Gundam, Gravity Elegy

"what?"

Cynthia couldn't help but look up. When the turbulent dust settled, the pale giant that resembled a Zaku was simply turning its single eye:

At the same time, Major General Keller's expression turned extremely grim:

"M. Kobe, tsk, they actually put all this filth out in the open like this!"

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The infighting within Zeon continued until Tang Daji became the prototype ZZ Gundam.

Just use your imagination to guess the colors.

Chapter 38: Zeon's Weakness

"In fact, according to the intelligence department's investigation, Zeon's Earth Attack Force is not a single entity."

Still inside the bridge of the Hump, as the land-based warship sped forward, Captain Cuvatro spoke with a smile.

Ignoring the emotions of the two legitimate Zeon soldiers beside him, he casually sat down in the captain's chair. The electronic screen that should have displayed a map was switched off, revealing another frame:

"Wow, the internal documents of the Hump are really comprehensive. Does Zeon always like to cultivate this level of personality cult?"

As he said this, he even put his legs up on the armrest and lay down completely.

Whether it was comfortable or not is another matter, but the posture was extremely exaggerated.

Unfortunately, it seems that no one on the bridge was buying into this elaborate 'performance'.

"Ahem, let's get down to business."

Realizing that his behavior resembled that of a circus clown, Cuvatro sat up straight again.

"To put it simply, the Zeon army consists of only two parts: the Space Attack Force and the Assault Mobile Force. The Space Attack Force is divided into the Space Attack Force and the Assault Mobile Force, excluding the small number of home defense forces and his personal guard, centered around the current Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi. The former is commanded by Dozle Zabi, the third son of the Zabi family, while the latter is led by his eldest daughter, Kycilia Zabi."

As soon as he said that, the personal information of the three people appeared on the screen.

But to be honest, compared to the federal headshots I had just seen, those three were quite different:

"Are these... oil paintings?"

"Yes, oil painting."

In response to Gao Ren's somewhat incredulous question, Kuvatro nodded:

"After all, they have transformed the republic into a principality and even proclaimed themselves princes. Since the Zabi family has implemented a dictatorship, they will inevitably beautify their image for propaganda purposes."

"Zabi's family..."

"That's roughly how it is, and the so-called Earth Attack Force is just a 'new army' that Zeon established after deciding to officially invade Earth."

Seeing that Gao Ren's cold gaze was almost welded to the portraits of the three military leaders of Zeon, Kuvatro finally turned them off gently.

As an alternative, only a few names ultimately appeared:

"The most interesting thing about this army is that it is nominally loyal to Karma Zabi, the youngest son of the Zabi family, but is actually led by Ma Kebe, who is currently stationed in Europe. At the same time, because its members come from the Space Attack Force and the Assault Force, the command structure is a complete mess."

"In other words, it is just a branch of two other armies stationed on Earth, and it is only called the 'Earth Attack Army' for convenience."

"So what does all this have to do with Yuri Keller?"

"Yes—actually, due to Dozru's personality, he often lacks a sense of hierarchy when dealing with his subordinates, and for this reason, the commanders he values ​​often have the same bad habits."

“This is not a ‘flaw’.”

Finally, upon hearing this, Lieutenant Top couldn't help but speak up in rebuttal:

"Unlike the corrupt state of your Federation Army, the First Division has been able to maintain its current combat effectiveness precisely because the Commander and General Dozle do not care about background."

"So this also includes people like the 'White Ogre' who choose to massacre villages and bomb cities for the sake of merit?"

However, when that cold gaze from behind the sunglasses swept over him, Top's barely roused anger vanished instantly.

"Poison gas attacks, satellite destruction—the entire 'Operation Britain' was handled by the Space Attack Force. In the end, isn't it laughable to talk about the quality of the army?"

Upon hearing that voice, Top's lips turned pale. She wanted to say something, but involuntarily her gaze fell upon the silent boy.

"The first battle I participated in was the Battle of Loum."

This battle, this major campaign that truly brought mobile suits to the forefront, took place three days after the Battle of Britain.

She seemed to want to express some attitude, but...

“This kind of thing is not important right now.”

"..."

Seeing the Zeon people bowing their heads, Kuvatro couldn't help but sneer, but his laughter didn't last long—

"Also, Captain, all that rambling stuff you've been saying is irrelevant to the current situation."

His expression froze on his face.

“We entered Bavaria ten minutes ago. If we continue to waste time like this, we might not even be able to finish a sentence before we reach our destination.”

"..."

Looking at the now silent bridge, Gao Ren couldn't help but pat his face.

