The Mech Touch novel Chapter 3481

Chapter 3481: Quizlam Nemesis

Before the Larkinson Battalion fought this match, the clan sought to find a solution for the infamous stealth tactics of the Quizlam Battalion.

"You all know what we are up against." Commander Casella told the Larkinsons in the meeting room. "The Quizlams excel at hiding their mechs. That not only prevents us from destroying them, but also allows them to approach us with near impunity. Yet their emphasis on electronic warfare also means that their mechs are not that good in frontal combat. As long as we can find them, we can confront them directly with our mechs. That will be the key to victory."

"How can we expose them, though? The Quizlam Battalion's stealth and ECM technologies are too good! None of the other two battalions managed to crack their advanced technologies. How can we do any better?"

"What about the Eye of Ylvaine? They should be good at detecting all kinds of sneaky bastards!"

Everyone directed their attention to the Ylvainan captain in the room.

"Ylvaine is not some sort of oracle you can dial on command." The mech officer grimaced. "The Great Prophet is still in recovery after the Ylvaine Protectorate has gone astray. He is all-knowing, but we must not burden him with too many demands."

"Surely Mr. Ylvaine can lend us a hand?"

"I'm sorry, but in non-critical situations like these, it is best to be frugal. The more we make demands of the Great Prophet, the less he can provide for us in the battles that truly matter."

The Sentinel Commander was one of the highest leaders of the Larkinson Clan. She was well aware of the dangers of the Red Ocean and could not afford to squander limited resources too soon.

From what Commander Casella understood of Ylvaine's situation, the so-called prophet was too short of worshippers to provide much support. What little he had left in the tank should be saved up for the kind of life-and-death battles that the Larkinsons would get embroiled in sooner or later.

As much as she wanted to borrow Ylvaine's full might to expose all of the hidden Quizlam stealth mechs, she could not justify the expenditure this time.

The stakes of the upcoming match were not as great as their previous battles. Sure, losing the match against the Quizlams might put the Larkinsons out of contention in the G-Aena League, but the loss was not that great.

Every mech pilot would still be alive. Many destroyed mechs could still be restored or recycled. The only really painful consequence of ending their tournament run was to forgo the chance to win a lot of combat carriers.

Commander Casella fell into thought for a time.

"We cannot rely too much on the powers of the Ylvainans." She eventually decided. "Our clan consists of far more than Transcendent Punishers. Our other mech legions must carry their weight as well."

"Still, the Avatars, Vandals and so on cannot properly deal with the Quizlam Battalion's mechs and battle strategies. If we throw them in with little support from the Eye of Ylvaine, they will all end up getting harassed to death by invisible and untouchable enemies like the Heartfallers."

The Larkinsons discussed a number of alternate solutions before someone came up with a bright idea.

"Wait! Why can't we triangulate the enemy positions?"

"Explain."

"The Transcendent Punishers work by nudging the aim of the mech pilot in a certain direction, right?"

"Correct."

"Then if at least two Transcendent Punishers are able to find the direction of a hidden mech, we can infer coordinates of the enemy mech through simple math!"

A few of the Larkinsons already became enlightened by what the analyst meant, but the others still needed a bit more clarity.

The man who proposed the idea formed his palms into knives and pressed them flat on the table.

"Pretend my palms are Transcendent Punishers. Let's say that there is an enemy stealth mech hiding somewhere in front of us. Right now, we don't know where it is located, but the great Ylvaine has a clue."

The two palms changed their orientation angles until they formed a vague pyramid.

"If Ylvaine does his usual stuff and clues in two Transcendent Punishers located in different locations, they only have to point the barrels of their cannons in the right directions. Once we register this direction, we can use the data we've collected to triangulate the position of the enemy mech!"

The analyst illustrated this example by pushing his two palms forward along their current orientations until they bumped into each other!

This time, everyone understood the method!

Although this tracking method required the cooperation of at least two Transcendent Punishers that were located away from each other, it was an incredibly simple and low tech solution to one of their biggest problems for the upcoming match!

"I see." Commander Casella's eyes lit up. "The Transcendent Punishers do not even need to fire their weapons. In fact, it might be best not to frighten the hidden Quizlam mechs in advance. As long as their coordinates are exposed, we can deal with them in many different ways!"

"We should give away as little clues as possible. If any of the Ylvainan mech pilots know the direction of a hidden enemy mech, then they shouldn't point all of their guns at it. That will just give away the fact that we know."

The Larkinsons began to discuss how to best leverage and optimize their ability to triangulate hidden opponents.

When the match against the Quizlam Battalion finally commenced, the Larkinson Battalion employed all of these newly-developed methods for the first time.

While it was true that the Larkinsons spread out their mech units because a single street wasn't big enough to accommodate them all, there was a second reason why they needed to distance themselves from each other.

The Transcendent Punishers that were located in the center of each Larkinson mech formation had to go their separate ways in order to make triangulation work as effectively as possible!

Right now, the Transcendent Punishers mostly pretended to be on standby, but in truth their mech pilots were shouldering the most important responsibility of the Larkinson Battalion at the moment.

They prayed to the Great Prophet and opened themselves up for divine guidance.

As Ylvaine responded to their pleas by nudging their aim through the Transcendent Punisher mechs, the mech pilots resisted the urge to change the orientation of the guns under their command.

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