Chapter 1303: Fighting on the battlefield and taking back the center (10)

The people on the mountain successfully broke in, but the Swan at the foot of the mountain was actually not easy either.

Since the Swan rushed directly across the line, it was equivalent to rushing to the rear of the Red Maple Republic army. Various light and heavy anti-aircraft guns fired desperately at this giant ship that was more than 300 meters long and floating in the sky. .

The energy of the shield is being weakened. According to the specifications of the Swan, even the armor plate alone can easily defend against various artillery pieces below 100 mm. However, if the shield is lost, it will be difficult to protect important parts like the engine.

"Maintain the attitude, let's gain altitude!"

Of course, the Swan's anti-aircraft guns were also fighting back, maintaining the tilt of the hull, and the floating engine pushed the Swan up vertically.

Although the Swan can be equipped with the ability to fly within the atmosphere as long as it is installed with a floating engine, the speed of this kind of flight is far inferior to that of a shuttle, let alone a professional intra-atmospheric aircraft.

Especially the climbing speed, which is three meters per second, is difficult to maintain.

The advantage of going higher is that you can use the clouds and wind and snow covering the top of the mountain to shield the Swan, and also provide support to those who attack the control center on the mountain.

On the other side of the front, the Army of the Spinning Water Federation is trying to advance under the lead of tanks and other armored forces. However, the resistance of the Red Maple Republic Army is too fierce and the advance is quite slow. Don't count on them in the short term.

As the altitude continues to increase, the view of the Swan's anti-aircraft guns also becomes better and better. The angles that were previously out of reach can now be obtained as the altitude increases. This is also known as the so-called depression angle is not enough, so the distance is required.

While the Swan was gradually ascending, violent vibrations mixed with the loud noise of the explosion enveloped the bridge. Everyone felt as if they had been slapped in the mouth, and their heads hurt from the shaking.

The explosion's orange flash, fire, and smoke cascaded down the outer edge of the shield.

Alyssa knew that this was the effect that a powerful grenade with a caliber of at least 200 mm could have. She immediately held her forehead:

"Search for the source of the attack!"

"The radar scanned the echo of a large metal target on the ground 15 kilometers away from us!"

Anyun is not a soldier. Her experience of living in Guest Star City since she was a child has made her familiar with the radar waveforms of various warships, but she does not know the military vehicles used on the ground.

However, An Yun didn't recognize him, but Alyssa did. She glanced at the monitor next to the captain's seat and immediately ordered loudly:

"Stop ascent, avoid navigation!"

Almost at the same time as the order was issued, the second wave of shells hit the Swan's shield, and the shield energy dropped to less than 40%.

Carlos quickly stopped rising and shifted the forward gear again.

At this time, the third wave of shells also came, but the shot was a little crooked and did not hit the Swan. Instead, it hit the mountain wall behind the Swan. Huge rocks rolled down one after another, and were then bounced off by the Swan's shield.

The engines were re-ignited, and the Swan, which gave up gaining altitude, escaped the ensuing fourth wave of shells.

Alyssa immediately called up the optical sighting equipment, and she saw several huge raised gun barrels looming in the cold coniferous forest at the foot of the mountain on the right.

"Visually confirm the enemy land warship, mobilize the secondary battery and fire back."

A land battleship is actually, strictly speaking, a very large self-propelled artillery.

Of course, the name battleship is relative to other armored vehicles. It is far less big than the Swan, and it is not even as big as the assault landing ship.

This armored vehicle uses crawlers to move forward and has a hydraulic assist. It can also use hydraulic assistance to walk on complex terrain.

The shape looks very similar to the base vehicle in the classic game Red Alert, except that there are several howitzer barrels with a caliber of more than 200 mm poking on the back.

A land battleship can output firepower equivalent to three artillery battalions in a short period of time. Although its maneuverability is slower, this thing has a shield.

That's why it's called a land battleship.

Long quickly received the location information provided by Alyssa, and the secondary battery turret turned to aim and fire. The 200mm ion beam and the newly modified large-caliber railgun fired at the same time. The high temperature and explosion easily fired several shots in the coniferous forest. Road gully.

But there was no hit.

In addition to the gravity environment affecting the accuracy of artillery, the land warship hiding in the coniferous forest is also a very effective camouflage. Looking from the Swan's side, only some faint traces can be seen, making it difficult to obtain accurate target images.

Moreover, there were probably a lot of land battleships. After the Swan started to move in a Z pattern, rows of large-caliber grenades could be clearly seen drawing arcs in the sky and falling, as if they were flying past the side of the Swan.

The large-caliber rockets were used up before they landed, otherwise there would have been a wave of firepower to wash away the ground. Now the Swan can only maneuver while using its secondary guns to fight back.

It stands to reason that land battleships are living targets for the air force. Germany had such a thing during World War II, but it was passed during the demonstration stage because the air force could easily destroy large ground targets.

Speaking of the Air Force, Anyun reported:

"The air radar detected the approach of a large number of aircraft. They are not shuttles. They should be intra-atmospheric aircraft of the Red Maple Republic."

Strictly speaking, guys who fly planes in the atmosphere are not considered air force for Alyssa.

Their army, navy and air force are all classified as the Army, or to use a more standard term, the Gravity Army.

Basically every country's national defense consists of fleets, gravity forces, and planetary defense forces (armed police).

Their appearance was expected, and they were even late.

This was good news, indicating that the battles at other attack points were too intense, and the Red Maple Republic Army had just dispatched aircraft to support them.

But the bad news was that a group of high-speed aircraft arrived at this point, which was definitely not good news for the ground forces of the Spin Water Federation.

"Direction 153, full speed ahead!"

Alyssa glanced at the position information on the air radar and ordered the Swan to move in the direction of the Red Maple Republic's aircraft.

Now the shuttle sent from the void is entangled with the enemy. The ground forces lack effective air defense means. Once these aircraft come to a wave of justice from the sky, it will cause a major blow to the ground forces of the Spin Water Federation.

What's more, until now there are still a steady stream of assault landing ships descending and dropping the infantry in the warehouse. The assault landing ships only have artillery deployed below and do not have air defense capabilities. If the Swan does not go over to block them, I am afraid that even the assault landing ships may be shot down by these aircraft.

There is nothing wrong with the plan of the Spin Water Federation's Meteor Operation itself.

The large fleet was responsible for engaging with the enemy fleet, while the ground forces took the opportunity to seize control of the star gate. Once the star gate was taken and closed, the Maple Republic would lose the means to quickly send reinforcements, and the Maple Republic army remaining in this star system would be surrounded by the Swirl Water Federation fleet from all directions.

But plans cannot keep up with changes, especially in the ever-changing battlefield, where plans cannot keep up with changes.

Alyssa and the others were too anxious to rush to execute the landing operation, and they were not fully prepared. Now they can only respond to the situation as it happens.