Eighth Fleet, area Allied Forces is the last mobile force deployed in outer space.
Its biggest role is to ensure the safety of the earth's orbit and prevent ZAFT Army from carrying out airborne operations unscrupulously to any location on the earth.
After all, when the war was still in the atmosphere, all countries attached great importance to air power, and even invested huge financial resources in order to develop more powerful aircraft, not to mention that the war has now extended to a wider universe.
If outer space is completely lost, then all military bases on the earth will face a direct threat from the ZAFT Army.
Therefore, even for its own safety, there must be a fleet stationed in the earth's orbit to cooperate with Moon base.
Unfortunately, since Earth Alliance is composed of several large federal governments, there must be many interest disputes and factions within it.
Take Duane Hall Barton as an example. He is a typical person who is excluded.
As early as the outbreak of the war, the general realized the superior performance of Ginn and the amazing power it could exert on the battlefield. He repeatedly proposed that Earth Alliance should also develop its own Mobile Suit.
Unfortunately, all these forward-looking and constructive proposals were ultimately rejected and then shelved.
Because his actions seriously violated the interests of other senior officials in the military.
In particular, it threatens Blue Cosmos, Atlantic Federation's largest military-industrial complex, and the capital interest groups represented behind it.
In desperation, Duane Hal Barton had to use all the power in his hands to secretly fund Daimyo Dingding's "G" plan.
Including new warships - Archangel, Strike, Aegis Gundam, Blitz Gundam, Duel Gundam and Storm Gundam, all of which are products of G Project.
Of course, this also includes the still unnamed machine Allen.
Without a large amount of financial support, it is estimated that Orb Dawn Company would not risk the world's disapproval and undertake all its research and development work.
Allen even suspected that this force headed by General Duane Hal Barton had secretly made some promise to Uzummi Yula Asghar.
Most of the PY transactions were conducted secretly by unreliable people on both sides.
As for blaming all the mistakes on his subordinates in the original plot, it can only deceive the ignorant people.
A political strongman like him would never believe it if he didn't know that Dawn Company, the largest scientific research institution in the country, is secretly developing new weapons for the Earth Alliance.
What organization is Dawn Company?
That is Orb, the largest and most powerful military research and production enterprise in the country.
What happened at Heliopolis is basically equivalent to a country's largest military-industrial review group betraying its own country's interests and secretly siding with Sengoku, and it is also the party that is currently at a disadvantage.
If Uzummi Yura Asghar, who is the country's Supreme Leader, is completely unaware of the whole thing.
Then Orb, this country has long been infiltrated into a sieve, and it is estimated that it is not far away from becoming a puppet or outright subjugation, and there is still talk of neutrality.
With disdain for the inconsistent words and deeds of this "Lion of Orb", Allen finally slowly merged into the sequence of Eighth Fleet together with Archangel.
"How is it? Is it spectacular?" Murrue·Mwu La Flaga asked proudly.
As a person born in Eighth Fleet, she has extraordinary respect and admiration for her immediate boss.
"Spectacular? Sorry, I only saw obsolescence, backwardness and tooth-ache-inducing discomfort." Allen sneered and gave his own evaluation.
He will not forget the scene in the original plot of how Law Lu Cruze easily destroyed this fleet with very few troops.
The so-called Eighth Fleet is actually just some junk pieced together from old battleships and MAs.
In fact, it has combat effectiveness. Although it cannot be said that it is completely absent, it is only better than nothing, which is equivalent to using waste.
It is estimated that some senior officials within the Earth Alliance just want to take over ZAFT Army's hand and get rid of Duane Hall Barton, an eyesore.
"What do you mean?" Captain Murrue frowned subconsciously.
Allen asked nonchalantly, "Do you remember how the reinforcement fleet was blown up by the ZAFT Army before? Do you think that if Law Lu Cruze suddenly appeared and launched an attack, how likely is it that the eighth ship would win? Even if Archangel joins the battle and barely wins in the end, how many battleships will be left in the end?"
