February 7, CE71, around 10:40 standard time
Shiho Hahnenfuss Hanifs is working on his beam weapon experimental model GuAIZ, seizing the last moment to confirm and debug the body.
After all, this beam weapon experimental model GuAIZ, numbered YFX-600EX, is more experimental than the other two early mass-produced models GuAIZ in the same team, with the test number YFX-600 and the official number ZGMF-600A. It can even be called an experimental machine among experimental machines.
The experimental beam weapon from which it got its name was originally being tested on a CGUE.
Just due to reliability, heat dissipation capacity and various technical limitations, although improvements have been made compared to the M69 "elephant-type" modified special fire heavy particle cannon used by Ginn;
However, even if the CGUE, which is more powerful than the Ginn, is used as the mounting platform, it still fails to achieve the original design goal and can only be used as a huge weapons backpack with additional power systems and cooling components;
And in order to make up for the reduced mobility caused by the backpack, thrusters had to be added to the backpack;
In addition, the head equipment of the machine body has been improved to match the experimental beam weapon, which can generally only be used as an ultra-long-range strike weapon due to the performance of the weapon.
However, with the capture of the 'G' series and the sudden appearance of 'Celestial Being', the originally gentle development pace was forcibly accelerated.
First, in order to match the performance of the 'G' series high-energy beam weapons sent back by Creuset Team, we had to consider replacing it with a better body platform or simply redesign it;
Then we received news that the GuAIZ, which was almost completed in development, was redesigned due to insufficient expected performance. Among the several units that have completed early mass production, the four with better completion are planned to be strengthened to Creuset Team to better capture the last aircraft of the 'G' plan and deal with the 'Celestial Being' that has shown extremely strong combat power.
Even the original key project GuAIZ suffered such a bad luck, facing the risk that the development plan may be canceled at any time. As an important participant and test pilot of the experimental beam weapon program, Shiho Hahnenfuss had no choice but to fight against the odds:
For the reason of dealing with Archangel and Strike Gundam, we applied to the headquarters to transfer the experimental beam weapon backpack to the pre-production model GuAIZ and assign it to Creuset Team, so as to prevent all the efforts that everyone has put in so far in vain due to the new situation.
Surprisingly, this last ditch effort was approved by the headquarters.
It wasn't until I came to Creuset Team Shiho Hahnenfuss that I learned that in order to deal with 'Long Legs', and more importantly, in order to deal with 'Celestial Being', which may be 'emergency medical treatment', the director of Creuset Team actually approved four applications and installed them on 4 early mass production models of GuAIZ.
In addition to Shiho Hahnenfuss being an experimental beam weapon backpack for participating developers and test pilots;
There is also a trial type wire-controlled gun backpack that Creuset Team decided to try personally and was installed on the early mass production model GuAIZ;
As well as the early mass production model GuAIZ, which is attached to the test team headed by Shiho Hahnenfuss and equipped with a large beam weapon and a new large attack shield.
Thanks to the consistent design of Ginn, CGUE, and GuAIZ, as well as the all-out efforts of all ZAFT and Coordinator technicians, this nonsense approach can be implemented smoothly;
But of course, even if it has been mounted on the Gamow and arrived at the front line, the detailed adjustments still seem to be endless.
Under such circumstances, when discussing the order of attack with senior Heine Westenfluss about 20 minutes ago, senior Heine Westenfluss said that it would be better for his team of CGUE+Ginn to attack first, so naturally Shiho Hahnenfuss was unable to refute.
Now, as Gamow maneuvers more and more violently to avoid Montgomery's increasingly dangerous bombardment, Shiho Hahnenfuss knows that the time to attack is coming.
Finishing the work on the handle, taking a deep breath to adjust his emotions, looking at the impatiens logo he chose and spray-painted on the left shoulder of the backpack, Shiho Hahnenfuss was ready to participate in the first actual battle.
Soon, the voice of senior Heine Westenfluss attacking came from the local combat channel.
"Heine Westenfluss Westinflus, CGUE, attack!"
After senior Heine Westenfluss, there were the sounds of two Ginns in his team attacking one after another;
Then, Shiho Hahnenfuss waited for the communication from the flight controller on the bridge of Gamow.
"Captain Hanifs, please attack!"
With the permission of the flight control officer, Shiho Hahnenfuss piloted the beam weapon experimental model GuAIZ and stood on the catapult. As the three green lights lit up in sequence, Shiho Hahnenfuss suppressed his nervousness and made an attack report.
"Shiho Hahnenfuss Hanifs, beam weapon experimental type GuAIZ, attack!"
As the familiar yet unfamiliar thrust came from the machine body, the beam weapon experimental model GuAIZ driven by Shiho Hahnenfuss was ejected from Gamow. Originally, only a glimpse of the fierce battlefield could be seen, but it was displayed in front of Shiho Hahnenfuss in a large scale.
Compared with the rumors Shiho Hahnenfuss heard from his seniors and colleagues, as well as the internal learning materials of ZAFT, although the Earth Alliance fleet in front of them still displayed a box formation, it was very different.
The most obvious manifestation is in two points:
One is Drake-class Frigate as the guard, which is quite closely protected around Nelson-class Battleship as the core, forming a dense near-fire network;
The other is that Moebius, who had always taken the initiative to attack mobile suits, huddled within the close fire network and had no intention of intercepting his own mobile suits' attacks on the warships.
Although from the perspective of Shiho Hahnenfuss, this dense formation should be very afraid of the concentrated firepower of battleships, but unfortunately we only have Laurasia-class frigates and Gamow single ships;
Therefore, although before Heine Westenfluss seniors and himself attacked, Gamow's two-unit 937mm high-energy beam cannon and 450mm rail gun were already firing at full strength;
However, under the fierce counterattack of the enemy's beam cannon, which was not inferior, neither side was able to achieve a decisive result - or even a result worth mentioning.
As our own mobile suit troops attack, in order to avoid accidentally attacking our own side, the firepower of Gamow is even more compromised. As expected, we still need to rely on mobile suits to determine the outcome.
However, when Shiho Hahnenfuss turned his attention to the team of senior Heine Westenfluss who attacked first, he unexpectedly discovered that senior Heine Westenfluss's progress was not going smoothly either.
Although senior Heine Westenfluss piloted CGUE, he had penetrated into the inner circle of the enemy's close fire network with his superb skills. However, facing 2 teams of 10 Moebius's 20 small-caliber Vulcan Cannon was harassed in turns, and when necessary, linear cannons attacked, while still avoiding the warship's close-in firepower network. Being able to survive without any damage fully illustrates the superb driving skills of senior Heine Westenfluss.
As for the two D Equipment and Ginn in the Heine Westenfluss senior team, due to being equipped with slightly bulky anti-ship missiles, they broke through the Earth Alliance's close-range firepower network, which is too dense due to its tight box formation, can't do it. Maintaining the current distance depends entirely on the containment of senior Heine Westenfluss from the front, let alone causing effective damage to enemy ships.