UC will eventually reach the stars

When Gao Pu saw the photo, he immediately understood one thing: Ye's Heavy Industry had already completed the production of all the necessary materials. The only thing needed was for the federal government to issue an arms production license and a license to purchase and process special steels such as Luna Titanium.

Of course, there's also the most important thing!

Order!

Who's going to build it if there are no orders?

If investigated seriously, the photo provided by Shuguang Heavy Machinery alone is enough to warrant prosecution, as it already contains a host of violations and transgressions. However, at this moment, Gao Pu is very pleased that Shuguang has indeed prepared everything!

After all, the situation in space is dire. The battle on Side 2, which resulted in survivors, taught the Federation at least one thing: the enemy has indeed mastered a new tactic that works in conjunction with mobile suits. High-intensity Minovsky particles can bring mobile suits to extremely close range of battleships to launch attacks...

Without new and effective solutions for dealing with essential shipboard armament equipment such as the Minovsky particle shielding radar, how can we counter MS?

It's simple. This question has been asked many times in history, and the answer has always been very simple.

What can you use to fight battleships? Battleships!

What do you use to fight tanks? Tanks, of course.

What do you use to shoot down fighter jets? Fighter jets, of course.

So now it's the Federation Forces' turn to answer this question: what will they use to counter the Zeon forces' mobile suits as their main force in the war? The conclusion is: the Federation Forces' own mobile suits!

Developing the right equipment is all that's needed! So, for the current Federation forces, is it a problem that Dawn Heavy Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of Ye's Heavy Industry, can produce military-grade MS?

No, no, no, this is a sign of loyalty, citizen, you deserve commendation!

The only problem now is... are you delivering fast enough? Are you delivering enough?

On the same day Ye Yun's demonstration ended, of the four existing GAT00 Rio units, except for one necessary test unit, the remaining three were airlifted to Chabro for testing by the Federal Army.

The tank that came with Ye Yun never stopped firing. In one morning, under Nores's guidance, the Federation's excellent tank drivers and pilots used up all the ammunition that Ye Yun and his team had brought.

and……

Gao Pu brought out more than a dozen Type 61 tanks—yes, complete Type 61 tanks—to be used as target practice by the test drivers.

The conclusion is quite simple: when facing a mobile suit (MS), the Type 61 would likely suffer heavy losses in a head-on confrontation! This is because the height difference allows the MS's burst fire to easily shatter the Type 61's top armor. Furthermore, the MS's maneuverability, especially its jet-assisted jumps, allows it to effectively escape the Type 61's firing range.

This record was urgently brought up for discussion among the top ranks of the federal army.

Therefore, the conclusion was that Project G was officially approved, and the Federal Army urgently allocated funds to get Dawn Heavy Machinery Company's production lines running at full speed! Even all the supporting production plants that Ye's Heavy Industry had already set up were to contribute every single man-hour!

Furthermore... the Federation Forces directly decided to allocate a sum of money from the overall MS development plan budget as a one-time purchase of the technology for producing the G-Plan completed MS from Dawn Heavy Manufacturing Corporation. In this way, the Federation Forces can then use its production lines in other locations to produce the corresponding MS!

Of course, this so-called other place actually only refers to the Chabro base itself. Ye's Heavy Industry would never allow those competing companies to obtain the technology in Project G.

"Congratulations!" Gao Pu stepped forward, personally pinned the badge on Ye Yun, and patted Ye Yun on the shoulder. "How does it feel?"

"Hmm...it seems my sister sold me for a good price." Ye Yun smiled and shook his head. What else was there to say? Ye Yun wasn't stupid. At this point, both sides had already reached an agreement. His joining the Federation Army was both a manifestation of cooperation between the two sides and, in a sense, "after-sales service."

"Hahaha... Actually, has anyone ever told you that you're very suited to be a soldier?" Gao Pu reached out and patted the young man he found quite interesting again. After all, at his age, there weren't many people who could achieve what he had. "The technology, they've already solved it. As for you, let me see how much action your anger and determination can give you."

"So I am now an officer, and theoretically a commander of a unit that exists on paper." Ye Yun looked at Gao Pu in front of him. The Federal Army has a very strange characteristic: the ranks are generally low. The commanding officer in a certain direction may not even be a general. Therefore, Ye Yun's rank of lieutenant colonel, especially since he is not a technical officer, is very valuable.

This surprised Ye Yun somewhat, especially the degree of freedom this unit enjoyed... to be honest, it was a bit outrageous.

"Yes, I hope you can produce results as soon as possible. If you have any requests, please let me know as soon as possible." Gao Pu looked up at the sky and sighed, "There isn't much time left."

