Six men had held off an attack by 150 elite cavalrymen. For any soldier, that was something worth boasting about.
But to Ludwig von Renz and his comrades, it was nothing much. After all, even more absurd things had happened in the colonies.
This was the Steam Fortress's first official appearance on the European mainland, but it had fallen far short of expectations.
The Austrian Empire's Weapon Development Bureau had high hopes for it, believing this devastating weapon could completely replace cavalry on the plains.
The Steam Tank's appearance was precisely what had spurred the further development of Breech-loading Artillery.
After all, if the crew had to load the guns from outside the iron shell, the Mobile Fortress itself would be pointless. The reason it wasn't equipped with Breech-loading Artillery yet wasn't a lack of guns, but the inability to solve the problems of aiming and recoil.
Still, the Austrian Empire's Weapon Development Bureau experts remained optimistic. In theory, it was a one-sided slaughter, and they had high hopes for the Air Rifle as well.
But in reality, the firepower of the three vehicle-mounted Air Rifles was still insufficient. If his comrades hadn't arrived in time, Major Lenz would have died a glorious death just now.
In his view, if all the Hungarians were such desperate fighters, then these Mobile Fortresses would be of limited use.
During his years in the colonies, Lenz had fought countless battles. He had killed heinous wanted criminals, savage Native Americans, lawless bounty hunters, Mexican gangsters, French mercenaries, members of the Doomsday Ark Society (cultists), giant North American bears, and Black people.
In fact, most Austrians at the time had never seen a Black person. Some even wondered whether such beings really existed.
Ordinary people often associated Black people with black witches. After reaching the