Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 748 Establishing a Reconnaissance Network
While waiting, Mountain Eagle used the Master Chief system to create more snowy owls and peregrine falcons...

There aren't many indigenous villages around the brown bear camp, so he needs to use his own methods to expand the reconnaissance area outwards.

The other party can't be doing something bad hundreds of kilometers away, and then people from the brown bear camp have to run to their rescue.

Their target must be the villages surrounding the camp, so as to force the camp to use helicopters or airplanes, giving them the opportunity to use anti-aircraft missiles.

Within a 150-kilometer radius north of the brown bear camp, apart from Wayne's Indian village, the rest of the area is uninhabited.

On the contrary, along the Kascoquim River on the eastern side of the wetlands across the river, there are many remote Native American villages.

The enemy to the north has been spotted; Mountain Eagle's main focus is now on the east...

He plans to use the snowy owl's staking pattern to establish a signal transmission network, and then extend the reconnaissance network outward to a radius of 60 kilometers.

This time, he had to change his original plan of waiting passively and instead take the initiative.

Such field operations, requiring extremely high mobility, can only be carried out by the mountain eagle itself, equipped with sleds—very familiar with snow-covered terrain warfare…

The only downside to doing this is that he can't stay at the camp, so he needs Blood Fox to come back and take charge.

While waiting, Mountain Eagle reviewed the Master Chief system, which he hadn't paid attention to for a long time...

The weapons inside were sufficient for him for the time being; the remaining unlit items were mainly robots and individual vehicles...

Mountain Eagle had once curiously examined the robot data in the Master Chief system...

The robots provided by the Master Chief System are multi-form, ranging from animal-shaped to humanoid robots, and all of them have three modes: precise motion-sensing remote control, semi-active intelligent cooperation, and fully automatic intelligent action.

The bionic bird that the mountain eagle has been using is one of them.

However, this thing has a major drawback: the energy problem!

Due to their shape and lightweight design, the energy problem is not so prominent for chimpanzees. Unless they are engaged in high-intensity activities, their flight time can reach about 24 hours. If used as stationary monitoring equipment, their operating time can be extended to a week or even longer.

With the large-scale use of mimicry birds, as long as charging devices are set up in suitable locations, they can return to charge on their own and then return to their posts.

The crows around the camp are now operating in two shifts, providing round-the-clock surveillance of a 30-kilometer radius around the camp, while also offering necessary communication and tactical assistance to ground personnel...

For example, it allows the Mountain Eagle to extend the operating range of the Switchblade 600 to 60-80 kilometers in the wild.

Unlike the switchblades 300 carried by those people in the north, Mountain Eagle uses the most advanced and relatively powerful switchblade 600...

The kill range of such drones is not only determined by the drone's own flight distance, but more so by the signal transmission distance.

The Switchblade 600 can stay airborne for 40-50 minutes. In Alaska, due to the extreme cold, this figure may be slightly lower, but flying for 30 minutes is definitely not a problem.

This thing has a cruising speed of 120 kilometers per hour, which means that as long as the signal can keep up, the bombing radius of the Mountain Eagle can reach at least 60 kilometers.

This distance is an insurmountable barrier for the enemy in winter in Alaska!

And the source of these benefits is those bionic birds!
Compared to the energy-efficient and easy-to-use released birds, the other robots in the Master Chief system are certainly more powerful in terms of functionality, but they lack the compatible energy source...

It should be noted that since the Mountain Eagle came into contact with radioactive material, the energy system of the Master Chief system has been upgraded once, and the service life of the bionic bird has more than doubled.

However, the data from using this new energy source on those large robots still didn't satisfy the Mountain Eagle...

For example, what interests him most are bionic robotic dogs. These bionic dogs can be customized in appearance as needed. They are lifelike and have excellent reconnaissance, combat, and carrying capabilities. However, the only problem is that the built-in battery can only support them to operate at full power for about 6 hours.

This is just a bionic dog. Its structure is relatively simple. More complex humanoid robots and robots with various combat platforms have shorter battery life.

If the mountain eagle needed them to save its life at a certain time, it would certainly not hesitate to spend 500 kilograms of gold to light up one of them, but in the current situation, the mountain eagle really couldn't muster much interest.

They are very good, but not good enough!
The Mountain Eagles' current adversaries haven't reached the point where they need to be used!

Aside from robots, which are not currently in use, individual soldier vehicles are much more useful...

The various vehicles provided by the Master Chief system can truly be described as capable of operating in the sky and at sea...

