Chapter 328 Sinking
Eric activated four Iron Soldiers on each of the two frigates.
But there were only those four on the other ship. Tony said it was to test the completely unsupervised combat capability.
Here, in addition to the four activated ones, there are four Iron Soldiers on the frigate, which are placed in the hangar as backup.
There are a total of 12 Iron Soldiers. In theory, the frontal firepower is enough to suppress an armored force, but in actual combat, it can only be said that they all underestimated their opponents.
If we only compare strength on paper, the frontal combat capabilities of exoskeleton soldiers are still difficult to surpass these mechas, but combat is never just about firepower.
An unexpected surprise attack, a complex terrain that is not conducive to mecha operations, and a piece of special equipment that restrains electronic equipment are enough to erase the gap.
As for other naval soldiers, there is no need to count them in the combat force. The battle on the ship showed that they could not even target those super soldiers normally.
Yes, in Eric's opinion, those wearing high-tech exoskeletons are undoubtedly super soldiers.
Tart tart tart.
The footsteps were quick and light. In addition to his own footsteps, he could also hear a heavier footsteps behind him. It was obvious that the enemy's target was also the small speedboat at the bottom of the boat.
If he were an enemy, he would also choose to loot the fuel and run away.
"ha"
Eric quickly turned around the intersection and came to the "hangar" that was temporarily modified before departure——
Wow!
The door was opened. He should have been racing against time, but he was suddenly stunned when he saw the scene in the hangar:
"What the hell?!"
Several robot arms that have been modified into assembly arms slide quickly on the ground, operating
I saw that the four mechas had been dismantled to pieces, and these parts and armor were knocked into a steel soldier in the center of the field.
This new Iron Soldier lies on the ground and is equipped with more flexible moving components and two overly thick arms. The missile bay can even slide on the surface of the body. The machine gun has also been converted into a new twin machine gun.
A robot modifying itself? !
"Insufficient anti-strike capabilities, the solution: armor concentration, the armor protection layer is being reconstructed, and active defense systems are installed to target weaknesses that may be attacked by special information warfare equipment."
"The combat environment is limited. Solution: control body shape and increase flexibility. Failed to generate modification plan: lack of high-precision parts."
"Increase power and improve propulsion device."
"Fire control system is being reset"
“The computing power for re-planning the combat plan is limited”
"Hello, Commander Colonel Stevenson."
Eric walked in confused: "What are you doing?"
"The critical AI is adjusting its equipment to adapt to the current battle. The current goal: obtaining the cargo of the target cargo ship has not changed."
"No, it's changed!"
Eric quickly accepted this fact.
It's a bit magical to say it, but he is actually a top student who graduated from MIT, and he also learned a lot of AI knowledge after getting close to Tony.
Although he didn't know what specific changes had taken place in Iron Soldier, he probably understood the meaning of "critical combat mode".
He walked quickly towards the deep ship.
"Adjust the target and cover my retreat."
"Received, the target has changed: cover the commander's retreat and obtain the cargo of the target cargo ship."
"I mean retreat!"
"The two goals are not conflicting."
"How can you fight without a commander?"
After Eric finished speaking, he suddenly recalled that this so-called "critical combat mode" seemed to be an independent combat mode that was independent of the commander's command.
"Forget it, do whatever you want, I'm going to retreat."
Before he finished speaking, the Iron Soldier suddenly raised his newly modified twin machine gun towards the door!
boom!
The exoskeleton stomped hard on the floor, and Frank suddenly stepped over the threshold!
He was prepared to kill the enemies here directly, but when he rushed out, he saw an even bigger steel soldier in front of him!
The twin machine guns in the hands of this giant mecha have been activated——
Frank was instantly frightened, the exoskeleton under his feet quickly exerted force, and he jumped back!
At this moment, neural activity is raised to the extreme, the power of the neural stimulation component breaks through the safety threshold, and time is stretched in perception.
It seemed that the trajectory of every bullet cutting through the air appeared in his mind, and the bullets streaked across his body in the cold wind.
boom!
