Joseph and William put on their helmets, climbed onto the roof of the command vehicle, and looked towards the direction from which the red dot was flying.
The field of view of their helmet-mounted displays automatically adjusted, instantly locking onto the rapidly approaching target, and then continued to zoom in, quickly going from blurry to clear.
"What is this?" Joseph's voice was actually a little shocked.
William didn't speak, just stared at the incoming target.
The anti-aircraft vehicle in the tank unit has also locked on the target, and the four-unit anti-aircraft cannon is quickly aimed at the target. The original version of the anti-aircraft tank should be a four-unit high-energy laser, but in the environment of Planet 4, the laser energy
The attenuation was extremely serious, so it was replaced with a combination of two lasers and two artillery pieces. At the same time, each anti-aircraft vehicle also carried ten high-performance missiles.
It's just that these missiles are also limited on Planet 4. They can't fly very far and will miss their target. Therefore, they have only been used to deal with the winged beasts in actual combat. Anyway, there are only war beasts in the sky, so as long as they hit something, it will be fine.
Just before the anti-aircraft vehicle was about to intercept, William ordered over the communication channel: "No firing, the queue disperses!"
Although the Lancers were puzzled, the tanks quickly dispersed, and the anti-aircraft tanks still locked onto the target while maneuvering.
William and Joseph stared at the distant sky. At this time, the target was clearly visible. It was a long column that was constantly expanding and contracting. With each blow, a cloud of gas was ejected from the tail, pushing it to fly rapidly in the air. It
There are four small wings like shark fins, which seem to play a role in guidance and balance.
It's just that this shape looks weird no matter how you look at it.
When approaching the chariot formation, it drew a high arc and fell toward the chariot formation.
William stared at its arc, his raised hand never falling, and no anti-aircraft tankers opened fire.
The strange flying object seemed to have poor accuracy, and the arc of its descent was somewhat insufficient, so it flew far past the tank troops and landed 300 meters away.
After it hit the ground, its body exploded and a large green smoke filled the air, covering dozens of meters in an instant.
William and Joseph were no strangers to this green mist, and they immediately gave the order to fire. The other lancer soldiers were already prepared and fired immediately after the order. Dozens of tracer bullets were fired into the green mist, igniting it before it fully spread.
Immediately, a purple-green fireball appeared, and the roar of the explosion shook the ground.
After the explosion, it took a full three seconds for Joseph to recover from the shock and said: "I saw it right, is this damn thing..."
William's face was unusually solemn, "Although I don't want to admit it, if I'm not blind, this thing... should be a ground-attack missile."
"But isn't this thing alive?"
"Living surface-attack missile."
"Fortunately, its accuracy is very impressive."
"Maybe we will see ground-attack missiles with eyes soon."
"That's really a ghost! What else will we see in the future? A living tank, a living mecha?" Joseph was chattering there, and suddenly his voice rose an octave: "What a ghost! What is that?!"
Including William, everyone's helmets rang with piercing alarms, and at the end of their field of vision, a large number of dense red dots appeared, flying towards them at high speed!
Those are live ground-attack missiles, hundreds of them in number, spread throughout the sky!
"Intercept! Intercept with all your strength!" William shouted as he rushed towards his mecha.
Joseph moved one step faster and was now under his mecha, anxiously waiting for the cockpit hatch to be fully opened.
The anti-aircraft tank finally opened fire, and tracer projectiles shot into the sky. The fragments of the explosion also produced a shining fluorescent effect. At the same time, green lasers shot into the sky, illuminating the incoming target.
Just a few tenths of a second of continuous irradiation caused the irradiated part of the missile to smoke and burn a large hole, which continued to penetrate deeper.
The missiles actually let out a painful scream, sprayed violently, and flew around in the air. Some of them accelerated towards the ground and exploded in advance, ending their painful lives.
Compared with other planets, the power of high-energy lasers here is attenuated too much. It takes three times as long to intercept a missile as on other planets. Moreover, there are too many missiles. Even though the anti-aircraft vehicles are trying their best to intercept, even the missiles cannot be intercepted.
The missiles and main battle tanks also joined the interception team, and still one-third of the missiles broke through the interception net and fell to the ground.
The chariot troops were instantly covered by the diffuse green mist, followed by an earth-shattering explosion!
After a while, the smoke gradually dissipated, and Joseph's voice sounded on the communication channel: "It's really difficult to deal with! I was almost injured. William, William? Are you still alive?"
"If you don't die, how can I die first?" William's voice came from the smoke.
Joseph breathed a sigh of relief and was about to check the team's casualties when William called from behind: "Wait a minute! Come back and pull me up."
Joseph turned around and strode into the smoke. He saw William's mecha lying on its back, one leg in a strange twisted state, and it was obviously seriously damaged.
Joseph leaned over, grabbed William Mecha's chest, pulled him up, then squatted down to check his legs, pulled out a metal fragment from the joint, and said, "Okay, can you move?"
William moved his legs and said: "The 30% impairment of athletic ability is acceptable. You don't need to worry about me, go and see the situation of the troops."
Joseph stood up and said, "What the hell, there are so many ground-attack missiles, are these beasts serious about their evolution?"
While complaining, he patrolled the battlefield. When he encountered a damaged tank, he checked to see if the crew inside was alive.
The power of these weird ground-attack missiles was astonishing. There were destroyed tanks everywhere along the way. Even the main battle tanks were not spared. It was even more difficult for those weakly armored infantry fighting vehicles and anti-aircraft tanks to survive.
Fortunately, the Federation has always been in a leading position in tanks and mechas. Even if the tank is destroyed, most of the crew inside will survive.
Joseph and William quickly finished inspecting the battlefield and met again. Both of them looked gloomy.
"More than one-third of the tanks have been lost. I'm afraid we won't be able to move forward."
Joseph frowned, "But we have already walked half the way."
William said: "Even one mecha was damaged, and we can't move forward. What to do with those who lost their tanks? Throw them here, or take them with you?"
Before Joseph could speak, a large number of red dots suddenly appeared on the screen, so densely packed that it was impossible to tell how many there were.
Joseph's expression changed and he said loudly: "Get ready to fight! Beast tide!"