As the Titans descended in altitude, the disposable retro rockets mounted on them ignited, further buffering their fall, but ultimately they still crashed onto the ground with a muffled "thud".
This generation of unmanned Titans has freed up the cockpit space and removed a driver weighing over a hundred pounds, but has installed a control core weighing more than a dozen pounds and a Shield device weighing at least a hundred pounds. Plus, with matched energy upgrades and weapon enhancements, the unmanned Titans weigh more than general-purpose Titans.
Of course, by adding Shields and upgrading energy, their combat ability is also stronger.
Twelve unmanned Titans and twelve general-purpose modified Titans all equipped with the 30mm cannons, which have been proven through actual combat and recognized by all Titan Drivers as the best to use.
This weapon is recognized by Titan Drivers as the best to use on the battlefield. The 30mm shells can effectively kill alien creatures, and when equipped with Armor-Piercing Bullets, they can cause even more effective penetration damage. The high rate of fire ensures sustained firepower output, which is especially effective for countering the continued assaults of alien creatures.
In addition to cannons, general-purpose modified Titans are also equipped with four 75mm hand-held cannons. Although not as popular as the 30mm cannon, they are still considered highly popular weapons.
After all, the damage capabilities of hand-held rapid-fire cannons are much stronger than those of cannons, and incendiary shells are the favorite of some Titan Drivers who prefer firepower.
On the battlefield, rapidly detonating with incendiary shells to create a wall of fire can very effectively delay and disrupt the attack rhythm of alien creatures, interfere with their attack waves, and cause effective damage to them. It is a weapon favored by Titan Drivers.
This time is no exception. Equipped with hand-held cannons, four general-purpose modified Titans, after landing, quickly adjusted their posture and began shelling.
As for the other eight Titans, four of them are equipped with Chainsaw Swords for close combat. This weapon is also recognized as one of the most effective against alien creatures. In close combat, a roaring Chainsaw Sword can effectively chop alien creatures into a pile of pieces, with impressive results.
Other than the post-battle cleanup crew often cursing, and blood splattering ten meters during use, the only downside is the severe wear on the teeth, requiring frequent replacement.
However, this time, due to the installation of Shields, they don't intend to use Chainsaw Swords for close combat but prefer sweeping with cannons as much as possible.
"Captain, fighting like this won't test the Shields! Should we send a few dogs over to let them bite the Shields?" A driver of a general-purpose modified Titan proposed on the communication channel to the captain.
The firepower output of twenty-five Titans together is enough to form a death barrage, with no alien creatures able to breach their firepower blockade.
Especially the twelve unmanned Titans, which are controlled by artificial intelligence. Their kill efficiency is even 30% higher than human drivers, almost every bullet can take down an enemy.
Moreover, the secondary weapons they carry are more targeted than those of general-purpose modified Titans. Besides the six hand-held cannons, they also have two sniper cannons and four CIWS.
The so-called sniper cannon is an improved product from the Electromagnetic-Plasma Dual-Use Cannon on Qin Lan's Zhu Luan. The military was very envious but ultimately couldn't bear the cost and chose the electromagnetic sniper cannon with reduced configuration.
Through a magnetic rail, specially-designed ammunition is fired, accelerating the projectile to Mach 30. Even if it's just a solid warhead, the power is sufficient to penetrate anything.
In fact, during tests on the Energy Shield, the electromagnetic sniper cannon almost penetrated it. A specially-designed Armor-Piercing Bullet pierced through the shield, but lost its kinetic energy upon passing through, losing its lethality.
"No need, don't invite trouble. Although we're here to test the Shields, we're not here to proactively test them!" The captain spoke with a Sichuan Province accent, currently sitting in the Command Plane, directing both unmanned Titans and these manned general-purpose modified Titans.
Even though the combat mission included testing the Shields' ability to withstand attacks from alien creatures, before the mission, the superiors repeatedly instructed not to proactively use Shields to withstand alien attacks. If there's no suitable opportunity, this test won't be done, prioritizing the survival of the units and drivers.
Therefore, although after landing, alien creatures detected them and launched attacks, the captain deployed a strict firepower blockade to prevent alien creatures from breaching to fight in close quarters.
On new unmanned Titans, although equipped with Electromagnetic Shields, the large Explosive Shield, which Titan Drivers highly favored, is still equipped and available on every unit.
However, instead of handheld connections, the shield is now attached by a mechanical arm with limited movement angles, hanging on the Titan's left shoulder.
Moreover, on new unmanned Titans, these shields have upgrades, such as adding explosive reactive armor and high-intensity flashlights, with very good effects in practical testing.
The mechanical arm can constantly adjust the shield angle, making it more effective at deflecting and defending against attacks from alien creatures, even tank main gun shots, making it a strong defense equipment.
In fact, before Shield technology came out, military designers planned to equip this shield and mechanical arm combo on all general-purpose Titans.
As for public-type models, due to structural constraints, they can't use shields, only cannon shields can be added to cannons or rotary guns and hand-held cannons.
"Unit 9, Unit 10, deploy drones to recon the battlefield situation, everyone slowly retreat towards the defense line." Although over twenty Titans have superior firepower, the ammunition they carry can't sustain long-duration intense combat, so the captain quickly ordered a strategic retreat.
They were dropped just before the Aleppo Defense Line, so they can be seen in battle from the defense line. As they retreat slightly, they can receive effective support from the defense line.
After all, they are airborne troops with very limited ammunition, even with two boxes dropped alongside them, but it doesn't hinder them from using the defense line's defense to complete this test mission.
After all, they are airborne troops with very limited ammunition, even with two boxes dropped alongside them, but it doesn't hinder them from using the defense line's defense to complete this test mission.
