was dressed in a Zeon military uniform and was holding a Zeon firearm that looked like a World War II model. He spat out his chewing gum and exchanged glances with a female scout next to him.

The other person helplessly tore several holes in their clothes, revealing large expanses of white skin underneath. Their face was filled with speechless exasperation. Rolling their eyes, they tucked their earphones into their chest. "You bunch of bastards, don't always resort to this trick! And you, Helson! With such good skills, you still need to rely on women!!"

"Lola, you deserve the lion's share of the credit! There are only two MS on the other side, two squads in total..." The scout gestured, "They'll open fire as soon as I manage to subdue one of the MS pilots."

"Alright!" The scout's eyes flashed, and he took out two bags of red liquid from his pocket, which looked like blood. He squeezed some onto his forehead, then squeezed some onto his arms and legs, kicked Kherson in front of him viciously, and handed him the blood bags. "Hurry up, or don't say I don't care if you live or die!"

"Okay!" Helson rubbed some on himself, then grinned mischievously and tied the other person with a special cable tie. It looked sturdy, but it was actually useless. "Next time we go on a date, could you please not kick me?"

"It's my fault I didn't kick you to death!" Laura glared at him fiercely, then stumbled forward. After a few steps, she was shoved by Herson.

"Hurry up!" Kherson said, his voice thick with German accent.

"Who!" About ten minutes later, a commotion came from the bushes by the roadside, and two Zeon soldiers with guns quickly jumped out.

"Who are you!" Helson immediately pointed his gun at the other side. "I am Makario from the 27th Infantry Regiment! On patrol! Who are you!" He seemed even more nervous than the two Zeon soldiers opposite him.

“27th Infantry Regiment…” The two Zeon soldiers relaxed. “The patrol mission was canceled three and a half hours ago, didn’t you know?! The Federation forces are gathering in our direction! We are the 4th Mixed Battalion, this is…” The Zeon soldier looked Laura up and down, her face covered in blood, and his eyes clearly became strange.

After three years in the army, even a sow can be stuffed with Diao Chan (a legendary beauty), not to mention that Laura is just a little dark-skinned and has a little more muscle mass; her face isn't bad at all.

“I see. We ran into a group of Federation soldiers. It’s just the two of us left. Our communicator is dead, and the car was damaged.” Helson had an “I see” look on his face. “Is there any water? I’ve been walking for ages.”

"Here you go!" The Zeon soldiers were relatively cautious; although they took their water bottles off their waists, they didn't come over but simply tossed them over.

"Thank you!" Helson didn't say much, but took the water and drank it all in one gulp before tossing the bottle back. "If there are no problems, we'll continue on our way. I need to take her back to the base." As she spoke, Laura struggled, her torn clothes swaying slightly.

"..." The two soldiers swallowed hard and turned their gaze back with difficulty. One of them replied, "The base is now sealed off. You can't get in at all. Getting close will likely get you shot dead."

“…!” Helson’s face showed a shocked expression. “But now… if I don’t go back, where can I go?”

"Let's contact headquarters first and see what they say. You guys go rest over there and see if you need your wounds bandaged."

“It’s all been dealt with, we don’t need it for now.” Helson hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Is there any food? They destroyed all our motorcycles.”

"Yes." The two soldiers exchanged a glance and led them into the temporary camp. They kept trying to get information out of Helson, such as his residence, home address, school, and nearby shops. Helson answered fluently and without any flaws. However, perhaps because Laura was struggling beside him, the two soldiers kept getting distracted.

Helson got a clear look at the process. It seemed to be a three-machine squad. The Zaku were all covered with camouflage nets. One Zaku's cockpit was closed, while the other two were open. Presumably, only one was on duty. No problem. If this Zaku was lying on its back, it would have to get up first if it wanted to attack them. This action would take about twenty seconds, which would be enough.

"Sergeant." Two soldiers spoke to a Zeon lieutenant in a driver's uniform. The lieutenant glanced back a few times, then stared at Laura for a moment before walking over and saluting Helson. "May I speak with you in private?"

