Gundam: From Piece to Player

"Some parts use force field motors, but the close combat part takes into account the feel of realistic fighting. Fluid pulse transmission is used for the fingers and joints. The armor uses lightweight Gundanium alloy, beam coating, movable frame, and up to 25 attitude nozzles."

"This machine must be very expensive."

Amada Shiro asked a question that showed he had never seen the world.

“Juno produces 40 tons of Luna titanium alloy annually,” Kalmar said. “Once production capacity increases, costs can be kept very low.”

"Go up and give it a try. This machine can be called the most powerful atmospheric-specific machine in the world today."

Increasingly excited as he listened, Amada Shirou tentatively stepped forward: "Do you need an instruction manual or something?"

“No need,” Karma said. “There will be AI operation guidance.”

This poor kid, he used to only be able to fly machines like the Land High, which were similar to the GM.

This time, let me, the general, put in some effort and make you the number one on the combat power list.

After transporting a 2,000-strong Hardy Light Infantry Brigade to Colony 30, Kalmar contacted personnel embedded in the MS forces to prepare for a surprise attack and expulsion operation.

At 6 a.m., the Space Alliance officially launched its military operation, with 1 Sniper Warrior and 2 Jingbaofan aircraft divided into 6 teams of 3, for a total of 18 aircraft.

These organisms are grouped in pairs.

The Alliance and the Side 2 coalition launched their operations under the cover of dense fog.

Where does the dense fog come from? Of course, it comes from the "weather control center." With the weather system, Kalmar can control the wind and rain and employ environmental warfare tactics.

The first group's target was the city's main network base station. Having obtained the blueprints through intelligence and knowing the location of the base station, the Alliance's MS forces launched a surprise attack from all sides.

Two mass-produced wildebeests that were still in "standby" mode were blasted to smithereens at close range by a shotgun, whether the pilots were still asleep or for some other reason.

Meanwhile, the colonial guards, with Shirou's coordination, used helicopters to land on the rooftop and attack from above.

Some special forces units, on the other hand, opened up the storm drains near the base station and rushed out from the underground sewers to attack from the bottom up.

A brilliant three-dimensional attack. Although the MS and fleet forces were insufficient, it was still a country with over a billion people, and Hardy could still select elite troops.

The mob and a small number of mercenaries collapsed at the first touch when attacked from both sides by the professional army, and the first battle was a success.

After taking control of the base station, the SIDE2 government cooperated by announcing the entry of the colonial army online, while also warning residents not to leave their homes.

The second group's target was the final destination for the city's supplies and personnel, which was the logistics artery of Colony 30.

Once this area is under control, the flow of supplies throughout the city can be controlled; it is the city's main artery. This city has tens of millions of people, and if an accident occurs here, the shortage of food and daily necessities could trigger a humanitarian disaster.

However, attacks on the city's backbone network base stations have already occurred.

The three mass-produced Wildebeests at the location had learned of their teammates' deaths, and after detecting six mobile suits from the Space Alliance, a battle broke out between the two sides.

The opposing side had clearly made a contingency plan, choosing a coordinated mobile defense approach and constantly maneuvering to avoid being surrounded and overwhelmed.

We saw them assisting in defense and cooperating in counterattacks on several occasions along the way.

Karma then realized that he might have underestimated the Wildebeest series of mobile suits. Even the mass-produced ones could match or even surpass the GP01 in terms of mobility.

The pilot was no novice, and with the high-thrust thrusters like those on Jupiter, he sped off, leaving trails of afterimages.

Jingbaofan and the Warriors seemed somewhat powerless against this machine.

They couldn't hit or catch up, and were completely outmaneuvered. If they hadn't had a numerical advantage, things might have been even worse.

So the question is, which of the next generation of Space Alliance's mass-produced machines can perfectly suppress the Jupiter version of the mass-produced wildebeest?

Zaku 3, Rich Diaz... seem to be unstable, maybe Flying Tiger is better?

It seems that the reason why the two mobile suits taken by the network center could be destroyed so easily is entirely because the pilots were not in combat mode.

If a real fight breaks out, this thing is incredibly difficult to deal with.

Sending ground troops to attack before clearing out enemy MS units is an irrational act.

"Lord Karma, please let me go. Flying Tiger should be able to handle them." Seeing this, Amada Shirou volunteered for the battle.

"Don't break the new machine," Karma cautioned.

Amada Shirou nodded silently.

Chapter 268 Wildebeest Hunt, Veteran

To prevent accidental injury and to test the performance of the experimental machine to the greatest extent possible, Kalmar ordered the surrounding machines to temporarily retreat.

Meanwhile, the tiger carrying a backpack is slowly walking into the battlefield.

"Are you underestimating us?"

"Haha, they actually piloted a Tiger. What use is a machine from the One Year War era?"

"Could it be that he drove it to commit suicide?"

"Never mind that, let's take him out with long-range firepower."

The Jupiter pilots spoke in unison over the communication channel, and if someone were listening at that moment, it would sound as if the same person was talking to themselves.

Seeing that the machine identification system recognized the machine in front of them as a tiger, the Jupiter pilots, who were originally going to fight seriously, couldn't help but laugh when they saw the machine.

Is sending such an outdated weapon to the battlefield tantamount to suicide?

Does the other side think they can turn the tide by modifying this kind of machine?

