>>6089507The team launched a combined arms campaign of harassment, attempting to dismantle the tight phalanx of units and pick apart their vulnerable target. D-troops executed low gravity acrobatics, flipping off buildings to get a line of sight while throwing pucks like some sort of...Disc launcher...from some sort of 1990s RTS videogame called tiberium sun....sorta a clunky analogy, but here they were, and here we are.
The Pucks flew true over great distances and some managed to score direct impacts. One of the PeaceKeeper power gears took a puck to the knee, ending it's days of adventuring. As the puck assault ended, and the phalanx began dumping concentrated railgun fire where the D-troops were, an attack from the side rocked them as the IFV began unloading railgun rounds into hapless targets. A few more fell, only for a crossfire from the PG adding pain to the killbox. Pucks, miniguns, and a railgun spattered across the peacekeeper forces, painting uniform ruin in one even coat.
Command saw the live feed and authorized and immediate deployment of assets to the combat zone.
The wholistic approach of Halberd Intergalactic was impressive, but they were still up against a significantly larger force who was regrouping and now spacing out to deal with this organic threat.
>10 Hostile PGs remain mobile, 3 remain weapons capable but immobilized, 1 Howitzer is active and preparing to use it's main gun at full capacity in a direct fire mode.---
>>6089575The command AI indexed the list and then synthesized considerations factoring in existing environmental and resource constraints, almost immediately a text response hit Halberd Intergalactic.
"Option: Reduced gravity will enable practical application of railgun technicals ... field appropriated powergear spares are en route for bipedal mobile heavy railgun direct fire support under AI control. Your team will provide engineering, design, and technical labor. Remaining equipment will be appropriated."
A moment later a second option generates.
"Option: Existing railguns inventory will suffice for attempted implementation of helical railgun. One example...." the screen gitches out and shows a stream of data about MARAUDER.
"Option: Plasma Railgun."
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