Chapter 1300: Fighting on the battlefield and taking back the center (7)

Where big ships and big guns are rampant, the firepower of the Swan is simply not enough.

After many modifications, even the engine of the Swan was replaced, but the main gun still could not be replaced.

After all, the power of the reactor is just that. If you replace the reactor, you will have to replace all the energy pipes in the Swan's body...

Just build a new one. Really, it’s much easier than refitting.

But in a gravity environment, the Swan's body of more than 300 meters long is like a battleship floating in the sky, and it is not afraid of confrontation at all.

The Red Maple Republic has made a lot of preparations, with anti-aircraft artillery and howitzer positions one after another, but the problem is that their air defense preparations are based on attacking landing ships.

There are not many large-caliber anti-aircraft guns prepared to fight against larger tonnage warships. At most, the turrets of the warships are removed and fixed on the ground with reinforced concrete to be used as a fort.

It's not that they don't know the existence of the Swan, but that the Swirling Water Federation's attack leaves the Red Maple Republic with too little time to prepare.

The entire Meteor Plan took just over a month from preparation to execution, which was not enough time for the Red Maple Republic to transport heavy anti-aircraft guns from the country.

Most of the heavy equipment currently used by the Red Maple Republic Army on the planet Stantum was collected during their invasion, and these equipment were originally belonging to the Planetary Defense Force and were originally related to the military. Compared with the second-line troops, the quality of equipment is not as good as that of the military. Large-caliber anti-aircraft guns are divided into six different central key defenses, so there are naturally fewer.

The Swan stopped on the side of the hill, tilted the ship slightly to ensure that the main and secondary guns could cover the battlefield, and then called the roll call with the shield.

As long as the heavy artillery of the Red Maple Republic fires, its position will be immediately detected by the shipboard computer through reverse ballistic trajectory, and it will immediately be covered by the firepower of the light spear main gun.

Because the Swan is too large, it is also too conspicuous on the battlefield, especially when firing, it can leave a clearly visible deep ravine on the ground.

This caused a lot of anti-aircraft firepower to be aimed at the Swan, and the assault landing ship took the opportunity to cross the hills, cooperate with the roaring soldiers below to name it and output firepower.

Fighting high and low against idiots is indeed the case. It actually feels like the Red Maple Republic Army is being blasted by an aerial gunship, and they have to pay attention to the intrusion of the spinning water federal infantry from the front of the position.

From the forest below the Swan, the armored troops of the Swirling Water Federation also completed their mission of mopping up the remaining soldiers and rushed out of the woods with the roar of their engines.

Therefore, Li Chengqi complained about their World War I tactics. They not only engaged in trench warfare, but the tanks were really used as tools to break through the trenches.

The armored troops of the Spinning Water Federation charged at the Red Maple Republic's positions. I put all the machine gun points and barbed wire aside.

A large number of infantrymen were coming down from the hills under the cover of the assault landing ship. With the tanks advancing, it was obvious that the Red Maple Republic Army, which had lost heavy firepower support, could not withstand it.

However, they can still entangle and delay the troops of the Spinning Water Federation for a long time.

It is true that they do not have effective anti-air weapons, but the machine guns, bunkers, infantry artillery and other weapons hidden in the trenches will also cause great trouble to the infantry of the Spinning Federation.

Now there was a burst of artillery fire from the rear, and the infantry and armored units of the Spin Water Federation rushed forward for a while. Some of them were like pawns in chess, and they could only move forward step by step.

Alyssa has no doubt that this ground battle can be won. The question is when.

Speaking of time, the Red Maple Republic's reactor jammer fires about every four or five hours, and its coverage range is the entire star system.

Five hours have passed unknowingly since the Swan began its lowering operation. It stands to reason that the Red Maple Republic's reactor jammer has fired at least its second shot.

This is a very, very dangerous time, and it may very well mean that some ships in the main fleet of the Spinning Water Federation have temporarily lost power.

Due to the influence of the atmosphere and the lack of relay satellites, Alyssa on the ground is not sure what the current battle situation is in the void. She can only judge from the fact that from time to time there will be assault landing ships and logistics transport ships coming down from above, at least spinning water The Federation has not lost yet.

The ground troops need to capture this place as soon as possible. If we continue to drag it out, it will be difficult to say.

Beating the idiots high and low, this sentence also applies to the Swan. If the fleet of the Swirling Water Federation cannot hold on, the Swan in the atmosphere will also be beaten like a fool by the fleet of the Red Maple Republic.

Time waits for no one, and the advance of the ground forces is slower than expected.

Commanding troops is a bit out of line for a recycler who has never gone to school, and Alyssa doesn't understand the art of command that can make ground troops advance quickly.

So she could only think like a recycler.

So, what is the solution?

"Call Li Chengqi and Hall back"

Alyssa said to Villania, then turned to Carlos:

"The main engine power increases and we accelerate."

This time, the Swan will lead the charge.

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On the other side, Li Chengqi doesn't have Alyssa's worries.

Compared with other shuttles, the performance of the Manta Ray has no absolute advantage. To put it bluntly, because it has variable wings, its climbing and dive performance is more flexible, but it is not overwhelming.

Li Chengqi changed his previous practice of driving the Lionfish in and out of the fleet seven times, and instead poked his head under the two fleets.

If someone comes to chase you, use tactics to fight back. If no one comes to chase you, just continue fishing.

This approach is safer, but it also causes the altitude to gradually drop during the fight.

Especially when the three-plane formation rushed down, it was difficult for the Manta to deal with it with tactics, so it could only run away first, and then go back when the other party stopped chasing.

After repeating it several times, the altitude dropped from more than 6,000 meters to more than 4,000 meters, but let alone others, Li Chengxi himself was a little fed up.

So he chose to fish for fries.

Fishing for fries originally referred to the seagulls snatching things from people on the dock, but later in the air combat game circle, it was used as a synonym for ground attack.

The common name is licking the ground.

Whether the shuttle is big or not depends on what it is compared with. The Manta is nearly 20 meters long, and the heavy hovering fighters on Earth are about the same length.

From the ground, the trenches are like ditches. Sometimes tanks may get stuck in them. For infantry, passing through this position is like crossing mountains and ridges. Not only does it consume a lot of physical strength, but they also have to be careful of the enemy who may rush out from any corner at any time.

But from the sky, it is so clear at a glance.

The Manta Ray follows the direction of the trench, aiming the ion beam and high-speed machine gun at the trench, just like tracing the edge, sweeping along the seam.

All anti-aircraft weapons are very effective against people, especially high-speed machine guns. After sweeping once, a trench is basically cleared.

The anti-aircraft machine guns and small-caliber anti-aircraft guns on the ground pose almost no threat to the Manta Ray. The main reason is that Li Chengxi will choose to shoot in the blind spot of anti-aircraft weapons before diving and attacking, and the elevation angle cannot reach the Manta Ray at all.

It's outrageous to say that Alyssa doesn't have a dedicated bomb. The so-called air fire support only comes from the direct fire of the assault landing ship.

So Li Chengxi threw the machine-torpedoes and torpedoes on the Manta as bombs. They would explode anyway, so it should be the same...

Just when he was licking the ground with the greatest pleasure, he received a communication from the Swan, asking him to return immediately.