Instantly!
Murrue The original joy in his eyes disappeared, replaced by panic and anxiety.
She is not a fool. She has long known how powerless Earth Alliance's old battleships and MA are when facing ZAFT Army.
Not to mention fighting against the four lost G Project machines, even the Ginn that had been installed long ago could easily gain the upper hand.
After a long silence, Murrue took a deep breath and probed. "Do you think Law·Lu·Cruze will catch up?"
"Isn't this obvious? The information and combat data carried by Archangel and Strike Gundam are exactly what Earth Alliance needs most right now. Even if it is to maintain the existing advantages. ZAFT Army will try his best to destroy it. What's more, Law Lu Cruze is not a person who gives up easily." Allen touched his chin and explained meaningfully.
"Are you sure this is not a joke? No matter how crazy Rau·Lu·Cruze is, he wouldn't launch an attack on a fleet with just three or four battleships and a few MSs, right?" Nataru·Bucky Lululu questioned in a serious tone.
"Remember! Never judge Rau Lu Cruze according to ordinary people's way of thinking. Don't forget, he is a dangerous person who dares to directly attack a neutral colonial satellite, and even causes the entire satellite to disintegrate during the battle. The most important thing is, never overestimate the numerical advantage in war. Because quantity is often the most unreliable thing."
After saying this, the elevator door just opened.
Allen floated out first without saying a word.
Since artificial gravity systems cannot be installed on small units like battleships, even Archangel is completely weightless.
Most of the time, people don't go anywhere by walking, but by floating.
Looking at his retreating back, Nataru·Bucky Lululu immediately asked in an uncertain tone, "Captain Mu! You have fought against Lao·Lu·Cruze many times, so you should know this dangerous enemy very well, right? In your opinion, is he really crazy enough to attack Eighth Fleet on his own initiative?"
"I think what Allen just said is right. That man cannot be measured by common sense. There is a crazy and terrifying monster in his head." As he spoke, Mu raised his right index finger and tapped his temple lightly.
Murrue sighed helplessly, "Oh - okay. When I meet with the General later, I will remind you. In any case, it is a happy thing that Archangel can join Eighth Fleet safely. Thanks to your outstanding performance!"
"No! It should be thanks to the performance of Allen and his girlfriend Ms. Teresa. Sometimes I have been thinking, can Naturals really beat Coordinators? I am afraid that I will never be able to catch up with their level of driving MS." Mu's tone revealed strong envy.
Although in Naturals, his spatial cognitive talent is already considered top-notch.
But even so, there is still no way to control MS with any of the existing Manipulation type.
"About this, I think it should improve in the future. Now let's think about how to explain to the general the price we offered to hire Allen. You must know that it is not a small sum." Nataru·Bucky Lululu reminded with a little worry.
"Relax, I have already said hello to the General. He is very happy to pay the money and plans to continue to extend the employment contract. You must know that since the Bloody Valentine incident, there are not many s on the earth. Coordinators is willing to work for the Earth Alliance. Not to mention an outstanding genius like Allen! Let's go, count the time, the general's shuttle should be here soon, let's go and greet him."
Murrue gave the other two people a reassurance, and then took the lead in the direction of the hangar.
About ten minutes later, a square shuttle slowly came in from the electromagnetic ejection device on the front legs of Archangel.
When the shuttle came to a stop, the closed hatch opened immediately.
A man who looked about fifty years old and had a mustache floated slowly down the escalator.
The officers headed by Murrue immediately stood at attention and collectively performed a standard military salute.
"When I first heard the news that Heliopolis was destroyed, I thought there was no hope. Now that I can see you again, it's really..."
Duane Hall Barton showed a pleased smile while reaching out and patting his old subordinate on the shoulder.
It can be seen that he is in a very happy mood at the moment.
