From Piloting Mechs to Star Fleets, I Command the Stars

(Modern Warfare + Mecha + Starships + Stellaris + Colonial Planet Farming + Decisive and Ruthless + Combat Refreshing, Already a high-scoring veteran book with 2.4 million words, please read with c...

Chapter 43 Maintenance

“Squeak!”

A sound of air being released was heard, and the cockpits of the three mechas opened one after another.

The three pilots, Jiang Lou, Feng Dai and Li Xin, walked out of the cockpit one by one.

When they came out, they were holding a small box in their hands, which was filled with their own personal supplies.

For example, the No. 5 D1 compound used by Li Xin during the battle was contained in it.

"Damn, Li Xin, your eyes!"

As soon as Li Xin climbed down from the mecha, Feng Dai patted his shoulder and exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" Li Xin felt a sudden panic in his heart.

"His eyes are so red that they look like they want to eat people!" Feng Dai joked.

Li Xin moved to the side of a maintenance vehicle and looked at himself in the rearview mirror.

Her face was no different from before, her hair was standing on end, and her eyes were red, as if she had been up all night.

Not to mention Feng Dai was shocked, even Li Xin almost didn't recognize himself.

Jiang Lou walked to Li Xin's side, patted Feng Dai, and said, "Okay, stop scaring him."

"Don't be afraid of your condition. You probably drank Compound 5 during the battle."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes!"

"This is one of the outward manifestations of taking Complex No. 5. When the battle is intense, drinking it will be more effective, and the feedback to your body is like this."

Jiang Lou patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said, "You did a good job today!"

Li Xin smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Master's good teaching!"

Jiang Lou's face showed a smile for the first time in the month since Li Xin knew him. Obviously, Li Xin's performance today did not disappoint him.

On the side, the maintenance mechanics have already started to get busy.

They operated the robotic arms and began to repair the mechas. The conditions of the three mechas were not optimistic, but fortunately most of the equipment was in good condition.

The performance of the equipment can be restored by simply replacing some parts and circuits.

Jiang Lou grabbed the maintenance team leader and asked, "What's the situation? How long will it take to recover combat effectiveness?"

The maintenance team leader was holding a tablet computer in his hand, which had been connected to the mecha for data, and on it was a standing picture of a mecha.

Li Xin took a quick look and saw that the entire mecha was red, with alarms popping up one after another.

The maintenance team leader pointed at Jiang Lou's mecha and said, "Team Leader Jiang, of these three mechas, yours is the most seriously damaged."

"Based on the estimated repair time, it will take at least five days to regain combat effectiveness."

The maintenance team leader clucked his hands in surprise and said, "The damage is truly severe. Compared to the injuries to the main body of the mecha, the left arm, along with its plasma cannon, being severed, is considered an easier area to repair."

"Look, this is the most serious part." He zoomed in on the image on the tablet in his hand, showing the scene behind the mecha.

"That round must have been an armor-piercing round from the enemy. It penetrated the armor on the back of the mecha and nearly detonated your energy core!"

"This one should have been caused by an anti-tank missile, right?" the team leader said, pointing to another huge tear.

"The damage here is quite severe. I'm amazed that you were able to drive your mecha back!"

"Almost 40% of the equipment in this area has been destroyed. If there are any more explosions, your mecha will be completely destroyed!"

“What a lucky guy!”

The maintenance team leader exclaimed in admiration, then pointed at Li Xin and Feng Dai's mechas and said, "The damage to these two mechas is less severe, probably because their void shields are not overloaded."

"These two mechas will probably only need two days of repairs before they can recover their combat effectiveness."

"Basically, the equipment damage wasn't significant. As for the external armor, it only takes a few hours to replace."

Jiang Lou nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"

Before they walked out of the maintenance hangar, a group of people came from a distance, led by the defense director Lu Quan.

"Old Jiang! You did a great job today!"

"After hearing bad news all day, I finally heard some good news from you!"

"Come on, come on, follow me to give a battle report!"

The joy in Lu Quan's words was beyond words.

Jiang Lou also smiled and said, "Boss, we fought such a good battle, why don't you let us take a break first?"

Lu Quan's eyes widened immediately and he shouted, "Rest! Is it enough for you to rest in my office?!"

Jiang Lou suddenly became depressed. He smiled and said, "Enough! Enough! That's enough!"

On the other side was Ji Zhizhuan, the commander of the Heng'an Defense Mixed Brigade. He was also smiling and he applauded Jiang Lou, Li Xin and Feng Dai.

"You fought beautifully today!"

"Did you hear that? Two big leaders came to celebrate with you, and you're still not satisfied?" Lu Quan also laughed.

"Satisfied, satisfied!" Jiang Lou nodded repeatedly.

The group returned to the command center in the outpost base.

In a medium-sized conference room, the video data taken from the mecha and the retreating soldiers has been uploaded to this conference room.

What is being played at this moment is the images recorded inside the three mechas.

The main part of the picture is still about Jiang Lou, because it was Jiang Lou's mecha that participated in the battle at the beginning.

Li Xin and Feng Dai, who were behind, were still keeping their mechas on manual alert at the rear and had not yet engaged in psychic driving.

In the picture, the troops' advance was orderly, including the inspection of the surrounding warehouses, and there were actually not many problems found.

This row of huge warehouses is itself a suitable place to serve as a line of defense.

Lu Quan and Ji Zhizhuan watched the scenes in the video and chatted while analyzing them.

Ji Zhizhuan looked at the row of large warehouses and said, "I have an impression of this place."

"During the two previous attacks on the Behemoth Steel Plant, relatively fierce battles broke out at this location."

"The structure of this warehouse is so strong that even the artillery's 152mm howitzers can't penetrate it, unless fighter planes use aerial bombs."

"But in this area, both sides' air forces are unable to operate due to the complex electromagnetic environment. We can only grit our teeth!"

"What were the casualties here in the previous battle?" Lu Quan asked.

"The casualties were quite high. During the second attack on Behemoth, they threw in at least a reinforced infantry battalion, tanks, and armored vehicles, probably around ten in total."

"The loss is quite huge!"

"If we want to take over this area this time, we'll probably have to rely on the support of the mecha troops!" Ji Zhizhuan said while looking at Lu Quan.

Lu Quan said without hesitation: "Don't worry, all the combat mechas will participate this time, and the vehicle supplies that the group promised to provide you are already on the way!"