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Chapter 914: The Demise of the 174th Brigade
🕑 Added 2023-12-15 12:51:08 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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The moment of hunting and slaughter had arrived!
Amidst the chaos and violence wreaked upon Cairo by the ruthless Decepticon Vehicons, there was no sign of panic as the Egyptian military approached.
On the contrary, these vile individuals, now confronted by a force that dared to resist them, grew even more ferocious.
The 174th Brigade, known as the heroes who had once followed the founding father of the Egyptian Republic to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic, was among the most distinguished.
Despite suffering defeats at the hands of Israel in several Middle East revolutions that followed, the 174th Brigade still received substantial resources from the government after the wars.
As the first armored division in Egypt after the war, equipped with M1A1 main battle tanks, they were stationed at a military base just 16 kilometers away from downtown Cairo.
They were among the first to rush to Cairo's aid when the city was under attack.
Using the formidable power of American tanks, they managed to navigate through the congested roads leading to the city, although they encountered some delays due to four tanks experiencing track damage and other technical issues.
The Vehicons Legion immediately noticed their arrival, with the three formidable Terrorcon brothers—Crankcase, Hatchet, and Crowbar—transforming into Predacons and roaring towards the 174th Brigade.
Like Triple Changers, they possessed three forms: vehicle, Predacon, and combat.
Their unique abilities were a result of being experimental subjects during Starscream's Triple Changer project.
Within the Skytiger Legion, the faction with the most power was undoubtedly led by Megatron, who commanded over 90% of the Legion's strength.
Within this faction, Megatron represented absolute power and core leadership.
Shockwave was Megatron's right-hand man, not only offering strategic advice for his military operations but also serving as his chief scientist, overseeing and leading numerous dangerous experiments.
For a long time after the Civil War, over 80% of advanced technology within the Skytiger Legion and even throughout Cybertron civilization originated from Shockwave's laboratories.
Soundwave was equally crucial, serving as Megatron's intelligence chief and his sharpest instrument, both suppressing internal conflicts and orchestrating various assassination operations against the Autobots.
Due to the combined power of these three leaders, even powerful Decepticon elders like Attack, who refused to submit to Megatron due to his strength, and the cunning Starscream, who resented the shift in power dynamics, were eventually expelled from the core circle of the Skytiger Legion.
While Attack's fate was relatively insignificant, Starscream was clearly dissatisfied with his diminished status and power after two failed rebellions. However, as long as Megatron needed Starscream to cultivate Vehicons, Starscream had the foundation to slowly strengthen his own power.
After Shockwave created Hercules and later developed Predaking, Starscream could use Vehicons to transform Hercules into mass-produceable cheap units.
While Shockwave could harness the resources of the entire Skytiger Legion to create Triple Changers, Starscream, not willing to be left behind, also managed to unlock the secrets of Triple Changer technology with limited resources.
The technology applied to the Terrorcon trio was far less advanced than what Lightning and the others possessed, but making a breakthrough from scratch was always more challenging than improving upon existing technology.
The vanguard tank cluster of the 174th Brigade soon noticed the rapidly approaching Terrorcon brothers.
"What are those things? They look like mechanical lions..."
"Damn it... don't waste time trying to figure out what they are... even if they're lions, they're alien lions... they're coming at us, request permission to fire..."
"Approved, prepare to engage..."
As the Terrorcons closed in on their position, the armored brigade officers, who had been initially hesitant about firing within the capital city, quickly made up their minds.
The thunderous roar of cannons echoed through the city, as one armor-piercing round after another shot out from the modified M1A1 main battle tanks of the 174th Brigade.
The Terrorcon brothers, in their Predacon forms, displayed lightning-fast reflexes, constantly maneuvering on the road to avoid incoming fire.
"Damn it... they're too fast and agile; we can't hit them..."
"What about the Army Aviation's armed helicopters? Have them provide support..."
But it was too late!
Among the Terrorcon brothers, Hatchet, the fastest of them all, was the first to charge into the vanguard cluster of the 174th Brigade.
He leaped into the air, using a pile of buses that had collided on the side of the road as a platform. After soaring forward for a moment, he landed precisely on the main gun turret of a tank.
"Boom!"
Under the influence of gravity, his immense weight left a deep dent in the turret in an instant.
The dozen or so metallic joints resembling tails on his back opened as he descended, expertly lifting the hatches of the tank's commander and gunner, and swiftly dispatching the armored soldiers inside.
After completing these actions, he leaped up, transforming into his combat form.
Hatchet then wielded a handgun in each hand and fired at another nearby tank.
The M1A1 main battle tank exploded rapidly, sending debris flying in all directions.
Crowbar followed suit, charging into the midst of the tank cluster. He collided with another M1A1 main battle tank head-on, and despite suffering some armor damage due to the high-speed impact, the tank fared worse, spinning in place and even lifting several decimeters off the ground before gravity brought it back to Earth.
Crowbar shook his head and, seemingly irritated that the tank he had hit hadn't been sent flying, used his considerable strength to flip it over.
Crankcase also charged into the tank cluster, brandishing a handgun in each hand and continuously firing at the surrounding tanks.
Due to the close range, many tanks that had been engaged by them had already lost the use of their main guns and were forced to rely on their machine guns for defense.
However, the three brothers remained undaunted even when facing machine gun fire from a dozen tanks simultaneously.
Whenever other tanks attempted to fire shells from a distance to support their comrades, the Terrorcon brothers skillfully evaded the incoming fire, sometimes even getting dangerously close to the 174th Brigade's tanks, forcing the rear support units to hold their fire for fear of hitting their own allies.
Having noticed the change in the Egyptian military's situation, the Terrorcon brothers became even more reckless.
As they continued their close-quarters combat, one 174th Brigade tank after another was rapidly destroyed.
The dense explosions in the city did not last long before becoming sporadic.
The 174th Brigade had been completely wiped out.
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