Gundam: From Piece to Player

He planned to cross the Arctic directly and head towards the Eastern European-Siberian Federation's controlled area.

Their plan was to gamble that the enemy had no deployments in the north... but the result was very regrettable; their actions were anticipated.

"Captain Brad, the reconnaissance team has just returned with information that a total of three Kau are blocking our way."

"All personnel, prepare for Level 2 combat... Minovsky particles are dispersed at combat concentration... Activate ejection orbit power, Gundam, stand by... Send distress signal to Luna II."

"Yes."

After issuing the order, Brad took a deep breath, knowing that the real test was about to begin.

In September, maple leaves of various colors intertwine among rocks and lakes in Canada, creating a magnificent natural landscape against the backdrop of blue sky and white clouds. However, for mobile suits, woodland warfare is indeed a combat zone that is rarely encountered at present.

The three Kau aircraft maintained a triangular formation, their "101" markings standing out prominently in the sunlight.

A total of 12 Dopp fighter jets formed a formation in twos and threes.

—If the G-fighters were here, these fighters would be nothing, but now Brad is facing a situation that is about to reverse.

They might lose air superiority in this battle... The states in the eastern part of North America, having signed a peace treaty with Zeon, simply do not have air bases available for air support.

"Aren't you planning to bring ground troops to coordinate?"

From the window of the hangar in Kau, Char looked at Garma, who was already wearing a Zeon pilot's uniform.

“The ground forces are advancing too slowly,” Kalmar said. “As planned, the timing of reinforcements is up to you.”

"May you have great success in your military endeavors."

“If you don’t arrive within three minutes of the signal flare being fired, I’ll take all the credit for myself and won’t award you the Order of the Zeon,” Kalmar said.

What's going on now? Before Char could figure it out...

Karma has already jumped into the Gundam's cockpit.

Chapter 107 Gundam Capture Operation

After the nuclear fusion reactor was ignited, the Zuda (hereinafter specifically referring to the Garma Gundam) emitted high-temperature steam from its radiator, as if a giant beast was breathing, and the monitor lit up with green light.

He grabbed a double-headed melee tomahawk and slung it across his waist, while holding a specially made 120mm Zaku machine gun in both hands.

The standard X-shaped thrusters are folded and stored, and a larger propulsion backpack is attached to the back.

As the signal light turned from red to green, Zuda leaped out of the rear hatch.

It did not follow the instructions in his own "MS Airborne Operation Manual".

Ensure the MS is in a downward-facing position to lower its altitude.

Instead, it flies in a crouching posture, gliding like a flying squirrel as it rapidly approaches the wooden horse. The fuel tank on its back is rapidly consumed and jettisoned during flight, continuing to accelerate through recoil.

Meanwhile, the special edition Tiger MS-07B, painted in Zaku green, which followed behind, was able to synchronize with the Zuda in front.

Although the Minovsky particles begin to disperse, they are still clearly visible.

Why didn't General Kalmar use the Deda flying vehicle?

Char was somewhat puzzled.

"Because that speed is too slow, it can be easily destroyed by the beam rifle of the Federation MS... Major, you should feel the same way."

Because this was a special mission to hijack Federation MS technology, Oliver also boarded the Cau.

"The low maneuverability of mobile suits within the atmosphere has always been a major problem, and the military has tried various methods, including the Flying Tiger and the Dom's air cushion, but these all have more or less problems... and have not been able to be put into use."

"The approach tactic you developed relies on this rapid acceleration, which allows the MS to 'fly' briefly and effectively avoid the predicted routes of ground anti-aircraft guns, quickly shortening the approach distance. The difficulty lies in attitude control, which puts great pressure on the pilot's psychology and operational skills."

Xia remained silent, sensing that his friend's usually calm personality might have a hidden, crazy side.

"Big brother, you seem a bit nervous. Are you the one piloting the machine?"

Haiwen's voice came through the communicator.

"Yes, you could tell that?"

"Alice's flight path will be bolder, while yours will be much more cautious, brother."

Kalma did not answer, and instead controlled Zuda to adjust its attitude and decelerate for landing.

Several white base support beams flashed across the sky, skimming the ground at high speed with the assistance of terrain-following radar.

After running out of fuel, both machines discarded their rear backpack components.

They began to move quickly through the rugged woodland.

"Comparing the machine information, there is such a machine, which is a Zeon Gundam-like machine."

As Brad listened to the intelligence officer's analysis, he began to doubt whether he had misheard.

"Sure?"

"Yes, that's for sure, it's the plane that Kalma Zabi used to ride in."

"...It must be another ace player acting as a substitute."

Bright still didn't quite trust Zeon's top commander on the Earth front, so he went crazy and rushed his mobile suit to the front lines to fight.