After all, G Project spent a lot of effort. If it failed, Earth Alliance would continue to be pressed to the ground and rubbed repeatedly by the ZAFT Army for a long time.
"Thank you for your concern, Admiral. We haven't seen each other for a long time." Murrue responded with suppressed excitement.
Duane Hal Barton nodded slightly and praised without hesitation, "Well! You can escape from the hands of Law Lu Cruze again and again, and even cause considerable losses to the opponent. You have really grown up to be impressive."
"No! This is not my credit, but the credit of Allen. If it weren't for him, Archangel would have been killed when Heliopolis was here." As he said that, Murrue turned his attention to the expressionless young man standing aside.
"I heard about it. Mr. Allen, on behalf of Eighth Fleet and Earth Alliance, I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks to you. To be honest, I didn't expect that in addition to being a core scientific researcher of Dawn Company, you are also a top MS pilot. Here, this is the commission promised by Nataru·Bucky Lululu."
Duane Hall Barton said nothing and took out the money as soon as they met to show his sincerity.
As the supreme commander of Eighth Fleet, he has a considerable amount of military expenditures in his hands, otherwise he would not secretly fund G Project.
So I felt quite happy when I paid for it, and there was absolutely no intention of defaulting on the bill.
Allen took the small card unceremoniously and joked with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment! I thought with the Earth Alliance's bureaucracy, it would take a lot of effort to get the money."
"Hahahaha! If it were any other place, you would be absolutely right. But this is Eighth Fleet, and I will not let those warriors who have shed blood suffer any injustice. If you don't mind, can you introduce this battleship and the two machines to me?" Duane Hal Barton laughed and tried to close the distance between the two.
I have to say, he is a very charming person.
Although he is a general, he never has any airs about him. If it weren't for the military uniform on his body, he might be mistaken for the uncle next door.
"No problem!"
Allen shrugged his shoulders indifferently and came to Strike Gundam first.
"As you can see, this is GAT-X105 Strike.
Its design concept is universal and multi-mode. By replacing different weapon modules, it can achieve long-range strikes, fire support, medium-distance dogfights, and roaming. Finally, it can also use melee weapons such as Anti-ship Sword and Beam Saber.
Whether in outer space or inside the atmosphere, it can show quite superior performance.
Its original PS Armor can even withstand attacks from most types of weapons.
The only flaw is the poor battery life. In many cases, a fierce battle of ten minutes to half an hour will exhaust a battery component. "
"Compared with the ZAFT Army's Ginn, how is its performance and record?" Duane Hall Barton asked enthusiastically.
Compared to parameters, he obviously pays more attention to actual results.
In other words, this is a common problem among most front-line commanders.
After all, even beautiful data is not as convincing as a battle.
"So far, Strike has destroyed at least eight Ginns, and was inextricably matched with four other units of G Project. As for performance, it basically completely surpasses the former." Allen gave the answer without thinking.
Hearing these words, Duane Hal Barton's eyes suddenly shone. "Oh? What a great record! It seems that G Project is the most correct choice I have ever made in my life. As a researcher, do you think if mass production can reverse the current disadvantage?"
"Theoretically yes! But there is a small flaw that has not been resolved yet, and that is the Manipulation type system."
"Manipulation type system?"
"Yes! Manipulation type. You should know that MS, a war weapon, was originally designed by the ZAFT Army specifically for Coordinators. Ordinary Naturals can't even drive it to fight., even operating it in two steps is a problem. So when the Dawn Company was developed, it directly imitated the former. At present, even an excellent Naturals ace driver like Mu cannot adapt to that kind of cumbersome operation..."
In order to make the general understand the problem, Allen spent the next few minutes elaborating on how "deceptive" the system currently used by Gundam is.
You know, even the protagonist Kira, the strongest Coordinators, was confused by the messy parameters when he got on Strike for the first time.
If you can't solve the software problem, then mass production and going to war is a complete joke.