“SIDE2…” Ye Yun pursed his lips and asked hesitantly. Gao Pu had shown Ye Yun the battle report earlier, but that didn’t mean the entire interception was over; the battle was still ongoing.

At this stage, the Federation space fleet has put in almost all its effort to intercept, but the results have not been very good. In fact, it has been severely outmaneuvered by the Zeon fleet accompanying the colony. These guys used the huge space colony as a shield to avoid the Federation fleet's artillery axis and kept attacking the Federation fleet that was attacking the colony, preventing it from carrying out its mission of destroying the colony in peace. As a result, the interception fleet sent by the Federation space fleet has suffered heavy losses.

"Let's get going. Ground troops for joint training have already begun to be mobilized in East Asia. Pilots and excellent tank crews have all been mobilized. You may need to figure out the specific troop formations yourself." Gao Pu didn't answer Ye Yun's question, but just gave him a smile. In any case, Ye's Heavy Industry's actions had given him a pleasant surprise. For a behemoth like the Federation Army, money wasn't the issue. The real question was how long it would take for them to complete the formation of their MS units and achieve combat readiness.

After all, it's definitely not like the kind in games. This is movement, this is shooting, this is wielding a beam saber. Okay, you can pilot a Gundam now, go for it!

Instead, it starts with MS pilot training, then moves on to MS coordination and friendly unit cooperation. Each project requires events that can be calculated in months. In particular, the use of MS units is a blank area. What needs to be explored is not only the organization, but also the operational methods and so on. It can be said to be a huge and complicated task.

"Alright..." Ye Yun nodded, not saying much, took a deep breath, and saluted General Gao Pu, "I will not let you down!"

Chapter Twelve: Honest Business Competition

“It looks completely different from Leo.” Ye Ning stood at the foot of his own production line, looking up at the 18-meter-tall GAT-01 short sword, and squinted slightly. He had to admit that compared to Leo, which was designed as an industrial machine, the GAT-01 short sword had completely outclassed it, at least in terms of appearance.

"Yes, after all, it was specially designed. Similar things are the foundation, the things you can't see." Kinias looked at the busy production line in front of him, his eyes narrowed. He was very satisfied with the current situation. The G Project, which was spearheaded by Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing, has now received an emergency order from the Earth Federation. He can say that he has successfully completed the revitalization of the Sakhalin family.

Previously, officers from the Earth Federation Forces rushed into the factory of Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing. Looking at the first GAT-01 short sword pre-production model that was almost completed, their eyes were filled with surprise, as if they were shining bright light, staring intently at the short sword that was undergoing final adjustments.

Of course, this short sword will later be packaged up and sent on a transport plane to Chabro for evaluation by the Earth Federation Forces.

The supporting weaponry has also been completed, including a 100mm prototype machine gun provided by the Eight Continents Group and a 380mm rocket launcher that is being rushed to completion. Well, this thing is still being rushed to completion, which makes Kinias want to curse. Before, they ignored him, but now, ha, if this continues, you will not even be able to get the Federation Army's procurement orders sooner or later!

Of course, there are also the large protective shields that Ye Yun emphasized. Currently, compared to the Zeon army's MS pilots who already have a complete training system, the Federation army's training system has to be built from scratch. Therefore, for the Federation army, protecting the pilots and MS and helping them get through the novice period and grow as much as possible is a very important condition.

And shields provide more defense, which is very important!

"Regardless, there's a significant difference between industrial and military applications... Unit 7's self-test has encountered a problem; the DDE-92-85 data link is showing an anomaly. Check it out." Kinias was a perfectionist; he couldn't tolerate any flaws in his work due to others' foolish actions!

"So, because the short sword doesn't need to carry heavy objects for long periods like Leo did, and it requires better mobility, the overall load-bearing capacity has been reduced. At the same time, for better observation and aiming effects, the head space has been increased, and it has been modified into a more human-shaped head to increase the space for equipment installation?!" Ye Ning looked at the short sword, which was more slender than Leo's but had more rugged overall lines, and nodded in satisfaction.

Ye Ning was very satisfied. Judging from the reactions of the Federal Army officers, the GAT-01 Short Sword showed an overall performance improvement of at least 5% to 7% compared to the GAT-00 Rio. In particular, the observation and aiming capabilities were improved by more than 10% after more space was available to install more equipment! For a weapon of war, what does it mean to see further and shoot more accurately?

Following the test firing at Ye's Heavy Industries' firing range, the Earth Federation Forces immediately increased their initial order of 300 units to 800, and are even inquiring about the possibility of converting all factories at Ye's Heavy Industries and Dawn Heavy Machinery Manufacturing to produce these units. A nuclear-powered money-printing machine is nothing compared to this! Indeed, selling complete machines is far more profitable than selling spare parts!

