Chapter 854 Plan
In the universe, the lonely Shuttlecraft quickly moved towards the gathering fleet far ahead. After receiving the message from Xiao Ran, Durandal immediately began to mobilize the ZAFT fleet in the universe, and even gathered all the patrol fleets around the earth together. Battleships also converged from all directions towards the gathering point.
After all, twenty-four hours is not a long time. Almost two hours have passed at this time, and the battleships have not converged enough to start the battle. At this time, Orb Fleet on the Heaven's Pillar side is also heading towards the same place, reaching out further, led by The large force led by ZAFT's large Space Aircraft Carrier is also rushing towards the meeting point at full speed, and the target of Shuttlecraft aboard Xiao Ran this time is the large Space Aircraft Carrier personally commanded by Durandal.
As for ZAFT's Messiah Space Fortress, due to the tight time schedule, he could not arrive at the scheduled rendezvous point at the beginning of the battle. Just rushing from the front of the PLANT to the direction of the moon would take several days given the mass and speed of the Messiah. Therefore, this time the Messiah Space Fortress could only stay behind the PLANT and could not join the battle.
Although Xiao Ran arranged for three hours for all members of Silver Hand to enter the universe, it was only to allow the team and combat power to be integrated as quickly as possible. However, ZAFT's military commanders and Orb's After discussion, Mina took into account various factors and influences because of the need to gather troops, and extended the team integration time to eight hours, leaving sixteen hours to start the attack on Moon Base on time.
But this was only known after Xiao Ran arrived at ZAFT's large aircraft carrier and met Durandal, but Xiao Ran had no objection to this. place, it must be said that Mina's ability in command and combat layout is indeed not bad, otherwise he would not be called Shadow God of War. It can be said that in this area, Mina's He does have good talents and levels. Of course, after Xiao Ran has experienced so many worlds, his ability in this area is not inferior to Mina. However, because of his identity as a participant, although Xiao Ran will use various favorable conditions to reduce the difficulty and trouble of the task, most of them prefer to complete the battle through head-on combat, especially when they are sure that their combat power is superior.
Therefore, Mina and ZAFT completely understand and understand the layout and arrangements of the commanders Xiao Ran, whether it is the limitations of actual conditions or the arrangements based on the battle, eight hours The preparation time is indeed not harsh, but in the subsequent battle, it is necessary to ensure that the combined Moon Base can be completely suppressed within more than ten hours. At this point, Xiao Ran has never lacked confidence in crushing.
It may not even take sixteen hours for Xiao Ran to bring many participants from Silver Hand to Athrun, Kira, Mu, Mayu, Zhen, Lei and a series of other senior pilots in this world, directly destroyed the joint Moon Base and destroyed the joint ultimate weapon Requiem.
When Xiao Ran followed Durandal to the combat command room of Space Aircraft Carrier, the combat command room belonging to ZAFT was also very busy. CICs with headsets kept talking into their headsets. A group of people wearing ZAFT black and white uniforms were also discussing the battle plan around a large table.
It wasn't until Xiao Ran and Durandal walked in and were discovered that the entire huge combat conference room suddenly fell silent. Whether they were standing or sitting, everyone straightened up and saluted a military salute in the direction of Xiao Ran and Durandal.
Durandal had a serious look on his face. He nodded to the people who were saluting and then looked at Xiao Ran who had an equally serious look on his face and said, "Lord Xiao Ran, you are a soldier and you know more about combat matters than I do. I will let someone explain the current situation and the joint defense line to you first. I also hope that Lord Xiao Ran can put forward some opinions for everyone's reference."
Xiao Ran nodded, and Durandal walked to the huge table and looked at the specific combat diagram with the moon as the core, and Durandal also He nodded to a middle-aged man wearing a white military uniform beside him, who then started to say directly, "Hello Lord Xiao Ran, according to the information obtained, two hours have passed before the 24-hour deadline."
"At present, the progress of our army's troop assembly has reached 32%. It will take two to three hours at the fastest to complete the mobilization and rendezvous of all troops. The fleet of Orb has also given a specific arrival time, which is still one hour away from now."
"After the two sides join together, our total strength will reach one hundred and two battleships, including seventy-eight ZAFT battleships and twenty-four Orb battleships. The total number of mobile suits that can be invested exceeds one thousand."
"We will integrate and jointly command the forces of both sides within eight hours. To this end, your Prime Minister Mina Lund has left Orb and is rushing to the ship. He should arrive at the same time as Orb Fleet."
"According to the scheduled combat plan, after the battle begins, the troops will be divided into two groups. The first group will have seven layers of troops to directly attack the Union Moon Base from the front. Once the two sides fall into a tense battle, the second group will circle from the side of the moon to seize the opportunity to directly attack the Union's ultimate weapon Requiem. Once the Requiem can be defeated, our combat goal will be achieved. After that, we can avoid a frontal battle with the Union and completely wipe out Earth Force at the minimum cost."
Xiao Ran did not nod or shake his head. He just held one hand across his chest and put the other hand on his chin while listening to the people next to him talking and looking at the screen displayed on the desktop. Judging from the screen, the joint fleet was also moving at this time. Judging from the route, the direction of movement was exactly the scheduled rendezvous point negotiated by Orb and ZAFT.
Seeing Combined Fleet's course of action, Xiao Ran also frowned slightly and turned to look at the speaker. Seeing Xiao Ran's eyes, the other person seemed to know what Xiao Ran was thinking, so he replied, "Combined Fleet is with us Actions were taken when the rendezvous began. These are two standard fleets of the alliance. With the number of warships still uncertain about how much strength the alliance currently has, we and your Prime Minister Mina Lund agreed that before the official start of the operation, this fleet should be completely wiped out in order to weaken the current combat strength of the alliance."
