Gundam: From Piece to Player

Karma took out an electronic map and spread it out on the table. The electronic map was marked with various locations of the Federation Army, and it even showed the exact time and the deployment of the troops.

"Are the Federation's long-range missile forces in Ankara, Turkey, moving north?"

"Yes, it was originally intended by the Federation to launch a long-range attack on the Odessa base."

Is it reliable?

“Reliable. I already sent Dopp fighter squadrons to scout the enemy’s marching route last night.”

This strategic artillery regiment meant the capture of highly practical ballistic missile vehicles, although the Minovsky particle guidance and electronic systems were essentially rendered useless.

However, radar is not needed to hit fixed targets. The earliest missiles, such as the V-1 missile of the Third Reich, relied on mechanical calculation of mileage to fall to the target location.

Yuri immediately became interested and leaned closer to the map to take a look.

“According to intelligence from Mark Bay’s spies, the Federal Army is now operating at full speed to carry out Operation Odessa, while the missile units are positioned in a safe ‘opposite’ location to provide support. Your troops are all equipped with Type 79 rifles, so we’re not asking you to take on any tough challenges,” Kalma said.

Yuri, however, was focused on other things.

"It's rare to have such intelligence. Why don't you eat other big ones? If we ambush the Federation's most elite 4th Army in the north, it will be a good revenge for what happened last time."

Chapter 116 Prey and Hunter

Karma looked at Yuri speechlessly...

Are you a little glutton?

Can you digest it after eating it?

According to Yuri, the 4th Army's assembly point was north of Kharkiv.

It seems like they'd have to go all the way through eastern Ukraine to ambush them... which is actually quite feasible.

Inspired by a war in his previous life, Kalmar specifically ordered the Zeon engineering corps to expand the pipeline network used for natural gas transportation in southeastern Ukraine.

But fighting is a different story, especially when there is no air superiority and the troops are disengaged from their air defense positions.

They will all become "fries" in the mouths of the Federal European Air Force CaS aircraft.

"Oh, just kidding, look how anxious you are... I'm not that stupid."

Kalma felt she had wasted a precious minute of her life.

For some reason, he always felt easily agitated when facing Yuri.

"You must capture as many of the federal missile regiments in Ankara as possible, so that those big rockets that were originally aimed at us can be launched at their heads instead!"

"Understood, Boss."

"Fight at night as much as possible." Karma continued to instruct without regard for the other person's form of address. "I arranged a batch of infrared night vision devices for you before. They have been tested under the Minovsky particle dispersion, and the interference has been reduced. Make full use of them."

"Understood." Yuri nodded with a smile.

"Stop grinning like that. If we can't complete the mission—"

"Just shoot me."

It seems this is a double-edged sword; Yuri's strong resilience is not only against enemies but also against his own side.

Completely unaffected by Kalmar's pressure.

Karma made the guy feel like he had downloaded the map onto a mobile storage device, then kicked him out.

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Karma glanced at his watch; he still had a second group to arrange… He looked at the restaurant menu.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

After we finished eating, the other person arrived.

"General, Captain Ramba Ral of the Space Attack Force is reporting for duty."

Ramba Laal, a 35-year-old man with an out-of-shape appearance, walked up to the table where Kalma was and saluted him.

Lamba Lal came to Odessa to assist him in the Battle of Odessa on Dozru's orders.

—This also expresses Dozru's support for him.

Lamba Corps is currently the most mobile force on the European battlefield.

Because they were equipped with Zanzibar-class warships, which are not outdated even ten years later.

MS carries 6 aircraft.

The frontal cannon firepower was extremely powerful. In the original timeline, Char even used it to destroy the Magellan-class ship without taking any damage in a head-on firefight... and that's how he killed Wakum.

The equipped thermonuclear engines and thermonuclear jet engines are capable of operating both within the atmosphere and in space.

Karma planned to set up Ramba as an independent guerrilla unit, whose first mission was to destroy and capture important logistics and command nodes of the Federation Army.

It turns out that using Ramba to deal with the White Base in the original timeline was a mistake... It's a bit of a waste for Ramba to fight against Newtypes in such a high-level ACE match; he's actually better suited to slaughtering children.

Sending Lamba to conduct guerrilla warfare and hunt down low-intensity but important targets often yields unexpected results.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Ral." Karma stood up, showing respect to this senior colleague. "Did you receive the three MS?"

