Chapter 670: War Begins
"Launch the divination satellite. We need the enemy's exact location." The officers of the battalion command post regarded information as life. If they had the ability, they would never miss any opportunity to obtain intelligence.
The soldier spliced two rocket-like cylinders together and launched a divination satellite into the sky.
Because the orbit of the planet could not be simulated, Odermayer had to let the divination satellite operate above the ruins of the hive city.
The data of the entire battlefield was rapidly flowing into the battalion command post. They could see the movement of the entire combat battalion on the holographic sand table, as well as the activities of the enemy.
"That thing is monitoring us." Hope discovered the divination satellite that was launched. Although he had never seen such a device, he could also judge its use from the radar array on it.
Order the troops to continue to move forward and hide in the complex structure of the hive city. The weepers of the reconnaissance team aimed at the divination satellite, and the armor-piercing explosive bombs engraved with prayers were loaded.
It is absolutely impossible to miss. Hit as soon as the fire is fired.
Bang.
The Aobi satellite did not fall under the attack of the armor-piercing bombs. A layer of light white shield rose to block the attack of the bombs.
The fragments of the armor-piercing bombs fell from the sky and were swept away by the wind as if mocking the Weepers.
The Weepers' Javelin speeders flew towards the Aobi satellite. These fast vehicles with anti-gravity thrusters became precious relics of the Chapter, but in Perturabo's eyes, these light vehicles were not complex and precious equipment.
The Javelin speeders flew at a very fast speed. The missile nests on both sides of the speeders aimed at the Aobi satellite. Out of respect for the unknown technological creation, the driver fired four powerful missiles, and the gunner also pulled the trigger of the heavy bomb machine gun, smashing a series of bullets on the shield.
The light white shield became lighter in color in the continuous bombs, but it did not break. It was not until the four missiles hit that the explosion completely destroyed the Aobi satellite.
These devices are really strong and durable. Hope sighed, but he obviously did not understand the positioning of these divination satellites in Odmayer's eyes.
"Reconnaissance-type things have always been consumables, so I have equipped the 37th Regiment with a lot of these things."
"How many of these things does this combat battalion have?" Perturabo asked.
"Considering that they have just joined the regiment and are only an infantry combat battalion, I only allocated them 100 divination satellites."
Just as Odmayer said, this divination satellite had just become scrap in the explosion, and the next satellite had already been launched, followed by the retaliatory firepower of the combat battalion.
Two anti-vehicle missiles were launched from a certain position in the nest city, aiming at the flying Javelin speedboat one after the other.
The driver and gunner were not at all confused. The gunner quickly aimed at the missile and detonated the missile with a series of explosive bombs.
But another missile had already approached the speedboat at an exaggerated speed, and the driver narrowly missed the missile.
Missiles exploded beside them, and the fire waves and sharp fragments of the explosion hit the ceramic steel armor and the armor plates of the speeder. The two looked very embarrassed, but they were only slightly injured by the shock wave.
Two missiles were not the end, more anti-vehicle missiles were coming, and they rushed to the speeder. The gunners and drivers struggled in the attack of the missiles. Even if they were experienced in combat, they could not hold on for too long.
A missile exploded at the bottom of the speeder, and the shock wave it created affected the operation of the speeder's anti-gravity equipment. The speeder, whose maneuverability dropped sharply, was captured by the missiles. Five missiles were inserted into the speeder, and there were no survivors in the brilliant explosion.
Two Space Marines were killed. They were separated from the virtual battlefield, and the depression of being killed was growing.
Perturabo called them over and asked them how they felt when facing the missile attack.
"It's continuous, breathless, the sirens never stop whistling, and those missiles will be finished if they hit one."
Because it is not clear how many Aoki satellites the enemy has, Hope can only temporarily give up attacking the monitors above his head.
They quickly ran into the ruins of the nest city. The large force of 2,000 people was divided into 20 companies with a standard of 100 people, and these companies were further divided into 10 companies.
A 10-man squad is only 500 meters away from their brothers, and it only takes a few seconds for them to cross this distance.
"The enemy has appeared!" Looking at the shadows moving in the distance, the Space Marines took the lead in raising their guns to attack, and the bursts of explosive bombs hit the running enemies.
The Destroyer Company set up heavy bolt machine guns, and they used the explosive bombs to suppress the enemy from the front. Anyone who stuck his head out to fight back would be torn to pieces by their explosive bombs.
Front-side fire suppression, the assault team equipped with rocket backpacks quickly attacked from the side with bolt pistols and chainsaw swords.
"Damn it!" Shitou covered his head. His head was hit by a bomb. If it weren't for the existence of the single-soldier Aegis, he would have become a corpse long ago.
Looking at the illusory shield on his body, Shitou judged how many attacks the Aegis could withstand.
It's hard to imagine that someone like him can master such knowledge. You know, two years ago he was just a coolie who dug stones every day.
Thank you for Odemaier's education.
Silently prayed to Odemaier. For Shitou, Sage Odemaier was more intimate and realistic than the illusory Emperor.
Emperor, he didn't have any objection to the great old Emperor, but what Odemaier did was more loved by them.
"Build a wall!" The sergeant yelled, and the engineers took out the portable Aegis wall from their backpacks, assembled it together and started it.
A circular shield was generated, easily blocking the firepower of the heavy bolter machine gun.
"Keep them outside the Aegis, fire!"
Shitou held the deflagration gun in his hand, aiming at the shuttle of the Space Marines. The heavy weapons team set up the triple rapid-fire ion cannon.
This rapid-fire ion cannon is extremely heavy. Even if they are equipped with enhanced exoskeletons, it takes at least two people to push an ion cannon to move quickly.
The exoskeleton is mainly located on Shitou's back, with a mechanical spine as the core, and soft strips that strengthen the upper limbs and legs extend from Shitou's shoulders and waist.
There is also an eyepiece in front of Shitou's eyes. This eyepiece is connected to the tactical system of the exoskeleton to display the most basic information for Shitou.
For example, the degree of his physical injury and the energy reserve of the weapon.
Stone knew they had better equipment. The infantry manual compiled by the sage Odmire clearly stated that the exoskeleton was just a temporary protective gear compromised to save costs. In time, we will have something better.
Javelin Speedboat