The small-scale battle with the Eldar on the space hulk did not cause a larger conflict between the two races;
No trace of the Eldar navy was found during the fleet's subsequent voyage. The large fleet was on high alert and successfully arrived at its intended target - the Federman IV system a week later.
"What is the damage to the equipment?"
On the eve of the fleet approaching the Federman section, Calvin was still doing the finishing work for the previous battle.
The proceeds from seizures and excavations in previous battles are in an intense stage of inventory and verification with the help of the Adeptus Mechanicus' technical staff.
Calvin was very concerned about these followers, especially their losses in personnel and equipment after the war.
In the previous battle with the Eldar, the Terminator battle groups of each chapter fought all the way, taking full advantage of the heavy firepower of the Terminator in the narrow terrain of the hulk.
The total number of enemies killed is more than 300. In the combat records of the Inquisition in recent years, both the number and the proportion of enemy and friendly battle losses can be said to be outstanding achievements.
But everything has a price. As a price for such gains, these veterans who were equipped with heirlooms from each battle group also paid a total of twelve heavy casualties. As for the number of disabled people, it was twice that. p>
Fortunately, Calvin and the Astartes are used to this kind of sacrifice, and the departure of their comrades is not a loss in the eyes of the Emperor's Angels walking in the stars.
From the perspective of people like them who have endless lifespans due to war and protection, this act of sacrificing their lives to realize their own self-worth is itself an excellent reward and relief.
Faith is loyalty, sacrifice is reward.
In the eyes of mortals, this sentence may be a creed spoken by the priests of the state religion, but in the eyes of the Astartes, this is the most realistic portrayal of their lives.
A simple funeral is all, of which the gene seed recovery ceremony takes up a large part.
Calvin and the commanders of the chapter have no time to grieve. They need to replace those who died as living people and make more contributions to the cause of the Emperor and the Empire.
The loss of personnel is like this, and can be gradually replenished by new recruits later;
However, the loss of equipment is different. The situation of each battle group is different. The universal model of the Unyielding Tactical Dreadnought is relatively easy to handle, and the Order of Omen can be responsible for repairing or replacing it;
But there are some models that are special and difficult to maintain once lost:
For example, there are Gorgon-type tactical Dreadnoughts, Hades-type Tactical Dreadnoughts, and the extremely rare three Red Angel-type Tactical Dreadnoughts inherited by the Lamenters from their parent group.
As the de facto supreme commander of the alliance, Calvin, as the de facto supreme commander of the alliance, must have a clear attitude and make timely replenishment for the losses of these war groups.
Moreover, there is a time limit for this kind of replenishment, because the soldiers of this urgent recruitment, except for the new recruits, are essentially in the rest period of rotation from the front line.
The condition of these soldiers who have gone through fierce battles is not in perfect condition, and even some veterans are still in the recovery stage after serious injuries.
Calvin's previous omen to them was a helpless move under the great threat of Ophelia's Chaos invasion;
And since he was the one who brought these soldiers from the distant Krieg Sign to this place, he has the obligation to ensure that these loyal soldiers receive reasonable compensation for all their losses.
If these worn-out equipment cannot be repaired in time, then in the next hundred years of rotation, the lack of equipment will affect the mission progress of these battle groups, thus adding more unnecessary casualties.
This is something Calvin is extremely reluctant to see. The meeting between him and other chapter commanders took place against this background.
"It's not ideal. At least fifteen tactical dreadnoughts have suffered varying degrees of damage. Ten of them need to replace parts, and only one-third can be repaired on the battleship..."
Van Vries, the senior commander of the Lamenters Chapter, answered Calvin's questions from the other side of the screen.
In order to respond to the call of the original body, Lord Van Vries spent everything he had. A total of forty Indomitable Tactical Dreadnought power armors can be said to be half of the equipment support provided by the Krieg system to the Weeper in recent years. p>
If this battle fails, Van Vries does not dare to think about how he will face his brothers in the chapter.