A tiger is always a tiger. No matter how much it's modified, it's still a tiger, a mobile suit that was easily defeated by the RX-78 during the One Year War.

The Wildebeest series they piloted was originally part of Anaheim's Gundam GP04 project. Even in mass production, the machine's foundation was excellent, giving them a head start.

Three wildebeests left three afterimages as they attacked Flying Tiger between the buildings.

It's not about choosing close combat, but rather a long-range roaming and artillery bombardment tactic.

"They're actually using beam weapons within a colony."

Flying Tiger immediately activated his levitation backpack and hovered in the air. Although he was on land and not so easily damaged, Shirou, as a resident of Side 2, was still extremely angry when he saw this.

Despite his anger, he remained remarkably calm.

"If we float up so early, we can use this information to our advantage if the enemy doesn't know about it."

Karma overheard what Barney said in the command center and couldn't help but think that this kid really did have Voldemort-like traits.

And he himself is the same. There are just too many cunning old foxes in the Space Alliance. We need some who can take the lead to balance the piloting atmosphere.

"Keep watching..."

No sooner had Karma finished speaking than Flying Tiger drew the beam anti-ship sword from his back in the blink of an eye.

Using a solid sword blade encased in a beam blade, six years after the One Year War, Kalmar finally miniaturized the original ZUDA beam axe.

The attack was launched towards one corner of the enemy's inverted triangle firepower. The wildebeest on the corner clearly underestimated the Flying Tiger's assault capabilities. Before the beam rifle had fired more than two shots, the Flying Tiger had already made three obtuse angle turns and two acute angle turns under the drive of its flight pack.

He hastily drew his sword to parry, but he didn't expect that the slightly shorter beam sword in Flying Tiger's hand would accurately stab the cockpit and melt the pilot.

The choice of Kalmar was left to Shirou Amada to equip himself, as the beam saber and the ship-cutting sword were originally two different sets.

One long and one short, is there also Miyamoto Musashi's Niten Ichi-ryu?

Karma thought to himself, "SIDE2 truly lives up to its reputation as a cosmic metropolis built by East Asians."

"Something's not right with this tiger, Captain."

"Retreat, retreat."

Captain Jupiter witnessed his teammate's defeat and realized that the opponent wasn't just a pushover, and this vehicle wasn't a tiger... it just looked like one.

The two wildebeest turned around, attempting to briefly levitate using their high thrust, and escape at the same time.

However, Flying Tiger accelerated even faster, and because it took the lead in taking off, Shirou had already slammed on the throttle before he could even realize the opponent's intentions. The slashing module was also switched to high-speed slashing mode, and the output direction of the beam anti-ship sword changed from sideways to top-down—turning it into an anti-ship spear.

With the boost of instantaneous overclocking power, the weapon's length reached 30 meters.

If it were standing upright, this thing would hit the ground directly, but this problem doesn't exist in the air or in space.

Flying Tiger caught up with two Wildebeests.

"Ahhh!" Whether out of nervousness or a mistake, the Jupiter squad leader accidentally pressed the wrong key and shouted in the public channel, attempting to defend himself with his shield.

No matter what defensive stance they want to adopt, or what shields they want to hold, the defensive area of ​​a shield is limited.

Shirou, piloting the Flying Tiger, swung his ship-slaying spear and broke through the legs of the Wildebeest's lower body, instantly slicing it in half at the waist. While the Wildebeest was off balance with its Ambacus, Shirou finished it off with a backhand slash.

High-speed combat can convert kinetic energy into weapons, somewhat like cavalry using weapons to attack infantry. If not handled carefully, the kinetic energy can easily be reflected back and cause damage.

This sufficiently long beam anti-ship sword avoids this awkward situation; at most, it will break the weapon without affecting the main body.

However, while Flying Tiger's performance is one aspect, Shirou's close-combat skills are truly impressive.

"Do you still think that having the first move to launch someone into the air has no advantage?" Karma said to Barney.

However, Barney's attention was no longer on that.

"Your Excellency, you must get me one of these. Even a newly joined guest general has one. I've been fighting alongside you since before the One Year War began."

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it."

I know you're a veteran. What else can I say? I'll just get you a flying Zaku, okay?

Karma thought to himself, "It seems that the Flying Tiger's performance within the atmosphere is indeed quite good, and mass production would be appropriate."

In space, you can simply switch to a backpack.

After the Wildebeest Trio was destroyed at the station, the Colonial Brigade launched an attack on the railway hub and eventually succeeded in capturing it, thus gaining control of the weather center, network hub, and logistics hub.

With these two hubs, the Marine Corps brigade can gain advantages in communications and logistics.

Meanwhile, the SIDE2 government took control of the network, and its official announcements made the mob realize that the tide had turned and further weakened their fighting spirit.

Under Shirou's guidance and coordination, other similar locations, such as the city hall and important warehouses for supplies in the city, were also successively taken over.

Of course, the port hasn't been touched yet.

Kalmar already knew from the weather center's cameras that the location was where 18 wildebeests were concentrated, including the leader's horned aircraft.

Given the complex steel structure area filled with bunkers, a direct confrontation would likely result in heavy casualties.

Clearly, external forces are not so fixated on whether their childish rebellion succeeds.

I'm so angry and cold. Aren't the lives of rioters lives too?

"You lost 5 Wildebeests in just a few minutes? What were you doing?"