Chapter 945 Clearance Zone

"Is it an engineer? Or logistics?" The pilot of the transport plane was slightly startled. Logically speaking, no matter how miserable a technician like this is, he would not be reduced to a mercenary who sells his life in exchange for money. With the person in front of him, he said, "

Amran class transport aircraft

Judging from the level of knowledge, even working as a tester or technical consultant for those aircraft manufacturers is not an exaggeration. If it is really not feasible, getting a ground handling job at a civilian airport will not make the income any lower than being a mercenary.

And it's not life-threatening.

"None of them." "Clown" shook his head, "I just occasionally saw the detailed design drawings of this type of transport aircraft."

"Have you seen the drawings?!" There was a trace of surprise on the pilot's face. You must know that such drawings are not public. Even for civilian aircraft, they are the trade secrets of various manufacturers and it is impossible for ordinary people to see them.

Even people in the manufacturing factory can only see incomplete drawings of each component after disassembly. This guy actually said that he has "occasionally" seen detailed design drawings... What is his background?

Or is it that the design drawings he has seen are only for the engine part? But judging from his smooth operation, he is obviously more familiar with the structure of the cockpit part, as well as grasping the timing of ignition and throwing. This kind of extreme operation,

Even if the driver is allowed to operate it himself, it may not be so perfect.

If the ignition is late or the throw is too early, the engine will not restart. If the ignition is too early or the throw is too late, the transport aircraft body will be exploded, and there will also be the opening and closing of the energy shield - this equipment carried on the transport aircraft.

There was also a slight delay when the shield generator started, but he even included the few tenths of a second of this delay.

Otherwise, the damage to the fuselage would have been more serious.

This can't be due to luck... Judging from the opponent's performance, he is obviously very confident.

Based on this alone, even if the driver is told that the person in front of him was once an ace pilot, the driver will not have the slightest doubt.

The ace pilot became a mercenary? As far as the driver knew, there was only one ace pilot named Valentina who became a relic hunter, but the problem was that the one she joined was the famous God Hunting Group.

The salary is probably higher than that of the main players of the mecha competitive club. As for this "clown"...

To put it bluntly, he is completely a "nobody".

"Get everything you need, and be mentally prepared for not having any supplies in the future." The captain of the spear team said, "Even if you can break into the interior of the ark, you may not be able to find a supply point."

"Speaking of which, the other team may be in trouble." A relic hunter from the Snapping Turtle hunting group said, "The cars they ride in all use energy crystal engines, and they don't have shield generators.

, if you encounter such sharp spikes, I’m afraid that if you shoot them down in one round, not many people will be alive.”

The emergency landing location of the transport plane was within the clear zone. If the enemy followed up to search for their traces, they would soon find the transport plane left in place - this is one of the reasons why the leader of the spear team executed the seriously wounded.

, rather than staying in the transport plane and being captured by the enemy, it is better to leave quickly.

"Why?" A heavily armored soldier of the spear squad frowned and shook the wall shield hanging on his arm - this thing looked like a wall shield for fighting, but it was actually a small energy shield.

The shield generator is one of the most powerful defensive equipment in the squad.

As for the "Joker" and the pilot of the transport plane, they walked at the back of the team.

According to the requirements of General Maginot and the regulations in the "mission contract", this special team is composed of regular troops, mercenaries, and relic hunters. The highest commander is the captain of the spear team. Similarly, another

The commander of a small team is the captain of the Gray Fox Team.

It's just that the sniper was killed when he was attacked in the air, so the observer can only take on the sniper mission alone. Fortunately, the observers in the general special team are also selected from elite snipers.

As a sniper, the impact is not that big.

The driver wanted to ask something else, but the "Joker" had already helped him to where everyone was stacking equipment and put him down.

Leading the charge is the scout team of the Spear Squad. A standard-sized scout team consists of two scouts, a sniper and an observer. The scout is responsible for collecting information, and the sniper and observer are tasked with using microscopic

Use the sniper rifle to deal with some "small troubles" - such as removing hidden sentries, dealing with lone enemies on the route of travel, etc.

"This is a life-saving thing. What do you mean by asking me to leave the shield here?" The heavy-armed soldier still wanted to argue, but the captain of the spear team patted him on the shoulder and said: "He said

That's right, do as he said. Like everyone else, leave all the equipment that requires energy crystals to drive it here. You only need to bring the minimum energy crystals that are enough to activate the public communication terminal."

"Why, captain?" the heavy-armed soldier asked in confusion.

The penetrating power of the spikes attacking the transport plane is extremely terrifying. After piercing the outer armor and the middle structure of the transport plane, it can still pierce the bodies of the two people, and finally penetrate through the other side of the transport plane...

...It is no exaggeration to say that this thing may not even be able to block the frontal armor of active main battle tanks.

The scout team moved slightly faster than the large force, but because they had to maintain radio silence, the distance could not be too far, probably about one kilometer. The sniper who replaced his teammates also kept close contact with the two scouts.

about two hundred meters away - this kind of

Flexible formations are very commonly used in stealth operations. Scouts and snipers can not only respond to each other and support each other within the visual range, but also timely seek assistance from the large forces behind when one party is in trouble, while avoiding the risk of a sudden attack.

There is a problem with blind spots in the field of vision when moving.

"What can I do? Since we haven't been attacked yet, that means the enemy hasn't discovered us yet." Soap replied angrily, "You kid, you'd better shut your crow mouth. If it's true,

If you are discovered by the enemy, I will use you as a human shield first."

"Move towards the Ark, be sure to maintain concealment and radio silence." the leader of the Spear Team ordered.

Although the energy response of portable equipment will be much weaker than that of crystal engines and anti-gravity devices, their direction of travel is towards the Ark and towards the occupied areas of unknown enemies. The closer the distance, the easier it will be.

