A huge steel beast crashed out of the smoke screen and appeared in Colonel Acat's sight.
It was once active on the battlefields of the Great Crusade, crushing countless enemies.
It was also a major veteran in the Horus Heresy, playing its own role in that tragic war.
It has a very famous name——
Sparta.
The design of the Spartan Assault Tank was developed based on the famous Land Raider. The original purpose of designing the Spartan Assault Tank was to traverse the Ring of Death on Mars. At that time, the standard Land Raider could not transport the Terminator.
Or, the Death Circle's plasma defense system is so powerful that even with the use of Spartan Assault Tanks, only a small number of Terminators can hope to survive the battle.
The original Spartan assault tank was equipped with the standard Land Raider armament of two twin laser cannons, but also had a heavy bolter and heavy flamethrower mounted on the turret. This design was used in Horu
It was widely circulated after the Rebellion, but disappeared after the standard Land Raider was designed to transport Terminators.
As a large ground vehicle, the Spartan can transport 25 Space Marines wearing power armor or 10 warriors wearing Terminator armor at a time. It is the largest special-purpose vehicle in the Empire besides Gorgon armored personnel carriers and Mastodon tanks.
The transport vehicle, furthermore, despite its increased size, is still significantly faster than other Land Raider variants due to the mysteries inherent in its powertrain.
Currently Spartan Assault Tanks are mainly found in Chapters with many Terminator troops, such as the Tauren Chapter, while the Chaos Space Marines still use Spartan Assault Tanks dating back to the Great Crusade. These ancient vehicles are large
Most of them belong to the rebellious founding group.
When the Brotherhood of Steel split from the Legion, they stole a Spartan assault tank named "Strong Will."
Now, it appears on the battlefield of Pai Mingxing.
In front of Colonel Acat's eyes, the front part of the Spartan was opened by the piston, and then he saw something moving inside, flickering dimly in the flames.
For a moment, Colonel Acat wondered if there was something wrong with the tank, but the burning figure rushed out of the Spartan.
There were ten in total, ten nightmares made of ceramite and man-made fiber. War hammers, battle axes and power claws emitted lightning in their hands. Curved armor plates bulged on their shoulders. When they ran, they looked like a pile of iron.
Muscles composed of plates.
At first Colonel Acat just stared at them. His eyes were locked on the flashing eyes on their metal faces. He felt that his mouth was moving silently, saying something he had heard.
Words I’ve been to but now realize I never really understood.
Terminator——
Suddenly, an energy beam passed through the gradually shrinking gap. Colonel Acat didn't have time to close his eyes, and the outline of an armored figure shone on his retinas.
The turret's laser cannon fired again and again.
"I feel like I killed one."
The gunner gasped, and Colonel Acat forced himself to open his eyes, and then shook his head.
"No, I'm afraid not."
The struck Terminator just shook on the spot, with a few dark ablation marks on its body, and then continued to sprint.
The Chimera's firepower is indeed not good enough!
At this time, the Terminators were already forty meters away, firing as they advanced, the ground beneath their feet churning with their steps.
Colonel Acat's field of vision was filled with explosions and muzzle flashes. The infantrymen tried to stop them, but were mercilessly trampled to the ground and trampled into a puddle. Their targets were not ordinary soldiers at all, they were coming for Colonel Acate.
of!
"Back, back, back!"
At Colonel Acat's urging, the driver yanked back the control stick. The Chimera's tracks screamed and paused for a second before struggling to accelerate and roll, taking them back.
The Terminators moved on, and now Colonel Acat could see the polished skulls on their chests and the shell casings that had fallen from their multi-barrel bolters.
The gunner fired another shot, but the beam dispersed.
When a bomb flew overhead, Colonel Acatt wisely retracted into the cabin and closed the hatch.
Suddenly, the driver braked the left track, and the Chimera slid and rotated under the drive of the right track. Then the driver pushed the joysticks on both sides, and the vehicle began to rush forward.
Back in the cabin, Colonel Acat could only use the periscope to look outside.
The enemy was no longer visible. In front of him was rubble and ruins. All vehicles were retreating, and explosions were heard from time to time outside.
Suddenly, the gunner left his seat and hurriedly turned to the rear observation slit.
"where are they?"
"I can't see them."
Colonel Acat turned around in his seat and instinctively looked back.
He turned back just in time to see a parapet upon which they were about to collide.
The chimera broke away from the broken stones, slid up, and then rushed down again. Colonel Acat fell forward involuntarily.
For a moment, everything was silent except for the sound of his own breathing.
Then he realized they had stopped.
He reached for the microphone and said at the same time:
"Can anyone see-"
boom!
Suddenly, a collision sound sounded inside the Chimera like a gong breaking, and then the top armor bent inwards, and everyone could hear the sound of the armors rubbing against each other.
The gunner huddled into a ball behind his seat, the driver was also at a loss, and looking at the depression above, Colonel Acat thought of the lightning attached to the Terminator weapon.
He never imagined that a Terminator would jump on top of the Chimera!
With the hiss of oiled joints and servos, the steel giant stood up straight. Normally it would be difficult for a Terminator to make jumps while wearing such a bulky body, but this creature in iron armor was not human——
He is a Space Marine, and the armor that envelops his flesh is crafted to survive the fires of war and the coldness of the void.
With the help of a gentle slope and a sprint, he directly crossed a height and distance of several meters!
This terminator holds a huge war hammer, the hammer head flashing blue light in the air.
The Iron Warrior first looked down for a second, his eyes glowing with electronic green light looking at the Chimera's armor plate, and then he raised his war hammer.
The first time, a heavy sound sounded, the whole vehicle trembled, and the outer armor broke first.
Soon, he raised the warhammer again.
This time, there is a high probability that the armor will be broken open directly, and the fragile flesh and blood wrapped inside will feel the taste of steel.
This is what the Iron Warrior thought, but before his war hammer could fall, everything was in vain.
Phew————~
A plasma stream half as thick as a man suddenly struck, hitting the Terminator from the side and knocking him off the car.
He twisted wildly as he fell. The armor maintained its original shape for a moment before dissolving. Then the fine porcelain exploded due to heat. In the cage of his armor, the flesh and blood of the Iron Warrior turned into smoke and steam.
"Um?"
Colonel Acat, who had already taken out a grenade and prepared to fight, found that there was no movement, so he boldly opened the hatch and leaned out.
He saw the Terminator that was still burning, and also saw the thing that saved them——
A Sikaran battle tank was approaching rapidly, the double swords emblem on it shining brightly in the smoke and flames.
The Astral Knights are coming!
The largest armored battle in the Battle of Pai Ming Star is about to begin!