“All Anti-Air personnel are ordered to fire at first sight. The U.N. is entering restricted Arien Airspace.” The loudspeakers that were set up in almost every room started to boom with the 2nd Commander’s words. Everyone started to load in the seats of the Ramming Cannons. An alarm sounded in the background. I was the last one to load in at Cannon 15.
The sky was covered with clouds so we were told to switch to thermal scopes. I was ready to start the fight against the U.N. for my people. We waited for their jets to pass by, then, with a push of a button we would shoot. In the Academy the most important weapons of the Ariens were the ones with the symbol of the Ram on it. Ramming Cannons were mounted with two horn-shaped objects on the end of it that acted like piercing weapons. If you were pierced with these things in the air, you were instantly shot down, and the Ariens were known for their head-on accuracy.
“Cannon 15, check east!” That was my signal, I aimed the cannon right and spotted the escort air vehicles-three of them. Speed of the cannon…distance-a MILE away. Travel time should take 30 seconds, knock out the one closest to me. I jerked the controls to the left and slammed my hand on the button!
“First shot fired!” I shouted out to the other pods. I looked back into the view and watched it fly. Only several more seconds…five, four, three, two-The escort jet tried to spin out it’s shot path but his reaction was already too late. BAM. The shot down jet flew to the right and knocked the down escorts.
We just started war.
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