Chapter 1439: Twenty-nine. Vault (4)

? A roar that the human ear cannot catch?
The electromagnetic catapult "Legion" carrying a 90-meter-long orbit was activated at the same time.
The accelerated reciprocating aircraft pushed and loaded a more than ten tons of reconnaissance type and a small team of support and support "Legion" airdrop pods. In a blink of an eye, it crossed the distance of 90 meters, reached the other end of the track, and reached the highest speed. At the same time release the locking device. The airdrop module accelerated to 100 meters per second ignited the external bound booster rocket while rising into the air. Under the propulsion of four rockets, the streamlined container dragged the flame and continued to climb to the upper altitude. After a few minutes, the airdrop module climbed to the set height, the burning boost rocket separated from the outer shell, and the four red light tail flames gradually away from the dark red pulled out a perfect cross-shaped light in the night sky. Leaving the beautiful Korolev cross behind him, the airdrop module also split in the air. The "legions" scattered in the air captured themselves again without the gravity of the planets, and opened one-off gliding wings, gliding in the air in the bone-chilling cold wind.
Sliding from the cold wind to the snow-capped ground, the "Legion" did not hesitate to rush to a target that knew nothing about the crisis.
The General Staff is actually quite entangled in the question of whether or not to use the "Legion" as the core combat strength of the "Vaulting Horse" operation.
After all, they are professional officers, no matter how war mad, they are still very resistant to handing over their stage to a group of iron bumps. Not to mention the behavior of the "Legion" chasing corpses, opening their brains, and scanning brain tissues on the battlefield like scavengers. Regardless of their position and ethnic origin, mentally sound intelligent creatures can’t be disgusted by that behavior, elves. also the same.
but--
The use of a promising technology is not in line with the principle of efficiency that the elves respect.
In this case, it is okay to conduct a real combat test, not only to suppress and suppress the production war, but also to test the various methods of use of the "Legion". Regardless of the final result, at least you can harvest a lot of actual combat data that is usually difficult to obtain, discover various potential problems, and start to improve and solve as soon as possible.
Finally, the key factor that led the General Staff to agree that the 500th Special Technology Battalion was put into actual combat was the greatest advantage of unmanned combat machines-no need to worry about casualties.
Not only the machine itself is not afraid of death, the army does not need to bear the loss and pressure of public opinion caused by the death of soldiers, and the unmanned combat machine is not a flesh and blood, as long as it is modified by several parts, it can quickly adapt to various battlefields, which is a living life Can't do it.
For example, under an extremely cruel initial acceleration, it rises into the sky, and then glides in the night sky with thin air and extremely low temperature. It passes through the screaming snow and the rolling high mountains. Without moonlight and stars, it can be referenced. Going for dozens of kilometers in a turbulent stream that can't be distinguished from left to right or up and down, searching for hidden good targets in the vast snowfield, landing quickly on the knee-deep snow and launching the attack as soon as possible, and finally without resorting to traditional air transportation The method can also be quickly deployed to quickly attack enemy forces with various emergencies and flexible maneuvers.
Even the elite battle-hardened elite can't do any of the above things, let alone all things are connected together and completed all at once.
These are "impossible tasks" for the flesh and blood, but the "Legion" can be carried out faithfully without any compromise, and it is still completed with high quality.
They are real killing machines, born for the purpose of killing and destroying, and exist only for the purpose of carrying out this purpose.
Under the guidance of the radar signal of the observation ship floating at high altitude, it took only fifteen minutes, and the first "Legion" flew 90 kilometers from the forward base in Aix-les-Bains to the core. Over the target area-Bonnevaux.
This town was originally a small town in the eastern part of the Alps. Relying on the rise of the local logging industry, it gradually developed into a small town with a population of more than 3,000 in its heyday. However, with the outbreak of war, young people began to exile in large numbers. After Charlemagne's fall, as many people moved out, only 200 town residents remained in the town.