What? You're saying that Shuguang Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company and Ye's Heavy Industry aren't the same company?! Heh, brother and sister... don't you think they make a good match? Ye Ning's lips curled up, and she slightly glanced at Kinias beside her. Kinias was engrossed in retrieving data and didn't even look at her.

Ye Ning wasn't angry. Hmm! What a good man! It's great how focused he is on his career! Especially since she'll have a piece of that career in the future. It's okay, she can write the betrothal gifts for him. He might find it troublesome, but she doesn't.

“Yes.” Kinias nodded quickly. “Unit 3 is assembled and will be dispatched immediately… Send in the new components!”

At that moment, a technician ran over quickly and whispered a few words in Ye Ning's ear. Ye Ning's brows immediately furrowed. "How much inventory do we have left?"

"20 pieces..." the technician said in a low voice, clearly not daring to speak loudly.

"Are they useless?! We've been patting them on the back with all our money!" Ye Ningzhou rubbed her temples. She never expected that things would go wrong in such a way.

Previously, the development of the 380mm rocket launcher was slow, and Ye Ning was too lazy to even scold them. But this 100mm machine gun is almost a must-have, and even two or three should be issued to each Dagger! And these bastards still showed up!

"What's wrong?" Kinias didn't seem surprised by Ye Ning's frantic state and asked again without even looking up.

"The Eight Continents Group informed us that the production of the second batch of 200 100mm autocannons cannot be delivered on time." Ye Ning took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes. "We don't even know how long the delay will be."

"Hmph, as expected." Kinias sneered. "This thing was clearly not prepared for us, and our G Project is already starting to put pressure on people. It's just a dirty little trick." Kinias recalled the past, when the Sakhalin family was suppressed, and the disgusting face of Zeonnik.

"Should we notify Bazhou that if we can't organize the mass production of the 100mm autocannon, we should transfer the patent and produce it ourselves?" Ye Ning took a deep breath, feeling somewhat hesitant. Obviously, if they did that, Bazhou Group would seize the opportunity to rip them off.

“I remember Ye Yun had a development project underway before.” Kinias pulled Ye Ning a couple of steps to the side, making way for the short sword with production number 0003 that was walking out. He mentioned it casually, since Ye Yun had wanted to give it a try before. After all, the relationship with the Yasu family was basically maintained by Ye Yun’s relationship with the Yasu family’s eldest daughter. If it really involved a conflict of interest, Ye Yun didn’t want to take a gamble, and this guy actually did run into one.

"You mean the TYPE59 series project?" Ye Ning scratched his head. Ye Yun had said that since the goal was to manufacture MS, all spare parts should have a backup plan so that the development could proceed slowly and not be rushed.

Then Ye Yun was almost beaten to death by Ye Ning...

Have a spare part for every subsystem? Huh? That's too expensive! Don't you even understand what cost control means?!

Ultimately, Ye Yun simply funded and promoted several projects himself, including the design of a machine gun to match the MS. The basic design used a 90mm caliber, 25/40-round magazine/75-round drum magazine, and a bullpup design.

However, Ye Yun later went to the Puteng transport fleet, so most of the projects were destroyed by Kinias and Ye Ning. The TYPE59 series project was one of the few that already had a finished product, so it was not completely destroyed and was in a Schrödinger's cat-like state of being half-dead.

As for why it's the TYPE59 series, well, it's simple.

By lengthening and weighting the barrel and enhancing the optical sights, you have a tactical marksman rifle.

By adding a drum magazine to the barrel and attaching a grip to the underside of the gun, you get a light machine gun.

With a short barrel, lightweight grip, 25-round magazine, and a twin 155mm grenade/shotgun launcher mounted under the receiver, you get a carbine assault rifle.

Yes, Ye Yun hasn't even finished developing the official models yet, but he's already planned a long line of gun designs, intending to rake in funding in the future.

Now, Ye Ning has to admit that Ye Yun's plan is indeed something they need.

"Send the prototype to the Federal Army headquarters for testing, and then I estimate that the production line in Bazhou should 'suddenly' complete all the production line maintenance issues." Kinias sneered twice. Just like Ye Yun said, there's nothing new under the sun. If Bazhou Group would hold back its orders because of pressure from others, it's naturally because these bastards think they are "necessary".

And when they suddenly realize that, damn it, they aren't "essential" and someone else has a backup option, they'll be shocked to find their interests have been harmed! Then they'll suddenly understand many things!

