"Damn it, another wave of missile bombardment from the sky!"
"Emergency evasive maneuvers, all forces!"
Countless Mobile Drill Missiles descended from the sky and attacked the Dion Army. Countless MS units dodged while Mobile Armors activated their point-defense systems alongside the warships to intercept the missiles.
"Damn it, another batch of shield monsters and cannon brats is dropping from the sky!"
The Dion Army referred to Great Vipers, Birgo IIIs, and Scorpios as shield monsters and cannon brats.
Other than when facing Specialized Gundams and Mass-produced Gundams, they were the MS units that gave them the worst headaches.
They possessed formidable firepower and highly defensive shields. Their powerful suppressive fire steadily pushed forward while covering other units' advance.
Several dozen Great Vipers spread out, forming small teams of several units to provide crossfire suppression.
Gatling Guns, Beam Cannons, and 360mm Heavy Rocket Launchers suppressed many Dion Army MS units with overwhelming firepower.
A Salamander's twin shoulder cannons exchanged fire with a Great Viper wielding a 360mm Heavy Rocket Launcher.
Both MS units were blasted through at the same time. Though it was a one-for-one trade, it was terribly unfavorable—the Dion Army had lost an MS and its pilot, while the Skywing Mercenary Group had merely lost a machine.
A Koukai was blasted through by a Great Viper's Beam Cannon.
Several teams of three Great Vipers, under the fire cover of a row of Birgo IIIs, surrounded a mixed squad of more than ten MS units from three directions and bombarded them.
Although MS units such as Scorpion Tigers and Winged Birds fought back, the Great Vipers' new titanium alloy armor—whose defensive capabilities surpassed second-generation Gundanium Alloy but fell slightly short of third-generation Gundanium Alloy—could withstand most of the Scorpion Tigers' and Winged Birds' weapons.
The Scorpion Tigers and Winged Birds