Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

Sergeant Lister was in charge of the second platoon of Scorpion main battle tanks. Since the tank was vulnerable to ground infantry attacks, it was placed in the middle of the formation.

McKay personally led the third platoon - the ground defense force - to ensure that the Ghost hoverskis and enemy infantry could not reach the other two platoons. One-third of the platoon's strength, a total of five Warthog personnel carriers, are responsible for breaking up the rear and acting as a quick reaction force.

Colonel Price, in accordance with his own requirements, led an elite team of hell paratroopers, preparing to deal with a battle that might break out at any time.

By ordering each platoon to perform its own tactical deployment, McKay hopes to improve the overall combat capability of the entire company, ensure firepower superiority, and minimize unnecessary casualties caused by friendly fire. She expects this to be very important in close combat. Danger.

As the Marines marched east towards Alpha Base, their first challenge lay on the edge of the flat terrain - rolling hills forming a labyrinth of canyons, basins and ravines. If humans strayed into it, the convoy would have to be broken up and move forward one by one. As a result, the escort force is extremely vulnerable to air and ground attacks. But there is another route: a large road about half a kilometer wide. Three long dragons can pass through at the same time without destroying the formation.

But a more serious problem arises. There are tall hills on both sides of the road, providing the Covenant with an excellent platform for a pincer attack.

As if the situation wasn't bad enough, a third hill appeared in the distance. If humans want to cross the road to reach the plains far away, they must pass through this second gate. It was a daunting prospect - the company had to fire back and forth over the hills on both sides - and Mackay felt a surge of despair. She was not superstitious, but an ancient hymn still lingered in her mind involuntarily: Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death—

Lieutenant, have you seen the hills on both sides of the road? Tommy's voice suddenly sounded on the command channel, interrupting the chanting of the Bible in her mind, I'm sure the Covenanters are ambushing them up there.

That's what I thought, sir. McKay didn't quite understand the colonel's purpose in pointing out this obvious question. She was not familiar with the way Spartans fought.

In the ensuing conversation, she gradually understood the significance of the Spartan unit.

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Sangheili warrior Adu'Motumi was using a monocular to observe the movements of the human troops from the top of Hill 1 set by the Covenant troops. Except for the five Warthog troop carriers, the other troop carriers were connected to overburdened trailers behind them, which greatly restricted their speed. In addition, there were four bulky human tanks that also held back the entire convoy.

Their commander did not venture through the foothills, choosing instead to take the high road. This is considered wise, but humans have to pay a price for this choice.

Motumi put down the monocular and turned around to look at the Revenant self-propelled mortar. Although he personally did not appreciate this slow-firing, dull self-propelled mortar, he had to admit that this design was perfect for the current mission. If combined with another self-propelled mortar of the same model on the top of Hill 2, the monster at hand will quickly destroy the incoming human troops.

If this is the case, then the corresponding threat comes from the armored tanks in the center of the human formation.

Look, a voice came from behind him, the Senate has sent me a spy. Tell me, little spy, who are you here to spy on, a human being or me?

Motumi turned around and saw field commander Noga' Putumi walking towards him. Considering his tall stature, his steps were silent. While Putumi was known for his bravery and leadership on the battlefield, he was also known for being abrasive, difficult to get along with, and arrogant.

The commander asked some stern questions, but he actually got most of them right. However, Motumi was sent to monitor both the enemy and the field commander himself.

Motumi didn't care about the field commander's rough tone and just touched his chin. Someone has to count the human corpses and write a report to celebrate your latest victory as a pavement for your next promotion, right?

If there's one thing that hits Putumi's nerves, it's his ego. Motumi swore that he saw with his own eyes that the commander's chest, which was already quite strong and burly, swelled slightly after being stimulated by flattery.

If you choose words and sentences as if you were commanding an army, then the troops you lead are really brave and good at fighting. Then, Xiao Jianmou, the Banshee fighter jets are on standby?

All ready to go.

Very well, Putumi replied. This elite warrior in golden armor raised his monocular and looked at the approaching human troops. Order the attack.'

As you command, Your Excellency.

Putumi nodded.

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McKay heard the sound of Banshee fighter jets flying in, and the desire to fight dispelled the fear that was spreading in his heart. What started as a low buzz soon turned into a roar, and finally turned into a bloodcurdling whine. McKay opened the communication channel.

This is Red One: We have encountered an enemy plane. One platoon is facing it head-on. The others are on standby. Everyone, listen up, this is just a warm-up, so the battle is quick. There are still many enemies along the way. The call is over.

There are five fighter formations, each with ten Banshee fighters. The first group stayed close to the road, flying so low that McKay saw the first wave of fighters almost in her face. The sun shone on the smooth metal wings of the Banshee fighter.

The first wave of Covenant pilots were eager to be the first to kill the humans, not to mention leaving any survivors for the formations behind them. So as soon as the humans came within range, they opened fire.

A platoon of Marines saw fighter jets appearing on the horizon in the distance, saw clusters of deadly energy dots flashing on the road ahead, and knew that they might face more than one wave of attacks. However, at least the enemy's attack has not yet begun.

According to the order of Lieutenant Orles, the Helltroopers aimed their M41 LAAG machine guns at the west side of the road and opened fire in unison. The Banshee fighter didn't stop. But when they tried to turn around, they had already fallen into the meat grinder.

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Motumi immediately realized the problem. Putumi ordered the following waves of fighters to stop, allowing the first team to attack alone.

The order was given too late. Eight of the ten Banshee fighter jets in the first group had been torn into millions of pieces, smoking and falling to the ground like snowflakes.