From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 491: The Immortal's Fighting Style
"boom!!!"

As Baninger rushed into the vicinity of the side skirt armor of the "Xiandeng" main battle tank despite the burning arc of the deflection force field, it was difficult for the following battle to be suspenseful.

After receiving a highly confidential development mission directly from Amber, Atlas' military industry department has been wondering why they suddenly developed such an "unmanned combat vehicle". They suspect that their boss may have created an unmanned combat unit that is more advanced than the "Hive Core".

However, due to the confidentiality level and the extremely strict confidentiality discipline within the Atlas Group, the employee in the military department responsible for this development task was very sensible and chose not to ask any more questions.

Instead, he focused all his attention on the development task and tried his best to meet Amber's requirements.

This includes a confusing requirement: "need to have a higher resistance to the derivative damage of the deflection field of ground units."

"What do you mean? Is this power armor intended for close combat?"

Although the members of the development team were still full of doubts about the usage scenarios of this requirement, they finally realized the ability of this power armor and its attached weapons to be "bathed" in the deflection field of main battle tanks or even HCP level by replacing the main armor material and adding additional isolation layers.

And now, if these developers of Atlas Military Industry could see the battle of the Immortal Legion, the doubts in their hearts would naturally be resolved.

Because the immortals are really good at close combat.

In the battle areas on the great plains or those lacking in cover, Banninger and his men would just use the performance of their own machines and equipment to conduct standard combat.

But after entering urban areas or factory areas similar to urban street fighting, Banninger and his men may choose more efficient close combat due to the mobility of power armor and combat elements that far exceeds other heavy armored units in a small range.

Just like now, when Baninger drove the Dreadnought into the deflection field of the 'Vanguard' main battle tank, the three main battle tanks of this armored platoon could not threaten Baninger for a while.

Not to mention the main gun and coaxial machine gun, they can't hit Baninger at all.

The only thing that can successfully launch an attack is the remote-controlled weapon station on top of the turret.

However, the twin 25mm machine guns on it spewed flames, and after several rounds of sweeping at the "Dauntless" power armor, which was much taller than the main battle tank, it failed to cause any substantial damage except for sweeping out a large number of sparks and leaving bumpy marks on the external armor.

Especially when the operator was extremely nervous after someone got close to the tank, and in a panic he controlled the weapon station to set the attack target to the front chest armor, which was the easiest to aim at but also the hardest. Even the relatively fragile omnidirectional viewfinder on the head was not damaged.

Then Baninger used the electromagnetic machine gun in his hand to destroy the weapon station, observation and aiming equipment and other parts on the turret.

"The target has been locked but the distance to friendly forces is too close. Firing rashly may cause friendly casualties!"

When Banninger broke through the wall of the building and successfully approached, the crew of another nearby "Xiandeng" main battle tank second-generation crew also saw this unit, which was a circle larger than ordinary power armor, next to the friendly crew through the observation and aiming equipment, and they were immediately panicked.

Although they had now aimed at the target, they did not dare to fire at this moment.

Not to mention that the friendly tank still has its deflection field activated, so this shot may seriously deviate from the target. Even if it can attack directly, it is difficult to avoid causing damage to friendly units at such a close distance.

Especially using high-penetration weapons such as electromagnetic reconnection guns to attack the relatively vulnerable sides of main battle tanks.

Their hesitation also gave Baninger time to launch an attack.

An arc of electricity surged on the power glove on his left arm. After the electromagnetic force output by the power pack was converted into kinetic energy through the electromagnetic muscle bundle, Baninger punched the side of the main battle tank turret.

While creating a dent, the electric arc attached to the power fist also destroyed the regularly distributed metal protrusions on the outside of the turret armor.

These antenna-like things almost cover the entire turret and hull, and they are the key to allowing the deflection force field generator to cover the entire vehicle body.

Because the HCP has a plasma propulsion array at the back, it cannot use the deflection force field to completely protect its entire body and can only extend a force field of approximately 270 degrees.

But main battle tanks that simply move on tracks do not have this concern. As this ancient weapon gradually regains its "second life" in some special environments on the battlefield, major equipment manufacturers have also begun to "pile materials" on this veteran of many battles.

And Atlas is currently the fastest among them.

Amber knew that the main battle tank would be redeveloped as the war progressed, because the cost of this thing was lower than that of HCP, and the technical requirements were not as high as HCP, so in the later period, many small forces could even collect materials and parts to "hand-make" it themselves.