“Okay!” Helson pretended to have no objections and quickly followed. The two walked a few steps and reached the Zaku's camouflage cloth. “Lieutenant…I don’t know…”

“Sergeant, we are about to engage the Federation forces. We are ordered to prepare an ambush here, so it’s impossible for us to risk letting you leave,” the lieutenant said seriously. “You can be directly assigned to my guard unit to participate in the upcoming battle.”

"This..." Helson looked troubled, and in his heart he was complaining that some idiot had beaten the Zeon MS forces too badly. These bastards are now afraid to operate alone, and they won't go out without infantry.

Helson, who had a Zaku II kill count, was quite dissatisfied, but said aloud, "Lieutenant, however, I also have a prisoner with me."

“We’re all Zeonians, there’s no need to be unhappy over a woman from the Earth Federation, don’t you think?” After saying that, the lieutenant patted Helson on the shoulder and hurriedly turned to leave, but he felt a chill in his throat as soon as he turned around!

Immediately afterwards, a stun grenade was thrown at another driver and several Zeon soldiers who were gathered in the distance.

"Boom!" The moment the stun grenade exploded, everyone felt the world buzz, even Laura and Helson. However, both of them smiled, and even the group of Zeon soldiers who had been staring at Laura were stunned, not understanding what she was smiling about.

In their dazed state, they naturally couldn't hear the series of gunshots that were suppressed by silencers not far away!

So, as if by magic, when their dizziness subsided, the Zeon soldiers present fell in neat rows in all directions. The scouts, who had come from the endless battlefield, knew the importance of ruthless action, accurate marksmanship, and swift escape.

So the moment Laura regained her sight, she reached out and ripped off the cable ties used for theatrical performances. With an elbow strike, she sent the nearest Zeon soldier flying, then lunged at a hoverbike not far away, started the engine, and planned to take Helson with her and run away.

Helson, who had thrown two C4 explosives into the two cockpits, fired a red flare into the air and immediately jumped onto the hoverbike. Laura pulled the handlebars and sped away!

"You bunch of Federation bastards!" Naturally, the commotion outside also disturbed the Zeon pilot who was resting and jokingly remarking on his teammates' good fortune. Under his control, the Zaku ripped off the camouflage netting covering its body and jumped up, gripping the 120mm machine gun with both hands, ready to fire at the frantically fleeing hovercraft. "You can't escape!"

"See, this trick really works! The idiot is so angry she's jumping up and down!" Helson teased with a laugh, his arm around Laura's waist.

"Shut up! There won't be a second time!" Laura said irritably. No matter how much the other side fell for the trap, it was still an MS, a Zaku wielding a 120mm machine gun! One volley of fire would most likely blow their little motorcycle to smithereens!

"Hey! Yeah, there won't be a next time for this Zaku!" Helson made a universally recognized sarcastic gesture towards the massive steel giant behind him, giving him the middle finger.

"You..." This blatant disrespect made the Zaku's driver instantly furious. He wanted to finish this bastard off cleanly! Let him die!

"Beep beep beep..." But the next instant, the radar alarm device went off like crazy, and three small flying rods came flying towards the Zaku. The heavy anti-MS missile, which was modified from a heavy anti-tank missile, arrived at this moment!

That's right, this is the most capable heavy equipment these Federation reconnaissance soldiers currently possess. The vehicle-mounted wire-guided missiles allow them to launch missiles from a distance of 4 kilometers to strike targets as large as MS.

"Damn it!" The MS pilot immediately realized that they had been toyed with from the very beginning! The other side had come specifically to attack them! Just moments before, he had been internally screaming, "Two mere people! Two mere people! How dare they raid their camp!"

So that's how it is; they weren't two people at all.

Despite being extremely angry inside, the Zaku pilot was very calm when he took control of the vehicle. He reversed the Zaku and ignited the rear thrusters to create a strong airflow that would affect the missile's flight path.

"Ha...not stupid, but very stupid." Helson shook his head, watching the other side's movements. The other side's skill level was not bad. This MS squad was probably not one of those Zeon MS pilots who had just received full MS training. They must have been fighting on Earth for a while. They could even do such movements. What a pity! "Come on, we should go change our clothes!"

"Hmph!" Laura yanked on the front of the car. "We can't keep this car!"

“Yes!” Helson looked up at the 90mm shells passing overhead and smirked. “They’re right about at least one thing: we are indeed about to launch an attack.”

