Chapter 203, Airborne Assault
When a layer of light curtain appeared outside the offshore building and blocked all the ground attacks from the fighter jets, Martins was still shocked.
However, he then realized that this was not a void shield.
Although it is somewhat similar, it is far from reaching the level of a void shield and should be just a simple energy shield.
The gap between the two is quite big.
The Void Shield does not directly block attacks, but creates a space dislocation to form a thin film that covers the protected target. When an attack arrives, most types of shells, missiles, and energy rays will be transferred to another space by the dislocated space when they come into contact with this film. The protected target will also be unscathed.
The defensive effectiveness of the void shield is much stronger than that of a regular energy shield. A successful defense will not affect the protected target in any way.
But there are also disadvantages.
The void shield generator is very large and cannot be miniaturized; the void shield consumes a lot of energy; it is very expensive; it cannot identify and divert slow targets; and if it is overloaded by too much firepower in a short period of time, it may miss some attacks...
However, these problems are nothing compared to traditional energy shields, after all, many of the shortcomings are common. For example, if you want to achieve the same protective effect, the energy consumption of traditional energy shields will only be higher; energy shields cannot stop slow targets; if overloaded, they will not miss attacks, but will be directly shattered, and then they will not be able to stop any attacks, and the energy shield generator may even explode inside...
In real comparison, energy shields have only two advantages: they can be miniaturized and they are cheap.
Martins has been through many battles and has seen a lot. After he determined that the following was not a void shield, he was able to further determine more information.
This shield generator seemed ordinary, with low technical level. However, it seemed to have a huge energy reserve behind it. Unless the upper limit of firepower it could withstand was destroyed in one go, it would be very difficult to overload it with multiple firepower strikes.
Any chance?
Martins ordered the entire fighter formation to carry out another full-fire strike. During this process, he carefully observed the reaction of the entire energy shield and his final judgment was:
no.
There is a huge difference in the firepower required to overload the shield generator and to directly destroy the shield generator.
Even if the frigate in the planet's orbit is taken into account, it can reach the level of the former, but cannot meet the requirements of the latter.
If we switch to the Quintet, there will be no problem. Let's not talk about anything else. Just one shot of 'Wrath of the Loyal Heir' will hit it. An L-class macro cannon can destroy the shield generator in one shot, no matter how much energy support is behind it.
But isn’t this the case right now?
Even if the 20 S-class weapons on the frigate were launched at the same time, they would not be able to destroy the shield generator. However, since there was some kind of nearly unlimited energy source behind the shield generator, it would be able to recover quickly before the next round of attacks.
In other words, it is no longer realistic to destroy this offshore platform through long-range fire.
At least not until that shield generator is destroyed.
"So we need to launch a small-scale surprise attack, break the shield generator by force, then evacuate, and then call in long-range fire to destroy this offshore platform?"
“I’m familiar with this…”
Martins smiled, but then fell silent again.
He was indeed familiar with it. Space Marines had done many similar tasks before. In his two hundred years of combat experience, he had performed similar tasks countless times, and he was very familiar with the procedures and key points.
Now that he is doing similar work again, he feels familiar with it and makes a self-deprecating comment.
But no matter how much time you have done this kind of work or how much experience you have, it cannot conceal the enormous danger of such tasks.
The greatest danger comes from unknown intelligence.
What exactly is in the building below, how strong the enemy is, where exactly the target they want to destroy is... they don't know any of these things.
In this case, you shouldn't go in.
Even a team composed entirely of Space Marines may fail, after all, no one knows what kind of monsters they will encounter next.
If they think rationally, they can choose to retreat this time and wait until they have more information.
Martins has been given ample authority and can make the final decision on this matter.
But he still chose not to do so.
It mainly comes from three considerations.
First of all, he didn't want to cause a failed operation when he joined the alliance and officially took on the role of commander-in-chief for the first time.
