Chapter 3355 The most painful victory
Compared with the Astral Knights, the Minotaur Chapter has the most exaggerated loss ratio in a sense. Only 1 of the 4 battle barges is left, and only 2 of the 12 strike cruisers are left, which is equivalent to the loss of more than 80% of the warships of the Chapter. This kind of The decisive sacrifice and dedication have greatly changed Soshyan's view of this group of people. Even if they squander the fleet power casually by relying on fast replenishment speed, the determination of these sacrifices cannot be explained simply by "a well-off family". .
The Marauder Chapter did not suffer any losses. They only had one strike cruiser and two frigates. Fortunately, they were only damaged.
Having lost so many ships, naturally also lost countless lives, but this number cannot be calculated yet. However, the list of sacrifices of more than 200 captains is clearly placed in front of Soshiyang. Some of them had just left the Naval Academy, and some had served for fifty or sixty years. The vast majority of captains chose to sink with the ship, and only a few were taken away by their own crews. The loss of these captains has great consequences for Russia. It is truly irreversible for the Erps Guardian Fleet, and it may be difficult to fully recover in the next fifty years.
In addition, there were losses to the aviation force. From the Orbital Air Force of Amara Prime to the Fleet Air Force, more than three thousand pilots shed blood in the void.
The troops who initiated the gang-hopping war were even more miserable. Only one in a hundred could survive. According to current statistics, less than 30,000 people have successfully evacuated from the tomb ship, including more than 3,000 wounded soldiers of the Krieg Death Legion and 27,000 A soldier of the Orpheus Army of Death.
In addition, there were casualties among the Space Marines. The third company of the Astral Knights suffered 41 casualties, and the Minotaur Chapter was even more exaggerated, with 576 casualties, equivalent to six full companies sacrificed in the enemy's tomb ship. The loss of nearly six hundred Space Marines was an extremely heavy figure for Soshyan's entire command career, not to mention that it was only a single casualty.
"I was"
Soshyan spoke slowly in a low tone, looking away from the list, and then looked out the window.
"I once had a mock battle with the Chapter Master of the Minotaur. He commanded the human fleet, and I commanded the Necron fleet. The scale was surprisingly consistent with the actual one. In the mock battle, I killed him to a pulp. A, almost completely failed. At that time, I always thought that I would do better than him. It turned out that I was wrong, I was not much better than him.”
"So what was the result then?"
Faced with Sol's inquiry, Soshyan sighed softly.
"His result was no one out of ten, and my answer was a small half left. There is almost no difference."
"This is much better. At least Orps still has a fleet. No one can do anything about the technical gap between the two sides."
After Sol finished speaking, he sighed softly, walked to Soshyan, and stared out of the window side by side with him,
"It's so cruel. I haven't seen a naval battle of this scale and brutality since the Great Rebellion."
Soshiyang turned his gaze slightly and asked softly:
"Would it be better if the legion from that time came to fight?"
Thor was silent for a moment and shook his head. "Probably. No. Even the fleet at that time did not have the means to deal with the terrible weapons and inertial engines of the Necron. In the end, it was nothing more than a war of attrition. Even the original body could not do anything in a naval battle of this scale. Eliminate these The best way to deal with the ancient dead species is always before they wake up, otherwise there will always be a heavy price to pay later.”
"Isn't it okay for the Space Marines to jump into gangs on a large scale?"
"Soshiyang, in fact, you should be aware that the success of this gang-hopping was completely arranged by the other party. Otherwise, to be honest, with the performance of the tomb ship, if it keeps a distance and does not join the melee, do you think we have any problem? What can catch it? What weapons can really threaten it?"
Hearing what Sol said, Soshyan smiled to himself.
"Do I still have to be proud?"
"In any case, the result is that mankind has won. Although the process is difficult, it is just like the empire itself. These ten thousand years have been difficult, but at least we have survived. If we survive, there is hope."
At this time, the gate on one side of the bridge suddenly opened. Soshyan and Thor, who heard the movement, turned around and saw Talos walking in.
"Talos, thank you for your hard work."
Soshyan immediately stepped forward to greet him. When Talos came to him, he also took out a data tablet.
"The reports are all here."
After receiving the ground combat report, Soshyan immediately opened it and looked at it for twenty minutes.
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When he put it down, the expression on his face became heavier.
Amara's main hive, New Wasburg, was completely destroyed. Among the other two large hives, Karosh was also severely damaged. More than 90% of the upper hive's spire was damaged, and more than 60% of the middle hive and lower hive were damaged. Only the situation in Tritos Hive is slightly better. The upper hive is basically intact. However, the lower hive and some areas of the bottom hive are under attack. However, the Necron offensive here is not very strong, and there is the assistance of the Phantom Legion. , Tritos Nest City was basically spared.
At present, the entire Amara Prime can only be said to be better than being occupied. All orbital facilities have been destroyed, less than one-tenth of the main industrial facilities have survived, 87% of transportation equipment has been lost, and less than 13% of storage and civilian facilities remain. Direct and The indirect economic losses are immeasurable, which is equivalent to saying that the achievements of thousands of years of construction of this planet have been lost. It was destroyed, almost turned into a white ground. You must know that as a highly hive-oriented world, Amara Prime has no natural environment. Only the ice caps at the north and south poles are still preserved, and most of the rest have become In the industrial wasteland, the residents rely entirely on artificial facilities to survive, and the hive city is the only home.
Corresponding to the huge material losses, there were horrific casualties.
The planet's surface defense battle lasted for a full 42 hours. Although many preparations had been made in advance and a large number of residents had been evacuated, more than two billion civilians were still killed by aliens due to the excessive population of Amalur Prime. During the invasion, nearly 10 billion people were displaced Therefore, they had to be relocated to the already crowded Tritos Nest City. Now it is no longer overcrowded, but even the bottom nest is so crowded. If Tritos Nest City does not have the natural advantage of water supply, It is estimated that the lack of water alone will cause a large number of deaths.
In addition to civilians, the losses of the army were also very huge. In order to prepare for the war, Soshyan deployed more than 80 million troops on Amara Prime, 20 million of which were the Krieg Death Army, Necromunda Army, and reinforcements. Trained Or The elite regular armies such as the Puss Guards and the auxiliary army of the Astral Knights number 4 million. Although the rest of the troops are theoretically militia, they have also undergone months of intensive training and are fully equipped with light and heavy equipment. They are no more than the regular ones in the empire. The Astral Legion is worse.