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36.49% Broke: A Clone Wars Tale (Star Wars) / Chapter 125: 303rd Phase II Armor

章節 125: 303rd Phase II Armor

The clones had no time to rest after they took Dantooine. The Clone Wars had been raging on for five months now, and the Republic needed every troop it could get. So, no more than two days after Garang was conquered, the 303rd received their new assignment.

General Di called all the higher-ups of the 303rd Attack Legion to a building in the center of Garang, where the Republic had set their command center. Every officer from lieutenant to commander was there, which meant that something big was about to be announced.

As soon as Dageer arrived, the officers opened a path to him, and he stopped next to the hologram table. Different from other times, at this moment the hologram wasn't showing a specific planet, but a whole sector of the galaxy. General Di zoomed into one system, called Duracnar.

"We still haven't received our next target, but there is something the Senate wanted us to do before we go anywhere."

He looked at Commander Keeli and Dageer, and gave them one of his rare smiles. Dageer hadn't known what this meeting was about before, but now he had a vague idea.

"Thanks to the efforts of your commander, Keeli, and other clone commanders through the galaxy, the Galatic Senate authorized the creation, and mass production of a new type of armor. I will let Keeli and Dageer explain all about it to you later. As important as the modifications and updates the Phase II armor has, it is the fact each legion can customize their armor."

Only the discipline ingrained in their bones stopped the clones from starting to talk. To them, being able to differentiate themselves from the other clones in the galaxy was as important as winning a battle. That was the reason why they had so many different haircuts and tattoos.

"I've passed to Keeli the responsibility of deciding what the armor will look like. But, we have to go to Duracnar System, where there is a Republic factory, to pick it up. And we have to do that soon, otherwise we will be sent to another battle, and it will be some time before the 303rd have the chance to have its new armor. So, you have three hours to get every trooper on the cruisers. The 501st will stay here on Dantooine until someone is sent to guard the planet. Get going!"

Of course, all the clones were so pumped up that they got moving immediately. In no time, Dageer could hear orders being barked, and the sound of men rushing to tide up the supplies, vehicles and weapons.

After making sure everything was on the right course, Dageer approached Commander Keeli, who looked surprisingly serious in face of the good news.

"You did it, commander."

"All I did was speed things up. As soon as we started losing battles because our armor was inferior, the higher-ups would have changed it. I don't know, Dageer... a new armor might save the lives of a few men, or even many, but it is for naught if the Separatist start overwhelming us. Do you remember what Lama Su said when we left Kamino?"

"Yeah... One battle and we all could return home."

"That didn't happen, did it? Look at us. Five months of war, and nothing have been decided yet. I am not complaining... I just wonder, how many more brothers shall lose their lives before the seppies understand they can't win this war?"

When he heard that, Dageer almost choked. What Commander Keeli was saying might seen like a complaint for many, but if someone deliberately misunderstood it, it could very well be seen as treason. In the middle of a war, talking bad about your superiors was punishable by court-martial. But questioning the purpose of the war, that was much worse.

From that, it could be seen how much Commander Keeli trusted Dageer. By all military laws, Dageer should have denounced his commander. Of course he didn't.

"Commander... Keeli. Are you all right?"

Dageer's words surprised Commander Keeli, and only then did he seen to realize what he was saying.

"Yes. Yes... Sub-commander Dageer, let's get to our duties."

"Yes, sir!"

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A few hours later, General Di's fleet came out of hyperspace in the Duracnar System. Dageer boarded one CR90 Corvette, and descend into the moon where the Republic factory was, to oversee the operation.

The one in charge of the factory was one of the long-necked, calm, Kaminoans. Yati Lu showed Dageer around the factory, and the many different armors they were producing. There were armors painted with shades of green, others with red, blue and yellow. Dageer could recognize to which legions they belong just based on the color and patterns.

