Gundam: From Piece to Player

Once inside, they can attack at will.

Haiwen seized the perfect opportunity before the other party could react.

The Zaku targeted two Salamis-class destroyers and emptied its rocket launcher magazines in rapid succession.

Both ships caused massive explosions in space after being hit by three rockets.

Well done, girl.

That's about it; once the desired effect is achieved, we can leave.

Karma said he would have Haiwen take down four warships.

But then they saw a swarm of Swordfish fighters rushing back from above like a school of piranhas.

Gundam quickly stepped forward and grabbed Haiwenzagu's torso.

The X-shaped thrusters lit up their signature tail flames, and then, like a meteor, it quickly broke away from the enemy ranks.

Chapter 71 Main Battlefield

"Commander, the enemy MS squadron has destroyed one of our Magellanic ships and two cruisers," the staff officer reported. "Our formation has been disrupted, and our losses have also increased."

After an unknown enemy MS unit disrupted and harassed their formation, the balance of victory shifted from the Federation battlefield to Zeon.

"...Even if only this ship remains, we must continue fighting to maintain the front line." Hua Ken clenched his fist. "I don't know what the situation is like on the main battlefield, but if we allow the assault force to advance into the battlefield, we will both face a military court. It's better to die here."

"Commander, this is laser communication."

"From whom? Commander Rebil has arrived?"

"No, it's from Commander Tiam." The staff officer's face drained of color as he translated the communication.

"Read it aloud."

"this?"

The staff officer's hesitation made Wakken lose patience. He stood up from the command post and snatched the piece of paper with the information on it.

[Colonel Wallace, you are ordered to disengage from the front lines. The fleet facing you will be sent to reinforce either my 1st or 2nd Fleet.]

[You lead the 3rd Fleet to another location to assist friendly forces in leaving the battlefield, preserving our strength for subsequent operations.]

Upon seeing this information, Huaken briefly considered disobeying the order.

But his military principles brought him back to his senses.

"The laser communication system informs all ships to release smoke, begin maneuvers, and prepare to disengage from the enemy fleet."

Wasken was quite certain that if his fleet chose to withdraw from the battle...

The Zeon fleet in front of them would inevitably abandon its attack and rush towards the remaining forces of the 1st and 2nd Fleets.

Commander Tiam issued this order, probably because he already knew that there was no chance of winning this battle. Since victory was not an option, he had to consider the possibility of defeat.

There are many kinds of failures.

Narrow defeat, crushing defeat, complete defeat.

Today, the Federation's strength in the decisive battle is far inferior to that of Zeon, and there was no possibility of victory from the very beginning, so there is no question of a narrow defeat.

However, if the Federation's three most elite main fleets were to be completely annihilated here, it would be a complete defeat.

Wakken led the remnants of his fleet to retreat from the battlefield, preserving experience and strength for future battles, but it was a crushing defeat... but hope remained.

Now that the war has progressed to this point, someone has to take responsibility for the defeat, and Commander Tiam has clearly made up his mind.

And after Waken ordered a disengagement

As expected, the army in front of them had no interest in pursuing them and turned towards the combat airspace of their own 1st Fleet.

Seeing this, Huaken continued to adjust the formation using laser communication, dispatched fighter escorts, and advanced towards the 2nd Fleet.

Karma piloted the Gundam back to the mothership for a quick replenishment.

The Gundam is being rapidly fitted with propulsion fuel rods under the guidance of maintenance personnel, instead of being refueled, which greatly reduces the time required for replacement and resupply.

In contrast, Haiwen, which had only been equipped with rocket launchers, had already taken off and headed to the combat airspace.

The direction was towards Fleet B, and Karma had no intention of getting involved there.

He had just seen the battle report sent by Alice.

吉翁方：A舰队残存战力33%（约20艘），B舰队残存战力40%（24艘战舰），MS部队残存战力45%(162机)，突击军舰队残存战力90%（54艘战舰）。

The federal data can only provide a rough estimate.

第1舰团残存战力30%（27艘），第2舰团残存战力25%（20艘），第3舰团残存战力30%（9艘），剑鱼战斗机编队残存战力20%（60架）。

Considering that Reibir's 5th and 6th main fleets (120 warships) had not yet arrived on the battlefield.

