1137. Pang-Krell's Betrayal (Part 1)
"Underground?!" After hearing the soldier's report, Cody's face changed drastically, and he said loudly, "Notify the headquarters immediately! We have detected an unknown unit advancing from the underground!"
As soon as he finished speaking, boom!! A violent explosion was set off next to him. Cody subconsciously shrank behind the bunker, but was still thrown several meters away by the powerful explosion and fell heavily to the ground.
"It's Umbarians's tank!!" Clone Trooper shouted.
boom! boom!!
After the violent explosion, three Umbarian Ghost Tanks vehicles appeared in front. These three Ghost Tank vehicles launched a fierce bombardment on the 212th Attack Battalion position!
Clone Trooper did not have more heavy equipment, so they had to fire rockets to fight back, but with little effect. Individual rockets could not break through Ghost Tank's armor.
Cody ordered the few remaining AT-RTs to use their powerful mechanical feet to jump onto the surrounding giant tentacle-like vines and attack Umbarians's tank from the side.
However, after 212th Attack Battalion experienced a deadly battle during the landing, the number of remaining AT-RTs was very small, and they could not even launch an actual attack. They could only provide certain fire support, so that the tanks of Umbarians could not concentrate their firepower on the front of their position.
This is the only thing 212th Attack Battalion can do now. Facing Umbarians's superior strength, they have to fight and retreat.
Cody took advantage of the break in Umbarians's attack to hold a meeting with several companies Commander. He unfolded the holographic terrain map and said, "On our way here, there is a forest with complex terrain and a very large area. Our only chance is to launch guerrilla warfare in this forest to delay Umbarians's reinforcements."
One of the companies, Commander, shook his head, "But this will mean that we will continue to retreat. After passing through this forest, we will be less than 10 kilometers away from our headquarters. Moreover, judging from our observations in the past few days, Pang-General Krell will not allow this to happen."
"But this is also our last chance. Our people need rest, ammunition, more supplies and medical treatment. We cannot continue like this." Another Commander said.
Cody nodded, drew a circle on the map, and said, "This is the final decision. We retreat to the forest to start guerrilla warfare. I will bear all the consequences!"
At the same time, there was a clone troop artillery position in the rear.
Three AV-7 self-propelled artillery were firing continuously. At the same time, several blaster cannons and individual anti-aircraft missile positions were set up around them to guard against air attacks by Umbarians fighter jets.
Fighting in such a situation with no air superiority is a unique experience for Galactic Republic and Clone Trooper.
After all, in the past, it was their own fighter jets that bombed the enemy indiscriminately.
The AV-7 self-propelled artillery is flexible in deployment, has powerful firepower, and can fire a variety of different ammunition according to the situation. It can even be loaded with Turbolaser shells and then attack air targets. In addition, the cost of this self-propelled artillery is very low, so it is widely used in the Republic Army.
These artillery positions are bombing the Umbarians defense line in the direction of the airport. Although the bombing is not very effective in the darkness and with strong interference, it is better than nothing. At least it can make those Umbarians hide behind bunkers and not dare to come out casually.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
There was a sudden roar from the underground, and then the ground among several self-propelled artillery suddenly sunk!
The next second, a behemoth suddenly emerged from the ground and crashed directly into an AV-7 self-propelled artillery at lightning speed!
With a bang, the self-propelled artillery was overturned immediately, and then dense Blaster Beam were fired from this behemoth!
boom! boom! boom!! The explosion of the Company One string exploded on the artillery position. In less than two minutes, the entire position was plowed to the ground. Except for the burning wreckage of the self-propelled artillery and corpses on the ground, nothing was left!
The behemoth quickly got back out of the hole it came out of, and the roar from the ground got farther and farther until it disappeared.
Several places behind the Clone Forces' position were attacked at the same time!
Pang-Krell is leading the main force of the army to prepare for the next wave of attack. A communications soldier is reporting the message just sent by 212th Attack Battalion, "General Krell, 212th Attack Battalion on the southern front reported that something is coming underground."
"Underground?" Pang-Krell was shocked and immediately shouted, "Get ready to fight!! The threat has come! Underground!!"
All Clone Trooper immediately stood ready. Only a slight roar was heard coming from the underground. The soldiers were on guard, with their guns pointed at the ground.
"This way!!" Pang-Krell roared, picked up Lightsaber, jumped up, and stabbed the double-headed Lightsaber straight into the ground!
Boom!!! The next second, a huge thing rushed out from the ground and directly knocked Pang-Master Krell away! Pang-Krell Blitz reacted, grabbed the thing, was carried into the air by it, and then landed heavily!
Only then did everyone see clearly that this was a terrifying combat machine that looked like a centipede! It is more than 50 meters long, and it is densely equipped with blaster cannons!
This terrifying combat machine quickly twisted and crawled after landing, and at the same time, more than a dozen blaster cannons on its body fired wildly in various directions at the same time!
This is Umbarians's most advanced combat machine - Impeding Assault Tank (Impeding Assault Tank), referred to as IAT!!
It is a huge monster with a total length of 54.78 meters, a height of 5.8 meters, and a width of 7.76 meters! It is equivalent to the size of three AT-TEs lined up, and it can also move freely underground!
Those dozens of sharp claws can quickly dig up the soil, and there are four Disintegration Beam cannons on the head, which can reach a speed of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour even underground!
And it's not over yet!
Boom~~~! Boom~~~! Two more Impeding Assault Tanks emerged from the ground!
The powerful firepower of the three Interceptors caused heavy losses to the clone troops, and most of their firepower fell on this tank.
Impeding Assault Tank moved too fast and twisted around on the ground. They couldn't effectively seize the weak points and attack. Most of the firepower fell on the thick back armor of the tank.
An interceptor swam quickly towards Republic army's AT-TE walker. The two small howitzers at the tail continued to fire high-explosive grenades, causing damage to the surrounding Clone Trooper. At the same time, more than a dozen blaster cannons on the body fired wildly at the AT-TE.
In an instant, dozens of Blaster Beam rounds fell on the AT-TE. However, the power of these Blaster Beams was okay against infantry, but they were somewhat powerless against heavy armored units.
But this is just the beginning!
The interceptor suddenly raised its head, and around the spherical cockpit, four Disintegration Beam cannons fired instantly!
The cockpit of the AT-TE was immediately penetrated by Disintegration Beam. After a violent explosion, the walker was completely paralyzed!
On the other side, Pang-Krell clung to an Interceptor tank, and Lightsaber in his hands quickly swept across it, directly destroying several nearby blaster cannons. Then he pretended to be powerless and did not continue the attack, so he was led away from the battlefield by the tank.
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[Easter egg chapter attached picture 1: Impeding Assault Tank.]
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