"This thing is much more enjoyable to fly than a fighter jet."
—College Billy Budd
"Origin of the name"
Companions of Alexander the Great's cavalry.
"modeling"
The standard type is painted in white, with a huge wing on its back, a tapered head, slender arms, and relatively thick legs, which can support the huge wing when standing.
It can switch between humanoid weapon form and fighter jet form. It is the only deformable humanoid weapon currently produced by various forces.
"Armed"
High-speed machine guns, continuous-fire machine guns, thermal sabers, high-speed smoothbore guns, and missiles.
"development process"
The New European Union (NEU) was originally the leader in fighter jet technology, but in the "Battle of Carthage", fighter jets from all forces were crushed by HER's humanoid weapons, forcing the NEU to start paying attention to this new type of weapon.
Compared with other forces, NEU is unwilling to easily abandon their fighter development technology and ideas because of its huge investment in fighter research and development. The first humanoid weapon they produced was almost an enlarged fighter jet with hands and feet added. This kind of dissimilar combat effectiveness is naturally sad, and this model has become the laughing stock of various forces.
After learning from the painful experience, NEU is determined to impress all forces with the development technology of humanoid weapons. As a result, more capital and better talents were concentrated. Faced with HER's continuous encroachment on its cosmic power, NEU executives withstood the pressure and finally waited until the "Partner Cavalry" was born.
As soon as the "Partner Cavalry" entered the battlefield, it achieved good results. In terms of performance alone, the "Partner Cavalry" is better than the Eagle, and its deformable mechanism also gives it greater flexibility and the ability to fly in the atmosphere, giving HER soldiers a headache.
However, the shortcomings of the "Partner Cavalry" are also obvious. The cost of this thing is too expensive. Because the system is complex, driver training is also difficult. Therefore, the number of "partner cavalry" that can go on the battlefield is limited, and they often have to face enemies several times their number. Therefore, the standard tactic of the "Partner Cavalry" is to hit and run, then come back to fight after running, and then run again after fighting. Such repeated high-intensity combat puts a lot of pressure on pilots, so NEU treats its own pilots the best among all forces. As long as they pass the test, they will be awarded the rank of lieutenant (because the number is also the smallest).
Another shortcoming is that there is no storage structure on the wings behind the companion cavalry, which restricts movement in street fighting and narrow terrain, but NEU is now trying to solve this problem.
In terms of armament, due to the tactics of the partner cavalry, the traditional machine gun was replaced by a high-speed machine gun developed by NEU. This gun has increased bullet speed and power and can be used in fighter mode. The disadvantage is that it does not have a continuous fire function and the shooting interval is also large, which increases the difficulty of driver training.
Another type of firearm weapon is the continuous-fire machine gun, which sacrifices the power of a single shot and increases the speed of continuous fire. It is mainly used in the form of humanoid weapons.
The last characteristic weapon is the high-speed smoothbore gun, which can be used in flight like the high-speed machine gun. The bullet speed is increased. The disadvantage is that the number of ammunition is small.
"Improved Model"
Although every driver of the companion cavalry is an elite, there are five elites among them. NEU has specially made different companion cavalry models for them, which are:
Macedonian Regiment of Western Europe, Colonel Billy Budd. The special machine is the "Brutus" painted in black. To maximize the full performance, only Billy can withstand the pressure brought by high performance.
(The name of the machine commemorates Lucius Junius Brutus, the first consul of the Roman Republic)
Mediterranean Spartan Legion, Captain Abraham Ferrari. The special machine is the red-painted "Leonidas", which has excellent defensive performance and has a special electric spear. (The name of the aircraft commemorates the Spartan King Leonidas who led 300 Spartan warriors to resist the invasion of the Persian Empire in the Battle of Thermopylae)
Nordic Viking Legion, Captain Harold Grylls. The special machine is a blue-painted "Bluetooth" that has the ability to fly on the water and move underwater.
(The name of the aircraft commemorates the famous Danish King Harald Bluetooth)
Frankish Army of Central Europe, Captain Charlotte Martin. The special machine is a green-painted "Joan of Arc" with a relatively feminine shape and a special thermal epee.
(The name of the machine commemorates Joan of Arc)
Brigadier William Smith, Anglo-Saxon Regiment of the British Isles. The special machine is the "Alfred" painted in silver gray and equipped with a special Gatling.
(The aircraft's name commemorates Alfred the Great)
Spanish Legion of the Iberian Peninsula, Captain José Luis. The information of the special machine is unknown.
