Gundam: Piloting Newtype Machines in the Cosmic Era as Celestial Being
Chapter 111

Better Late Than Never: Mu's Battle Plan

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Regarding Mu's groundless speculation again, Badgiruel didn't care about the previous 'setback' and once again expressed doubts;

The person who spoke on Mu's behalf this time was Murrue, who knew that his tactical skills were insufficient, so he had just listened quietly.

"I also think Major La Flaga's guess may be correct.

After all, the ordinary Ginn and CGUE are somewhat incompetent for us and 'Celestial Being', judging from the previous battles.

Therefore, whether it is to fight against Luther·Deikun's machine that can fight one against four in the 'G' series, or to fight against Strike Gundam, which also belongs to the 'G' series;

Not only might it be Commander Creuset Team who has experience in fighting, but those captured 'G's might also appear together again.

In addition, in order to ensure an advantage in combat power, it is not surprising that ZAFT also comes up with a new type of machine under development.

On the other hand, considering the possibility that 'Celestial Being' deliberately indulged us, and the long wanted case against Creuset Team in 'Celestial Being Formation Declaration', is it not surprising that it will eventually turn into a big fight between multiple parties in Debris Belt?

Of course, in addition to these rational inferences, I also intuitively agree with Major Mu's statement."

Although her rationality as a professional soldier still prevents Badgiruel from accepting these conjectural inferences, her emotional part as a woman has also admitted that this is probably the case;

What's more, apart from blindly denying it, Badgiruel couldn't come up with a more credible inference.

So he shook his head to get rid of unnecessary distractions, and Badgiruel brought the topic back.

"I understand.

Since the current information is seriously insufficient, even though it is just conjecture, if it can contribute to the subsequent discussions on combat, let's temporarily accept it.

So what actions should Captain Ramius, Major La Flaga, and Archangel take or be able to take?

Or should we just maintain the original battle plan and continue to move at full speed toward the final point where the signal is sent?

Or should the preservation of the ship be the top priority, abandon the rendezvous with the 8th Fleet advance fleet, re-correct the course, and then enter the inertial navigation stage targeting the 8th Fleet anchorage as soon as possible?"

Badgiruel's proposal is simply 'aggressive', 'conservative' and 'escape'.

For Murrue, what is psychologically the most unwilling to accept is 'escape'.

But according to her previous position - that is, if she must try her best to bring Archangel and Strike Gundam back to Brigadier General Halberton, 'escape' is her best choice.

After all, this plan intuitively seems to have the highest probability of saving Archangel and Strike Gundam, and handing them over to Mr. Halberton.

Just when Murrue was entangled in her heart and could not even face Badgiruel, Mu's analysis made her eyes light up.

"Of these three options, doing nothing is probably the worst option.

This is entirely based on the hope that the advance fleet can repel the well-prepared enemies on its own and still retain the ability to escort us back to the 8th Fleet anchorage.

Although it is rude of me to say this, if we Earth Alliance had this strength, the current war would not be like this at all, and we would not have to rely on Orb to jointly develop new mobile suits."

Ignoring the nods of approval from everyone Orb's background, Badgiruel just continued to confirm without any distracting thoughts.

"La Flaga, what you said, Major, I will record it exactly in the report when I return to the headquarters.

So according to this logic, even if this ship joins, I'm afraid it won't be able to fundamentally change the situation of the war, so we still have to..."

Mu, who was still clasping his hands together at the beginning and saying, "Please let me go only for this point," immediately interrupted her with a firm tone after hearing the second half of Badgiruel's sentence.

"No, we must do something, my hunch, or 'Newtype' ability tells me so."

Under everyone's thoughtful gazes, Mu became playful and smiling again.

"Here is a no-prize quiz. What do you think is our biggest advantage right now?"

The stereotypical Badgiruel didn't care about Mu's interruption, and didn't want to refute Mu's statement about 'Newtype'. He just kept a serious expression and waited for Mu's explanation;

Amidst the whispers of Orb's friends, Murrue hesitated and answered after thinking carefully.

"Although I really want to say that it is Strike Gundam piloted by Mr. Yamato, but from a tactical rather than a combat perspective, maybe it is because we are still in the dark at the moment?"

"Bingo!

During the past few days of sailing, relying on the help of young people, Sergeant Major Murdoch and I completed the repair and transformation of Moebius·Type Zero. Now it's time to show off our talents!

So I have a battle plan that can fundamentally turn the tide of the war just by relying on the addition of this ship!

The general plan is that Archangel will continue to move forward as concealed as possible, and I will drive Moebius·Type Zero to take the first step with the help of Debris Belt's cover.

ZAFT's attention must be focused on the advance fleet in front of them. As long as their mothership is destroyed by the assault, they should temporarily retreat.

We can then rendezvous with the advance fleet and leave together at full speed!"

"I object!"

While Murrue was still thinking about and understanding Mu's battle plan, Badgiruel had clearly expressed his objections.

"La Flaga Major's own basis for filing a combat case is already based on unreliable conjectures.

On this basis, a combat plan that was full of risks and fully expected everything to go as expected was proposed.

When the two are superimposed on each other, such a combat plan has little chance of success at all!"

After hearing Badgiruel's objection, Murrue still didn't say anything, but also looked at Mu with worried eyes;

In response, Mu Xiaoxiao raised his shoulders and responded nonchalantly.

"Don't worry, I have the nickname 'Hawk of Endymion' and I am a man who can make the impossible possible.

No matter what, if this operation can be executed smoothly, both the ship and the advance fleet will be able to return to the 8th Fleet anchorage safely. There is nothing more important than these, right?

Ah, and if the battle fails, we can also adopt your suggestion, Lieutenant Badgiruel, to abandon the rendezvous with the advance fleet, re-correct the course, and enter the inertial navigation stage again as soon as possible."

On the one hand, Mu, as a Shangguan, also took out his name of 'Hawk of Endymion';

On the other hand, the huge expected effect of success and the compensation plan after failure do make sense;

Therefore, although Badgiruel did not agree, it can be regarded as acquiescence.

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