"To this end, we have also specially formulated a second rendezvous point." As the man's words fell, the second rendezvous point on the map began to flash and the specific coordinate description was displayed. Xiao Ran glanced at it and whispered, "Is it near the moon? Taking advantage of the battle here, the team at the second rendezvous point will conduct a frontal assault. Then the three layers of combat troops that have already merged will be left. This risky combat method was probably proposed by our family member."
The middle-aged man who spoke nodded matter-of-factly and said, "Yes, this plan was proposed by your Mina Lund, and this ship is not among the remaining troops. Although there are certain risks, we unanimously agree to use this plan. After all, We have here Lord Xiao Ran, a powerful pilot who can change the occupation on his own, as well as our army's super ace Zhen Asuka, Ray Za Barrel, and the goddess of victory Minerva. The victory of this battle is beyond doubt."
Xiao Ran nodded, looked at Durandal next to him, and said, "It's just two fleets. Although there are a lot of them, it's not impossible to deal with them. Help me contact Orb Fleet of Second Archangel and Heaven's Pillar, and tell them to follow Follow the instructions of Mina and directly attack the Earth Force fortress, allowing Mwu·Captain Lamias to exchange positions with the captain Nataru·Bargyll after Second Archangel enters the universe and merges."
Durandal nodded and looked at another person. The person who was glanced at by Durandal also nodded and walked away, and began to contact Xiao Ran for the order conveyed to Xiao Ran by Orb.
And Xiao Ran turned to look at the map on the table and said, "The combined combat power level is slightly lower than that of ZAFT. The other party can only send two fleets to attack. Although it has the purpose of disrupting our deployment and preventing our rendezvous, you are so confident that it can disrupt us. Haven't you considered why?"
"Of course we have considered this. In our speculation, this fleet may carry a certain number of high-yield nuclear warheads. Therefore, the difficulty of this battle is to completely defeat those troops carrying nuclear bombs. And it is not just us here. The troops at the second meeting point may also encounter the same problem, and we should also launch Requiem from the joint base in advance. The situation of has been taken into account in the combat plan, so we have also arranged for your Silver Hand and our Ace Unit to attack the first intermediary point of Requiem. Once the first intermediary point is destroyed, the threat of Genesis will also be reduced by half."
Xiao Ran nodded, as if something suddenly occurred to him, and asked, "Speaker Durandal, from when I reminded you to destroy intermediary points to now, how many intermediary points have you destroyed?"
Durandal shook his head. "It is difficult to find intermediary points in the universe. So far, our army has only found two. We don't know how many intermediary points are scattered near the earth. In short, the destruction of these two intermediary points may not change the current situation."
"I understand." Xiao Ran breathed out gently. There are now three weapons that can cause large-scale damage and killing. One is Requiem, which is now under the joint control, and the second is Z AFT Space Fortress is the new Genesis of the Messiah, and the third one is the Large MED Warhead and Large Reaction Missile heads mastered by Xiao Ran.
Now ZAFT's Genesis is too far away, and because it is the new Genesis specially configured by Space Fortress, its power is far less than the power of the Genesis used in the last war. It is impossible to attack Moon Base from the direction of the current Messiah, but it can still pose a huge threat to the fleet.
The two warheads in Xiao Ran's hands cannot be used at ultra-long distances. It can be said to be the smallest among the three weapons in terms of combat distance, but its power is equally powerful. It has the ability to destroy a fleet with one warhead, and even directly hollow out a piece of the moon to completely destroy the joint base and Requiem.
Requiem has the longest attack distance, a large attack diameter, powerful penetration and cutting capabilities, changeable angles, and the ability to destroy large-scale fleets, but it has the longest charging time. One attack can directly destroy Orb, and can also destroy several PLANT hourglass colonies. The power and distance of the weapon completely surpasses Genesis.
Among the three weapons, Requiem represents long-range powerful destructive capabilities, Genesis represents mid-range destruction, and the two warheads represent short-range nothingness. Because of the differences between the three weapons, it is difficult to judge which one is better among the three weapons, but MED Warhead has the possibility to completely defend against the first two attacks.
The small black hole exploded by MED Warhead can be used for attack, and of course it can also be used for defense. Once detonated in front of the attack path of Requiem, the energy of Requiem and Genesis will be completely absorbed by the black hole. Although Requiem can destroy the loaded Genesis with one shot E's Messiah, but the Messiah's mobility as Space Fortress also makes it difficult to hit Requiem, and Genesis also has the ability to directly destroy Requiem at medium and short range, and has a shorter charging time than Requiem.
After thinking about the three weapons, Xiao Ran also sighed, "Within about twenty hours, at most Requiem cannot be used, and Genesis has no possibility of use at all, Second Archangel It will take at least several hours to arrive. Once the battle starts, it is not certain that Second Archangel will be able to reach the battlefield. In other words, in addition to the joint use of nuclear bombs, the two sides will be in a stalemate at the beginning of the battle, and they can only advance based on the strength of their troops and their combat effectiveness."
"Is this mission released after calculating that everything needs to be completed with real strength? If it is replaced by Galaxy Diva... Well, at this point, the Second Archangel originally reserved for use in certain missions will only become less and less useful as the difficulty of the mission increases. It must be modified or abandoned. There are still enough Small Macross-classs for the team."
While Xiao Ran was thinking, the people around him did not disturb Xiao Ran's thinking and kept quiet. It was not until Xiao Ran released his hand on his chin that he nodded and said, "Just follow what you have formulated. The battle plan is in progress. I am not Orb's Prime Minister. I am just a soldier. Any tactical arrangements do not require my permission if they are not necessary. Since this ship will change direction, I will go there."