Silas Owick glanced at the Leman Russ Victorious tactical display. The twisted runes and tactical icons on it were crowded together like a swarm. Although the red pirate's super-heavy armor was still powerful,
As the Imperial forces defended and counterattacked determinedly, their offensive gradually weakened, and even when the Chaos Space Marines began to enter the battlefield, the situation gradually became stalemate.
During this period, two new troops arrived to support the battlefield, namely the 8th Cadian Regiment and the 19th Regiment.
Also arriving with them were the 1st and 3rd companies of the Tianshi Chapter.
When the imperial reinforcements arrived, the commander of the fourth super-heavy armor company of the Red Pirates knew that the attack had failed. They had no strength to continue advancing. They had lost 5 armors during the entire attack, which was three-thirds of the entire company.
one.
Perhaps he should have initially waited for the Space Marine infantry to arrive before starting the battle, but now it was too late to regret this. Continuing to fight here would only lead to the annihilation of the entire army.
Therefore, Dietrich decisively issued a retreat order. He did not even cover the infantry following the attack, but directly fled with the armored troops.
And his leaving without saying goodbye also means that the Red Pirate Space Marines who arrived here with the armored troops must face the Empire's most elite Astra Militarum armored troops and the Space Marines of the Tianshi Chapter who came to support them alone. The result is naturally disastrous.
It goes without saying -
The Leman Russ tank slowly rolled over the open space between the ruins. The image in the infrared imaging system roughly showed the situation in the distance. Silas Orwick chose the 20X magnification. At the same time, the driver was also looking at the periscope from the periscope.
Observing the situation in front of the field of view, the image is light gray with several black heat source signals in the middle.
Silas Orwick was a little annoyed at not being able to completely eliminate those chaotic steel beasts. In less than an hour of fighting, their regiment lost a total of eighteen tanks!
This is not only one-third of their combat effectiveness, but also one-third of their comrades and brothers!
He wanted to take revenge, but the 1652nd Armored Regiment paid more attention to orders. They were required to assist the infantry and Space Marines in destroying those enemies who were stubbornly resisting, so they would strictly enforce it.
"It may be the enemy. Let the infantry company of the Eighth Regiment be responsible for covering. The Thunder Head detachment will immediately prepare to fire."
Silas Orwick began to mark the targets that needed to be struck. There were 4 targets in total. Although the image clarity was insufficient, he could roughly confirm what kind of unit the opponent was.
Ten Chimera armored vehicles belonging to the 8th Cadian Infantry Regiment stopped moving behind the Leman Russ tank. Then the infantrymen got out of the crew cabin with laser rifles and hid behind the tank.
Orwick also saw the changes in the blue beacons in the auspicious omen. Now the four Leman Russ tanks are ready and can continue to move forward.
"Start shelling, three rounds of rapid fire, targeting the area ahead."
After receiving the shooting warning, the driver stepped on the pedal.
"Understood, shooting coordinates are being uploaded."
The fire from the Victor's cannon once again illuminated the nearby buildings, and at the same time, more heat signals appeared in the infrared imaging system, leaping between the buildings and heading straight towards the armored units.
"Individual rocket, approaching."
The commander of Thunder One made a report, his voice was very calm, and he seemed to know that this weapon could not destroy the Leman Russ tank.
Orvik's idea was completely different from his. The colonel knew very well that the targets of those rockets were the surrounding infantry units.
"Alert surrounding friendly units and seek cover."
"Order confirmed."
The fragments stirred up by the air waves hit the armor, causing a series of noises. Flashes of light flashed across the road. As the armored detachment began to move, more people were hit. The impact of the rocket explosion caused every soldier to be knocked down.
On the ground.
Ovik roughly estimated the number of opponents. From the previous periscope image analysis, he saw at least 10 or more individual rockets appearing in the field of vision. If it was a twin rocket launcher, then at least 5 or more.
These individual anti-vehicle weapons will be a threat that cannot be ignored for armored units that penetrate deep into chaotic ruins.
After remotely consulting with Creed, the commander of the 8th Cadian Regiment, they called for artillery support that had arrived at the artillery position.
Soon, the wyvern mortar bombardment began to repeatedly ravage the ruined areas where enemies might be present. Flames, smoke and dust engulfed the collapsed buildings. Normal people would definitely not survive, but it was hard to say for those heretical space warriors.
Then the infantrymen of the 8th Qadian Regiment reorganized and followed the armored troops forward. The dust kicked up by the shells filled the air, reducing visibility to less than 50 meters in harsh conditions.
All the crews turned on their infrared imaging systems and carefully searched for heat source signals in the area. The billowing smoke quickly engulfed the advancing Cadian Legion.
After advancing one hundred meters, Orvik ordered each tank unit to stop advancing. The infantry immediately stepped forward and divided into squads to search forward.
After a while, the infantrymen joined the battle.
The flash from the muzzle of the bolter was like twinkling stars in the universe in the smoke, but it was extremely deadly. The soldiers who were hit instantly became mutilated, and several infantry squads were killed in the smoke in an instant.
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Without any additional orders, all the Qadians threw themselves into the firing array. The red laser beams and tracer bullets from the heavy machine guns pierced the dust, fired directly at the heretics' positions, and swept across their positions.
Then Leman Russ's battle cannon also released fire, and the flash of explosion illuminated the dimness in the smoke.
"All detachments, keep a distance, the Indomitable Force detachment is on guard, and the Broadsword detachment is responsible for covering both sides."
After conveying the order, Orvik focused his gaze on the viewfinder on the front, observing and analyzing the battle situation ahead.
The losses of the infantry are not bad at present, but the enemy's troop deployment has not been fully detected, and it is still extremely inappropriate to advance rashly.
The Leman Russ Punisher's blow was like a storm, tearing the incomplete rock and metal into pieces. The Chaos Space Marines hiding behind the bunkers immediately withstood more intense firepower than they cast on the Imperial infantry, and began to move backwards.
retreat.
At the same time, an even harsher noise broke through the air from the wreckage, hitting the armor of the Leman Russ tank and making a sharp sound. Orvik stared at the shooting targets, and he knew that there must be more powerful ones.
threatening enemy.
Those things looked larger than the outlines of Chaos Space Marines, with towering spikes and tusks all over their bodies.
There is no doubt that it is the terminator.
However, there are not many of them, only three or four scattered here and there.