In terms of the three major indicators of protection, firepower and mobility, the protection index of the main battle tank is on par with that of the HCP or even slightly higher.

In terms of firepower indicators, except for the inability to use heavy particle cannons, the killing effect of the electromagnetic reconnection cannon or plasma cannon it is equipped with is not weak.

Compared with HCP, the only shortcoming of main battle tanks is mobility. Although the main battle tanks currently in service can easily run at a speed of 70-80 kilometers per hour on paved roads, they can also maintain a speed of about 60 kilometers per hour even in off-road conditions.

However, the HCP's jumping ability, the flexibility to perform various human-like movements, and the ability to reach a sprint speed of Mach 1 in a short period of time with the help of the burst of plasma propulsion array can be said to be far superior to main battle tanks.

But even so, in some battles that do not require high mobility, such as positional defense operations, main battle tanks can still occupy a place with their protection and firepower.

It's just that the armored platoon under General Lampard had really bad luck. Not only did they commit the big taboo of letting the enemy get close to them in urban warfare, but the enemy that got close to them was a large power armor that was nearly five meters high.

After Baninger's punch, the deflection force field that was originally maintained on this main battle tank was first damaged and a hole appeared due to the damage to the guide metal parts on the side of the turret. Then, under the continued attack of this Immortal Legion Commander, the entire deflection force field was completely disrupted.

Eventually, the deflection force field generator also triggered the emergency procedure - shutdown and restart.

This also gave other immortals the opportunity to launch an attack.

As an orange-red ballistic bullet rolled up a gust of air and passed through the burning street, it accurately hit the lower front of the "Xiandeng" main battle tank. The high-speed flying alloy rod quickly passed through the crew compartment of the vehicle, and after smashing the commander sitting in the middle, it plunged into the power compartment at the rear of the vehicle, eventually causing the entire superconducting battery stack to fail.

As the plasma, as brilliant as the aurora, rushed straight into the sky under the action of the tank's pressure relief device, Baninger also drove the Dauntless towards another target in the distance.

The two electromagnetic reconnection cannons on the back weapon rack were also deployed at the same time. At the moment when the charging was about to end, Baninger made an emergency stop and deployed the auxiliary support hoe on the legs of the power armor.

"Buzz! Buzz!"

The sounds of charging and releasing were followed by two piercing screams.

The piercing rods fired by two electromagnetic reconnection guns flew towards another target right in front of him, one on the left and one on the right. The main battle tank, which was turning its turret, had just aimed its gun at him when it was hit by the high-speed piercing rods, sparking a dazzling electric arc.

At this distance, the deflection field has a hard time defending against kinetic weapons such as electromagnetic guns. Although the crew had already turned the power of the deflection field to the highest level when Baninger killed their teammates, the kinetic energy carried by the two high-speed penetrating rods fired at close range still exceeded the defense threshold of the deflection field.

After being slightly twisted to a certain angle, the two penetrating rods still successfully passed through the deflection field and hit the left and right "cheeks" of the turret - and this is also the place where the "Xiandeng" main battle tank has the highest physical defense.
Another group of designers at Atlas Military Industries obviously took into account some extreme situations, so they piled up defenses on this most important "confrontation surface".

The final result was that the two high-speed penetrating rods fired by Banninger left a deep bullet hole on the left and right sides of the front of the turret, but still failed to penetrate the turret armor.

Seeing the two balls of fire burst out after the hit, but finally flew crookedly to another place, even Baninger couldn't help but complain:

"Fuck! Why does the company's foreign trade product quality have to be so good!"

Of course, despite all his complaints, Baninger did not stand there waiting to be beaten. He put away his auxiliary support hoe and electromagnetic cannon and quickly moved sideways away from the spot.

This action also caused the target main battle tank to miss the best chance to hit the target after it immediately retaliated based on the enemy's firing direction.

The faster piercing rod only grazed the side of the deflection field in front of Banninger, but the huge kinetic energy it carried still knocked the running Fearless to the ground.

The crew of another main battle tank that had not yet opened fire suddenly found that the only opportunity was right in front of them.

Their position was just on the other side of Banninger's sprint direction, which meant that the relatively vulnerable back of this huge power armor was exposed.

At that moment when the sight in the sighting device was placed on the power armor that was rising from the ground, the gunner of the main battle tank felt his whole body trembling with excitement.