Energy reactions detected by the enemy - even electronic watches powered by the lowest-grade crystals - may reveal their whereabouts.

"That makes sense." Soap nodded, "If I were the enemy's commander, even if the anti-gravity device of our transport plane is turned off and the energy reaction disappears, I will order to continue shooting at the location where the energy reaction last appeared.

, and even conduct a covering fire strike on that area."

"Then we are all wiped out now." The pilot shrugged. The energy shield was also turned off along with the anti-gravity device. After turning off all this, they were still worried for a while, fearing that they would be destroyed without the protection of the shield.

The situation, the spikes struck again... But what surprised everyone was that after turning off all energy-responsive equipment, the surrounding area suddenly became quiet, and the enemy's attacks immediately stopped.

"To be honest, I always feel that we are running naked right now." Giraffe said to Soap, "There is no cover at all on this road, and the target is too conspicuous. If the enemy has thermal infrared vision or low-light vision,

Looking down from the ark, you can see everything clearly."

It's as if the switches for the anti-gravity device and shield generator are the same switch as those for the equipment that shoots spikes.

Soap's metaphor is not an exaggeration. After all, the flagships of those powerful fleets with aircraft carriers and battleships have all crashed on the Ark...

"Wait a minute." "Joker" suddenly said, "I suggest leaving all equipment that uses energy crystals as driving energy here. Regardless of size, power or purpose, do not bring it with you."

"Actually, the situation is much better than expected." The pilot of the transport plane whispered to the others as he walked away, "After we made a successful emergency landing and turned off the anti-gravity device, those spikes no longer hit us.

We have been here before, which means that the enemy's tracking method is very simple and can only rely on energy reactions to determine our position. Moreover, the locking mechanism of this spike-firing weapon is a bit stupid. They will only shoot at places with energy reactions.

The attack will stop immediately after the energy reaction disappears."

"We should avoid fighting as much as possible... If we can deceive the enemy's perception, I don't care even if I sneak into the Ark naked." Soap said to his companions, "You don't even think about the strength of the enemy we face. If you want me

Say, even giving you an aircraft carrier and battleship will not help."

"If you think my body can help you block those spikes, that's up to you." The giraffe rolled his eyes and held up the helmet on his head.

Each person only carries a small piece of the lowest-level energy crystal, which is used to activate the communication terminal in the Ark. Moreover, for safety reasons, these energy crystals are also sealed in special lead boxes.

"Brother, are you a little clueless?" Before the captain could say anything, Soap was the first to complain, "Have you forgotten how we were knocked down from the sky? Those enemies are obviously very sensitive to the reaction of energy crystals. You are

Do you want to kill everyone?"

"Don't worry about them yet, mind yourselves." Soap waved his hand, raised his head and looked at the Ark - at this time, they were still 1.5 kilometers away from the Ark, and the outline of the Ark was also in their field of vision.

It became clearer.

One piece of equipment using energy crystals as its energy source was taken out and thrown into the equipment box, including crystal energy bombs.

You must know that the "Amran-class" transport aircraft they boarded is an improved version used by the military. The armor thickness of the cabin alone is

More than 700 millimeters, this is already the average frontal armor thickness of main battle tanks before switching to Nino alloy armor. (Note 1)

Soap and the giraffe looked at each other, without saying anything, he shouldered his own equipment and followed silently.

This artificial plain is called the "clearance zone". If there are indigenous creatures or ill-intentioned exiles who want to approach the Ark, they will be discovered when they enter this unprotected "clearance zone" - no need to

No matter what high-tech reconnaissance equipment, as long as you hold a telescope at a high place, you can clearly see people or animals walking on the "clearance zone".

If the squad leader is killed in battle, he will assume the role of commander in descending order of military rank until the last regular soldier dies in battle.

No one can block such a weapon with their bodies. If everyone in the team stands in a vertical row, the spike can penetrate directly from head to tail, piercing them all into a bloody string."

Sugar haws".

All in all, the command power never goes to these mercenaries.

But what the giraffe said at the beginning is not unreasonable. In order to prevent there being indigenous creatures hiding around the Ark, or the existence of hidden relics of Alpha civilization, with the Ark as the center, the area fifty kilometers outward from the edge area is covered by

The "processed" terrain, as for the processing method, is also very brainless: first, use detection

After sweeping all the places with a machine to make sure there are no ruins or other man-made structures or nests of indigenous creatures underground, they use bulldozers and explosives to level all the "bumps" on the ground, and then use cement and sand.

The potholes and depressions were filled in, and a huge artificial plain was created.

"The most lethal and defensive equipment has been thrown away. As a result, the combat capability of the entire team has been reduced by at least half." Giraffe complained. Among the equipment he threw away was a new one he bought last month.

A pulse laser assault rifle. This rifle cost him three full missions, and it still hurt him to lose it so easily.

"Hey, look, there seems to be something on the edge of the Ark... It didn't seem to be there when I looked at it on the plane before!" Soap suddenly exclaimed.

[P.S. Note 1: A small explanation needs to be made here. The armor thickness in military terms generally does not refer to the actual armor thickness. For example, if the front armor thickness of a tank is 500 millimeters, it does not mean that its armor is really half a meter thick.

, this thickness is actually an abbreviation, and when expanded, it should be called "equivalent thickness", which is "homogeneous steel armor with a protective capability equivalent to a thickness of 500 millimeters."

In fact, the thickness of the composite armor used on tanks is not that exaggerated. As for the addition of the fictional Nino alloy in this book, the thickness and weight of the armor have been further reduced.

In addition, the “penetration depth in millimeters” of an armor-piercing projectile also refers to the “equivalent penetration depth.”]
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