Of course, he didn't consider this factor much, just a little bit of it. He was still a soldier at heart, and didn't have that many political considerations.
Secondly, he was very skeptical. Even if they retreated this time, how would they get more intelligence later? It was very difficult to get intelligence on this offshore platform, whether they wanted to infiltrate or send someone in as an insider. Unfortunately, they didn't have much time left. They didn't have the time to spend several months to get intelligence. Who knew when these cultists would accomplish their plan?
In addition to these off-field factors, there is another core reason that prompted him to invest more manpower, and that is... the enemy does not seem to be strong enough.
In other words, these soldiers of the Governor's Special Operations Brigade are too strong.
With all the air and space fire support blocked by the energy shield, they were fighting alone, but they still managed to stand their ground.
They did lose more than a dozen soldiers at the beginning when they were suddenly attacked, but their counterattack was very sharp. Not only did they use laser guns to kill many lizard monsters that emerged from the surrounding areas, they also took the opportunity to quickly get out of the cabin, using the huge body of the Wind Falcon as cover and building a defense line in the shape of a V-shape on the spot.
The situation was somewhat stable, but the enemy was getting a little anxious. Some biochemical shells were fired, and the corrosive effect caused the wind falcon, which was unable to take off, to have traces of damage on its surface.
But at this time, the special warfare soldiers also responded quickly.
They took out several rocket launchers and fired in the direction where the biological and chemical shells came from.
Multiple rockets with tails of flames produced a remarkable effect. At least for the time being, no new biological and chemical shells were thrown in.
Then, they even temporarily organized a five-man combat team, and under the cover of their comrades, they launched an attack towards the interior of a building, preparing to clear out the enemies there, and by the way, they could also establish a second defense point to expand the living space.
Since these special forces soldiers below have performed quite well, why should Martins, as the commander, give up on them?
In his channel, the voices of the soldiers of the 10th Brigade were heard, asking for battle. Among them, the mortal combat hero named Lacroxia was even more self-confident, hoping to be part of the second batch, go to the ground, support the battle, and rescue and cover his teammates so that they could evacuate.
Martins smiled slightly:
"I allow you to go down, but your goal is not just to cover your teammates. I hope you can clear the six indoor buildings around the landing point to create opportunities for our follow-up troops to land!"
Hearing this request, Lacroxia was stunned at first, and then responded decisively: "Guarantee to complete the task!"
Immediately afterwards, a three-plane formation began to rapidly descend in altitude.
The leader was Lieutenant Kuchi, the undisputed ace pilot of the Alliance Air Force.
He and his wingmen, carrying more than 40 special warfare elites including Lacrosse, approached the energy shield after descending to a certain altitude.
This is the most dangerous stage.
If the speed is too fast, it won't work. The energy shield is only about 80 meters above the ground. If the speed is too fast, it will be blocked. Moreover, the speed will be too fast and the 80 meters will not be enough for them to slow down and land. If they fall to the ground, they will be finished.
But the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower showed its power at this time.
The enemy seemed to have set up anti-aircraft guns, and some biological and chemical shells were fired into the sky.
If the speed is not fast enough, the enemy's hit rate will naturally increase significantly.
Fortunately, the Feng Falcon is not a fragile aircraft, but a speed attack boat with solid armor on the outside, and its protection is slightly better than that of an armored vehicle.
They withstood the enemy's anti-aircraft fire and successfully passed the energy shield's blockade.
Once they enter the energy shield, they will not be polite to the enemies.
They can't hit anyone outside the energy shield; once inside, they can release fire without any worries.
As the three Falcons descended, they released the six missiles they were carrying, creating a sea of fire. Then, the machine guns began to fire everywhere, attacking the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower and silencing it, while also providing some firepower cover and assistance to the special warfare elites who were still fighting on the ground.
The enemy's firepower was suppressed to a certain extent, and the three Wind Falcons below took this opportunity to take off.
However, one of the planes seemed to have a problem and could no longer fly.