Having crammed on MS maneuvers, tactics, and strategies over the past few days, Amuro, whose piloting skills have reached a high level, can naturally see the difficulty of maneuvering these two MSs as they jump from Kau and approach from the air.

The person opposite me has a face that looks just like a Gundam.

Is the other side also Gundam?

Amuro, however, discovered that Unit 3 had already overtaken him by using a jump acceleration.

"Miss Shiko?"

"I'll handle the one that looks like a Gundam. You take care of the other Zeon One-Eyed machine first, and then come with me to attack the Gundam-like mobile suits."

Ms. Shiko's tone was calm, but her words seemed to suppress her emotions.

"Yes."

The two sides closed in quickly, reaching engagement range in an instant. Unit 3's beam rifle was already aimed at ZUDA and began firing, burning down the maple forest along the way and causing a forest fire.

Thanks to Alice's warning of the approaching enemy, Karma calmly dodged.

Is this the Unit 3 from the records... the G3 Gundam that caused Amuro's death in the novel?

This is another new kind of human being.

The beam rifle of 78-3 was fired again, and there was no time to react if it got any closer.

Under Alice's control, Zuda immediately threw several specially made grenades into the air.

These grenades are a product of Minovsky particles and a certain viscous liquid, which can briefly generate a large number of "smog"-like particles. Although they cannot block the beam of a warship's power, they are more than enough to block the beam generated by the small Minovsky particle furnace of 78. The Federation Army is also developing this thing, but it is used to attack fortresses.

Seeing that Garma's Gundam was not moving... Unit 3, not believing it, fired a few more shots at it.

Despite the shortened distance, although the beam passed through the smog area, it hit ZUDA like a child's water gun hitting its body.

In addition to measures to mitigate the weak beams caused by smog, Kalmar also applied a beam-shielding coating to the entire ZUDA aircraft.

Seeing that the beam was ineffective, Unit 3 began to charge with its shield.

He clearly felt that close combat was advantageous to him.

Karma will show the opponent what she's capable of.

Seeing this, ZUDA also lowered his weapon and activated the huge melee weapon at his waist.

Unit 3 used its shield to push forward, but it didn't have the sticky feel of a metal weapon.

Instead, it was a tremendous force, plus the shield being completely shattered.

Shiko then noticed that the light emanating from the other man's battle axe was no longer a red-hot branding iron, but a beam of light...

A beam tomahawk.

By reviewing Char's previous battle recordings, Karma saw through his opponent's intentions first.

ZUDA had already smashed the Luna titanium shield with an axe, and the huge impact even knocked Unit 3 back several meters.

The biggest obstacle for Zeon's melee beam weapons right now is the miniaturization of the generator at the handle... Karma thought to herself, since the generator needs to be larger, why not just make it as large as possible and use it as another weapon.

What was originally a compromise due to technical limitations has unexpectedly yielded some positive results.

Karma was relentless in her pursuit of power.

ZUDA continued to chase and slash at Unit 3, wielding its massive battle axe. Unit 3 attempted to block with its beam saber, but the beam saber was forcibly crushed in terms of power output... If it weren't for Utako's quick thinking and a difficult backward dodge...

Unit 3 was to be cut in half on the spot.

"Damn, that monstrous strength!"

Shiko had no choice but to make Gundam use close-combat evasive maneuvers to temporarily avoid the enemy's attack, feeling that Gundam was not in the same league as the enemy's mobile suit.

A battle plan suddenly came to her mind.

Unit 3 dodged the opponent's powerful attack by rolling, taking advantage of the opponent's moment of weakness.

Shiko switched the beam weapon into a beam rifle and planned to use it to shoot at the opponent's upper torso at close range, at the distance of a melee weapon.

Looking at the lit beam of light from the gun barrel... Karma felt like she was going through a revolving lantern.

It only lasted for a moment. Fortunately, the anti-beam fog was still working, and the beam coating on the chest was very thick, which only caused the outer armor to lose a little color.

What Ashina Sword Saint?

It's very dangerous, okay?

"Alice, destroy that gun."

"receive."

While Karma continued to force Unit 3 to dodge with her slashing attacks, Alice seized the opportunity and immediately controlled the 60mm Vulcan cannon on ZUDA's head to fire at Unit 3's rifle... Since it wasn't covered with Luna Titanium alloy, it was immediately detonated.

Chapter 108 Changing Enemies and Fighting Again

After losing its beam rifle, Unit 3 fought and retreated, using its powerful thrust to widen the distance between itself and the enemy aircraft in front of it.

Shiko took a deep breath in the cockpit and began to analyze the current situation.

We cannot act recklessly.