Small individual gyroplanes, individual flying vehicles, individual underwater vehicles, individual water skis, and small vehicles capable of adapting to various terrains. For example, the Mountain Eagle now needs an individual tactical snowmobile for large-scale movements…

Unfortunately, this thing is too advanced, and unlike flexible armor, it can't be seen by outsiders when worn. With so many people around, Mountain Eagle really couldn't find a suitable reason to 'conjure' it.

The Mountain Eagles once used a single-soldier hang glider at Sunset Mountain, but those things are available on the market, only their flight performance and endurance are different.

Moreover, he knew when he set off that the hang glider could only be used once under those circumstances, so he wasn't worried about any subsequent problems.

The vehicle was good, but in Alaska, with so many eyes watching, the mountain eagle couldn't magically produce the item.

In this situation, the most practical tool for the Mountain Eagle is actually an improved version of the electric-assisted sled.

Because the Mountain Eagle needs to operate over a wide area, it cannot use helicopters to move around when the enemy has anti-aircraft missiles.

The Mountain Eagle has used this kind of thing in Los Angeles. Machine gunners and tanks wear exoskeletons, carry individual Gatling guns, and have scorpion backpacks on their backs. They can also pull electric-assisted scooters carrying about 100 kilograms of weight to move around in the mountains and forests.

If the mountain eagles launch an attack, they can build several power sleds, use snowmobiles to travel in the early stages, and switch to animal power when they are almost at their destination.

Because the sled has triangular tracks that can be raised and lowered at the bottom, a horse and a wolf can pull it on flat ground, and when encountering bumpy terrain, the tracks will lower to provide sufficient assistance.

With this, along with the Magneto wolf that can run all day after eating just a couple of bites of blood, the Mountain Eagle will have a faster speed, a larger range of activity, and most importantly, more ammunition and supplies than its opponents.

Without such a thing, it would be difficult for the Mountain Eagles to lead people into the wild to engage in sustained combat, because once they were caught in a stalemate with the enemy in the wild due to issues of firepower and supplies, even with switchblades as cover, they would be in great danger.

To reiterate, Alaska is fair to everyone; the ultimate strength or weakness depends on the thoroughness of each party's preparation.

Weapons, equipment, warmth, supplies, and even comfort all have a decisive impact on a person's combat effectiveness in the Alaskan winter.

Just as Mountain Eagle was planning his actions for the next few days, Blood Fox called...

Mountain Eagle pressed the answer button, put the phone to his ear, and said, "Any news?"

Blood Fox on the other side sighed slightly and said, "The other side is very cunning. They chose Fairbanks instead of Anchorage as their airport."

The weapons they smuggled were likely transported to Fairbanks from Canada by air.

I just called the Fairbanks Police Department to report the unusual activity at the airport, but I have little hope that the police can handle this situation; at best, they can only disrupt the other side's plans.

Mountain Eagle, I checked the airport rental period through the middleman's computer; they started preparing half a month ago.

And there's definitely more than just the air route, because the airport is right along the Yukon River. Although I haven't found any information about the boats they've chartered yet, and it's nearly 1700 kilometers downstream from the Yukon to the brown bear camp, I don't think they'll give up.

Because they should know very well that without heavy firepower, they simply can't break down the gates of the brown bear camp!

After listening, Mountain Eagle pondered for a moment and then said, "I will call Sheriff Reddick and ask him to find a way to disable the operation of that private airport, so that at least they can't send supplies to those guys by airdrop."

Bloodfox, I know you want to go to Fairbanks to continue your investigation, but the enemy's offensive has already begun, and Vincent and the Sinaloa Group's forces have already landed in the west.

I need you to take the Grey Wolves back to the camp and take charge of the overall situation..."

Blood Fox immediately understood what Mountain Eagle wanted to do, and he said in a deep voice, "You want to take the initiative?"
Mountain Eagle, you need to understand, you're the core of everyone. The Alaskan wilderness is brutal. If anything happens to you…

Mountain Eagle sighed, interrupting Blood Fox. He looked at the starry sky and shook his head, saying, "This opponent is quite formidable!"

We need a mobile force to always remain on the periphery to provide support, not only to strike the enemy, but more importantly, to deal with their disgusting tactics.

Bloodfox, I'm the one who least wants to leave the camp, my wife, and my children...

But in the wild, I seem to be the only one who can skillfully use advanced equipment, control animals, fight, and conduct reconnaissance – all these things!
But don't worry, I won't do anything reckless on my own. I'll bring the sled and that old Razer along..."

As the mountain eagle was speaking, it sensed some movement behind it. Chakdi lifted the tent flap, and cheers from inside came out...

A smile forced a shape across Chakdi's face, which looked as if he'd suffered a lifetime of hardship, and he said, "Boss, I can too..."

(End of this chapter)