Chapter 462 Black and Red, Plans in the Shadows (Forty-Seven) Before the Decisive Battle
"Forty kilometers..."
The sound of heavy artillery shells falling to the ground came from above Calvin's head through the armor layer more than ten meters thick.
He had also just returned from another battlefield and came here without stopping after receiving the notice of the meeting.
Looking at the readings displayed on the holographic projector, Calvin turned to look at the artillery liaison officer of the Tindalos Corps and the artillery staff of the headquarters and asked:
"The position of the 33rd Motorized Infantry Regiment has entered their direct fire range. They can't hold on for long. I need your men to intercept and fire."
"It's difficult to do." The artillery liaison officer shook his head and denied:
"The trajectory of the curved fire is too long and it is difficult to break through their close defense interception system, but if this is your order, we will carry it out..."
"But the price is your early exposure? No, you can be sacrificed, just like me, but it can't be like this..." Calvin smiled bitterly and rejected his proposal, turning to look at the 33rd motorcycle step. The area of corps positions.
This regiment has followed in his footsteps since the beginning of the Storm Star Territory and is one of the troops he is most familiar with. However, when they withstood the unbridled cross-fire of the Murder Lords on the front line, as the commander of these warriors, he could only Sit back and watch their sacrifice.
"I can join the battle at any time." Speyer's voice sounded in the command room, and he himself was already on standby on the Iron Throne of the Imperial Commissar.
This titan has been waiting for a long time, but Calvin has been reluctant to reveal its existence.
"No!" Calvin denied his opinion again, and this was already the third argument between the two in two hours.
"Not the time," Calvin explained again.
He was well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the Imperial Commissar, so he cherished the suddenness of the Titan's first appearance in front of the enemy.
The special attack method of the Imperial Commissar is undoubtedly an extremely effective blow to the Titans of the Lord of Murder.
Under the control of Spier, it will definitely cause double the damage to the enemy as soon as it steps onto the battlefield.
But it also has its shortcomings, that is, its too slow attack frequency and lack of assistance from the attached battle group, which makes it too thin in number compared to the enemies.
“The Imperial Commissar’s plasma reactor has an upper limit, and the energy stored in the shield generator can only withstand 4 rounds of direct artillery fire at most.
And although they only have one known warlord-class Titan, there are as many as 20 auxiliary Marauders... Let the armored troops come in. How many Shadow Swords do we have? "
"Six vehicles." The commander of the armored regiment, who had been silent in the corner, finally spoke.
This powerful hunter-destroyer team is the armored force's most valuable asset. He was reluctant to use it in previous battles, and Calvin's order at this time meant that the time to use them had come.
Even if the timing is not right, it is equivalent to letting them face the Titan Legion's artillery fire without any cover.
"How is the situation?" Calvin asked, and the implication of this sentence was to ask about their willingness to fight.
This is not nonsense, because the more cruel the battlefield is, the more important it is the fighting will of a unit destined to be sent to the front line.
It was impossible for an army unwilling to fight to be sent by Calvin and undertake such an important mission, because if they were forced to fight, the result would be almost inevitable rebellion.
"Fightable." The colonel of the armored regiment didn't say much. He simply saluted Calvin, picked up the military cap on the table and walked out of the bunker.
The power of the Shadow Sword lies in the direct-firing volcanic cannon it is equipped with. This high-energy laser beam weapon, affectionately called "red onyx" by the mechanical priests, can cause fatal damage to any heavy Titan. Kill.
Compared to its weapon unit known as the "Titan Killer", the Shadow Sword's poor mobility and long charging cycle leave this Titan Killer with almost no way out after firing, and it will surely withstand the intense damage caused by the enemy. counterattack.
Three rounds, up to three rounds of shooting. The colonel calculated silently in his mind.
The time difference between up to three volleys before their positions are locked by the Murder Lord's scanning arrays. After that, how many times it can be shot and how long it can survive depends entirely on the Emperor's blessing.
This was almost a fatal mission, and as a veteran of many years of fighting against Chaos, the Colonel did not refuse. His only request was that if their sacrifice was worthy, then please include him.
Silence returned to the command room again, and the original body had already turned its attention to the next problem that needed to be solved.
"Where's the northern foothills?" Calvin looked at the liaison officer left behind by the Sea Wolf. The garrison there sent a request for help half an hour ago, and the force responsible for handling it was the Space Wolves.
"The gap has been blocked." The power armor of Sea Wolf's liaison adjutant also had obvious scars, which also reflected that this unit had reached its limit.
However, like all the sons of Russ, his deep-seated pride did not allow him to speak of any damage to the Chapter to Calvin at this time.
"Hard work." Calvin nodded and then looked at the other officers, and the remaining people did not ask any other questions.
The Titan Legion's crisis has been temporarily solved, and the sea wolves are resisting attacks from other directions.
If there were no accidents for the fleet in orbit, it should have started its counterattack against Chaos after the Relentless Jihad rejoined the fleet.
The only thing Calvin couldn't worry about now was where the enemy's main force, which had not yet appeared - the headquarters of the Word Bearers Legion, would appear.
He did not leave this problem to anyone, but left it to the Gray Knight and himself: four members of the Honor Guard had set out half an hour ago, lurking in four different directions according to Calvin's arrangement.
Correspondingly, sixty Gray Knights who had just withdrawn from various battlefields and had all changed into Terminator power armor were waiting for the arrival of the original body outside the door of the bunker headquarters.
Once the enemy's main force appears, as the last mobile force in the entire position, Calvin and his Gray Knights will launch a final decapitation strike against the enemy.
"That's it..." After arranging the final emergency plan, Calvin looked at the remaining officers in the room, and turned to leave after bidding farewell to everyone.
Everyone knows that this is the moment when the final battle comes, and everyone also knows that after this battle, no one knows how many people will meet again.
At this point in the war, the entire empire's army has maximized its potential, and they are unable to change the remaining victory or defeat and can only do so with a clear conscience.
Second update.