There is no doubt that the four G Project aircraft lost their combat effectiveness in an instant, which was definitely a fatal blow to the ZAFT Army, which originally had high morale.
Especially Lao Lu Cruze, who had witnessed all this with his own eyes, had a slightly sarcastic smile frozen on his face, and his pupils hidden under the mask were full of shock and disbelief.
Because in his eyes, every one of the Earth Alliance's generals and commanders is nothing but a loser.
As long as he uses his brain a little, he can play with the enemy at the palm of his hand.
But today, Archangel, commanded by Allen, slapped him hard on the face with cruel reality.
If the first elimination of several Ginns was just a matter of taking advantage of the generally arrogant mentality of Coordinators pilots, then the second group elimination of the Red Uniform Elites team was an out-and-out tactical victory.
From Yzak's crazy act of revenge, to the reactions of Athrun, Diego and Nicol who stepped forward to dissuade them, everything was clearly predicted in advance.
Coupled with the fact that silence caused the radar and various sensors to be unable to lock and calibrate, most weapons could not be launched, and a short-lived Time Difference was successfully created.
After all, with the development of science and technology, today's large space battleships, one after another, all rely on detectors to capture targets, and then use shipboard computers to repeatedly correct them.
Otherwise, the two sides are tens of kilometers or even hundreds of kilometers apart, and even an initial error of a few tenths will be magnified dozens, even hundreds, or thousands of times in the end.
Therefore, no warship will choose to fire if the detector cannot capture the target.
That means nothing except actively exposing one's position.
Similarly, the use of diffusion bombs to instantly paralyze Blitz Gundam, Duel Gundam, Buster Gundam and Aegis Gundam's detectors also made Law Lu Cruze realize that ZAFT Army's MS - Ginn, did not have the advantage in battle as many people thought.
Just the opposite!
Although these large robots have mobility advantages that MA does not have, they are also equipped with a large number of radar and detection components for the convenience of driver operation.
And these things are very susceptible to interference from smoke bombs and close-range explosions.
If Earth Alliance equips its existing battleships and MAs with a large number of weapons similar to diffusion bombs and smoke bombs, then it can completely rely on its numerical advantage to cause huge damage to the Ginn formation by surprise.
After thinking about this clearly, Law·Lu·Cruze's eyes became sharp in an instant. Staring at the chaotic battlefield, he immediately ordered, "Immediately withdraw two of our mobile suits and withdraw the four of G Project's mobile suits." Body recovery. In addition, give new orders to all remaining Ginn pilots to give up attacking Archangel and sink the Eighth Fleet reinforcements' flagship first."
"Give up the attack Archangel?"
The communications soldier responsible for conveying the order was obviously stunned.
Because in his eyes, even annihilating the reinforcements sent by Eighth Fleet is not as good as killing Archangel, a new warship that has already demonstrated superior performance.
What's more, there are two very precious experimental machines on Archangel.
Once the samples and data are obtained by the enemy, then with the huge manufacturing and production capacity of the earth, they will soon be installed in large quantities for front-line troops.
By then, the advantages ZAFT Army has finally accumulated will no longer exist.
The war will develop into a brutal and painful long-term tug-of-war.
This situation is the last thing P. L. A. N. T wants to see.
"That's right!" Law·Lu·Cruze nodded slightly. "From Archangel's amazing performance just now, I can conclude that the person sitting on the captain's chair at this moment is definitely not the guy who fought with us before. If nothing else, it should be the Coordinators driver of the mysterious machine that replaced the original captain. This means that he understands it very well. The performance and weapon system of this battleship can be fully integrated and utilized. Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary losses, it is the wisest decision at the moment to give up the attack on Archangel. In addition, don't forget that the purpose of our trip is not to pursue the enemy, but to rescue Sakura and Miss Lacuss."
"But... Captain! I don't understand, what does the rescue operation have to do with the sinking of Eighth Fleet's flagship?" the communications soldier asked with a puzzled look.