After suppressing the emotions churning deep within his heart, he squeezed them all into his chest cavity and exhaled them as a breath of stale air:

"Let's confirm the conclusion first—Zeon's entire Earth Attack Force has an inconsistent command system, and at the same time, due to the shortage of manpower, it promotes individual heroism in the army. Because it is a dictatorship, it practices personality cult."

"There's also internal strife within the company. I heard that Zmador and Zeonic are almost fighting each other in the rear, and framing each other is commonplace. It's also said that MS parts are not interchangeable, and tanks and aircraft are not from the same system."

"Wow, isn't this just a small workshop?"

"According to them, it's to protect the company's patents..."

Seeing that the female diver and Captain Cuvatro seemed about to start chatting again, Gao Ren simply rubbed his still throbbing temples.

"I've already said that kind of thing isn't important; the logistical issues for these people are..."

Then, a thought surfaced in his mind, causing him to momentarily lose focus:

"No, if we think about it carefully, if Zeon's logistics system is really chaotic, then it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the various ground units are fighting their own battles. Maybe we can really make some progress in this area."

"So, what does our 'little genius' have to say?"

Seeing his captain's carefree and seemingly unconcerned demeanor, Gao Ren simply covered his head:

"We need to speed things up... Can we find a way to contact the local guerrillas?"

But before he could finish speaking, he saw those faces that seemed to reveal helplessness.

In other words...

"Under normal circumstances, it is impossible."

Kuvatro began by saying:

"Most of the troops stationed in the area maintain single-line communication with their superiors, and they have special passwords and dedicated channels. These things are even changed regularly, but for various reasons, both sides need to confirm with each other."

"Tsk, if that's the case, it'll be a bit troublesome..."

"However, even Kuvatro said it was 'normal', our team's situation is somewhat special after all."

Before the atmosphere could cool down, the female diver suddenly spoke up:

"But to be precise, it's 'me' who's a bit special."

Like a mannequin showcasing clothing, she even stood up and strolled confidently around the bridge:

“I happen to know that.”

She leaned down, her face so close that Corporal Sofia of Zeon was somewhat taken aback:

"Sophia, could you type in a few numbers for me?"

"……Um?"

"Channel: 20-01-09-06, Password: Wolf Pattern"

"Drip drip"

"Drip drip"

After a brief wait, static, like that of an old-fashioned landline telephone, quickly came from inside.

'Zizzi'

then……

"This is the Mudrock Squad, belonging to the European Front."

"The call went through directly?"

When a resolute face appeared on the screen, Gao Ren was taken aback:

"How did you do that?"

"I'm a hacker, and all this stuff is stored in the supply team's network."

"This is Captain Cuvatro, Fourth Platoon of G4 Unit."

On the other side, the man who had always been carefree finally became serious.

He stood up and then saluted:

"It is a great honor to meet you, Lieutenant Aigar, artillery instructor. Your tactics and data have greatly advanced our unit's MS development progress."

"This guy sounds pretty impressive."

"That's right, this guy is the 'talent' that General Rebil specifically wanted."

"Huh?"

To Gao Ren's astonishment, his guardian, Miss Shirley, merely gave him a strange smile:

"Ah Ren, do you know how many Type 61 tanks make up a formation?"

"There are four ways to write '回'... sigh!"

"Do you think I haven't read your books? Stop being so sarcastic."

After gently rubbing his head where Shirley had hit him, Gao Ren pursed his lips:

"It was originally a three-machine gun formation, but it was changed to a four-machine gun formation in the early stages of the war, right?"

"Yes, and he was the one who drove this process."

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Ega's character design is difficult to evaluate, perhaps because the original work's main perspective is Zeon.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Cuvatro's Ambition

Lieutenant Aigar, 25 years old, is a recognized artillery expert within the Earth Federation. He has served in various locations including the South American Headquarters, the Oceania Army, and the North American Army.

When Zeon launched its second landing operation, the tank squadrons formed around him achieved outstanding results directly on the front lines, almost making it impossible for Zeon's main forces to advance an inch.

"This guy invented a bombardment tactic against MS—two groups of people bombarding from different directions. By using pinpoint bombardment, they can penetrate any part of the Zaku except for its frontal armor. This tactic has already achieved remarkable results in North America."

"That's really impressive."

"But in the end, it still couldn't prevent the fall of the California base."

Glancing at Gao Ren's seemingly sincere praise, Shirley's words suddenly took a sharp turn:

"In the end, the Type 61 tanks built around the satellite network were still too cumbersome in the environment of Minovsky particles, and our 'artillery expert' can only be said to have been born at the wrong time."

"That's not entirely true. Didn't the captain say that Lieutenant Aiga also participated in the MS development project and provided a lot of combat data?"

"Yeah, they provided artillery data, which allowed the damn Guncannon to be successfully incorporated into the RX program. If you ask me, this kind of thing should go to the junkyard."