The core character of the "Liberty Legion", code-named "People in the High Castle", was chosen here because of the unique geographical advantages of this place. From the sky, it is not difficult to find that this town is a lowland surrounded by mountains. The city is surrounded by steep mountains on all sides. There is a river on the north side. There are only three roads from the city to the outside world. All these roads It is easy to blockade it through the mountain pass. It is precisely because of this easy-to-defense and difficult-to-attack geographic environment that the town becomes a natural fortress, and it is difficult to overcome without the support of heavy weapons. Even if the heavy weapons are managed to be brought up, the other party can rely on the terrain to get enough time for important people to evacuate. In addition, the special geographical environment is not only difficult to attract attention, but also makes it easy for outsiders to be exposed, and it is difficult for the defense forces or other guerrilla armed spies to penetrate. As a foothold for the guerrilla command, there is nothing better than here. One month before the official launch of Operation Vault, Brandenburg’s radio reconnaissance battalion intercepted communications from the same place in multiple directions, and after reversely comparing several coordinates that might serve as receiving stations , It was finally confirmed that these telecommunications were all sent from the town of Bonavo. At that time, when the Defense Forces disturbed the guerrilla armed storage of overwintering materials in full swing, the place where such intensive telecommunication operations were carried out should be the headquarters of the "Liberty Army". Be aware that in the guerrillas in this area, only they have radio equipment and operators.
Coincidentally, just as the radio reconnaissance battalion made some gains, the "Prince Eugen" brigade captured several guerrillas belonging to the "Liberty Legion" in a battle. This group of hard-core tough men was mixed with a strong enough will. With the help of the nine-tailed cat, electric chair, water bed, and various temptations, this person is awkward. The apostate who had served as a escort confessed that although the information will be passed to the various detachments through an unspecified number of escorts, the judgement is based on the date of writing the information, the date of arrival, and the squad’s footwork and direction of action. It is highly likely that the senior guerrilla command headquarters will be in Bonavo. In addition, inside the Serres inside, an intelligence was accidentally intercepted. According to the objects of the negotiations and the content of the meeting, the analysts of the Military Intelligence Agency confirmed that the commanding body or senior leadership of the "Liberty Army" was indeed in Bonavo.
For a while, the clues of all parties pointed to the town of Bonavo. The core leadership of the "Legion" seems to have become a turtle in the urn, just waiting for the sharp-eared hunters to come to the net. However, in addition to the great encouragement of the "Vaulting Horse" combat campaign, a very real problem was also put on the table. According to the forecast of the meteorological department, the cold air mass is going south, and it will soon enter the snow period. The ground troops have already replaced the snow driving equipment for the motor vehicles early on, and the mountain infantrymen have also prepared equipment for winter mountain activities such as sledding, ski goggles, and winter clothes. But what about the most critical airborne assault? In snowy weather, it is very problematic to take off and land the transport plane alone, so parachuting in this bad weather is no different from suicide, not to mention the suddenness, the original In addition to paratrooper airborne, the plan is to use gliders to carry personnel and equipment for airborne landings in order to avoid premature exposure of the action target. But the mountain airflow is originally complicated, even if it is not a snowy night, the glider must always face the risk of a sudden stall crash. (In the pre-war preview, there was a glider carrying a lieutenant and 9 paratroopers without any warning. Suddenly stalled, the occupants survived, and there was a plane that flipped nose to nose when landing ~EbookFREE.me~ Most of the crew on board were seriously injured) Performing 100 poses of falling to the guerrillas and 100 methods of giving heads, while the rebels laughed until they were breathless, the infantry crossed the mountains and passed them. The result? They are really a poisonous plan. .
It is precisely in consideration of the difficulties faced by airborne operations that it is intended to conduct actual combat tests on the "Legion", and simply let the "Legion" start the first shot of the battle.
The General Staff of the Defense Force once again gave full play to the rigorous paranoia. They carefully scrutinized and drilled every link of the "horse vault" operation, envisioned every unexpected situation, and formulated countermeasures for this. Even so, when the battle really started, two unexpected situations occurred.
One is that the performance of the "Legion" has greatly exceeded their expectations. The most optimistic predictions before have failed to think that this group of iron bumps actually performed so well.
The second is that the target is indeed in the town of Bonavo, but it happens to be hiding in a place that the defense forces do not know.
These two elements that are not expected at all will greatly affect the outcome of the battle in the next battle.