Chapter 294 Military Parade, Muscle Display under Ceremony
Ground preparations for the world of Ophelia No. 7 are still continuing, but from Calvin's point of view, after the temporary cancellation of the handover task of the weapons of the Heavenly Punishment Stand, there are actually no more important matters.
The visit of a Terran lord to Ophelia is a rare honor and a reason for celebration for the Ecclesiarchy and the Imperial citizens of this world, but for Calvin and his team, it is just a once-in-a-lifetime event. A normal diplomatic ceremony with special specifications.
It was normal for Calvin's position. From now on, this kind of occasion would not be said to be a daily routine, but it would be a regular ceremony at least once every few years;
What's special about it is that it is the first time that the entire team needs to clarify the special identity of Calvin, the Lord of Terra, and make specific adaptive adjustments based on his personal will and circumstances.
Alan Janus's status as an envoy is particularly important at this time. His particularity as an adjutant and eldest son makes him not only the link between the Gray Knights and mortals in Calvin's team, but also responsible for Diplomatic communication regarding state religion.
The ceremony to welcome Calvin was held as scheduled on the surface, centered on the Cathedral of Divine Grace.
Scheduled parades and military parades are also planned, centered around the Cathedral of Divine Grace.
According to the predetermined plan, Calvin and his team will land from the square on one side of the cathedral, and then after meeting up with the team of the state church, they will then pass through the entire church complex through a ten-kilometer crosswalk until they reach the square on the other side. .
The main roads along the way will be opened for their team, while the auxiliary roads on both sides and the buildings next to them belong to the pilgrims and local imperial subjects.
At around 10 o'clock Terra time, after intense communication and confirmation, the parade ceremony officially began.
Calvin set off from the Angel of Punishment, rode in a phalanx composed of a large transport court with his Gray Knights and the Tindalos Legion, and descended from the sky under the escort of the air force of the defense force of Divine Grace City, starting the planned parade.
The battleships in the orbit of Ophelia 7 opened the hangar gates one after another. The hundreds of meters long transport boats were extremely small against the background of the cruisers. However, as the phalanx descended downwards, they still caused a stir in the eyes of the empire's subjects. Zhen exclaimed.
The twenty-two airships carrying the Tindaros Legion in the queue descended first. After the remaining airships separated in mid-air, they circled for a week and entered a fixed release rhythm in the usual low-altitude manner.
A total of 30,000 soldiers of the Tindaros Legion in black and gold uniforms, set against the golden eagle emblem on the iconic black big-brimmed hats of their uniforms, lined up in a fully armed manner and marched forward in a square formation the size of a thousand people.
The same black full-body carapace was neatly worn on them, and the energy backpacks and matching heavy-duty hell guns were held tightly in front of their chests with both hands.
An array of Leman Russ heavy tanks and Hydra defense and control armored vehicles moved forward in a black tide-like formation;
The earth-shaking cannon and the heavy footsteps of the Knight Titan, specially gifted by Reza World to the army, also shook the hearts of the crowd watching the ceremony.
This is not a group of new soldiers with only equipment, nor is it a ceremonial guard of honor.
The soldiers of the Tindaros Legion are all survivors on the front line of the battle against Chaos. Their silent and cold military power and the scars on their armored vehicles are silently telling their merits and strength.
The crowd of cheering people gradually quieted down, and even the state priest who was in charge of the lead and the cherubim in the sky were shocked.
The sculpture-like Astartes warriors on the terrace and the battle sisters further away were activated by the murderous aura of the legion. Their eyes under the power armor helmets slowly opened, and with the help of the servo oracle, they cautiously opened their eyes. His eyes were fixed on this unprecedented elite army.
"Storm troop level equipment and organization, auxiliary level heavy equipment. Who are they? I have never heard of the name of this army..." The Sister of the Brave Heart Order stood on the high balcony, serious Evaluation of the performance of this unknown legion.
"The average age of each person is 40-60 years old. Their medals and armbands all have second-level or higher marks, and I didn't see any military rank below sergeant..." The company commander of the Ultramarines stationed here was more careful. After looking at the details of the uniforms of the soldiers in the formation from a distance, we got an even more startling message.
All of them are veterans and have gone through at least two large-scale battles!
How can this be? Could it be that they split up the entire regiment and concentrated the veterans in the parade array?
Not right either!
Their weapon attachments correspond to the emblems on their armbands! And the weapon you hold looks like the product of long-term maintenance, and it is definitely not a new gun that was temporarily installed!
That is to say, their original establishment is like this!
The Captain of the Ultramarines and the Captain of the Imperial Fists beside him looked at each other:
Well-equipped, fully equipped, and all veterans, this level of elites can be classified as the most elite in a sequence where the Astra Militarum's combat effectiveness varies greatly.
Even if there is a head-on confrontation on the battlefield, the company-level Astartes warriors in their hands will be difficult to block the frontal impact of such a legion without enough depth to deal with it!
A heavy hammer! Or a strong shield!
After making eye contact, the two high-ranking Astartes officers unanimously came to the same conclusion in their hearts.
This kind of mortal army exclusive to the Chapter is not a new concept in the eyes of the two long-standing Chapters. Their Chapter Headquarters also has a similar armed sequence.
But just like the strategic value of this legion, when will an unknown "Exorcist Regiment" be able to support such a gold-eating beast?
This is not just a matter of money! The number of soldiers is still a small problem. As long as there is a dedicated recruiting world, after a hundred years of operation, such veterans can be gathered.
But what about the equipment?
Carapace, Hell Gun, Leman Russ heavy tank, or plasma modified version!
Just these exposed weapons require a high price to obtain them from the Forge World in a long-term and stable manner, not to mention the assigned maintenance personnel, who are directly under the technical priests of the Forge World! Can that be exchanged for money?
There are also earth-shattering cannons! And Knight Titans!
Needless to say, the former is the upper limit of the large equipment that the Astra Militarum can use, which is also the core difference between an Astra Militarum regiment and a legion.
With this kind of attachment, this legion will only be deployed as a whole to take charge of the battle in one direction when the war comes; while the Astra Militarum without this kind of attachment will only replenish the troops and will be split and replenished when the main front-line troops are damaged.
These two different placement specifications represent two completely different statuses and treatments in the eyes of the wartime military command!
In short, this is the essential difference between the first-level legion and other legions!
And such a first-level legion of 30,000 people will not exceed a thousand in the hands of the star-level military command, which is known as the billion-strong Astra Militarum, and its structure and troop quality will definitely not be as complete as the one in front of it!
What about the latter?
As the most simplified version of large-scale war machinery, the Knight Titan has no essential difference from the large Titan of the Titan Legion except for its simple structure.
The core technology and maintenance technology of this kind of weapon have always been tightly held in the hands of the Mechanicus. Even in the era when the Emperor was active in the Empire, only the Psychic Titan was completely stripped from the Mechanicus.
This is still the case when the Emperor is in power, let alone today in the post-Emperor era. At present, all Knight Titan families have signed agreements with local forge worlds and are deeply bound.
The appearance of any organized Knight Titan must mean the deep involvement of at least one forge world. (Except for free knights, but their organization is usually very small and cannot support large-scale wars alone.)
The information reflected by various details flashed through the minds of the senior officers of Ophelia No. 7. In the context that the main leader of the "Exorcist" regiment in the distance has not yet appeared, they came to such a surprising conclusion:
"This newly promoted Terra Lord is indeed worthy of the title. The background he showed today is only the personal auxiliary armed forces outside the Inquisition, not its core strength. The power possessed by this Astartes regiment leader named Calvin is probably beyond the expectations of the senior officials present and everyone behind them..."
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