But the other two planes that successfully took off also used up their missiles before they could break away from the shield at an altitude of 80 meters.
At this moment, the three newly landed Feng Falcons had already begun unloading the people.
In fact, they had not landed yet and were still about ten meters above the ground.
But at this altitude, the hatch opened and the special forces elites began to jump down one by one.
It's not even a rappel, just a direct jump.
For ordinary people, a fall of more than ten meters is enough to kill people. But for the special forces led by Lacroxia, it is an acceptable height. Soldiers above level T3 have reached or even slightly exceeded the limit of human physical fitness, not to mention that they have an exoskeleton that can cushion the impact when they land.
Lieutenant Kuchi was also a man of great skill and courage. After dropping the soldiers in the cabin, he did not leave directly like other fighter planes. Instead, he chose to maneuver within a low altitude range of 80 meters and used machine guns to assist the ground troops, providing valuable heavy firepower support.
He controlled the Wind Falcon in a limited space, dodging and moving. Although he couldn't get up to speed, and was afraid of hitting something in one breath, he used the flexibility of the Wind Falcon to the extreme. The flight trajectory was unpredictable, and he avoided many attacks in this way, and at the same time he could suddenly fire a round of machine guns at the bottom and achieve some results.
With valuable air support, the team led by Lacroxia successfully landed and joined up with the elite special forces on the ground. They began to move towards the six buildings around the landing site and clear them one by one according to the target given by Martins earlier.
This offshore platform is an irregular rectangular platform about 2,000 meters long and 1,000 meters wide. In the center, at the core, is a conical tower head about 30 meters high, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Surrounding it, there are densely packed buildings, mostly various circular warehouses or towers. Many pipes surround and connect these buildings.
A considerable part of the entire platform is still below sea level. It can be vaguely seen that a considerable part of the largest conical tower in the center is still below sea level. Huge pillars and pipes are holding up the bottom of the platform, supporting the entire platform from the bottom of the sea.
The landing site chosen by the Alliance Special Forces is close to the southern edge. Only here seems to be a relatively large and flat area suitable for the Feng Falcon to land.
After Lacroxia and his men cleared out the six buildings around the landing site, the pressure on the landing site suddenly eased a lot.
Soon, the third wave, also consisting of three Wind Falcons carrying more than forty elite special forces, came down.
This time, they also opened up the road to the south, which completely eliminated the enemy on one side.
Immediately afterwards, Lacroxia personally led the team and began to advance towards the center of this offshore building complex that was almost the size of a small town. They established defense points along the way and left two or three soldiers to guard key locations.
They quickly broke into the central tower and cleared out the enemies inside.
And here, they made two major discoveries.
First, they found a route from the central tower to the lower levels. The iron gate there was tightly closed and difficult to enter, but under the hot-melt bomb, it would definitely be no different from a paper gate.
Secondly, they opened a few storage cans on the offshore platform and saw a scene that they will never forget.
They originally thought that those can-like storage bins might contain all kinds of things.
But they never imagined that there were people inside.
Densely packed, crowded together, people who are dead and yet alive.
The soldiers who opened the canning warehouse door from above saw countless eyes looking upwards, and saw people with countless pus-filled sores on their faces and bodies, crowded together, almost soaked in pus.
They were still alive, they were still wriggling, some kind of disgusting force was keeping them alive. They were alive and conscious while enduring this boundless pain.
The itching, the severe pain, the maggots crawling up and down, the despair of wanting to die but not being able to, almost became real. When the storage door was opened, along with the strong stench, it formed a kind of spiritual power.
The special forces soldier who opened the door, despite wearing a full-coverage tactical helmet that also had anti-gas effects, still felt that he smelled a terrible smell. This feeling of despair and pain invaded him along with the smell, making him dizzy. If it weren't for his comrades helping him, he would have fallen down.
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Sorry for the late update today.
Started traveling career...
(End of this chapter)
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