Chapter 39 Good-Looking Weapons Will Not Be Bad in Combat Effectiveness

The mobile infantry platoon that needed support this time was located in a location with relatively accurate coordinates and geographical features.

So the reconnaissance drones released quickly found them.

As Amber speculated, this mobile infantry platoon was trapped in a village in the automated farmland.

The imperial troops besieging them, the reconnaissance drones alone captured dozens of orbital paratroopers scattered in a long offensive line.

There were also two light multi-legged tanks.

In the picture captured by the reconnaissance drone sensor, one of the light multi-legged tanks was lying low in the wheat field in an "ambush posture".

On the rear turret, the 120mm electrothermal chemical gun was firing in the direction of the village.

The other one was lying under a ridge farther away.

This place was dug deep by the imperial orbital paratroopers to serve as a temporary artillery position.

This multi-legged tank was hiding here, and the 120mm electrothermal chemical gun on the turret had been adjusted to a curved fire mode.

Together with two other 120mm mortars, it continuously bombarded the open space and streets inside the village, dividing and blocking the federal soldiers in the building.

Amber has seen a lot of these orbital paratroopers.

His attention is more focused on the two light multi-legged tanks that provide fire support.

MTM-2A3, the "Holy Spirit" light multi-legged tank.

This combat unit has a total weight of 15 tons, a total length of 6 meters, and a total height of 2.8 meters.

It is the smallest and most numerous multi-legged tank in the active multi-legged tank family of the Star Dragon Empire.

With the assistance of a highly intelligent system, there is only one built-in crew.

Its main purpose is to serve as support firepower and accompany infantry in complex terrain.

In extreme environments or urban warfare, it can also eject electromagnetic grappling hooks to assist in climbing.

At the same time, it can also be maneuvered on the road by releasing the folded tires on the mechanical feet.

And when the combat weight is controlled, the "Holy Spirit" can also be airdropped directly through the vehicle airborne capsule with the orbital paratroopers.

On both sides of the two-stage body made of silicon carbide composite armor, there are 4 pairs of bionic mechanical feet arranged symmetrically.

The outer side of the bionic mechanical feet is equipped with additional curved silicon carbide armor plates, just like the mobile infantry.

When the multi-legged tank is in "ambush mode", the height of the body will be lowered.

At the same time, the mechanical feet will be at a 60° tilt angle, increasing the probability of ricocheting of the attached armor plate.

In terms of defense, it can be fully immune to electromagnetic rifles of 8 mm and below and machine guns of 20 mm and below.

As for the weapons carried, it is generally equipped with a 120 mm curved/straight dual-purpose electrothermal chemical gun on the turret of the rear body.

And under the front body, on the "chelicerae"-like mechanical arms, there are two 8 mm Gauss machine guns mounted externally.

Amber's evaluation of the combat performance of the "Holy Spirit" is actually quite high.

Strong terrain passability, not bad defense, and a weapon configuration that is completely sufficient for infantry accompanying firepower.

The only thing to complain about is its paint.

In other words, the paint schemes of all military equipment in the Star Dragon Empire have been complained about countless times by Amber.

Just as mentioned above, the Star Dragon Empire has stronger national strength and industrial capacity.

For the aesthetic appearance of military equipment, it has reached a certain extreme level of paranoia.

So their land warfare equipment, except for ACE, can choose its own paint scheme.

Others, whether it is various vehicles, main battle tanks, multi-legged chariots, or HCP.

All are uniformly painted in silver-white, and they are also decorated with gold edges.

Although, Amber has to admit that the aesthetic design of the Star Dragon Empire is indeed something.

The appearance of the equipment looks more handsome than the other, and it is much higher than the bunch of stupid, big, black and rough ones on the Federation side.

But the consequence is that these mechanical units are more conspicuous on the battlefield.

Especially on sunny days, the reflection on the silver-white shell is simply telling the enemy "Come, shoot here!"

Just like the current situation, the location was easily discovered by the reconnaissance drone.

It also exposed the other two mortars.

Amber's evaluation of this is: "Amazing."

The reconnaissance drone flew around the entire village, and under the comprehensive reconnaissance of optical and infrared modes, it took pictures of the attacking imperial troops.

In addition to the orbital paratroopers and two "Holy Spirits" that launched the attack from the front.

In other directions of the village, there were also squad-level imperial troops setting up ambush positions.

Their task was to kill the defenders in the village when they could not hold on and break out.

Encircle three and leave one, a very classic but equally classic tactic.

"How is it? Can we fight?"

Although he said that he did not want to interfere in the command of the ground battle.

But Major Randall still looked over with some curiosity at this time, wanting to see how Amber was going to command.

"Well, 52 imperial light infantry, two "Holy Spirit" multi-legged chariots, and two 120 mortars have been found."

As Amber said, she marked these targets on the tactical map.

Especially the two "Holy Spirits" that posed a greater threat to the mobile infantry, Amber generously awarded two purple marks on them.

In a battle, the purple mark represents the ‘highest threat unit’.

“The number of enemies is not that large. If the friendly forces in the village cooperate, we may be able to fight a counter-ambush and wipe out the enemies.”

"Oh. You are so loud."

Amber ignored the idle naval lieutenant commander. He turned his head and looked at the communications soldier beside him:

"How about it? Can you contact the village defender directly?"

"No sir, we can only receive their distress signal. The shortwave communication must have been interfered with by the imperial offensive force."

Amber was not surprised when she heard the signal soldier's answer.

It is naturally impossible for the Imperial Army to launch an attack without conducting electronic interference.

However, the reconnaissance drone flew around and found no electronic warfare vehicles on the other side.

Amber estimated that the electronic interference of the imperial troops was probably caused by the Holy Spirit on the offensive line.

This light multi-legged chariot is originally a multi-functional unit.

In addition to weapons and equipment, it is also equipped with a low-power electronic warfare module, which is enough to support infantry attacks.

But Amber was not worried at all. After all, his fleet had a professional ultra-short wave detection and jamming vehicle.

The above-mentioned vehicle-mounted high-power electronic warfare module can hack the 'Holy Spirit' so hard that even mom can't recognize it.

While Amber was thinking, the convoy had already arrived at a woods 8 kilometers away from the village.

Amber finally found a hidden location on the terrain map. It was blocked by natural shelters and could prevent anyone from being discovered by the empire's individual reconnaissance.

So after coming up with the idea of ​​going to the village to support, Amber marked this location on the tactical map as the assembly area (AA).

And sent to other vehicles through data link.

The convoy will complete final combat preparations in this temporary assembly area before heading to the attack position (ATK) 1.5 kilometers away from the village.

If the terrain is complex, the attack distance can be shortened appropriately.

But the area where Amber is currently located is a large area of ​​farmland.

While the flat terrain is convenient for infantry attacks, it also lacks natural bunkers, making it easy to expose targets.