After all, for every short sword Ye's Heavy Industry sells, if you include all the parts, it's equivalent to Bazhou selling two or even three machine guns, and they hardly have to do any promotion themselves! They can make money just by lying down!

But now that Ye Yun's assault rifle has been brought out, even if its performance doesn't have an overwhelming advantage over Bazhou's 100mm machine gun after testing, whose backside is hurting the most?

“Then I’ll go to the warehouse and pull the things out. Ye Yun, that kid, sometimes he does have a bit of foresight.” Ye Ning curled her lip, showing her sister’s disdain.

"..." Kinias hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "Why don't you just transfer some personnel and form a research and development team? Just follow Ye Yun's plan and develop the firearms. I still have some dissatisfaction with the performance of the 100mm machine gun from Bazhou. This might not be a bad idea."

"Hmm~ Why miss out on business that can be seized? By the way, what do you think about restarting the Salamis-class modification project that Ye Yun planned before?" This was one of the plans that Ye Ning rejected. After all, before the war, no one thought there was any point in modifying the Salamis-class into a warship with basic MS repair capabilities, but now it seems that it might be.

Unless the Earth Federation Forces deploy a large number of transport ships in the rear, but this would greatly waste the precious propulsion fuel of mobile suits, the design can maintain most of the combat power of light cruisers and increase the mobile suit carrying capacity.

"Let's give it a try... and see if the Federation Army is willing to give up its large missile launch capability at the front end." Kinias shook his head. This wasn't his responsibility, but it wouldn't hurt to try, right? In any case, the Federation Army was still paying relatively much attention to Project G, so naturally they would look at Ye's Heavy Industry's proposal with more respect.

Chapter Thirteen: His Ambition

When the plane landed at Chengdu Airport again, Ye Yun's feelings were very complicated. This time, he wasn't returning on his own transport plane, but on the Media transport plane assigned to him. As for those other transport planes, they were all busy transporting spare parts, ammunition, and specific batteries and charging equipment needed for the GAT-00 Rio that had been seized by the Federal Army Command to Chabro.

If it weren't for Yeh's Heavy Industries stating that some urgently needed parts needed to be airlifted, and stubbornly detaining one of them, the remaining transport plane might have also been seized by the Federal Army.

Of course, on their way to and from the base, they would also bring out some things for the Federation troops inside Chabro base, such as family members, family members, and more family members...

In short, in the past few days, the Federal Army Headquarters has been frantically ordering Ye's Heavy Industry's transport planes to send things to Chabro, as if they had grasped at a lifeline. As a result, the hotels near Ye's Heavy Industry are full of people.

While these soldiers could accept some possible fates, some things were simply human nature. For example, Gao Pu not only didn't expose them, but instead gave the Ye family a very high transportation fee, roughly equivalent to earning the equivalent of two trips for one.

"We've arrived, sir." Rachel, dressed in a captain's uniform, said with a smile. As an excellent employee, Rachel was quite satisfied with the double pay, especially since it seemed that there might be room for further promotion, which surprised her somewhat.

Beside Rachel was Doris, dressed in a lieutenant's uniform, with her arms crossed and a playful expression. Clearly, Doris found it strange that she had managed to infiltrate the Federation Army and even become an officer. However, in a sense, since it didn't increase her workload and gave her an extra identity as a shield, she thought it was pretty good. After all, the only ones who could judge her in the future were the Federation Army's military courts, right?

The civilian courts want to prosecute her? Ha! The federal army will deal with them first.

"Hmm..." Ye Yun looked down, his gaze lingering. He could clearly see some new features next to the runway of Ye's Heavy Industry's dedicated large airport.

What's more?

Large anti-aircraft missiles and anti-aircraft guns, along with numerous field camp-like structures, were erected around the runway. Clearly, regardless of anything else, the Federal Army prioritized establishing an air defense system for the city where Ye's Heavy Industry was located, and the airport was of paramount importance, resulting in the current situation.

The Federal Army pilots were indeed very skilled. When the Midia switched to vertical takeoff and landing, it landed smoothly with almost no shaking. When the rear hatch opened, Ye Yun and his group, who had been waiting for a while, walked out of the Midia's cabin.

"Lieutenant Colonel Ye." A major in a Federation Army uniform saluted Ye Yun. "The 124th Mechanized Infantry Regiment is ordered to cooperate with the MS unit."

"Hello, Major William... If I remember correctly, you should also be a Federal Army officer from the nearby garrison." Ye Yun said with a smile. Because his situation was a bit special, many people in Chabro had a good impression of his "help" and naturally gave him convenience. So before leaving Chabro, all the relevant information that could be considered classified as general was in his hands.

