Volume 1 Glacial Relics Chapter 27 Another Way
After hesitating for a full minute, the lieutenant colonel nodded with some difficulty and said, "Okay, let's do this. I can transfer another 25 marines to your command, but you need to be responsible for your own personal safety. If there are casualties, it will be counted as an accident rather than a combat loss."
"No problem, no problem." The Hound patted the lieutenant colonel's shoulder very readily. Ke Lan noticed that the lieutenant colonel originally wanted to dodge, but in the end he just stood there without moving.
"It's strange... the lieutenant colonel obviously didn't look very willing, but why did he agree anyway? And he looked like he was afraid of the old dog." After leaving the bridge, Ke Lan asked in confusion.
"Hey, you don't know this, right?" Layton's voice suddenly came from behind. Ke Lan turned around and saw that this guy had a huge fuel cell hanging on his chest. Two long wires were connected to the place where the power furnace should have been. The broken mechanical arm was replaced with a simple light howitzer. There was a long ammunition belt hanging on his shoulder, and his only remaining hand was holding a box of heavy shells.
"Don't be fooled by his old soldier look. He was not a soldier in the army, but a colonel, a colonel in a frontline combat unit... two ranks higher than this captain. Do you think the captain dares to act in front of him? If he hadn't been so foul-mouthed and offended a great man, he wouldn't have retired so early and run out to become a lone hunter."
"He... Colonel?!" Ke Lan stared in amazement at the hound who was carrying a rapid-fire Gauss rifle on his shoulder and whistling. He could not connect the image of this soldier in front of him with the image of a senior officer .
This is too much magical realism!
"Don't mention such trivial matters. Shut your big mouth." The Hound rolled his eyes at Layton, looking unhappy. "You want to go down before you have repaired your scrap metal shell? You should know that we are not included in the combat operation. Even if we are killed, we will not get any money."
"Don't worry about that. With their lousy shooting skills, they may not be able to hit me even if I just stand there and let them shoot."
"Alright, you're looking for death. If you get shot, no one can blame anyone--" said Hound, and he took a riot sniper rifle that used non-lethal tranquilizer bullets from the weapon rack and hung it on his back. The lieutenant colonel captain was quite generous. In addition to lending Hound 25 marines, he also opened the ship's arsenal to them. It had everything from pocket pistols that could be hidden in the palm of your hand to a complete set of military power armor.
In addition to Asano Akira who was still holding on to his sword, Ke Lan and Ivan also took a rifle from the shelf. They chose the Ark-01 automatic rifle, commonly known as the "Type 01", which is the most common standard firearm on the Ark. As a resident who grew up on the Ark, Ke Lan used this Type 01 when he received basic military training. Compared with other fancy weapons, he still feels that this basic model is the most familiar and most convenient.
"You have a good vision. Young people nowadays like those dazzling energy weapons. In my opinion, the most efficient way to kill people is still with real bullets." The Hound took a look at the two people's choices and nodded with appreciation.
"Most individual energy weapons use pulsed lasers. Although they are highly accurate, they are not as powerful as live ammunition and their lethality is also very low. I have treated many wounded soldiers who were hit by counterattacks because they failed to kill the enemy in time." Ivan said.
The laser weapons developed by Ark can be roughly divided into two types. One is the cluster type, which is powerful and energy-intensive, and is usually installed on large equipment, such as the laser cannon used by the Raven-class fighter to kill two snow dragons. The light laser weapons equipped by infantry are basically pulse-type due to energy supply. A unit of crystal can fire about eight to ten shots, but the power is much smaller than the cluster type, and it is easily restrained by the anti-beam coating.
Just as everyone had finished selecting their weapons, a team of fully armed marines squeezed into the armory. The leading sergeant saluted the Hound with a standard military salute and shouted, "The First Squadron of the Marines of Ship 481 of the Fourth Cruiser Fleet reports to you. Please give your instructions!"
"Very good, the boys are very energetic." The Hound nodded with satisfaction. In the blink of an eye, his temperament seemed to have changed. With a wave of his hand, a holographic map appeared on the table in the armory.
"Time is very tight. Let me briefly explain the operation process - this is a pursuit operation. The terrain is an open canyon with no cover. There are six enemies, and they are fleeing to the north. Our number is more than three times theirs. We can divide them into two groups to encircle them. Half of you will follow this big guy named Layton and chase them from behind. I will take the rest of you to airdrop to the front to block their way... The operation is basically not difficult. You are not rookies, so I won't say much about the precautions, but remember one thing, at least leave two people alive, don't kill them all!"
"yes!"
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Due to concerns about possible hidden anti-aircraft firepower, the warship must maintain an altitude of more than 600 meters, so Ke Lan and his team can only use gliders for airborne landing. Fortunately, hunters also often use this kind of equipment, so it is not unfamiliar to them.
The only thing that Ke Lan found difficult was how to suppress ground targets with the weapons in his hands while gliding at high speed.
Not to mention aiming, it is extremely difficult to turn the muzzle of the gun and pull the trigger in this posture.
"That's not necessary," the Hound said suddenly.
"What's unnecessary."
"I mean... there's no need to aim, just shoot based on your feeling." After saying that, Hound was the first to jump down with the gun in his arms.
"Old Dog means that you should fire directly from the hip - our weapons have been replaced with large-capacity drum magazines, and one out of every three rounds will be a tracer bullet. Then you just need to adjust the trajectory along the tail light of the tracer bullet . This is a compulsory course for a machine gunner." Layton explained it to Ke Lan very carefully, but before Ke Lan could ask in detail, he jumped out of the hatch.
"Shit... I've never been a machine gunner." Ke Lan weighed the heavy drum and felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have stayed on the battleship and rested safely. Old Dog didn't force them to come along.
"Sigh... let's just consider it as revenge for the pilot of the transport plane and Jiang Lian." Ke Lan gritted his teeth, untied the safety rope around his waist, and jumped out.
The attack site was right below the battleship. The six exiles had already run two kilometers along the river valley, but with the speed of the glider suits, it would take less than ten minutes to catch up with them.
"Team one and team two, spread out to the left and right and act according to the original plan." The hound's voice came from the headset. Ke Lan slightly put his arms together to reduce the area of wind resistance. His speed suddenly increased a bit and he flew towards the northeast of the valley.
The team led by Layton had already caught up with the Exiles. They opened the flap on one side, freeing one arm, and dived downward with the airflow on one side, while using the free hand to raise their guns and shoot.
This move is in no way inferior to the high-altitude stunt skydiving performances I've seen on TV before!
Most of the bullets falling from the sky hit the air, but one unlucky guy was still hit in the calf. He fell to the ground and tumbled several times.
Layton and the other two Marines immediately slowed down and began to lower their altitude... Soon, they landed on the ground and rushed to the injured person with guns in hand.
"Old dog, something's wrong!" Layton yelled in the communication channel, "These people are not exiles, they came from somewhere else!"