"Sink the flagship and capture the opponent's escape capsule as a bargaining chip in exchange for hostages. Isn't this obvious?"
After saying this, Law Lu Cruze immediately ordered without looking back, "Send the order to all ships! From now on, give me non-stop bombardment. Make sure Archangel has no other energy to do anything else except defense."
"Understood!"
"Attention all ships! Main gun calibration! Target enemy ship Archangel!"
"The main gun has been calibrated! The radar has locked the target!"
"Fire!"
As the last word blurted out, the remaining three ZAFT battleships fired deadly high-energy beams at Archangel's location almost at the same time.
Its terrifying power plowed out several clean and clear passages in the space cemetery filled with debris.
"Damn! Avoid! Emergency avoidance!"
Nataru·Bucky Lululu immediately shouted to the helmsman after catching the high-energy reaction.
Although the latter tried his best to tilt the entire battleship's hull to the right, it successfully avoided most of the bombardment.
But there was still one shot, which hit the side of the gun hard.
Although PS Armor successfully weakened most of its destructive power, the remaining part still penetrated the outer shell and caused a devastating blow to the twelve closest cabins.
The terrifying high temperature melted the high-temperature-resistant alloy into a red-hot liquid in an instant.
As for other things, they had already evaporated the moment they were penetrated.
Several ordinary soldiers who had no time to escape were burned alive on the spot. They neither screamed in pain nor retained even a small piece of charred ashes.
To be precise, the nerves in their bodies may not even have time to send pain signals to the brain, and the person is already dead.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!"
"Medic! Medic! Someone is injured here! The bleeding needs to be stopped immediately!"
"Damn! My arm looks like it's broken!"
"Archangel was hit on the port side! Two Barr guns were completely scrapped! One Bariante linear rail gun was seriously damaged."
"Not good! High-energy reaction was discovered again! ZAFT Army's battleship is preparing to launch a saturation bombardment on us again."
Suddenly, people in the entire command room kept screaming, calling for help, or loudly reporting the damage.
At the same time, the piercing sirens echoed in everyone's ears all the time.
Especially the violent vibration produced at the moment of the bombardment is enough to throw an adult violently.
As for what you will hit, it all depends on fate.
For example, Allen had better luck. It hit the tall and plump chest of Captain Murrue, and basically suffered no damage due to the cushioning produced by fat.
But those unlucky ones who bumped into walls, hatches, and various protrusions would suffer bruises and strains in the least severe cases, and severe head injuries, bleeding, broken bones and tendons on the spot.
Just when Allen wanted to complain about why Archangel's internal designers did not install safety fixtures, he suddenly heard Murrue·Mwu La Flaga's shy and annoyed voice. "Hey! How long are you going to stay on top of me? Believe it or not, if you don't get up, I'll kick you away?"
"Uh-sorry!"
Allen Only then did he realize how awkward the posture between the two was, and he quickly got up and took two steps back.
Conscience of heaven and earth!
He was not Mu's old pervert who deliberately took advantage of the situation, just hoping to pretend to be more like a normal person.
"Forget it! I don't have time to worry about this now. Return to the captain's position and fulfill your responsibilities. The second wave of bombardment is coming soon." Murrue urged with a serious expression.
"OK! Start the main engine at full speed! Adjust the direction ninety degrees! Calibrate the main gun! Launch in one minute!"
Allen immediately returned to his seat and began to command the battle in an orderly manner.
Just when he was trying to figure out Law Lu Cruze's intentions through the battlefield radar situation, Teresa's voice suddenly came from the communicator.
"Allen! Something bad is happening! All the Ginn suddenly abandoned their original target and rushed towards the reinforcement flagship Montgomery. That ship may not be able to hold on!"
"What?!"
Nataru·Bucky Lululu suddenly woke up and immediately called up the image of the rear reinforcement fleet.
I saw countless Ginn holding heavy weapons, launching the missiles, energy guns, and energy cannons they carried like crazy.
Several more wielded Anti-ship Sword and forced their way through the dense firepower net, leaving slash marks one after another on the armor of the huge battleship.
