Gundam UC Hunting Time

"Can you please shut your mouth and stop jinxing me?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the machine suddenly sounded an alarm. She turned her head in confusion and saw a fireball suddenly erupting in the far distance.

"what is that?"

"It looks like the light from an MS power reactor explosion!"

Io had just witnessed the same scene and immediately identified the source of the explosion, and then both of them turned pale.

Could it be—

Please, please, don't let it be the captain's plane!!

Bianca's heart was pounding in her chest; she dared not even think about it. Io, on the other hand, was more decisive and made a decision immediately.

"No matter what, let's go check it out!"

The two Zanis then accelerated and flew towards the direction of the sphere of light.

At the same time, the two concealed Musai also caught the flash of the MS nuclear fusion reactor explosion. They were already in a panic because the MS team's communications were cut off, so they decided to investigate immediately.

On Columbus's side, both of them were running out of oxygen, and to conserve it, neither of them dared to speak until a flash of light appeared nearby.

"I think I saw light?"

Joni spoke hesitantly, wondering if he was hallucinating.

"You're not mistaken, there is light."

Lin Xingyuan had more oxygen than Jiongni and better eyesight, so he quickly discovered that there were two light sources and realized that they should be Io and Bianca, which put him at ease.

At least I'm not going to die.

He laughed, but then he saw two more moving flashes of light in another direction, seemingly farther away, but brighter and higher.

Is that a ship, Mse?

He guessed who Liangguang was, then turned to look at Joni, whose face looked grim.

"Hey, wake up, your people are here too."

"Ok?"

Joni shook his head to stay alert and peered outside. Just then, a voice without wires came through Lin Xingyuan's helmet headset, asking questions. It was Bianca and Io.

Without the interference of Minovsky particles, the communication was relatively clear. He responded, gave his location, and then looked at Joni.

"Hey!"

Joni also saw the two approaching Zanis and instinctively shrank back, watching Lin Xingyuan warily.

"what?"

"Let me give you a credit one last time—you can go back and tell the Purple Old Lady that you shot down the Federation's Black Reaper. How about that? This kind of fanservice doesn't come easily, so you should thank me."

"..."

Joni looked incredulous. Lin Xingyuan waved to him, pushed off with his feet, and leaped out of the Columbus wreckage.

"That's all. I look forward to your good news."

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Sorry to those who automatically subscribed, I added an extra 300 words as an apology.

Chapter Eighty: Boating on dry land, this is the elegant policy of the Federation; one-eyed warriors, this is truly a bad habit of Zeon.

After being mocked by Io and complained about by Bianca, Lin Xingyuan finally boarded the shuttle. He was exhausted and fell asleep as soon as he got on the plane, closing the privacy curtain on the porthole. When he woke up again, he found that the shuttle was preparing to land and a group of FF-3 Swordfish aircraft were flying past the porthole.

"It's FF3! The Swordfish's atmospheric version!"

"Look, there's a reconnaissance aircraft!"

The people traveling with him looked around excitedly. Lin Xingyuan also turned his gaze away from the group of swordfish and saw a disc-shaped aircraft that looked like a turtle. The barrage immediately showed that it was indeed an early warning aircraft used by the Federation Army. However, due to the Minovsky particle, it is now used as a transport aircraft for important personnel.

[Strange, this doesn't look like Gabriel García Márquez at all.]

Indeed, there are no rainforests.

Lin Xingyuan looked down at the ground and indeed found that the landscape below was clearly subtropical, close to the frigid zone, with very dense buildings, which did not match the Gablo hidden in the South American rainforest at all.

Where are we?

He asked in confusion, and the person next to him quickly answered.

"Europe, Belgrade."

"Shouldn't it be Gabriel?"

"They said it was because of the Zeon army's interception or something."

"Ok?"

