Chapter 347 05.0346: "The tank gun deflects 5 degrees to the left!"

"The ammunition is empty and we will fly back to the mother ship for resupply. So, 'little captain', see you in an hour." A melodious and light female voice came from the communication rosary worn by Horatio.

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Fasha. This round of attack was very effective."

"Thank you~"

Horatio looked up at the sky, twinkling fireflies rushing towards the vast universe. Even the anti-aircraft missiles fired from the industrial inner ring of the continental plate thousands of miles away could not catch up with the speed of the Fury interceptor.

From near to far, planetary orbits are divided into suborbitals at 100 kilometers above the earth, near-earth orbits at 200 to 300 kilometers, and inner orbits at 500 kilometers.

Because of the gravity well, the Imperial Navy's battleships cannot dock in a suborbital area 100 kilometers above the earth. If they do so, the warships will disintegrate and fall into the planet's atmosphere because they cannot resist the gravitational pull of the gravity well.

The low-Earth orbit of 200-300 kilometers above the earth is already the limit of its power to counteract the gravity of the planet.

Only the powerful engines and power support systems of light cruisers can go a little lower, maintaining a position of about 150 kilometers between suborbital and low-Earth orbit.

In order to fight against the gravity well and advance into low-Earth orbit, a capital ship will consume double the fuel to ensure that it does not crash.

Therefore, most of the time, warships will choose to stay away from the planet, and fleet commanders prefer to send smaller ships with lighter weight and faster speed into suborbital orbits.

This also meant that, before the construction of an airport large enough for void fighters to take off and land was completed, Fasha and her pilots could only travel hundreds of kilometers back and forth between the Indefatigable and the surface of the planet.

Leidos, who had set up the ground-monitoring auspex, observed the wreckage on the road.

Suddenly, he found that one of the Chimei trucks with a burnt surface started to move, and its tracks rolled over the wreckage, drove off the road into the field next to it, and rushed towards the hillside.

Apparently, they discovered a large radar dish that exposed their whereabouts.

"Captain, enemy armor is approaching!"

Horatio saw it, he selected all the personnel and marked the empty Chimera tank that was responsible for the defense of the artillery position, but it was now empty.

"Those who can drive, get in quickly! The enemy armor will arrive at your location in five minutes. Protect the ground monitoring radar at all costs!"

"Hey, Will, didn't you serve in the truck squad? Follow me!" Captain Sharp shouted to a rifleman.

Two people got in from the car, one served as the driver and the other as the captain.

Leidos also climbed up the turret and got in. Although he didn't know how to drive the Astra Militarum armored vehicle, he knew how to operate the turret.

The three of them formed an unexperienced tank crew.

The driver stepped on the accelerator and the Chimera started moving. The thick scorched earth on the body of the vehicle that was kicked up by the 203 shells slowly fell down as the tank started moving.

The vehicles of both sides met at the intersection of the roads, and the enemy Chimera had just passed the bottom of the mountain.

Horatio was closely watching the movements of the two vehicles from the sand table. After observing the structure of the hillside from a bird's-eye view, he planned an interception route for the crew controlled by Captain Sharp.

"Did you see the pathfinding beacon? Yes! Go around it from the right and block it in front!" The captain of the reconnaissance company shouted to the driver while looking closely at the periscope and observing the surroundings.

The Chimera armored vehicle immediately turned around and began to chase and intercept the enemy around the foot of the mountain.

At the same time, Horatio also dispatched two teams of nearby Hongsheng cannons, one team guarding the road leading to the hillside on one side.

However, towing takes time. Whether the enemy tank can be stopped before the cannon team blocks the road depends on this Chimera tank driven by the reconnaissance team.

Horatio's heart tightened as he watched the enemy chariots go around the mountain.

"Quick! Faster! Go past the defenses set up by the Corpse King's servants! They definitely don't know that we will bypass them from the side slope!"

"Ledos, point the muzzle at 300! Turn counterclockwise as the vehicle progresses. It is expected to engage the enemy in 15 seconds!" Horatio gave orders while staring at the sand table.

The two Chimera tanks rolled over the snow, and the slush rolled violently under the tracks.

The roar of the engine roared along with the wind blowing across the snowfield, like two war lions with sharp fangs and claws.

"Brake! Time!" Captain Sharp shouted.

Sizzle! —

The tracks made a piercing scream, and the gun barrels of the two vehicles appeared almost at the same time.

"Back off!" Captain Sharp looked at the path-finding marks and retreated.

"Ah?" The driver was stunned.

"Don't ask! Back off!" The engine started again, and the tracks began to roll backwards.

boom!
A beam of blazing laser shot out from the gun barrel of the stationary enemy vehicle.

It flew past the front fender of the Chimera where Leidos and Captain Sharp were.

boom!
Leidos pressed the button and fired while moving.

The enemy car also began to retreat and dodge, and the headlights were damaged by the laser shot by Leidos. The shining glass fragments and silver-based reflective sheets flew into the air, appearing dazzling in the sunlight.

A drop of cold sweat flowed down Horatio's temple as he used his commanding hand to perform micro-operation of the telescopic cannon on the enemy tank in this corner.

And the people under his command are no longer the AI ​​in computer games, but real people.

The three people in the car were not a professional crew. If Horatio was not careful in command and control, three lives would be lost on the spot.

"Go! Navy, give him a shot!"

boom!
"Retreat! Back off!"

Bang! Whoosh!
A laser shot by the enemy splashed onto the snow below the right front drive wheel, creating a burst of white light.

After three rounds of telescopic gun duel, Horatio commanded the crew to drive up the hillside.

Although the three people in the car were unaware of the intention, they were not professional crew members and just followed the officer's orders.

The enemy's Chimera thought that the opponent was still shooting at it through the gentle slope and bushes less than 60 meters away.

Its captain had the driver step hard on the accelerator, then immediately shift into gear and reverse, trying to fool the shot.

But after all the operations, no shells were fired.

"Stop! Move forward! Move slowly!" The rebel tank commander looked at the corner vigilantly through the periscope.

"Go in! Where the hell is that car? Stop! I want to listen to the engine sound next to it!"

The rebel tank commander opened the hatch above his head but did not stick his head out. It was obvious that he was quite experienced and had a strong anti-sniper awareness.

The engine sound is indeed there, and it feels like we are on a slope.

Suddenly, he saw something through the CNC periscope.

"Alert: Anti-armor fire is suspected!"

The periscope marked with an exclamation mark the bushes 50 meters behind the enemy's previous position.

After zooming in, the rebel tank commander was horrified to find that it was the barrel of a huge cannon.

"Retreat! Retreat! Gunners! Suppress the enemy artillery!"

The commander kicked the driver hard and then elbowed the gunner.

boom!
The rifle scouts' cannons blazed with flames, blowing away the snow from the nearby bushes.

Boom! The shell hit the 100 mm thick composite armor plate of the Chimera armored vehicle at an oblique angle and ricocheted, leaving a deep dent in the first layer of steel and shattering the ceramic armor inside.

The whole car shook violently, and the laser cannon fired randomly into the bushes.

The riflemen had excellent psychological qualities. They were not thrown off balance by the raging laser cannon columns, but were busy reloading.

"Quick! Aim at that bright outline!" A green jacket sergeant shouted to the artillery crew next to him while observing the enemy vehicle with a captured CNC observation scope.

The enemy Chimera tank retreated behind the bushes in a timely manner and tried to readjust its position and reverse.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to clearly aim at the side projection of the car through the snow and bushes.

But with the help of the bright red outline marked by Horatio, the enemy tank's attempt to find cover in the environment was thwarted.

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