Chapter 2, Rise! Angel Of Death!
6 months after the siege of Iran Private Rico received proper AT training after managing to score an AT kill. His Sergeant appointed him to the newly founded 122nd Airborne Battalion. A battalion specified for that of as the name suggests Paratrooper operations and AT combat. ATs were mostly deployed via ground carrier however later on in the war the Allied Republic began using special planes to deploy ATs. It proved more effective than ground deployment, each AT was given a Ballistic pod.
The AT was put inside the Pod which was mounted with 20mm machine guns for defense and once close enough to the ground the Pod would open dropping the AT with a parachute. The 122nd used custom Spectres able to use the pod. The armor would be reduced for mobility, and overall, it was a high-performance machine. They were outfitted with standard rifles, combat knives, bazookas, shotguns, and occasionally AA guns.
During the campaign to take Poland from the Central Confederacy, Rico would once again prove himself as a capable AT pilot. He used a Spectre colored his signature colors, Black and White. During the campaign, he shot down a total of 12 enemy ATs and helped push the Confederacy out of Poland allowing the Republic to take the country. Due to this great achievement, Rico would be promoted to sergeant and lead a 3 man team. The team consisted of 1 Spectre sniper type piloted by Roland Thompson a young man with blonde hair, and a Spectre cannon type piloted by Amy Hart.
The trio of them would participate in many battles such as the liberation of the Middle East, the attack on Moscow, and many more.
"Hey sir"
"Hm?"
Rico looked over to see Roland standing there.
"Command wants us for something probably a new assignment," Roland said taking a seat putting his hands behind his head, and kicking his feet up onto the table.
"Very well," Rico said getting up "'Go get Amy, do you know what time they said to be there?"
"Around 10 to 15ish minutes," Roland told his sergeant while getting up. "I'll go get Amy"
Rico nodded at Roland as he exited the room and headed towards the conference room.
In a room, an older man wearing a hat and glasses sat waiting.
"Sir" Rico entered the room saluting the man
"Ah Seargent where is the rest of your team"
"They should be arriving shortly"
"Hey sorry we're late"
Roland walked through the door alongside a woman with long brown hair and brown eyes walked in with him, her name was Amy Hart she was one of Rico's teammates and piloted the Spectre cannon-type
"Sorry I was trying to my ST repaired"
"All good you 3 may have a seat"
The 3 of them sat down preparing to hear what the man had to say.
"Alright you 3, you're being assigned to an outpost in California called Outpost Foxtrot. This assignment will be temporary as the Outpost needs more soldiers" The man said
"Affirmative sir" Rico responded
"Very well you will leave in 3 hours, you 3 are dismissed"
The 3 of them stood up
"Hear that Amy?" Roland asked
"Ya so we're getting a new assignment"
"Guess so"
Roland and Amy exited the room before Rico could exit his Commander stopped him.
"Seargent"
"Yes sir?"
"Could you follow me for a second?"
"Sure thing sir"
Rico followed his Command out of the room into the hangar, where he saw a new ST. It wasn't a Spectre, it had a new head, body, and weapons. It has a chain gun on its left arm and a blade on its right.
"This right here is the AT-13-37, However, we call it. The Archangel, You'll be assigned this new ST throughout the rest of this war, it's a prototype created by Chino Electronics and you were selected as its pilot"
"Thank you, sir," Rico said looking up at the Archangel.