As they spoke, the shuttle completed its landing. Due to its immense weight, it taxied further than a passenger plane, only stopping at the hangar at the far end of the runway. Dozens of meters ahead, in front of the hangar, he saw various military aircraft parked side-by-side. In the open space not far from the hangar, he could also see various large, UC-style armored vehicles, such as Vulcan cannon armored vehicles, wire-guided missile vehicles, anti-Zaku tanks, and Type 61 tanks, all deployed in combat readiness. Clearly, this was a military base.

In addition, there was MS. From Lin Xingyuan's perspective, he could see three stations, all of which were Zani.

"Wow, they even have Zani here. Could we be on the front lines?"

The entourage exclaimed in surprise, but Lin Xingyuan, with his better eyesight, clearly distinguished the differences between these Zani versions and those from the Space Force.

Because they were manufactured by the Federation, these Zani figures are closer in design to the later GM. The power transmission pipes are not visible on the legs, so they are likely driven by force field motors. The shoulder armor is also different in shape, not using the 'Torukis style' he proposed, but the later GM style. The position of the thrusters is also completely different from the space type. Overall, they are more concise and complete.

Wait a minute! Why does Zani have the same backpack as Lu Gao?

Could it be that the suggestions PL made were adopted?

The ground-based version is now equipped with new rocket launchers and machine guns.

The live chat loved watching this, providing a bunch of analysis and intelligence on the spot. By the time Lin Xingyuan stepped out of the cabin, his understanding of those Zanis was practically complete—he was just one step away from personally piloting the plane.

An electric jeep sped up, then came to a stop with a drift. The driver stood up and shouted at Lin Xingyuan.

"Is that Captain Lin?"

"I'm."

"General Rebil wants to see you."

"General Reiber?"

Lin Xingyuan was greatly surprised.

[Yes, at this time, Rebil is inspecting the front lines.]

So, is the second Battle of Belgrade about to begin?

As the comments scrolled by, Lin Xing arrived at the car and discovered that the driver was a black man, and a major at that. He quickly saluted.

"you are?"

"Headquarters staff officer Bill, you can just call me Bill." The black man had no airs of a high-ranking officer, or perhaps it was because the person he was talking to was Lin Xingyuan. He greeted him warmly, "Get in the car."

Lin Xingyuan threw his backpack into the back seat and sat in the passenger seat. The electric jeep immediately started moving and drove towards a building covered with camouflage netting next to the airport. At first, Lin Xingyuan thought it was a command post or something, but when he got closer, he found that it was indeed a command post, but it was not a building. Instead, it was a land-based warship specially produced by the Federation!

It is at least 200 meters long, over 80 meters high, and over 100 meters wide. It has three massive turrets arranged in front and back, and its entire body is covered with anti-aircraft firepower, making it a mobile fortress. Of course, it is also a large firepower stronghold and supply base.

"A massive scale?"

He gasped softly, and Major Bill, the black officer, laughed.

"Captain, you know it? This is General Reibell's flagship, the USS Bataan. Isn't it cool and powerful?"

"Hmm..."

Lin Xingyuan snorted. This thing was indeed cool and powerful, but it was huge, moved slowly, and had strict terrain limitations. In the era of precision guidance, it was a flaw in every way. It was only because of the Minovsky particle that this freak had any value. The designer and the manufacturer should thank Dr. Minovsky.

He mentally complained, but to be fair, the Pangpan-class's combat record was also impressive, standing out among similar models and earning it the reputation of a land-based Trojan horse.

As the jeep drove past the Type 61 tanks on guard, Lin Xingyuan's吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments) spirit stirred up again upon seeing the tanks up close, but he had to keep quiet because Major Bill was right next to him.

Fortunately, there were commentators in the live chat to provide the lip-sync.

The designers of the Type 61 tank were truly out of their minds. They devoted all their precious space to those two 150mm main guns, resulting in extremely thin armor, turning the MBT into a monstrosity somewhere between a tank and a self-propelled artillery piece.

