7. The Day of the White Rose on the Battlefield IV
At the first sight of the steel monster rushing out of the alley, Roland roughly guessed what it was.
This is not a prophecy of superpowers, nor is it a spy network that can penetrate into the defense force's research and development institutions, nor is it the result of an incredible brain power. It is just excellent observation, simple logical reasoning, and a little bit of intelligence.
Integrate.
When he was a cadet at the Alfheim Junior Military Academy, the knowledge imparted by the instructors included mobile warfare, annihilation warfare, and blitzkrieg. The content of defensive warfare was relatively small. In addition to emphasizing the "offensive spirit"
, to a large extent, this is also due to the fact that the Elf camp is not good at attrition warfare and has a quick-win strategy to avoid stalemate as much as possible.
The idea of "quick decision and quick victory" is not only reflected in the level of military education, but also deeply penetrated into the construction of the entire country. It is more intuitively reflected in equipment research and development. Look at the bunch of soldiers of the National Defense Force who run very fast, have amazing firepower, and have thick armor.
Chariot knows which direction their brains are heading.
Under the guidance of this idea of building an army, it is almost inevitable that a thin-skinned and heavy-fire armored vehicle will be used in urban combat - after all, it is impossible for a large-caliber heavy-armored tracked assault gun to become the main equipment for large-scale mass production, let alone
To meet the needs of rapid deployment, and compared with the huge bombs dropped by strategic bombers,
Type-guided high-explosive bombs, 380㎜ and 600㎜ mortars are not powerful enough. One can fight and run, has fierce firepower, can accompany armored columns in advance, can be quickly deployed by large transport aircraft, and can also deal with stragglers on its own. It has the basics
The protective wheeled assault gun is still very popular among the elves.
Roland guessed the beginning and the process correctly, but not the outcome.
He could never have imagined that the elves' obsession with "small caliber and high muzzle velocity" had reached the point of madness. The ordinary 50mm L60 tank cannon could no longer satisfy them, so they directly installed the electrothermal chemical cannon (ETC) that was still under testing.
Got in the car.
As an attempt of the Defense Force's "High Muzzle Velocity Gun Project", several prototype guns have been produced for research and testing, including rail guns, multi-stage accelerated gas cone guns, Gauss guns, and electrothermal chemical guns. But so far, few
To achieve success, it either requires a huge generator car, or the recoil is too strong. When you kill the enemy with one shot, you also reduce yourself to parts. That is, electrothermalization.
Learning gunnery is relatively reliable among all the crooked ways, but there are still many problems that need to be solved before it can be put into actual combat. For example, the power output, the configuration of the power supply line, the carrying capacity and stability of the gun body and recoil, etc., are all at hand.
The Type III wheeled assault gun is far from being called "completely ready". At best, it is just a trial machine that has just passed the running-in period.
Even so, its power is sufficient.
The electrothermal chemical gun does not rely on gunpowder to burn. Instead, it relies on the high-temperature gas generated by the chemical reaction to propel the projectile. The moment the trigger is pulled, the high-voltage current is adjusted to form a current pulse whose waveform meets the ballistic requirements, and is input into the plasma nozzle, causing the electrode to generate an arc and burn it.
It corrodes the plastic capillary wall. Generates a high-temperature, high-pressure, high-hydrogen-containing plasma jet, which is sprayed into the liquid gas at high speed, decomposing it into high-temperature and high-pressure gas to launch projectiles.
Its muzzle velocity and reaction speed are far superior to traditional chemical energy artillery shells. The muzzle velocity is as high as 1,820 meters per second. For comparison, the muzzle velocity of the 56-caliber 88 gun is only 820 meters per second.
The remote-controlled machine guns and electrothermal chemical cannons on the roof of the car aimed at Roland and sprayed out fierce muzzle flashes. The pepper bottle-shaped muzzle brakes overflowed with wind and flames in all directions, and the shelling like a thunder sword turned into a barrage and blasted past.
The electrothermal chemical cannon equipped with a two-way gun stabilizer has the ability to fire while moving. The reason why it had been holding back from firing before was to paralyze Roland's plan to lure the enemy.
The timing and strategy were perfect, and the shells were indeed fired.
Before the pain is felt, the target will fall apart.
The crew members were convinced of this.
Roland did not realize the "moment of firing".
But the chill that seeped out from inside the armored vehicle turned into lightning and penetrated the center of his eyebrows. Before he understood that it was "murderous intent", his legs had already clamped on the mount's abdomen, and the unicorn jumped up with anger.
