As Heart of Steel vented its rage on the deserted city district, there was a lively scene unfolding on the official forums of another world.
Almost immediately after logging off, the players from the Death Corps who had participated in the raid couldn't wait to share the frontline reports.
Besides reporting their battle results, they also shared their practical experience and test thoughts on the Wolf Cavalry tactics.
Thirteen Rainy Nights: Damn, that was exhilarating!
Midnight Umbrella: 666!
Sheep Bun: Garbage kuns are awesome! (voice crack)
Lapulasi: Not to exaggerate, but aside from not being very smart, our boy has no flaws!
No Lady: Couldn't be better! There’s no better mount than Garbage kun!
Sideline Slacking: Cough, it's fine to call him that in private, but try to restrain yourself in front of the lizard...
Tail: Damn, Tail wants to raise one too! QAQ
Sisi: Aren't you riding Roro anymore?
Tail: Only kids make choices, of course Tail wants them all! Currently, 17 Deathclaws with Neural Interference Devices have been deployed at Shelter 79. Almost all of them are assigned to the Death Corps.
In last night's ambush, all 17 Wolf Cavalry members were deployed. They achieved very satisfying results that lived up to the administrator's expectations.
20 members against a 100-man team and 10 Army elite marines...
The entire battle ended in less than three minutes. The enemy hardly formed any effective resistance and was completely routed by the charge of the Wolf Cavalry.
Their practice proved that the seemingly outdated cavalry tactic, when combined with modern biological technology and tactical concepts, would easily bring about a terrifying effect on the wasteland.
The high close-combat ability and high mobility of the Deathclaws, paired with the players' mid-to-close range firepower, basically encompassed the Beast and Man as One tactic that was practically invincible in rugged terrain. Their fighting style was practically godly in urban environments.
It was especially so against soft targets without armor protection and lacking mobility, those infantry relying on cover while shooting were practically live targets for the Deathclaws. Of course, while the Deathclaws had high DPS, the players' role on the battlefield was equally significant.
For instance, in the ambush the previous night...
It wasn't just the Deathclaws that showcased their spectacular fighting style, but the light weapons that were designed specially for the members of the Wolf Cavalry by Goblin Technology was placed on full display.
The most outstanding models were the LD-50 Carbine and the Whirlwind grenade launcher!
The former that looked similar to the AK-74U, was actually an improvement on the LD-47 assault rifle. They still used 7mm rounds. The improvement was that its overall structure was more compact than that of an assault rifle. It was also slightly more stable and powerful than a submachine gun.
The design concept wasn’t for cavalry to fire from the backs of Deathclaws, but to allow the players to enter buildings with the powerful, Deathclaws who had a keen sense of smell to clear out remaining enemies.
Practical testing revealed that firing from the back of a Deathclaws, though not ideal, was not entirely ineffective.
At the very least, for agility type players who were LV20 and above, as long as the timing of shots was well-managed and they were familiar with their weapons, targets behind cover could still be hit while on the move.
Meanwhile, the Wolf Cavalry hardly need to dismount for combat. The most effective tactic was a hit-and-run. Retreating after they completed a round of charge.
As for clearing out remaining enemies in buildings...
That could be entirely left to other infantry of the Death Corps. They were all street-fighting experts and adept at using cost-effective weapons.
As for the other equipment crafted for the Wolf Cavalry, the Whirlwind grenade launcher... It was a reproduction of the real-world MGL rotary grenade launcher by Goblin Technology.
It looked like a massive revolver, and its rotary chamber design allowed it to fire multiple grenades in a short period, creating a suppressive fire effect to cover the cavalry's rapid charge.
As the world's highest production 40mm grenade launcher, the MGL was somewhat equivalent to the AK series assault rifles and the RPG launchers. Its reliability and output capacity were highly favored by paramilitary groups, and there were numerous replica versions. Mosquito didn't hesitate to copy it into his product lineup.
For ease of rapid production, Mosquito also made some modifications to the weapon's structure, such as changing the 40mm caliber to 37mm. Although the caliber was reduced by 3mm, the power wasn’t diminished in the slightest. In fact, it even surpassed the original!
After all, a weapon's power wasn’t just about caliber, but also about the charge contained.
The newly unlocked N10-anion nitrogen compound by the New Alliance scientific expedition team has perfectly replaced the black powder and TNT used.
The high-performance explosive would save a lot of space, which could then be packed with more steel balls and shrapnel.
It wasn’t just fragmentation grenades either. Goblin Technology also designed a special arrow-type ammunition for the Whirlwind grenade launcher.
It was similar to buckshot, but instead of typical steel balls, they used slender steel needles!
The specialty munition had excellent close-range armor-piercing capabilities, specifically targeting the hard armor of the Army’s marines and the bulletproof tiles they attached to their vests.
While the 7mm full-power rounds of the LD-47 rifle had high kinetic energy and were powerful, their armor-piercing capabilities were not outstanding.
Especially against hard armor. Once the bullet shatters, their armor-piercing capability would be greatly reduced, causing internal injuries but hardly killing the enemy. Those arrow-type armor-piercing bullets didn’t have such problems.
During the first round of the charge, the leading Wolf Cavalry used the special ammunition, directly turning several marines in heavy armor into porcupines.
The following Wolf Cavalry then rained high-explosive grenades down on the others.
Because of that, when the Deathclaws charged straight into their faces, the entire team lost the ability to resist. They could only be unilaterally slaughtered...
Mosquito: Ah, what a pity! There are too many covers in the urban area, which don't show off the power of my explosives! If it were trench warfare, my grenade launcher would definitely be more impressive!
Escaping Mole: Trench warfare isn’t that difficult anyway... You think you’re beating up kids?! (sideways glance)
Makka Pakka: Ah, only after encountering the Army did I realize... Compared to these well-trained regular troops, the Bonechewer Clan is a little bitch...
Quit Bullshit: Wait, did you go to the front line?!?!
Makka Pakka: That’s not important. The grains I grew went to the front line. That’s basically me going to the front line with you guys.
Quit Bullshit: The fuck?!
Drumhead Washing Machine: Speaking of which, it would be great to have a shield, I just realized when I got back that both my legs were impaled with shrapnel...
Irena: Should we steal the administrator's hammer? I remember that the hammer can activate a shield, and it's pretty awesome. (joking)
Elf Wang: Actually, there’s no need to steal, just try to get our administrator to upgrade his god tier equipment sooner. Once he gets tired of the hammer, you guys can use it. Hehe.
Drumhead Washing Machine: Now that you mention it, why do I feel like I'm picking up trash?
Ample Time: Isn't picking up trash the essence of this game? (joking)
But speaking of which, not just anyone can pick up equipment used by administrators.
No matter how bad the equipment was, it was a unique item. It would fetch a sky-high price at auctions.
It was like the shotgun used by Mosquito from the Bloodhand Clan he got his hands on back then. Even though it was rusted to pieces, bidding still started at a five-figure price.
Just as the players' discussion on the forum had drifted to how much the administrator's hammer was worth, an announcement appeared.