24-Hour War 2/3

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In the sky, five massive airships from and a few smaller airships from the Republic's Liberation Air Fleets fought off against the Machine Empire's aircraft. They were able to put down a few of them but the Machines shot a lot more with their superiority weapons.

"One minute!" The announcement came over the worn headsets of the gathered soldiers. Each soldier carried a variety of combat gear.

Right now, a platoon of soldiers were inside of one of the many D-30s. Another prewar vehicle Caitlyn remade, a large advance Vtol equipped with tilt jet propulsion system enabling it to fly in both planetary and space environment. It has a speed of 8000km/h and top speed of 100,000km/h, rate of climb 5000ft/minute, performance range of 2000km and combat range of 900km.

These transporters belong to the newest design using experience gained in the war during the a thousand years before

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These transporters belong to the newest design using experience gained in the war during the a thousand years before. The main different is the carry capacity, D-30 is troops transport capable of carrying ten Tanks with the additional of 100 fully equipped soldiers.

Both are capable of limited fire support with 1 SWARM (Smart Weaponry Assault and Replicate Missiles) pod and 2 three-barrel rotary 20mm, they also fitted with a deployment shield for a more effective deployment in the heat of the battle.

The interior of the aircraft was lit up with a green glow while the tail end of the cargo hatch had swung open, exposing the inky darkness of the night. The temperature drastically plunged when the hatch was opened and the cargo master shivered.

"30 seconds!" The cargo master yelled. "Get ready to jump to your deaths!"

Standing at the edge of the cargo hatch, a Legionarie Commander, who has a red armor unlike his troops looked down at the ground where several tiny pricks of light could barely be seen from their height. He turned to his team who had formed up in a row and waited for the order from the piloted AIs controlling the aircraft

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" The countdown switched the red jump lights to green and the Commander waved his hand forward, and his troops didn't hesitant to jump one by one

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"5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" The countdown switched the red jump lights to green and the Commander waved his hand forward, and his troops didn't hesitant to jump one by one. "JUMP JUMP JUMP!"

One by one the rest ran out, with a team called Vanguar-1 leading the jump, followed by Vanguard-2 to 25.

One hundred bodies pierced through the air, reaching terminal velocity, and the only way to spot each other was from the weak glow of of their armor.

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