The destructive storm passed from below, and the sharp murderous intent turned into surprise and shaken. As the tail-stabilized armor-piercing shells hit the building with a roar, the bricks and tiles fragments erupted like a volcano. On the other side of the building, a whole row of
The Titans soldiers withstood direct hits from high-velocity shells, and their bodies injected with kinetic energy exploded like soap bubbles. Their internal organs and lives exploded. The unicorn landed steadily across the bloody scenery and galloped again.
There was a wave of shaking from the inside of the car, which turned into a more definite murderous intention in an instant, and the assault gun was driven to chase after it.
(So-terrible...)
Feeling the real pressure behind him, Roland sighed in his heart.
The deafening sound of the engine seemed to tear the skin apart;
As if mocking the fact that swords have long been outdated, steel armor and guns;
If it is caught in a wheel, its limbs will be twisted into pieces and scattered;
Not only that, the car body will tilt left and right, and the rear wheels will also bend, causing the vehicle to trace a snake-like curve.
There is no need to say more to understand that this is a weapon made for killing people, and it cannot be fought with the body.
In the defense force, this is just one of many weapons, and it is far from the most powerful.
I just rely on reading the opponent's "murderous intent", sensing the upcoming attack in advance, and taking action to deal with it. Just doing this requires all my strength, and counterattack is out of the question.
When you think of this, you can feel how powerful the enemy's defense forces are, and what kind of consciousness it takes to fight them. "Be a hero and a coward" can't offset armor and artillery, and can't even stop the driver.
I can't even shift into forward gear.
If you take a step further, you will understand how terrifying it is for someone who has raised the technical level of the elven camp to this level.
the all-knowing magic mirror;
A crystal ball that can see through everything;
——More terrifying than these.
"Not a human being", "a cursed angel or demon", "an abnormal person who seems to bring knowledge from the distant future", "a man who single-handedly creates a civilization".
This is the supernatural phenomenon called Siegfried Otto Lilin, and it makes people think that it is natural that they cannot defeat him.
The armored vehicle in front of him was just one of the ends of his power.
(It’s really weird——)
It's like walking on thin ice, no, right now, you are simply stepping on a suspended spider's thread, and below you is an abyss. Don't talk about moving forward or retreating, a breeze may bring about catastrophe.
Under such terrible pressure, my vision suddenly became clearer, the blows on my face and body were refreshing, and my fiery body continued to gush out with strength.
(Obviously I should feel so nervous and scared that my whole body is shaking, but I feel... so happy. I want to shout out loud——)
Raising the corner of his mouth, the white knight and his mount turned into white lightning again, cutting into the path of the steel monster.
"Damn it! Our turning radius is too big! What are the machine guns and shotguns doing?!"
The driver, Corporal Hanks, was yelling and swearing. As the only person in the car who still had the strength to yell, he could be said to represent the voice of the crew.
The continuous use of independent hydropneumatic suspension moves the center of gravity of the car body, and the eight wheels cooperate with the steering at the same time, so that the moving vehicle can perform actions similar to racing car flicking and drifting without decelerating or decelerating less. Compared with rigid suspension,
, an old-type tank with torsion bar suspension and spring suspension, the No. 3 wheeled self-propelled assault gun was ahead of an entire era in terms of lateral maneuverability and radius of rotation.
But this is not without cost. Imagine an armored vehicle weighing nearly 20 tons traveling at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour. Not only does the person sitting in the vehicle sway left and right like a speedboat, but they are also pressed tightly by the horizontally moving G force.
In this kind of working environment, which is similar to the washing machine drum, no matter how strong you are, you can't escape the end of motion sickness. Since most of the time it is close to the steering axis, the driver's condition is relatively better, and the other members of the crew are completely relying on
Medications to relieve symptoms.
Based on the amount of medicine and their own physiological limits, they can definitely hold on until evening. I believe that by then, the white unicorn struggling in front of them will be exhausted and die of exhaustion.
However, they did not consider adopting delaying and attrition tactics at all. This not only involves military honor, but also significantly exceeds the stipulated time for combat and violates combat instructions. Finally, "can the opponent be killed?" - this previously unimaginable question is growing with inner anxiety.
emerge, constantly shaking their confidence.
"Calm down, it's the guy who was teased with the applause."