The situation of other Chapters is not much different, with a total of close to 50 tactical Dreadnought gaps, which makes Calvin, who actually controls the entire Krieg Chapter Alliance, frown.
First of all, the loss of the Tauren is excluded because the Arknak combat-type tactical dreadnought they are equipped with is extremely special, and the Krieg system does not have blueprints for this kind of power armor;
Secondly, the High Lords Council paid for these injuries, and it was not Calvin's turn to raise money for them.
Then the remaining thirty tactical Dreadnoughts are the problems he needs to solve.
Thirty, a full thirty additional tactical fearless weapons need him to raise.
For other Primarchs, this would be nothing. Any founding chapter could afford such a price. But Calvin is different. He cannot even reveal his identity when his foundation is just beginning to take shape. 30 Terminators are against him.
It is by no means an unnecessary amount.
Calvin stayed in the office after the meeting, thinking hard about raising these equipment.
Theoretically, these equipment can be produced by the Krieg system, but supporting the five existing war groups is already the limit of their production.
Mars was also excluded by Calvin. In today's crazy expansion of the Legion headquarters, the original inventory of Titan's home planet must be used with caution. The equipment agreement signed with Mars has a clear quantity limit and cannot be changed for this reason.<
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Then there is only Reza, and Calvin can still trust their industrial manufacturing capabilities.
But the question is, why?
Or if you make it clearer, what’s the cost?
Judging from their behavior of doing things without profit, if they cannot give a corresponding price, the favor owed must be repaid at a more expensive price...
stc, only these human technology crystals representing technology are what they are interested in, or they may be rare mineral planets, but unfortunately Reza is not such a poor forging world.
stc... Calvin looked at the soul stones placed on the corner of the table and remembered the part of the loot he had given to the Order of Omen.
"Well, wait a little longer, wait until the Bad Omen Cult has a preliminary assessment of the value of those things, and then talk to the natives of the Storm Star Territory..."
After the grand fleet continued to sail through subspace for a week, the navigator found the location of the Federman IV galaxy on the star map according to the star torch in the direction of Terra; soon after, the astropaths also
Intense communication began in the psychic relay channel, which corroborated the former's judgment.
Under the leadership of the navigator, the fleet began to leap towards the nearest Manzeville Point. After a huge roar of energy, the fleet finally saw the light of stars in the physical universe again after several months.
The Imperial Navy obviously knew nothing about the situation here, and they were extremely shocked by this fortress group located on the channel to Terra.
Shortly after the Angel of Punishment initiated communications to the defense fortress, under the "guidance" of dozens of escort ships, these imperial navy fleets quietly followed the instructions of the flagship and sailed quietly towards their assigned berths. p>
Calvin did not pay too much attention to these navies. Anyway, before they separated from his fleet, the officers of the naval fleet would inevitably undergo a large-scale memory cleansing.
As for the low-level ordinary crew members, unfortunately, in a space city with distinct classes like naval battleships, they do not even have the right to know where they are as long as necessary.
On the main star of the Titan II fortress group, nearly a thousand Gray Knights are lining up in the square on the surface.
In the years since Calvin left for the expedition, the Titan homeworld from the direction of Terra has been transporting Gray Knight recruits here.
This place is now being used as a pilot by the newly born legion. With the legion's increasingly abundant troops, the Gray Knights' previous ship-based combat model has been changed to a combat model in which war zones are divided into star regions, with defense fortress groups as branch bases.
The one thousand sons of Calvin and one hundred Gray Knight veterans here are the core strength of this base.
They also undertook combat missions throughout the Storm Star Territory under the leadership of other senior members during Lord Calvin's expedition.
A total of 1,100 Gray Knights, equivalent to an entire Astartes Chapter.
Although they have never met Calvin, like all legions, the sons of Calvin have a natural yearning and expectation for their genetic father.