"I have received it, Your Excellency. I really like that special edition Tiger, and the performance of the two Great Demons is also quite good."

Lamba no longer dares to call him "Young Master".

"But I have some questions."

"what?"

"Your Excellency instructed my squad to deploy those floating camouflage balloons using Zanzibar after receiving your signal. What is their purpose?"

This is the second task.

Kalma did not explain this to the other party, mainly because she was worried that this upright man would distort the intended use of the balloon if he knew its true purpose.

He interrupted Lamba's thoughts with a promise:

“Captain Lars, this is a high-risk project… If we can complete it, I will report it to Commander-in-Chief Kiren and promote you to major or even lieutenant colonel.”

"...General, I will do my best to accomplish it."

When Lal heard that he could be promoted to the school level, he didn't seem very excited on the surface, but Karma could sense his secret delight.

His third brother had so many senior subordinates that Lamba was almost forgotten.

If Karma were to personally report her achievements to Kirian, she could bypass these senior officials.

"Ah."

Ramba Lal saluted again to express his gratitude, and Kalma returned the salute. Ramba Lal then went to carry out his mission.

There was no other casual conversation unrelated to military affairs.

All Karma saw was a hardworking middle-aged man who didn't even dare to ask for better pay, fearing he would be laid off.

Even with a promotion and a raise, all Lamba hopes for is a better life and better treatment for his family and subordinates; he is a true family man.

Perhaps it was the environment in which the Zabi faction was prevalent in Zeon that smoothed out his rough edges?

Perhaps in the future, when Char rises to power and the Zabi family's rule completely collapses, he will be able to make a difference?

In the past, the lack of resources was one thing, but with Karma's help, he believed Char's goals had definitely changed...

I need to talk to Char; we have to activate Ramba Ral.

At 35, it's still the age to strive.

"Sir, the combat reconnaissance aircraft unit has just reported that they have spotted the 5th Corps' left flank marching, only 20 kilometers from the ambush site." A staff officer from North American Command jogged in, bringing the intelligence that Kalmar had been waiting for.

After lying in ambush in the forest for a long time, the prey finally appeared.

"Have you confirmed the enemy's command ship?"

"Yes, one enemy large pallet-class vessel has been confirmed."

"What is the concentration of Minovsky particles along the enemy's route?"

"The enemy didn't even spread Mie particles; they were all mechanized divisions. Their combat strength here probably accounts for 70% of the 5th Army's combat strength."

"Let's surround and annihilate them according to plan, but don't take out their command ship too quickly. Let's see if we can capture their land cruiser," Kalma thought for a moment.

"Should we encircle the enemy and attack their reinforcements?"

"No, waiting for them to arrive will take too long. We need to take care of them tonight. The Federal Air Force won't give us that opportunity."

Kalma stood up and left the restaurant.

Not far from the restaurant, within the restricted area, there was a kneeling Type 78 Gundam and a flight platform.

Originally, this mobile suit was intended for Haiwen... but Garma thought that as a Gundam capturer, it wouldn't be too much to let him have some fun for a few days first, right?

As for Haiwen, let her drive her own ZUDA for a few days.

The Caucasus Mountains stretch from west to east across the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, like a giant wall splitting the north and south.

The 5th Army, having already crossed the mountains during its forced march, is now only 2 kilometers from Sochi.

The sun had already disappeared halfway below the horizon, and the weather was getting cold.

Armed helicopters positioned on both sides of the road were scouting for any possible Zeon guerrillas.

On either side were Type 61 tanks, Type 61 anti-aircraft vehicles, etc., totaling two main mechanized regiments of the Federation, ready to leave the formation and encircle and annihilate the attacking force once the helicopters spotted the target.

Even if a few Zeon mobile suits were to launch an attack, they would face the consequence of being annihilated in return.

The pallet-class land cruisers hovered and moved forward using thermonuclear engines within the mechanized cluster.

"Major General, it's almost nightfall. Should we halt the troops for rest and resupply?"

"Stop for an hour, rest, and then continue marching."

The legion commander on the bridge narrowed his eyes, his tone tinged with resentment.

"The roads here are in such bad condition, but because of Rebil's order, we have to travel day and night."

Chapter 117 Firepower Preparation