From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

Chapter 21 This is how we engage in party fighting (please read it! Please collect it!)
  The Titan, when present on enemy lines, is an infantryman's nightmare.

But if it is to protect one's own side, it falls from the sky.

It is the patron saint of infantry.

Viscount Ankarin had not planned to call the orbital assault ship to airdrop the Titan so early.

But there is really no way to deal with the federal main battle tanks currently raging on the streets.

This land warfare weapon with a long history has slowly withdrawn from the battlefield in an era when directed energy weapons are flying all over the sky.

But since deflection field technology was removed from space battleships, and superconducting batteries became more and more popular.

The main battle tanks actually received a wave of ‘version bonuses’.

Driven by a hybrid of a high-power gas turbine and a superconducting battery pack, the main battle tank achieves higher output than before.

Not only can it wear stronger armor, but it can also be equipped with large-caliber straight and curved electrothermal chemical cannons.

It can also run a low-power deflection force field with the support of a superconducting battery pack.

When this powerful confinement magnetic field envelopes the tank.

Most weapons' attacks cannot break through its defense.

Even if the infantry has evolved to "all exoskeletons + all Gauss rifles".

Your main battle tank dad is still dad.

Of course, if there is a father, there will naturally be a grandfather.

HCP is the granddaddy of main battle tanks.

So when Viscount Ankarin used the company's communications troop as a relay, he contacted the orbital attack ship above him.

He immediately started asking the other party to airdrop ‘Grandpa’ for support.

"If the situation is urgent, use my position as the airdrop coordinates and let the pilot make fine adjustments at the end of the airdrop!"

"Don't worry about anything else. Just throw one down first and knock over the tank in front of me. Thank you!"

As an imperial noble, Viscount Ankarin is the leader of the ‘Blood Dragon Regiment’ appointed by the emperor.

So he doesn't have just one regiment of orbital paratroopers.

The four orbital attack ships responsible for carrying the Blood Dragon Regiment are also under his direct command.

Therefore, facing the big boss's order, the airdrop coordinator on the ship could only quickly run to the HCP squadron to find the bravest one.

Then he and the Titan were kicked down.

Viscount Ankarin and other members of the noble team on the ground spent a long and torturous 10 minutes.

Finally, I heard a roar from high in the sky, followed by an explosion.

That was the sound of the HCP leaving the drop cabin after completing the atmospheric entry.

Then they heard that heavenly voice in the communication channel.

"'Red Dragon' access channel!"

"We have entered the terminal airborne stage and are ready to provide ground support!"

"Sir, please give me target guidance!"

The rough voice of the HCP pilot was like the voice of a war angel in the ears of Viscount Ankarin and others.

He immediately led several members of the noble team around him to conduct laser guidance through the gap in the bunker.

The crew members in the main battle tank also immediately received an alert from the laser omnidirectional warning device.

But before they could call the mobile infantry around the tank, they stepped forward to interfere with the opponent's laser guidance.

A white and blue plasma beam fell from the sky.

After being hit by plasma heated to tens of millions of degrees, the main battle tank's deflection field generator was instantly overloaded.

The armor plate of the tank melted like butter.

Immediately afterwards, the superconducting battery pack was detonated.

The 'little sun' produced by the explosion not only directly swallowed the tank, but also swallowed up the surrounding motorized infantry who were coordinating with the tanks and infantry.

Titan, who completed this dangerous distance fire support, put the small heavy particle cannon behind his shoulder.

Behind him, two strings of heat decoys that looked like red wings were released. Amid the flames of two detonated portable surface-to-air missiles, the red-painted Titan completed its landing under the deceleration of the plasma propulsion array on its back.

"Red Wolf has arrived on the battlefield and salutes you, Lord Viscount!"

Behind the red Titan's tall body, the night sky was lit up by gunfire and explosions.

More and more drop pods continue to fall.

With the support of HCP, the advancement of the orbital paratroopers can be said to be like entering uninhabited territory.

Most of the lightly armored targets were detonated by the 50mm Gauss rifle in the hands of the HCP.

If he encounters a tough opponent like a main battle tank, Red Wolf will directly deploy the small heavy particle cannon mounted on the back of his shoulder and fire a shot at the target.

If one shot is not enough, try another.

On the ground, no unit can compare with the output power of an HCP equipped with a subcritical reactor.

The HCP of Yasin Base was also destroyed along with Base Gnaku in the first round of orbital strikes.

When Viscount Ankarin advanced to the communication center with his noble team and an HCP.

Most of the fighting inside the Yassin base is also coming to an end.

After more and more Imperial orbital paratroopers and HCPs landed, the surviving defenders lost their firepower advantage and were quickly divided and annihilated.

At the gate of the communication center, Viscount Ankarin also successfully merged with the 'Tail Needle' who had been lurking in the Yasin base.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you are finally here! We must quickly confirm the situation in the core communication room."

‘Tail Needle’ did not exchange too many greetings with Viscount Ankarin.

After losing contact with 'Judas', he always felt that there might be something wrong here.

But during the fierce exchange of fire between the base defenders and the landing troops, he never found a chance to sneak in.

In this way, they waited until Ankarin and others arrived.

"My men have lost contact. I suspect that the two naval intelligence officers who were traveling with him have mutinied."

"Naval intelligence agent? Mutiny?"

Upon hearing the words of 'Tail Needle', Viscount Ankarin's eyes suddenly raised.

"This crime is not a small one. Do you have any definite evidence?"

"Of course, I had evidence that one of them had betrayed him three days ago."

After the leading orbital paratroopers sent back a safe signal, Tail Needle immediately led Ankarin and others into the communication center.

At this time, after thinking about the forces behind the Naval Intelligence Department and Star Dragon Fang.

Viscount Ankarin felt like he understood something.

"My Lord Marquis, it seems you want me to make a choice."

At the same time, the ‘Tail Needle’ who was walking in front suddenly asked:
  "I heard that the commander-in-chief of your fleet, the Marquis of Ascania, seems to have a good relationship with the regent?"

"Well, I can't answer this question, but it is said that their personal relationship is indeed good."

"I see."

‘Tail Needle’ slowed down and walked to a position alongside Viscount Ankarin.

Then he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"What about you, Lord Viscount? I heard that the regent is recruiting talented people. At this time when the empire is in turmoil, many nobles have pledged their allegiance to the regent."

"Me? Hahaha"

Viscount Ancarin laughed dumbly. He had completely understood the 'story behind' this mission.

And the direction of things was also the direction he least wanted to see.

"Of course I am loyal to His Majesty the Emperor."

Hearing Viscount Ankarin's answer, 'Tail Needle' laughed twice, and then walked to the front again.

"Oh? It seems that you are really a loyal minister of the empire~"

(End of this chapter)