[Don't say that. This thing was produced in 61. It was more than capable of fighting counterinsurgency operations. The armor was made of space-forged alloy, so it was strong enough. At the time, it was truly the king of land warfare.]

[It's just bad timing. If I were the equipment supervisor, I would immediately stop production of this tank, strengthen its armor, and only equip it with one cannon. Increasing the rate of fire is the key. Yes, let's develop naval guns for land use and teach those 18-meter-tall humanoid machines a lesson.]

[Hey! How did a tank enthusiast get in here? This is the MS channel, if you don't want to watch, go somewhere else.]

In reality, most of the Type 61 tanks used by the Federation during the One Year War were stockpiled stock, with production capacity allocated to mobile suits.

[Exactly, what's the point of further modifications? Once you're in an urban area, no matter how many modifications you make to the tanks, they'll still be useless.]

How do you deal with a Zaku jumping and shooting?

Amid the debate in the live chat, the jeep drove into the main building. After getting out of the car, Lin Xingyuan followed Major Bill through the inspection, took the elevator, and quickly arrived at the top-floor headquarters.

The headquarters was very large, with a large electronic sand table in the center. A group of staff officers were busy on the sand table, and various communications were constantly going on and off. A little further away, General Rebil was in front of the electronic map hanging on the wall, discussing something with several senior officers. When he saw Lin Xingyuan, he actually stopped and greeted him with a smile before Rebil could report.

"Look who it is! The Black Reaper of our Federation has arrived!"

Seeing his attitude toward a mere junior officer, the surrounding officers were all surprised. Lin Xingyuan was also greatly surprised and felt flattered. He quickly stood at attention and saluted.

"General Reiber!"

At this moment, the other officers also turned around, and among them was Ireland from the intelligence department, causing the live chat to immediately become agitated.

Catch the spy!

[Traitorous dog!]

Lin Xingyuan was also taken aback, staring intently at Ireland. This attitude displeased the other party, who snorted unhappily.

"Captain, what's wrong? Is there a problem with me?"

"Do not."

Lin Xingyuan immediately turned his face away, greeted the other senior officers, and then faced Reibir again.

"General, it's been a long time."

"Yes, it's been over five months. By the way, Captain, the report says you were intercepted in orbit?"

Rebil asked with concern.

“Yes, I don’t know where the news leaked,” Lin Xingyuan replied, glancing deliberately at Ireland, and continued, “Two MS squads from Zeon ambushed us in orbit. Although we eventually managed to destroy them, it’s a pity we lost valuable mobile suits. I’m very sorry, this may become propaganda material for the enemy.”

"Hmph, it's just a mere machine. Let them be smug for now," Rebil waved his hand dismissively. "The most important thing is that everyone is safe. Anyway, you've come a long way, thank you for your hard work. You must be wondering why the shuttle would land here, right?"

"Yes."

"It was my own initiative to change your destination. On the one hand, it was to avoid being ambushed by Zeon, and on the other hand, I wanted you to see firsthand how those MS were used."

He looked out the window at Zani and said with great anticipation.

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Chapter 81 Experimental Unit Delta

"Lin Xingyuan? That black-clad Grim Reaper?"

The girl shouted out in surprise.

"Yes, I heard it from headquarters. They just got off the shuttle. General Rebil personally transferred them here, saying he wanted to come and see this unit."

The speaker was Lieutenant Rachel Milstein, a striking blonde beauty with gold-rimmed glasses and a slender figure. Even in her dowdy Union Army uniform, she exuded a mature and intellectual air. She was surrounded by people listening to her speak, clearly very popular.

“He was the Federation’s first MS pilot, the first ace, and arguably the person in the entire Federation Army who knew MS tactics best,” Rachel continued, winking at the girl who had screamed earlier.

“Yes, yes, yes! I know!” The girl, Noel Anderson, nodded, her big eyes sparkling. Unlike Rachel’s sexy maturity, she seemed too young, like a high school girl, with no military bearing, which made her look out of place in her corporal uniform.