The commander next to the gunner seemed to sense the emotional changes of the crew members. Although he was also very nervous at the moment, he still spoke up to remind them:

"Be patient and don't get excited."

"boom!"

The next second, accompanied by a loud bang from above the vehicle body, the entire main battle tank directly crushed the paved road below under the huge impact force. At the same time, the tracked walking device was also severely damaged, and the entire body tilted to one side.

That is, this export tank did not equip the crew's helmet with an integrated head-mounted display function, otherwise the three people in the car would have to look up to see another huge power armor stepping on their body, and one of the mechanical feet even stepped on the armor plate above the power pack and caused it to collapse.

Under this huge impact force, the main battle tank's deflection field generator, power unit, main gun and other important equipment all malfunctioned.

Before the surviving crew members could come to their senses, the power armor that fell from the sky jumped out of the car body again, and at the same time used the multi-functional launcher to throw two hot-melt sticky bombs at the top of the tank's turret.

Accompanied by a special 'hissing' sound, a beam of huge heat formed by high-temperature plasma melted all surrounding matter, including the armor on the top of the turret.

When a huge explosion was heard, the turret of the main battle tank was blown aside. After completing the attack, Memphis looked in the direction of Banninger.

The Immortal Legion Commander had at some point pulled out the plasma halberd that he had folded and stored behind his back, and was now standing next to the last main battle tank with the halberd in his hand. The electromagnetic reconnection gun in the center of the latter's turret had been cut off by the halberd, and the remaining half was hanging to the ground as if it was erect.

A bullet hole on the side of the turret also meant that it was hit by a team member hiding in the building who was responsible for long-range anti-armor missions.

"nailed it!"

Baninger's voice rang out in the communication channel, and he rushed towards the direction from which the three main battle tanks came.

"Memphis, Andes, continue the attack with me and eliminate the remaining infantry fighting vehicles!

Grace! Try to establish a tactical neutrino communication network and reconnect with the other combat teams!"

Lilith's quantum entanglement communication equipment is generally used for long-distance communication, so only the captain of each team has the relevant equipment on board.

Due to the complex electromagnetic environment on the ground and the need to maintain confidentiality of communications, conventional microwave communications have been completely abandoned by the Immortals.

In addition, after the immortals "descend" into the carrier, they cannot communicate in real time like in the virtual space, so they still need to rely on some other means of communication to maintain contact.

Since the distance within the combat team is relatively close and basically within the visible range, they will adopt the blue-green laser communication method after allocating the blue-green laser communication codes.

But if you want to contact other combat teams that are farther away, you can only use this neutrino communication equipment that is still in the testing phase.

This technology was previously used on warships, satellites or large HCPs such as 'ATLAS', but due to the increasingly urgent communication technology needs of the Atlas ground combat forces, this technology was quickly miniaturized and put into testing.

"Captain! We have contacted the other combat teams! Except for Team D which has not yet engaged the enemy, Team B and Team C have already repelled the enemy's tentative attacks!"

"Very good! Tell them to continue attacking important targets as planned!" Baninger said while aiming at an armored infantry fighting vehicle speeding in the distance.

As the electromagnetic reconnector on the shoulder of the Dreadnaught flashed a flash of light, the orange-red trajectory "crashed" into the firmly locked armored infantry fighting vehicle at lightning speed.

The piercing rod that hit from an oblique angle caused maximum damage to the interior of the vehicle, blowing off the turret while almost tearing the vehicle in two.

After confirming that the target had turned into a pile of burning debris on the plain, Baninger continued:

"Grace, after completing the communication, release the reconnaissance terminal to confirm the situation in the direction of our next attack!"

"Received, Commander!"

Soon, Grace, who was in charge of combat communications, put down the equipment storage box on the side of the weapon rack behind her.

Unlike the other three Dreadnoughts in the combat team that were mainly responsible for combat, the Dreadnought he was driving had the heavy equipment on the weapon rack on one side replaced with this storage box loaded with reconnaissance terminals.

As the laser communication device transmitted a code to the storage box, the latter quickly opened with the help of the hydraulic rod, and Grace quickly operated to activate the detection terminal inside the storage box.

When these reconnaissance terminals, which were no bigger than a baby's fist and looked like the 'Golden Snitch', flew out of the storage box like a swarm of flies, they quickly scattered under Grace's instructions and covered Banninger and his team's target point like a large net spread across the sky.

(End of this chapter)