Panda Novel
Chapter 6695 Countering the Counter
Chapter 6695 Countering the Counter
The appearance of the orven gunships proved that the puelmers were not the only one to realize the potential of this larger craft.
The native aliens had made greater strides in their attempts to improve and refine their solutions against human mechs!
"These gunships are going to be a bigger problem going forward." Ves remarked as he observed the battle by remote.
There was no way he would miss out on this battle despite the fact that he resided all the way over at the New Constantinople System.
Saint Stark's breakthrough already strengthened the clan by an enormous degree. Right now, he was hoping that more promising high-expert pilots would be able to grasp their chance and trigger their own breakthroughs.
While Ves initially did not think much of the native alien forces, it was clear that he had underestimated their ingenuity and the speed in which they were able to roll out their latest solutions.
Gunships represented relatively unknown territory to mech designers because few if any of them ever designed a craft of this scale.
They were bigger than heavy mechs. They traded all semblance of agility and speed for scale and capacity.
Their hulls were shaped like angular ovals, allowing them to accommodate more weapon systems and other powerful systems. Even the most mediocre engineers could easily stuff a gunship hull with large armaments and thick armor plating without needing to worry about running out of space too soon.
With the help of cosmopolitan mech designers, the orvens had whipped up a few gunship designs that were simple and fairly cost-effective given the size of the craft. They were certainly not cheap, but it should not be difficult for them to generate enough value to pay for their hefty production costs.
"The gunships are more effective at repelling melee mechs than phasefighters." Ketis frowned in concern as she observed that even the Swordmaidens struggled to kill the hardy craft. "Phasefighters rely on mobility more than anything to avoid getting caught. If a pair of melee mechs have already come close enough, then their azure energy shields will only delay their inevitable demise. These gunships are different because their energy defenses are strong enough to fend off melee mechs much longer than usual. That gives them enough time to repel their attackers with their flechette guns or wait for backup from other alien small craft."