But the one that interested Dageer the most, was, of course, the new Phase II armor belonging to the 303rd Attack Legion. It wasn't much different from the old Phase I in terms of design, but its defensive capabilities were stronger, and the visors were better, able to provide night vision and a dozen other minor abilities that could enhance the clone army as a whole.

Still, what was the most different of all, was, of course, the colors. Replacing the old all-white armor, this one had the brownish red of the 303rd. There was a coating of paint around the T-shaped visor, and the whole chest area was brown. The arms also had a good amount of paint on them, and so did the back and the thighs.

At first it seemed to be purely aesthetic, but Yati Lu soon gave a surprising piece of information to Dageer. According to him, the armor had been designed thinking about General Di, who, as a Nikto, preferred fighting in the desert. Because of that, when the clones laid on a muddy, dusty or rocky surface, they would have an extra layer of camouflage.

But the surprises weren't over yet. Yati Lu brought Dageer to a small set of crates, and asked him to open it. Inside, there were 303rd armors, but different from the others.

Each set of armor had a different pattern, but all of them had the same helmet. Dageer recognized it because it was the same he had. On the left side, a single stylized horn came all the way from the bottom to the top.

"These are Hell Squad's. Master Ima-Gun Di specifically asked us to make them that way. That is yours."

Dageer picked up the armor set that Yati Lu showed him. It had two black shoulder pads, and it was entirely brownish red apart from the stomach and a zigzagging line on the arms and legs.

He put the armor back in the crate, and thanked the Kaminoan, then closed the crate.

"Metal! Tech! Get this crate inside the ship! Lieutenant Shield, let's wrap this up! I want all this in The Sincerity in two hours!"

"Yes, sir!"


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I have to say, whoever created the Phase II armor, he wasn't very creative at naming it, but it is dope, so I don't really care.

Just wanted to let you know that we have a 4,7 rate, and more than 550 people reading this novel. I don't think I need to say how cool that is.

Thanks for all your support, guys, and may the Force be with you!!!

章節 126: An Old Enemy

Metal and Tech grabbed the crate, and moved it to the CR90 Corvette. After two hours, every set of Phase II armor was transported to the corvettes. Now, all they had to do was distribute the armors, and the 303rd would be ready for the next battle.

"Dageer, if the loading is over, get the corvettes out of there, the 327th needs to dock."

"Yes, sir."

Dageer looked through a window, and saw that another group of Republic ships had come out of hyperspace.

"Lieutenant, get everyone back to the ships, and return to the fleet. The 327th need this space."

In a few minutes, all the 303rd clones were back in the corvettes. With almost no shaking, the ships took off from the moon surface, and joined General Di's fleet just in time to catch a transmission Commander Keeli sent to Dageer.

"Dageer, we received relevant information about our next mission. I've sent it to your datapad. I also sent the jump coordinates to your ship's computer. We will make the jump in ninety seconds."

"Yes, sir."

Commander Keeli ended the transmission straight away. Dageer first warned the pilot to prepare to jump, and then looked at the info he received.

"Sixty seconds."

"Thirty seconds."

"Ten... nine... eight..."

"Sir, there us a ship coming out from hyperspace!"

"What?"

The mechanic voice was in the middle of the countdown when Brain warned Dageer. A slim ship, about half the size of the CR90 Corvette came out of hyperspace dangerously close to Hell Squad's ship.

"Five... four..."

"Evasive maneuvers! Evasive maneuvers now!"

However, it was too late. Even before Dageer had finished yelling, the cannons of the unknown ship had already fired.

"Two... one..."

The whole ship swayed, and clones and objects were thrown from one side to the other. As Dageer fell to the ground, he saw the pilot hit the control panel, and push the hyperspace lever.

"Coordinates altered, initiating jump."

The space around them distorted, and became white and blue lines. Dageer got up and went to the control panel.

"Falco, how are you doing there?"

"I bit dizzy, sir, but all right."

"Do you where in the galaxy we are going?"