Frank finally dodged the shot with unimaginable agility. The sound of the bullet hitting the metal wall was like the roar of a giant beast, and every impact was accompanied by metal fragments and sparks flying——
The narrow space was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke and burning. Frank hid at a farther intersection, immediately came to his senses, and shot out spider silk to escape to the upper level!
boom!
The heat energy accumulated in the wall eventually caused a large area to soften, and the bullet suddenly penetrated it!
A large wall fell down where Frank had been standing.
The gunfire stopped, leaving only the clicking sound of the red-hot twin machine gun barrels.
Click.
A piece of metal slowly tore apart and fell. Eric stood aside and stared dumbfounded.
The rate of fire of the twin machine guns had completely exceeded the theoretical rate of fire. Only then did he realize that Tony Stark was not completely blind.
If their soldiers on the frontal battlefield had this kind of suppressive power, they would be really awesome.
Click!
With a loud noise, the huge steel soldier began to stand up, and the small space was squeezed out by it with two added arms——
The engine roared to life, the metal screamed at the distance, and the passage was widened by it!
This huge armor just supported the surrounding walls and walked towards the stairwell step by step, getting faster and faster, and even started running!
boom!
The mecha came to the stairwell, and the combined thrusters that were pieced together were activated. The behemoth climbed the stairs and walls and pursued the enemy!
Various structural parts fell down, and Eric swallowed.
In this battle, the limitations of the Iron Soldier were fully exposed: after all, this kind of soldier is still an armored unit. Although it is smaller in size and can be used in more scenarios than tanks, it still has the problem of low flexibility and being easily restrained by special electronic equipment.
but now.
This new behemoth moves like an orangutan!
If this environment cannot restrict it, then its large size is an advantage.
Everyone knows that the development of war weapons is bigger, stronger and better.
[ATLS-007: What happened? 】
[Frank: One group retreats, overloads the power room, and sinks the ship! 】
[Frank: Group 2, control the guns and sink the ship.]
[Frank: Let the target ship evacuate! 】
[Click! 】
boom!
The rocket exploded behind him, and the huge impact almost knocked Frank to the ground!
"Frank!"
At the door of the power room, Garner ran out of the room with an RPG launcher on his shoulder: "Done! What is down there?"
"Just fire!"
Garner did not hesitate and immediately pulled the trigger——
A huge mechanical fixed palm stretched out from the hole leading to the lower deck, firmly holding the blasted open mouth.
The red sensor observed the flying rocket, and a short-nosed interceptor suddenly popped up around the sensor, directly knocking the RPG out of the air!
boom!
In the rising flames, the entire mecha reached the upper floor under the traction of the mechanical arm and the lift of the propeller. The two powerful expansion arms easily smashed open the ceiling and walls, clearing the path forward for the mecha.
This scene is extremely horrifying. The hard metal wall is as fragile as paper and cannot stop its progress at all!
The missile bay slid on the back of the mecha and quickly adjusted to the front.
Seeing this thing, Garner's expression changed. He pulled Frank up and started the propellers on the two brothers' backs.
boom!
This explosion directly penetrated the side of the ship, and flames spurted out!
The second group and the Celtic Wanderer on the other ship both saw this scene!
The three ships are now less than 300 meters away from each other. The second group has driven the small boat to the bottom of the Celtic Rover. A long oil hose connects the small boat and the ship.
Several Atlas soldiers were attached to the hull, and it was obvious that they were responsible for "manual docking" of the hose.
"Hurry up!"
Entering the hatch, Kurt directed his comrades to carry away the wounded, while Clint stood in the boat and directed his men to transport the wounded.
Clint stood at the lower entrance hatch, instructing his people to transport the wounded, and said to Kurt: "Thank you for your support."
Before he finished speaking, a huge metal plate crashed down nearby, causing a big splash of water!
"Now is not the time to talk about this!" Kurt paused, "Get out, get out! Get out of here, we are going to sink that warship!"
Clint's expression changed subtly: Are they going to sink this Berry Kingdom warship? !
boom!
Before he finished speaking, another huge explosion occurred on the upper deck of the warship!
boom!
"Grass"
The shock wave pushed him and Garner out of the lower space and fell hard to the deck.
After multiple nerve stimulations and shock wave damage, the two of them each spit out a mouthful of blood.
They were back on deck again.