As if with incredible magic, just one word restored the atmosphere in the carriage to normal.
Karius Reinbach turned the periscope and let the figure of the White Knight burn into his retinas.
To be honest, the petite figure in front of him shocked him more than his subordinates.
As if they were undead escaping from a war museum, cavalrymen who had been crushed by the tracks of the SS armored forces on more than one occasion - Karius did not think that the enemy was despising himself and used these equipment to attack. He knew firsthand that even if the opponent was like this,
The young armored elite couldn't help but be shocked by the courage to fight against it.
He said "the other party is being toyed with", but in his heart he knew that he was being restrained. Underneath the calm appearance was a bitter understanding.
Simply unbelievable.
that person;
that unicorn;
It is a pure living creature, not a fighting machine that can survive by chewing cannonballs and drinking lubricants. But the back figure observed through the periscope does not show any signs of fatigue, and the unicorn does not know when it will be exhausted.
To an enemy, the knight in front of him was perfect. As an opponent, Karius could not help but be attracted by the shining figure, and even felt something like admiration.
Only doing your best to knock him down is the proper etiquette on the battlefield. Only giving him a death form that suits him is true respect.
Calm down.
It is no fluke that the opponent can repeatedly break through the defense line. His reaction speed, physical strength, and positioning all show his excellent qualities that have been experienced in many battles.
But this alone is not enough. Even if you have experienced hundreds of battles and seen the Shura field of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, it is only something from the "last era". History has long proven that the experience and technology of backward eras are of great use in a brand-new battlefield.
How vulnerable. If you want to launch a counterattack against something that spans the ages, you must at least have a certain level of intelligence.
The other party is familiar with our army.
What does he know about us?
The way our army fights? Is our army manipulating the coup behind the scenes? The reaction speed of the armored vehicles?
By the way, the flexibility "that guy" showed from the beginning of the battle proves that he is very aware of the mobility of this assault gun. You should know that although it is difficult for us to directly crush him, it is also impossible for him to use a long sword.
hurt us.
——If that’s the case, why does that guy use a long sword?
——Why was there no attempt to evacuate the Place de la Concorde?
——Are you trying to be a hero? There is no way to safely evacuate the people without being affected. I am worried that if I retreat, the armored vehicles may not chase me at all, and instead massacre the people.
--Yeah.
——That’s right.
——For humans, we are the "bad guys" anyway, so let us see as clearly as possible how capable that knight is.
Taking a deep breath. Karius asked:
"How many more shotgun shells are there at close range?"
"If it's all-round shooting, it can be fired once at most. If it's directional firing, it can be fired about 5 to 6 times."
Gunner Sergeant Hans Hoefflinger counted the iron boxes at his feet. These inconspicuous small boxes are actually variants of anti-infantry directional mines. There are hidden launching mechanisms around the turret and the vehicle body. Anyone who thinks they are hiding can
Anyone who enters the blind spot of the artillery and machine guns and prepares to touch the hull will be baptized by the heavy rain of steel balls.
"Load the right side of the close-range shotgun turret! Turn left and shoot horizontally! The machine gun is ready——"
Responding to Karius's command, the assault cannon flew across the car body, and the Unicorn, which had no time to adjust simultaneously, rushed forward. Roland turned around hastily and saw the barrel of the machine gun on the roof began to rotate. In front of the gun muzzle was a group of bewildered Charlemagne.
Marine soldier.
"Fire."
It is much easier than "killing the hero" to make others realize that "the hero does not exist" and "the hero is useless", and it can also achieve the purpose of "extinguishing the symbol of counterattack".
not to mention--
"Close-range shotgun——"
"Anti-infantry air-blasting shotgun——"
"emission!!!"
The orders were perfectly overlapped, the shotgun launchers and mortars emitted lightning and thunder at the same time, and the light of burning gunpowder illuminated Roland who was riding towards him.
--trap.
Whether it's trying to be a hero, putting on a show to unite people's hearts, or being a humanitarian who really puts human life as the top priority. Since the purpose is to lure the assault artillery away from the scene, then as long as the artillery fire is directed towards the people, the "hero" will have to rush.
Come to the rescue.
Of course, everyone can imagine a trap of this level. If you react quickly enough, you might be able to escape. After all, human beings can often do things that are usually unimaginable under extreme conditions.
Therefore, preparing for the second and third levels of traps is by no means overly cautious or timid.
