1766.Forbidden Experiment (Part 1)
Pah brought the other three Dark Master - Mulumba, a human male master in his forties, Boringi, a younger Falin female master, and Kriget, who had previously felt the absolute charm of Kriget. The male Weequay master Bangara, who almost went crazy with his emotions, and a total of four Dark Masters, plus their subordinates' 10 Dark Jedi Knights and 5 dark Jedi apprentices, were preparing to enter the previous bombing center.
They mobilized a huge HAVw A6 God-statue class Turbo Tank (The HAVw A6 Juggernaut, Clone turbo tank), and also carried 100 fully armed Clone Trooper and 8 reconnaissance drones.
God-statue class Turbo Tank was developed and built by Kuat Drive Yards. It is a very huge armored personnel carrier, 49.4 meters long, 22 meters high and 19.6 meters wide. It lives up to its name and is indeed a giant. And it is one of the few army units directly built by Kuat Drive Yards, rather than being delegated to their subsidiary that specializes in producing army equipment - Rothana Heavy Engineering.
This is also the largest armored vehicle from Galactic Republic to the current Galactic Empire, apart from the huge SPHA-T self-propelled artillery.
This Turbo Tank is driven by 5 pairs of huge steel wheels and is equipped with a huge and powerful suspension device. Although it is huge, the maximum speed on flat ground can even reach 160 kilometers per hour! And some ordinary obstacles will be crushed directly by those five pairs of huge steel wheels!
God-statue class Turbo Tank is equipped with a heavy laser cannon, a high-speed close-in defense laser cannon, two anti-infantry blaster cannons, and two 20-unit rocket launchers with 480 rounds of ammunition. The firepower is also very powerful.
It can carry up to 300 soldiers, and its huge body can also carry some small airspeed boats, hover motorcycles, and can also be used as a drone platform.
Once God-statue class Turbo Tank appears on the battlefield, it is a crushing presence, and nothing can stop its progress.
It's just that this armored unit is still too bulky, not because it's not fast, but because of its huge turning radius. Coupled with the high cost and the fundamentally inflexible combat deployment method, this powerful equipment, which was delivered for use in the early stages of Clone Wars, gradually became unpopular with the military as the war progressed.
To put it simply, although God-statue class Turbo Tank can carry up to 300 soldiers, on the other hand, you really need 300 soldiers to fully realize its value. Otherwise, why would I use such a huge unit if I only need to carry 50 soldiers?
What's more, although God-statue class has powerful firepower and even has a special close-range laser cannon, it is still very powerless when it is attacked by the air. Once it is destroyed, it basically means that a company of soldiers will go to the sky together. Who can bear such a huge loss?
What's more, on the battlefield, whether it is Confederacy of Independent Systems, Duchy of Dawn, or now Geth, they all like to attack such huge units first.
But now Pah leads these Dark Master and a small team to rescue Kriget, and Turbo Tank is the right choice.
Anyway, this place has just suffered a powerful Orbital Bombardment, and many terrains have been plowed, making it easier to pass. And it is basically impossible for Geth to suddenly rush out from all directions.
Pah They rode Turbo Tank and traveled quickly for more than ten kilometers. Along the way, they could see scorched earth everywhere, and even many places were still a sea of fire. The air is filled with harmful gases, which are harmful substances produced by the explosion after being shot by the Turbolaser cannon.
The Turbolaser cannon uses explosive gas as the medium. It would be fine if it was just an ordinary Blaster rifle. After all, it only contains a very small amount of explosive gas. But as a ship-borne weapon, the Turbolaser gun has an amazing explosive gas content! If it explodes, it will react with the surrounding air and cause serious damage to the environment.
This is one of the huge harms caused by Orbital Bombardment. It is precisely because of this that Galactic Republic previously banned Orbital Bombardment in order to protect the limited habitable planet from being destroyed in unrestricted wars.
Of course, it was Galactic Republic himself who was the first to break this rule.
God-statue class Turbo Tank's steel wheels and huge body simply ignored these things, even if it drove through the sea of fire, it would not have any impact. But now because of Orbital Bombardment, the surrounding electromagnetic environment is very chaotic, communications are greatly affected, and even radar is unreliable.
There was too much smoke around, which really affected the sight, so Pah asked Bangara to enter the watchtower and raise the watchtower. In such an environment, thermal imaging, infrared, radar waves and other detection methods are not suitable, and visual inspection is the only way.
Turbo Tank In order to expand the field of vision, there is a retractable observation tower that can rise to a height of more than 8 meters. With the 22-meter-high body, it can overlook the surroundings from a position of 30 meters. In fact, this design is just a remedial measure to make up for the fact that Turbo Tank is too large and difficult to adapt to in complex battlefield environments.
High-power searchlights were also lit around the car body, barely illuminating the surroundings. Pah and Dark Master also entered a meditative state, looking for their goals through the Force's perception.
Burning flames, incomplete fragments, melted ground, and even lava flowing... Under the extremely high temperature, you can even see some metal fragments burning that cannot be distinguished from their original appearance! No wreckage or larger parts could be seen nearby, and everything was reduced to nothing in Orbital Bombardment.
In this hell-like environment, it is impossible for anyone to enter under normal circumstances. However, they can only choose to come in at this time. If they continue to delay, they don't know what Kriget's condition will become, and Geth may also have more reinforcements arriving, dragging them into the quagmire again.
They searched in this hell-like environment for a day, and even flew reconnaissance drones to explore the surroundings, but they found nothing and could only rest in the tank temporarily.
At this time, Pah and the others did not know that far away in Endor system, a bright red dagger-shaped exclusive fighter jet rose into the sky, jumped into hyperspace, and flew in this direction.
The next day, Pah they were looking around again. But there were flames and smoke everywhere and still nothing.
Pah frowned, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Fire and bomb!"
"What are you going to do? Pah." Dark Master Boringi asked.
"We also lost traces of Kriget among Force sense, but I'm pretty sure he's still alive. Maybe he was temporarily hidden... I don't know the reason." Pah said, "If we bombard him everywhere, we might disturb him and make him reveal his traces."
"I don't think this is a good idea... If Kriget is really important to Geth, then Geth will undoubtedly send troops to respond now. This is tantamount to exposing our own position." Boringi shook his head.
"It doesn't matter! Even if Geth has reinforcements coming, just crush them!" Dark Master Mulumba said with a ferocious expression.
"Fire!" Pah ordered decisively, "Let Bangara keep an eye on me! They both studied under Windu, and the Force and Kriget have a deeper bond!"