The air on the sea is extremely changeable. It was calm before they jumped, but now, the clouds have covered the sun and the wind is blowing!
Looking around again, the Celtic Wanderer is already very close to this warship!
Before Frank even got up, he shouted into the radio:
[Frank: Don’t stop any longer! Get the ships out of here! 】
call!
The exaggerated propeller roared, and the black smoke and flames were extremely thick, but it still could not hide its figure.
boom!
This mecha revealed its true appearance in the sunlight.
The original Iron Soldier was only about 2.5 meters tall, and in order to ensure a certain degree of mobility, it did not have a large amount of frontal armor attached.
But this is so different. It is more than 3 meters tall, has four more flexible leg structures, and the machine guns are all modified into double gun groups hanging on both sides.
In addition, there are two thick arms used to clear obstacles on the road and provide the important function of "rock climbing".
It was difficult to imagine how the arms were connected to the fuselage, because several times Frank saw the two arms rotating around the fuselage, adjusting their position.
If you just look at the appearance, this doesn't look like a product designed by humans at all.
"The operation continues, the target has been locked, and we are ready to board the ship."
The giant mecha turned its sensor to the cargo ship in the distance - the cargo was placed on the deck, and the entire ship was just a huge container.
Frank looked at Garner, and then at the second frigate in the distance——
Now on the three ships, they are the only ones still fighting.
But the most powerful firepower they have at hand is the rocket launcher, which is completely unable to break through the close defense system of this big guy!
So they can only use another way to solve the problem: this big guy has great firepower, but it is a land combat machine after all——
On another warship, the main gun has turned its muzzle.
At this time, it was no longer possible to consider the international impact - anyway, it was pirates who sank the warship.
"Gana." Frank took a deep breath, and the latter nodded. The two immediately turned around and made a sprinting posture, "Run!"
[Frank: Fire! 】
boom!
The 76mm shells grazed the deck in an instant, and exaggerated sparks scattered like a heavy rain!
The entire ship shook violently, and the giant mecha that was still advancing suddenly stopped. Two of its legs quickly turned into fixed devices and were nailed deeply into the deck!
Frank and Garner were firmly fixed on the surface with the help of magnetic devices, trying to overcome the imbalance caused by the shaking, and stepped forward step by step!
But the rocking of the ship became more and more violent——
[ATLS——014: You must leave the ship! It’s blowing! It's hard for me to guarantee the accuracy of the cannon! 】
[Frank: Keep firing! 】
Frank grabbed the edge of the boat with one hand, bent his legs suddenly, grabbed Garner's arm, and shouted back: "You jump first!"
"I'm heavier, it should be me."
"Yes, so you jump first! Three, two"
"Fuck Squid, Frank!"
"one!"
The ship was hit once and rocked like a roly-poly in the rough seas and strong winds.
When Frank shouted one, the edge of the boat suddenly sank, and they could even see the small boat waiting for rescue on the sea!
The power of the exoskeleton increased to the extreme at this moment, and Frank blushed——
The exoskeleton is no longer enough to offset the swing!
Bah!
The electrostatic adsorption kit suddenly slipped, and Garner followed Frank's pull, and the two exoskeletons jumped high towards the outer edge of the ship with great force!
boom!
It landed accurately on the speedboat!
boom!
The second cannonball went straight through the ship's power room!
The chain explosion instantly covered the hull, and the entire ship was disintegrating!
The entire ship began to roll over in reverse, and the responding boat disappeared in front of Frank's eyes in an instant, and his front gradually turned into the sky!
The magnetic adsorption device was restarting. Frank turned around and saw the huge mecha making a magical move:
Its outer armor and heavy vitality capsule fell to the ground as if it were taking off its clothes.
In this way, the parallel thrusters are enough for it to take off!
Frank immediately gave up on restarting the adsorption device. The pulley on his feet and his two arms shot out spider silk, and quickly slid towards the mecha with the help of traction——
As for this huge mecha, all the computing power has been invested in updating the body and calculating how to deal with the current situation.
It didn't notice at all that Frank had already taken out the data knife and attacked quickly!
boom!
A huge fireball rose from below the deck, and the entire ship tipped toward the sea!
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