开战前双方的战力对比是120（攻击军AB舰队）+30（突击军）:170艘战舰，实际战力比约为于15:17。

If the battle were to end now, it would be a huge loss for Zeon.

Dozru was preparing to counter the potential arrival of the Reibil fleet with its 120 new ships.

We must fight to the death to annihilate Tiam and his fleet here in order to maintain the balance of power.

At least one fleet was destroyed.

If the Federation's fleet can escape back now, then the Federation can launch a counter-offensive in space this June.

As I was thinking this, a red meteor streaked towards us from space.

The Red Zaku approached the Gundam, raised its hand and pressed down on the Gundam's shoulder, and Char's voice came through the communication circuit.

"Kalma, could you give me some more fuel and a rocket launcher?"

"...Go to my ship and tell them I asked you to add it."

Thanks.

"Wait a minute, how many victories have you achieved?"

"Five Salamis cruisers, one Magellan, ten fighter planes, I don't know."

Outrageous.

One Zaku was enough to wipe out an entire Federation fleet; they probably had to be very careful with their ammunition to achieve such a result.

You're driving a Zaku, not some Sazabi, right?

Perhaps from another perspective, Amuro, by diverting Char's attention, inadvertently saved the lives of many Federation ACEs and battleship crew members.

"You actually have enough ammunition?"

"Aside from the first three shots that took down a battleship, many of the ships that followed were chopped down with thermal axes before being finished off." Xia finished speaking and left. "I'm in a hurry."

This is the true trump card of this era... It was precisely because Gaman understood the performance of the Zaku that he marveled at Char's power.

Char piloted one of these mass-produced (modified) mobile suits to fight Amuro's Gundam...

It's the same concept as Tom Cruise using an F-14 Tomcat to dogfight with a Su-57.

Karma saw the red Zaku leaving a trail of blue exhaust as it departed, and with mixed feelings, he also stepped on the gas.

This guy definitely threw the game in Gundam Z.

Before long, they entered the combat airspace of the Federation's 2nd Fleet and Zeon's B Fleet.

Everywhere you look, there are the wreckage of Salamis-class and Musai-class ships; this place has become a graveyard for warships.

These warships, which took two years to build, became space debris in just 20 minutes.

Even so, the battle is not over yet.

The remnants of both sides' fleets lie dormant here, using the wreckage of enemy and friendly ships to conduct artillery battles.

However, this kind of environment is actually more conducive to the performance of MS.

The original purpose of mobile suits was to clean up space debris.

"Brother, look, isn't that a 'living' Salamis-class destroyer?"

Haiwen sent him a laser communication.

Karma immediately saw that it was a Salamis-class warship lying on top of the wreckage of the Mussa warship, looking like a crouching crocodile.

Although the warship had many battle scars, none of them were absolutely fatal, and it would probably go unnoticed if one didn't pay special attention.

Feigning death is also a way of praying to survive the battlefield... Of course, it's more likely that he faked his death so that he could deliver a fatal blow when the Zeon warships passed by.

Haiwen has already reacted.

Zaku pulled out his rocket launcher and began aiming and locking on.

Karma didn't stop her; he was curious where the girl would hit.

The girl had already pulled the trigger.

The rocket streaked through the air, leaving a trail of flame, and struck precisely the connection between the second bridge and the hull... The illegal structures erected on the hull then broke off from the ship.

It was clearly an intentional aim.

"Not attacking the bridge?"

“I would attack the bridge in high-intensity battles, but it doesn’t pose a threat to me right now,” Haiwen said.

Chapter 72 My Good Brother is Dead

The battle between the Federation's 1st Fleet and Zeon's A Fleet is nearing its end.

Three purple-black Zaku helicopters returned to their ship for resupply.

They re-entered the battlefield.

"Sigh, the red guy stole all the limelight."

"He's just someone with connections; he has no respect for his seniors at all."

"That guy is so arrogant, wearing a mask and stuff, does he think it's cool?"

"Perhaps he betrayed his position to Dozru or Lord Kalmar by selling out his perky buttocks."