117th card of the battle

"Captain... why did that Zaku suddenly jump up!" The driver of a Dagger in the distance asked with a puzzled look. After all, they were slowly advancing along the route planned by the scouts, when they first saw a red signal flare rise into the air, and then they saw a green bald head jump up in the distance...

What else is there to say? Pull the trigger!

The Zaku F was instantly buried by 90mm machine gun fire from a squad of short swords.

Looking at the Zaku lying dead in the explosion in the distance, the new MS pilots were filled with a profound question! I hadn't even gotten close to you, and you just jumped up on your own? Did you do something stupid? But judging from that skillful use of red smoke grenades, you were probably ambushed by infantry.

The three short swords began changing magazines.

"Remember... don't keep the trigger pulled! Your ammo capacity is limited. If you keep firing like this, you won't be able to finish the entire battle!" The captain ignored his teammates' problems and instead prioritized reminding them to be careful. He had only fired a short burst before stopping, while the teammates next to him were firing their weapons at the Zaku opposite them! Empty the magazines!

40-round 90mm shell magazine x3!

This Zaku was truly "finely chopped into minced meat"...

"Captain, so... why did he jump?" Clearly, the team members were concerned about not keeping their hands on the trigger. Yes, they knew it was wrong, but in that tense situation, they genuinely couldn't control themselves! So this was a rather abrupt transition question.

"..." The captain was exasperated. Was he this stupid when he was a rookie driver? "The scouts passed ahead of us. We'll advance slowly. We'll probably find out what they did soon." The captain had a deep affection for the Endless Battlefield. After all, this was his second time back. He had been promoted and given a higher rank because he had performed well, and then he was kicked back to the old ways.

"Scouts? Infantry? Against MS?" The new recruits hadn't experienced enough hardship, and they clearly found it hard to believe that ordinary soldiers could fight MS. If these guys were to encounter those lunatics in the Southeast Asian rainforest, they probably wouldn't even know how they died.

"Keep the advance going." The captain noticed that the commands on the tactical screen were becoming intermittent. "The enemy has begun to disperse Minovsky particles. From now on, remember what the signal flare commands mean. Remember, communications will be disrupted from now on. Be careful to identify the Zeon mobile suit units that have moved forward."

"Ah...yes! Captain!" The recruits were still somewhat confused. They couldn't see any enemies at all, and the high-precision detection equipment on all their short swords told them that nothing was happening.

However, since the captain had said so, the entire MS squad was ready to engage in battle at any time. They piloted short swords, raised their shields, and assumed a defensive posture as much as possible, carrying 90mm machine guns as they slowly advanced.

"Whoosh..." A point of light came from afar. Because it was so fast, not only did the recruits not have time to react, but even their captain did not have time to make any response.

"Boom!" A muffled explosion rang out, and the upper body of the third unit in the squad was engulfed in smoke and dust. The pilot didn't even have time to react before collapsing to the ground.

"Pat! Spread out!" The captain immediately realized, "The enemy is artillery aircraft." The news that the Zeon army had already followed the Federation army's long-range artillery tactics and deployed 175mm heavy cannons had spread among the Federation army, so in this instant, they immediately realized what they were facing.

Of course, the captain didn't forget to keep firing in the direction from which the shells had come. Even if he couldn't hit the enemy directly, he had to use the 90mm shells to create smoke and a threat, so that the enemy couldn't attack too easily. However, the captain was also hesitant about whether to just jump in and charge straight in. It seemed like a trap, but if he didn't go in, he would be utterly crushed by such a heavy cannon.

“Head…” came a struggling voice through the communication.

"Can you get out by yourself? The brothers from the infantry battalion will be here soon." The captain immediately reassured him, without turning around. If he had, he would have seen two armored vehicles parked next to the damaged and fallen Dagger, and the soldiers inside were already rushing towards the driver's cab of the Dagger.

"Smoke grenade loading, L7.47.45, fire!" A powerful voice came from the communication channel, followed by a series of shells that swept over the MS squad, creating a smoke screen in front of them.

"Thank you. The scouts have already destroyed one. There might be other Zeon mobile suits operating in this area." The squad leader quickly exchanged intelligence with the armored forces.

