newbobooks Chapter 261 Street Brawl in Florence
Chapter 261 Street Brawl in Florence
"Two main battle mechs enter Farollensa. Repeat, two mechs enter Farollensa!"
Alice's broadcast echoed through the radio channels as the entire tank division gradually advanced into the city, while at the same time, the armored infantry division stationed in the city began to launch a counterattack using all available resources.
Large-caliber artillery cannot fire into cities, but all kinds of anti-armor equipment are used to their fullest extent. In urban warfare, nothing can compare to a rocket aimed from behind a building window.
However, the two mechs, maintaining high-speed maneuverability, managed to dodge most of the rockets. Most of the armored infantry stationed in the city for defense did not have time to react before the mechs roared past them, bringing a gust of wind with them.
Huesca Laca, who was right behind him, took a breath. The tank roared through the street. As the tank commander, he listened to the reports echoing in the communication channel. The tank roared through the street and he saw the mess on the side of the street and the black marks left by the thrusters scorching the walls.
Central Plaza, Florence; Central Cathedral, Florence.
As the location of the Farolenza command post, the central square of Farolenza has long been equipped with various defensive facilities, almost exceeding the standard, including a large number of well-equipped single-barrel FLAK30 20mm anti-aircraft guns and multiple machine gun positions.
"Mechs! They're coming from the south! Open fire!"
The armored infantrymen of Amelansi, who were defending the city, quickly spotted the two mechs. As they piloted their mechs into the square, a barrage of fire erupted, with the 20mm cannons leveling their muzzles and immediately opening fire on them.
The sounds of clanging and banging echoed inside the cabin. Seeing this, the two mechs retaliated. Relying on their high mobility and long-range unmanned resupply, the mechs easily dodged the fire whips and used the various weapons on their arms, including the twin 12.7mm rotary cannons on their shoulders, to suppress the scattered fire points.
Although its combat capabilities are not strong compared to the time it took for the mechs to be produced, it is sufficient to deal with the current Amerlanxi armed forces.
"This is the HQ defense force; we have suffered heavy losses!" (Repeatedly) "Enemy forces have breached HQ and suffered heavy losses!"
One distress radio call after another was sent out, but from the beginning, it was a “necessary sacrifice,” everyone knew that, even the soldiers who sent those calls knew it, but they still held onto a sliver of hope until the programmable shells and bullets fell, until they died.
Until a T-90MS-UN appeared on the street, rotated its turret, and aimed at the mech.
"fire!"
boom!
The muzzle blast rose up, impacting the entire street. A steel needle whistled past, grazing Tails's mech arm. The immense kinetic energy slightly shifted the mech's posture. She sensed it, and the mech turned, revealing the unusual tank.
"Reverse! Reverse!"
"Launch smoke grenades!"
The smoke grenade launcher on the turret launched smoke grenades that obstructed the view. Both sides simultaneously activated thermal imaging, but all they could see was a burst of white, high-heat smoke blocking their vision.
The T-90 reversed at a slow speed of only about 10 km/h, which was achieved with an optimized transmission system and was clearly insufficient. Meanwhile, the infantrymen who volunteered to provide cover on both sides of the vehicle fired their weapons, only to be immediately bombarded by programmable shells.
"Enemy tank... no, that's not your average model! Tails! Destroy it! That's the same tank that just destroyed our comrade!"
The Knight Commander was about to give chase when she suddenly noticed another tank on the other side, its cannon already aimed.
"Fire!"
The equipment on these tanks actually includes more than just armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds. Dozens of rounds, including 9K119 gun-launched missiles and BK-20M fin-stabilized high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds, are also stored in the rotary loader and the rear magazine of the turret. The rounds being fired now are BK-20M fin-stabilized HEAT rounds developed during World War III.
Relying on the artillery, the tank aimed and fired in an instant, the shells pierced the barrel and the tail fins opened, warnings blared in the Knight Commander's aircraft and smoke grenades were quickly thrown out.
Bang!
A tooth-grinding sound rang out, and the system automatically sprang up its arm to block the shell as a defense. Under the Monroe effect, the high-speed metal jet and explosive charge of the armor-piercing projectile tore the arm apart, but did not penetrate further.
Smoke grenades were thrown, and both sides moved simultaneously. The severed arm did not have many integrated weapon systems, but the armor-piercing automatic cannon was still usable. The Knight Commander knew that the tank was being reloaded. She activated the mecha's thrusters to propel it upwards, leaping the mecha into the air.
After reading all the available documents on combat and experiencing actual combat, they knew that the best way to attack tanks was with the anti-tank missiles on their backs. Once locked on, they could track and destroy them immediately without any deviation due to the movement of the aircraft.
"Tails! Anti-tank missile!"
Tails reacted quickly, leaped up, locked on, and launched in one smooth motion. The mech plummeted to the ground, the missile flew toward its target, and she let out a long breath.
"That was close, Commander!"
Tails's machine slammed into the ground, creating a shallow crater. The anti-tank missile was the most powerful weapon against these demon tanks.
"Commander?"
There was no response from the communication channel. Tails suddenly realized that she had lost her data connection with the Knights Commander at some point. She turned around and the scene on the monitor left her speechless.
The Knight Commander's mech lay on the ground, its entire waist severed. A gust of wind blew away the smoke, and amidst the flames and smoke, a low-slung tank with a flying saucer turret was driving out of the street.
She looked back and saw that the tank she had locked onto had also not been destroyed. She looked closely and saw that what was burning was not the tank itself, but the strips of cloth and branches stuck in it.
The "Kontakt-7" heavy explosive reactive armor is also a new type of explosive reactive armor developed during World War III. It can block all kinds of shells that use chemical energy warheads, including the ones that these two mechs just fired. Moreover, in order to reduce weight, the anti-tank missiles on the mechs are not even equipped with tandem warheads, so it is impossible for them to penetrate the T-90MS-UN which is covered with heavy ERA.
Even the drivers of the two tanks never expected that, after a brief tremor, aside from some damage to sensors and optoelectronic equipment, the tanks would still be able to fight.
Now, only Tails is left.