The engine on the left side of the flagship had been blown out, spraying out dazzling red light.
The ensuing explosion blew the stern of the ship off!
"NO!!!!!! Daddy!"
Frey, whose head was still bleeding, suddenly got up from the ground, staring at Montgomery with wide eyes, who could be killed at any time, and his whole body was shaking slightly uncontrollably.
fear!
Fear!
There is nothing more cruel than a child watching the father he respects and adores die in front of him.
Obviously, with the engine at the rear of the battleship completely exploding, the reinforcement flagship no longer had any operable value.
All the soldiers and captains rushed into the nearest escape hatch, trying to escape from the impact before the battleship exploded completely.
According to the convention signed between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT Army, under normal circumstances, neither side would release soldiers who abandoned the ship and escaped.
But one of the pilots of Ginn didn't know whether he was jealous or had relatives or friends who died in the tragedy of Bloody Valentine. He suddenly raised his heavy assault machine gun without warning, pointed it at the escape cabin in front and fired without saying a word.
In the blink of an eye, several escape cabins were smashed into pieces and exploded on the spot.
Through the high-definition resolution of Archangel, you can even clearly see the remains of the blown-up corpses, as well as the remaining panic and despair on the faces of the dead people in the space suits.
At this moment, the entire command room was silent.
Frey's tears couldn't stop flowing out, and he looked like he was stupid.
But soon, the pilot of another Ginn rushed up to stop this guy's crazy move, and several Ginns followed the orders of Rau Lu Cruze, captured the remaining escape hatches that had not been hit, and flew towards their own battleships without looking back.
The war finally ended in an anticlimactic manner.
As the attacker, ZAFT Army lost one battleship, four G Project aircraft, and almost twelve Ginn.
On the defensive side of the Earth Alliance, the flagship Montgomery of the Eighth Fleet reinforcements was sunk, and almost two-thirds of the fleet's battleships and MAs were mercilessly annihilated.
Even if the remaining ones have not lost their combat effectiveness, they probably don't have the courage to fight the enemy anymore.
Only Archangel only killed a dozen ordinary soldiers, and First Shinobi World War showed strong combat effectiveness.
Soon, with the contact from Murrue, all the remaining battleships and MAs immediately turned around and retreated towards Moon base without looking back.
Because after this battle, they found that they were no match for the elite ZAFT Army led by Law Lu Cruze.
Instead of giving away people's lives for nothing here, it's better to go home honestly.
At least with the cover of the Moon Fortress, I can kill some ZAFT Army mobile suits and battleships.
Watching the reinforcement fleet gradually go away, Nataru·Bucky Lululu took a deep breath and asked in an uncertain tone, "What should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Let's wait for the other party to contact us." Allen shrugged his shoulders pretending to be helpless. "You should have seen just now that they took part of Montgomery's escape capsule. If nothing else, they probably want to use it as a bargaining chip to exchange hostages with us."
"You mean...George Mr. Alsta may still be alive?" Murrue subconsciously glanced at the heartbroken Frey.
"I don't know. Maybe he's still alive, maybe he's dead. But no matter what the outcome, this exchange must be done. First of all, the two prisoners on our ship are both envoys commemorating the first anniversary of Bloody Valentine. According to international practice, we There is no qualification and no reason to detain them. Secondly, there must be soldiers from Earth Federation in the escape cabin. If there is no exchange, it will have a huge impact on morale. What's more, Archangel is currently short of manpower."
Allen straightforwardly gave his reasons for exchanging hostages.
Murrue nodded thoughtfully. "It makes sense. It seems that this time we have been tricked by Law Lu Cruze again. I really hope that Mr. George Alsta is okay. Otherwise, it will be too cruel to that child."
"No way! This is war! The most intense and cruel activity since the establishment of human civilization."
While saying this, Allen also turned his attention to the girl who was standing there as if she had lost her soul and could only shed tears.
If nothing else, this little guy will soon turn black due to his strong hatred.
I just don't know who she will choose to use this time to help her get revenge...