"Tsk, is the rice grain concentration too high?" The tank squad looked up at the tall MS, knowing that the other side had not seen the message that had just been barely transmitted through the communication, "Two Zakus directly in front of you have been destroyed by scouts, both drivers were killed, and another one stood up and was killed by your 90mm machine gun."

"I see." The squad leader understood immediately. "These Zeon pilots died quite unjustly! 11th Squad, follow me and prepare to charge. If the enemy fires, I'll have to return fire! 61st Squad."

“No problem!” The team leader of vehicle 61 climbed out of the vehicle, glanced to the side, and said, “Your buddy has been pulled out.”

"Thank you!" After a brief thank you, the squad leader gave the order again, "Start the sprint, watch your step and don't slip!" Slipping isn't a big deal, but it's easy to break the propulsion units on your back.

"Charge!" With the captain's command, the three short swords began their charge! As these three short swords struck, the entire ground began to tremble.

While sprinting, the three short swords continued to fire at possible positions, further disrupting the enemy's sniping!

"Where... Watch out! Number 2, to the left!" The tanker was rapidly searching for the target when he suddenly noticed a camouflage cloth hidden among the bushes. Then, in the next instant, a single, bright red eye flashed, startling the tanker! He immediately shouted a warning!

"Huh!?" The pilot of Unit 2 was caught off guard by being called out, but at that moment, Zaku II had already ignited its thrusters and pounced! The extremely close distance meant that its sneak attack reached the short sword in just two seconds. The electric axe's blade shone with a dazzling light and slashed down hard at the short sword's head!

At this point, it's fair to say that a novice's skills are simply no match for a veteran's reaction time!

If the person sitting in Unit 2 at this moment were a veteran qualified to switch to the Short Sword Type B, he would immediately raise his shield to block, then raise his gun and fire, using the shrapnel from the under-barreled 155mm cannon to teach this Zaku kid who was jumping and attacking him a lesson!

But it was clear that the soldier in front of him was not a veteran; he did something very foolish, yet also very natural.

He raised his short sword to parry with the hand holding the gun, just like an ordinary person instinctively parries when attacked.

The scorching electric axe cleanly severed the short sword's arm, molten metal dripping down the axe blade. At the same time, the battle axe also swung down at the MS's body below. Just then, the Type 59 90mm machine gun in the short sword's hand landed on the ground.

If Unit 2 had dropped its shield and drawn its sword to counter-attack at that moment, it might have been able to turn the tables and kill the enemy. However, the recruit couldn't do that at all; the entire unit seemed to have not reacted at all and took a half step back.

The axe cleaved through the short sword's thin outer armor. However, due to the previous arm block, the Zaku's strength was somewhat insufficient, and the axe blade failed to shatter the short sword's cockpit. The recruit barely managed to save his life, but all the monitors inside the cockpit were shattered.

Of course, the Zaku had no intention of letting it go. It withdrew its axe and raised it again, ready to finish off the short sword.

"Bang!" The crisp roar of the under-mounted 155mm launcher caught the Zaku wielding its axe once more completely off guard, leaving it no time to dodge. A barrage of 90mm machine gun fire followed, and at close range, the barrage riddled the Zaku 2 with bullet holes, the explosions engulfing the Zaku.

"Thank you, Captain..." The still-shaken newbie finally managed to react, panting heavily as he spoke.

"Nissen, retreat quickly, the enemy..." The captain seemed to want to give some instructions. He wielded his short sword, quickly bent down, and raised his shield to block his teammate's injured short sword.

"Yes..." The recruit realized what had happened, held his shield in front of his short sword, and began to retreat, but in that instant, his pupils suddenly contracted!

"Thump!" Almost exactly the same situation as before, the artillery aircraft they were preparing to use for a surprise attack opened fire again. The bullets grazed the edge of the shield and hit the captain's aircraft with a bang. Under the flash of the explosion, the short sword fell straight down.

"Captain!" The recruit was going crazy. He stared blankly as the captain's machine slowly crashed to the ground. The intense buzzing in his ears made him completely oblivious to what was being said over the communication channel.

The Type 61 tank commander shouted, "Position located!"

"Rapid Fire!"

"Goal! Follow-up shot!"

"Second shot hits!"