"No, sir. The coordinates were altered in the last second. Until we are out of hyperspace, there is no way to pinpoint our location. But I can get us out of hyperspace as soon as you want."

"Wait. First, scan the ship. Find out what is damaged. I don't want us getting out of hyperspace only to find out that the ship will leave us dead in the space."

"Yes, sir. It will need a few minutes."

Seeing Falco and the co-pilots get back to their seats, and start scanning the corvette, Dageer went to find Brain.

He found him, Tech and Cell putting some tools that went flying back in their places.

"Brain. You saw the ship first. Who the hell was that?"

"I don't know, sir. It wasn't like any ship I have ever seen."

"Tech? Cell?"

Both troopers shook their heads. Dageer was also lost. Who would attack a Republic fleet? The answer was obvious: the Separatist. But why would they use a single ship? That was suicide. Still, Dageer didn't believe that the ship attacking right when they were jumping to hyperspace was a simple coincidence. But there was another thing bothering Dageer. Was Hell Squad's ship the target, or was it just another coincidence?

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At one moment General Di's fleet was there, the other it wasn't. Only Hiigi's ship was left in the space.

Inside the cockpit, Hiigi sat at the captain's chair as immobile as a statue. Then, his mouth opened, like he was about to scream, but no sound came out. He smashed his fist at the control panel, and it passed straight through it, until it was elbow deep in the control panel.

"Alarm! Alarm! Thermal signature 24.870 meters and approaching."

Hiigi looked up, and saw two missiles coming from the moon below. Unperturbed, he pulled a lever, and his ship disappeared in hyperspace.

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"Damage report is ready, sir."

"Tell me."

"Engines 2 and 3 are dead. Engine 4 is slightly damaged, but it's still working. Compartments A12 to B2 have all suffered some kind of damage. And we also lost our long-distance transmitter."

"Any good news?"

"The hyperdrive is still working, and we probably have enough fuel for another jump or two, no matter where in the galaxy we went. Also, the scanners are still up, and so are the defensive systems."

"What about supplies?"

"That is the bad part. Since we were moving the Phase II armors, most of the supplies were moved to The Sincerity for the sake of storage. We might have enough for four days, or a week if we split it."

"Let's hope we can find supplies here, wherever here is. Falco, take us out of hyperspace."

"Yes, sir. Everyone, brace yourselves. Forcefully getting out of lightspeed can be a little bumpy."

Falco couldn't be more right. Even with his warning, when the corvette got out of the hyperspace, most of the clones almost fell, and stuff went flying again.

"What are our coordinates?"

"Just a minute, sir... we are in Sector B, Olinda System."

"Any planets or settlements near?"

"Yes. Iktotch. It is small, but our archives say it should be habitable."

"Land on it. We will try to find the necessary supplies, and if possible, fix the transmitter."

"Yes, sir."

Dageer flipped through his datapad, trying to find out more information about Iktotch, but all he got was that it was a rocky planet. There were no intelligent beings, although lifeforms were abundant.

But since there were animals, the clones would be able to at least get the supplies they needed. Hopefully, they would be able to fix the transmitter, or else they would have to travel all the way to the next Republic planet.

...

Falco landed the CR90 Corvette on a rocky plateau. Just as they had expected, life flourished in Iktotch, but since the planet was so small and distant from everything, no race was interested in colonizing it.

Dageer got out of the corvette, with his helmet on, just in case the air wasn't breathable, but it was. Just near where they landed, a herd of horned creatures was grazing.

"Lieutenant, start looking for the supplies we need. Hell Squad, let's have a look around, see what we can find."

"I am not sure there is much to be found. Our scanners detect nothing but this animals. There is a slight bigger signal to the west, but it is probably just more of them."

"We have nothing to lose. It is going to take some time to get the supplies we need, so let's go to the west. I have a feeling there is more to this planet than we think."

"Uhmmm... all right."


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