Chapter 692: Humanity’s Counterattack
“How is the war at Armageddon now?”
Dante didn’t have too many polite words and went straight to the point.
“The situation is not optimistic. We have achieved some victories against the greenskins and compressed them to the main continent, but we cannot shake the foundation. They are still huge in number and have huge war machines. We are suffering from the air We are not strong enough to completely restrict the activities of the greenskins.
They also continue to harass us from the equatorial jungle, which has restrained many of our troops.”
Then, Dante called up a holographic map, and Randall began to explain it in detail.
“All the hives in the main continent have fallen, and only two hives are still holding on, Hades and Helrichs. The person in charge of Hades is political commissar Yaric, who organized He raised the defense force here. It is said that he reached an agreement with many gangs in the hive city to jointly defend the hive city. What is incredible is that he really organized a ragged army. The green skin's continuous shelling and onslaught did not Occupy it, but the city's supplies have run out, and people live on eating rats and insects."
"It's not easy, this political commissar is a talent."
Dante sighed and gave. received a very high praise from a mortal, and the nearby scribe quickly recorded it. This kind of thing is rare.
"Yes, it is said that the greenskin warlord seems to be called Bonecrusher according to intelligence. He once personally directed the offensive against Hades's nest. The greenskins tried all imaginable tactics, such as airborne elite The commando team went to the top of the hive city, brought in super siege artillery, and even installed a ground-shaking device on the super giant Gangad. But every time, Commissar Yarick found a countermeasure. He asked the pipe repairman to bring the heat Welding guns sneak into the ventilation ducts to ambush the green skin commandos, transforming all the hive's public transportation vehicles into suicide attack weapons, used to destroy the green skin siege weapons."
"Where is Halesridge?"
"The resistance of Halesridge was equally resolute. From the commander to the citizens, they swore to hold on to the end. They were inspired by Hades's nest and adopted tactics to lure the enemy and give up. In the outer city, they instead ambush the greenskins in the complex streets of the hive city. The street fighting between the two sides was extremely brutal. It is said that there were hundreds of thousands of casualties every day. The remaining super-heavy tanks in the city were turned into transport vehicles to evacuate the crowds. Go to the military port, but due to lack of vehicles, many civilians choose to stay on the front line. They use homemade weapons and have explosives strapped to their bodies to rush into the orc positions and detonate them. There are also giant crane drivers who weld the cockpit doors shut. , and launched a desperate struggle with Gangaat, but it is said that the greenskins stepped up the siege of the hive and mobilized a large number of psykers."
"Armageddon is indeed a place of heroes. The people are strong and determined, so we cannot hesitate any longer."
Dante turned to his herald.
“The original plan to take a day off was changed and everyone only has 10 hours.”
"Yes."
Dante walked to the map and carefully looked at the terrain of Armageddon.
"From a location point of view, Halesridge is the largest port in Armageddon. If it is defended, it will be very conducive to the mobilization of follow-up troops."
Then he turned to look at Lan Doyle.
“What do you think?”
"Yes, Halesridge is indeed more important, but Hades Hive also attracts a large number of greenskin troops. If we lose either of them, it may cause the situation to collapse further."
"Before Speaking of the issue of air supremacy, the ninth task force of the Sun Star Domain is coming with us this time. How about we open a gap in the air first? Air transportation provides support to both hives. "
"Then it's decided to suppress the greenskin's air power first, and then support both hives at the same time."< br>
Ten hours later, the empire-led counterattack began.
The first is a large-scale orbital bombing, mainly targeting the outer positions of the green skin siege, as well as the determined location of the green skin airport.
At the same time that the Armageddon orbit was filled with lances and orbital artillery fire, the naval pilots of the 119th Battle Group of the Imperial Navy rushed towards their fighters, and the Blood Angels fighter formation Also started to warm up.
According to the plan, in order to ensure the status of the fighter jets, they will all enter the atmosphere via transport aircraft, and the first batch of atmospheric transport aircraft will pass through the war zone and enter Armageddon Low under the cover of Thunderhawks and Storm Crows. In the outer atmosphere, the fighter formations in the transport ship will be divided into two groups and enter the battle: Predator bombers will serve as the first attack wave to bomb the Greenskin siege position at Armageddon, destroying the ground defense system and war machines there, and a blitzkrieg force will The squadron would provide cover for them, while another formation of Predator bombers would head straight for Halesridge and destroy the Greenskin offensive under fighter cover.
The plan went smoothly at first. The void shield of the transport ship was engulfed by fire. The plasma ejected by the ship fought against the gravity of the planet, and finally they reached the upper thermal ionosphere of the planet.
The airlocks on the ship's hull then opened, revealing row after row of aircraft, launch rails and gravity supports extending into Armageddon's thin upper atmosphere, followed by hundreds of Imperial fighters and bombers Howling towards the world below.
The greenskins were obviously not unprepared. When the air attack came, various anti-aircraft guns and missiles poured firepower into the sky.
Some Imperial aircraft were overturned by explosions or disintegrated by ground fire, but most of the fighters still pounced on their targets under the cover of orbital fire.
Lightning fighters circled left and right at the edge of the bomber group. The pilots adopted a standard Skyhawk attack formation. Below them were three squadrons of Predator bombers. The bombers were flying at an altitude of several thousand meters above the ground. Bomb the ground.
At the same time, green-skin counterattacks followed one after another, and various strange-shaped fighter jets appeared from the hidden wasteland airport. Their red shells were particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.
A brutal air battle broke out.
While thousands of fighters were locked in a dogfight, the Predator bombers began their final sprint.
At the edge of the Halesridge hive, anti-aircraft guns raked the sky. The tracer bullets poured out by the greenskins from the captured Hydra anti-aircraft vehicles were accompanied by the bright flash of laser cannons, and the missiles were smashed into the incoming bombers. .
The Predators moved forward like flying tanks under heavy fire. Their shells were scarred by bombs, and the air around them was filled with explosions. Some were hit by missiles, and others were sliced by lasers. Two halves, but most, of the bombers were already buzzing over the city.
Subsequently, dozens of bomb bay doors opened in perfect synchronization, and thousands of tons of guided bombs and cluster bombs rained down on the area where the greenskins gathered.
This arid and hot port city changed instantly. The dust-covered imperial buildings and adobe neighborhoods were completely engulfed in flames. The attack lasted for a long time until the entire outer area of the city was almost in flames. ruins.
(End of this chapter)