Moreover, what Ye Yun found slightly interesting was that Gough was almost certain that Zeon would go to the ground to fight, which was why he was now preparing to train ground MS units.

However, the reality was that due to the rapid changes in the war situation, all the workers at Dawn Heavy Machinery instantly transformed into level eight fitters, each one a master of lathes. Everyone worked 24 hours a day to complete the first batch of MS that had been secretly manufactured before, and barely managed to send them into space. At this time, they also had to face a reality that drove the Federation Army crazy.

MS is available, but...

The pilots simply cannot send a batch of mobile suits into space while simultaneously allowing the Federation Space Forces to complete pre-war training, which requires months of calculation, and acquire a mobile suit force.

Forcibly sending a bunch of newbies onto mobile suits and then sending them out like that is just giving the veterans of the Zeon forces free kills!

For details, you can refer to the group of rookies driving GMs in Thunder Cosmos. These were rookies who had undergone complete MS driving training. Facing a group of disabled veterans, if they rushed in at this time, they probably wouldn't need anyone else. Any one of the Red, Blue, White, or Black pilots could easily take on an entire squadron by themselves.

"Yes, the 113th Regiment is maneuvering this way, Lieutenant Colonel Ye Yun." After Ye Yun returned the salute, Major William lowered his hand. There was no resentment in his eyes, but rather a feeling of excitement.

Because, without a doubt, as an experimental unit, it would naturally be highly valued by the higher-ups, and his experience as a principal officer in such a unit would be a very important part of his resume. He felt that he probably wouldn't have to worry about future promotion opportunities or competition from others.

As for the person in front of me, ha, we're not on the same track. In the future, this person will rise to prominence, and I might even become part of Ye Yun's faction...

Of course, the ordinary soldiers and lower-ranking officers in his regiment were not very clear about what was going on. All they knew was that Zeon rebels were clashing with the Federation space fleet, which was practically suicidal. They thought that the reason they were concentrated near Ye's Heavy Industry was most likely to guard against sabotage by Zeon spies.

Yes, most people don't even know that Side 2 is being pushed by Zeon towards Earth. The current colony satellite may be less than 36 hours away from its expected crash time.

"Commander William, how many of the selected special forces drivers have arrived?" Ye Yun shrugged. Being ambitious is not a bad thing; at least it gives you motivation and drive, instead of turning into a push-and-pull old hand.

"Lieutenant Colonel, 150 special operations drivers are already in place, and we can begin the corresponding training at any time." Commander William, as the officer in charge of the specific liaison, was working at 200% efficiency for the sake of his own future.

"Okay, let's go now." Ye Yun adjusted his military cap and nodded somewhat awkwardly.

What Ye Yun was unaware of was that the Federal Army was also fiercely debating the "G" plan submitted by Ye's Heavy Industry and Dawn Heavy Machinery Company.

A major general in the Federation Army, in charge of technology, spoke eloquently and exaggeratedly about his objections. He mainly argued that the parallel operation of two MS systems within the Federation Army would cause immense logistical chaos. After that, everyone in the meeting room fell silent.

This matter can be considered as something that Gaupu strongly promoted in a very short period of time, and it can even be said that he pushed it through some of the traditional unspoken rules of the Federation Army, which has indeed aroused the dissatisfaction of many people.

“Gap… I heard why you met him. What kind of person is he?” Rebil crossed his arms. Actually, Rebil wasn’t in Luna 2 Fortress at the moment. He had already set sail with the fleet. If it weren’t for the fact that this meeting was so important, he should have remained silent.

After all, in a sense, the exact location of the Federation's main fleet is a very important military secret at this moment, and rashly communicating could expose his coordinates, thus allowing Zeon to discover his location.

“Rebil, what’s this? You’re starting to get interested in this little guy too?” Gap, who hadn’t spoken until now, looked up at Rebil when he heard him speak, and smiled. “He’s a bit impatient, unlike us. We’re older now, and we’ve become more detached from everything. When he saw the intelligence about the colony’s movement on Side 2, he almost went crazy. When we were communicating with Ye’s Heavy Industries, he revealed Ye’s Heavy Industries’ advance preparations and even had a fight with his sister in front of me. Right now, all he wants to do is kill every high-ranking military and political official in the Principality of Zeon as soon as possible. Do you know what he said?”

“…” Rebil was clearly taken aback for a moment, then suddenly burst into hearty laughter, “Tell me about it.”

“He wants to preserve the heads of the Zabi family in formalin bottles and hang them on the wreckage of the Side 2 colony, young and old, as a tribute to all those they killed.” Gop’s lips curled into a smile. “How about that? Doesn’t that sound inspiring? Unlike us old guys, always scheming and plotting.”