February 7, CE71, around 11:00 standard time
The captain of Archangel, Major Murrue·Ramius, was sitting on the captain's seat and was distracted, thinking about some insignificant things.
Well, it seems that it cannot be said to be completely irrelevant, because Captain Murrue is actually worried about Moebius·Type Zero who lost contact due to the obstruction of Debris Belt--or, in other words, the pilot Major Mu·La·La Flaga.
The reason why this matter is said to be 'irrelevant' is because Murrue is not worried about whether Mu's battle plan goes smoothly, but only worried about his personal safety;
However, in a sense, these two concerns can be regarded as two sides of the same coin, so it cannot be said to be completely irrelevant.
Inadvertently, Murrue unconsciously played with the pendant with the photo on his chest, then suddenly his face turned red and he looked around in a panic.
Fortunately, at the vice-captain's seat, the only one who could regularly notice Murrue, Lieutenant Badgiruel was busy directing the Orb boys and girls in the battle control area with his head down, and did not notice Murrue's distraction.
"'Valiant' on the left, maximizes the quality of ammunition, and sets the ejection speed to 15%;
On the right side, 'Valiant', the same ammunition quality is maximized, and the ejection speed is set to 18%;
The target is the large piece of gravel I marked, launch!
Sai, step up the gravel search on the forward route, rely on Laminated Armor to resist the small gravel, the current speed is not a big problem!
Tolle, don't make the setting mistake again! And don't misuse other weapons!
Kuzzey, don't look around, and keep checking communications in a timely manner, especially ultra-long wave communications and Murdoch Sergeant Major!
Miriallia, Yamato, what do you think?"
"Yes, Kira has already driven Launcher Striker Strike Gundam to attack. You can assist in the gravel destruction work under the command here at any time!"
Listening to the conversation between Lieutenant Badgiruel and the boys and girls Orb, although I prefer the "reliable and loyal project manager with certain technical ability" Murrue·Ramius Colonel, I thought I couldn't be as familiar with various equipment and tactics as Lieutenant Natarle·Badgiruel, who came from a military family, but at least after listening to Badgiruel's command, I could still understand the intention of her orders.
Currently, as the Archangel accelerates and penetrates deep into the gravel belt, how to deal with the gravel on the forward route at high speed and effectively while remaining as "concealed" as possible is one of the problems that the Archangel needs to face directly. The volume is by no means large on a cosmic scale, but it is by no means small at higher speeds in the gravel belt.
In addition to relying on the superb steering skills of Sergeant Major Neumann, using weapon assistance is also one of the options.
Compared with the explosions of other weapons, although the 'Valiant' linear cannon looks like a flash of light during battle, in terms of the principle of the weapon, it is an electromagnetic projectile cannon.
Therefore, as long as you choose the largest ammunition size and set a lower ejection speed as Badgiruel is now commanding, the actual effect will be like shooting marbles in Debris Belt;
For possible observers, what they see is just the common rubble in Debris Belt that has created new orbits after colliding with each other.
As for small pieces of gravel, just like Badgiruel said, although Archangel is currently advancing at 'full speed';
However, since it is in Debris Belt, it does not actually accelerate infinitely like in the open space, so the actual speed is not fast enough;
Therefore, although small pieces of gravel can also cause a small amount of damage to Laminated Armor, fortunately, it is far from exceeding the 'self-repair' limit.
In this way, relying on the effective command of Lieutenant Badgiruel and the good steering of Sergeant Major Neumann, and relying on the performance and automation of Archangel, Murrue, as captain, only needs to sit back on the captain's seat and prepare to make 'major decisions'.
Murrue couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
Although the Heliopolis incident is undoubtedly a huge tragedy, the crew members of Archangel other than himself were all chosen at the moment, even if none of them were the regular members of the corresponding position.
There is Lieutenant Badgiruel who not only became the deputy captain in a hurry, but is also better at commanding Archangel than the captain himself;
There is also Sergeant Major Neumann who was forced to serve as the helmsman because he was the only remaining sergeant major at that time, but he showed extremely high steering skills;
Even those Orb boys and girls who were just civilians because they were involved in the war, all performed well.
Whether it is Sai·Argyle who serves as a combat situation control officer, who seems ordinary but is meticulous in his work and also demonstrates leadership;
Tolle Koenigsi, who also serves as a weapons control officer, has a cheerful personality and shows good shooting talent;
Or Miriallia Hao, who serves as a flight controller, is good at communication and understanding, and has a tough character;
Even Kuzzey Bascak, who serves as a communications control officer, is impatient and timid, has a good character of caring for his friends wholeheartedly;
Not to mention 'His Royal Highness the Prince of Orb', 'Ultimate Coordinator' certified by 'Celestial Being', and Kira·Yamato who drove Strike Gundam to save Archangel several times.
Although from the perspective of Murrue as the captain, it would be nice if Kira·Yamato could be more proactive as the pilot of Strike Gundam;
But on the other hand, it was precisely because Kira·Yamato refused to participate in the war that Kira and Badgiruel, who had not yet known their origins before, could safely let him, who was Orb but was still Coordinator, become the pilot of Strike Gundam...
Of course, for Murrue, the luckiest thing is probably that Major Mu La La Flaga, the pilot of Moebius·Type Zero, was forced to board Archangel because the Marseille III Transport he came with was destroyed.
In addition to being one of Archangel's important military responsibilities - even though he had beaten his own Moebius·Type Zero into Moebius·polished rods in several attacks;
And as the only second major, he actually replaced himself who was not good at command, and made many important decisions at the 'battle' level for Archangel - whether it was the timely escape of Heliopolis and Artemis, or the decision to go to Artemis and this time to Debris Belt;
More importantly, his determination and cheerfulness have become the spiritual pillar of the entire ship, including, of course, Murrue himself.
I found that my thoughts had gone around in a circle and returned to Mu. Murrue had a blush on his face again;
Just when Murrue was trying to regain control of his emotions, Miriallia, the flight controller, brought him new news.
" Major La Flaga sent a text message.
'The operation was basically a success. The ZAFT Laurasia-class frigate in front of us had been damaged and the Gna cabin was abandoned.
The 8th Fleet advance fleet is still alive as a whole, and currently only needs to face the attack of one squadron, CGUE+Ginn.
Another new aircraft squadron carried by the Laurasia-class frigate is in hot pursuit and is expected to arrive with this aircraft within 15 minutes.
In addition, although the machine has lost all the extra components, the core is in good condition.'"