One kilometer away, another wheeled assault gun raised its barrel high, and its twin 120mm mortar guns spewed flames into the sky like machine guns.
Adhering to the design concepts of "vehicle-based" and "universal" armored force of the National Defense Forces, as well as the attempt of the concept of "modularization", the No. III wheeled assault gun was designed from the beginning to "replace different modules according to different mission requirements."
to meet the needs”
For example, equipping ETC to perform anti-armor tasks and attacking fortresses, such as dismantling weapons and expanding the space inside the vehicle to become a transportation platform. For example, installing anti-aircraft artillery to become a part of the field air defense system, or installing rapid-fire mortars to become an artillery support platform.
Second Lieutenant Gefret Reinbach's vehicle was this self-propelled mortar with the name of assault gun. In less than 3 seconds, three mortar shells followed each other in a towering arc, aiming at Roland's back and pouring down on him.
.
The target is the route that the knight may take to avoid retreat, which not only avoids harming friendly vehicles, but also blocks the target's retreat.
The coordinated attack was completely unexpected by ordinary people. What is even more unbelievable is that the two crews did not communicate with each other from beginning to end, and there was no surrounding observation team to report dynamic information and position parameters. The impact point of the shells fired outside the line of sight was
But it seems as if he has already grasped all the dynamic information accurately.
Incredible, almost like magic.
The Reinbach brothers, the early results of the "New Type Project" secretly implemented by the Wehrmacht at the Fragon Agency in colonial Augusta, and the pioneers of the "New Type" soldiers, have stronger cognitive abilities.
, intuition, insight, without the need for words and languages, allowing oneself to consciously communicate with others, like a powerful warrior with superpowers - for them, sharing the soul, sharing tactical intelligence and battlefield information directly from the conscious level, is like
Breathe as easily.
That knight is finished——
The Reinbach brothers were convinced of this.
Without the blessing of magic, the room for movement and avoidance was also blocked. A mere pair of armor was no different than tissue paper in front of steel ball bullets.
won.
The moment this thought flashed across his mind, the figure in Karius's field of vision quickly enlarged.
“Drink ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!”
The girl's face became extremely clear in an instant, and he realized that it was this girl who was entangled with his assault gun. Before sighing, the first thing Karius thought was "she is crazy."
It is true that personal bravery can sometimes achieve great achievements that are unimaginable under normal circumstances, but that was the agricultural era. In the industrial era, the nobility, pride, skills, and bravery of the knights were worthless in the face of steel and gunpowder. Chariots
The knight who charges will end up turning into a puddle of flesh under the tracks.
Thinking about it from another angle, maybe the knight thinks that shortening the distance can reduce the bullet-receiving area, sacrificing one hand in exchange for a roof-mounted rotating machine gun. But this is not a shotgun fired by a black powder smoothbore cannon. The power of steel ball shotgun fired at a close range
What's more, it's a piece of cake not to mention blowing off an arm or opening a dozen "faucets" on the body, but smashing the whole person to pieces.
So she must be "crazy", otherwise instead of turning around and being killed by a mortar, she would rather fight to the death, at least to get a death that is consistent with her status as a knight.
Just as he was thinking this, a rose bloomed in front of Karius' eyes.
"——?!!!"
Silver-white roses, with overlapping petals and gorgeous flowers, bloom in large numbers in the sky at the same time, and the little bits of bright light make the white roses even more beautiful.
While Karius's crew was stunned, the girl flew out from the rose bushes, drawing a silver arc with the long sword in her hand.
"The car...the remote-controlled machine gun on the roof is damaged!!"
The malfunction warning sound coming from the headset brought the gunner back to reality, and the red malfunction warning light cast an unrealistic color inside the car. For a moment, the members of the Kalius crew were silent.
Because it was a trial vehicle that was rushed to the battlefield, many details were not yet complete. The power pipeline of the remote-controlled machine gun on the roof was an external structure, so it was not impossible to be cut off by a sword. However, the impact on the Elf Armored Soldiers did not come from this.
"What the hell...what just happened?"
Karius murmured, his wide eyes suddenly narrowed, and cold sweat fell from his forehead.
"This guy... is really too dangerous...!!"
——We must get rid of her first!
The two thoughts resonated, and the steel monsters roared, excluding everything around them from their sight, and devoted themselves wholeheartedly and exhaustively to hunting Roland.
Explosions and gunshots intertwined, and the whirlpool of battle and death raged more fiercely in Ludes. (~^~)