Chapter 1845 Failed Counterattack
Silas Ovik glanced at the tactical display of Leman Russ’s victor. The twisted runes and tactical icons on it were crowded together like a swarm, and the red Although the pirates' super-heavy armor was still powerful, their offensive gradually weakened with the determined defense and counterattack of the Imperial army. Even when the Chaos Space Marines began to enter the battlefield, the situation had gradually become stalemate.
During this period, two new troops arrived to support the battlefield, namely the 8th Cadian Regiment and the 19th Regiment.
Arrived with them were the 1st and 3rd companies of the Tianshi Chapter.
The moment the imperial reinforcements arrived, the commander of the 4th Super Heavy Armor Company of the Red Pirates knew that the attack had failed. They had no strength to continue advancing. They had lost 5 armors during the entire attack. That's one-third of the entire company.
Perhaps he should have initially waited for the Space Marine infantry to arrive before starting the battle, but now it was too late to regret this. Continuing to fight here would only result in the annihilation of the entire army.
So Dietrich decisively issued a retreat order. He did not even cover the infantry who followed the attack, but directly led the armored troops away.
And his leaving without saying goodbye also means that those Red Pirate Space Marines who arrived here with the armored forces must face alone the Empire's most elite Astra Militarum armored forces and the Tianshi Chapter Interstellar who came to support them. Warrior, the result is self-evident——
The Leman Russ tank slowly rolled over the open space between the ruins. The image in the infrared imaging system roughly showed the situation in the distance, Silas O Vick chose the 20X magnification. At the same time, the driver was also observing the situation ahead from the periscope field of view. The image was light gray with several black heat source signals in the middle.
Silas Orwick was a little annoyed at not being able to completely eliminate those Chaos Steel Beasts. In less than an hour of fighting, their regiment lost a total of eighteen tanks!
This is not only one-third of their combat power, but also one-third of their comrades and brothers!
He wants revenge very much, but the 1652nd Armored Regiment pays more attention to orders. They are required to assist the infantry and space warriors in destroying those enemies who are stubbornly resisting, so they will strictly implement it.
"It may be the enemy. Let the infantry company of the Eighth Regiment be responsible for covering. The Thunder Head detachment immediately prepares to fire."
Silas Ovik began to mark the targets that needed to be hit. There were 4 targets in total. Although the image clarity was insufficient, he could roughly confirm what kind of unit the opponent was.
Ten Chimera armored vehicles belonging to the 8th Cadian Infantry Regiment stopped moving behind the Leman Russ tank. Then the infantrymen got out of the crew cabin holding laser rifles and hid behind the tank.
Orwick also saw the changes in the blue beacons in the auspicious omen. Now the four Leman Russ tanks are ready and can continue to move forward.
"Start shelling, three rounds of rapid fire, targeting the area ahead."
After receiving the shooting warning, the driver stepped on the pedal.
"Understood, the shooting coordinates are being uploaded."
The fire from the Victor's cannon once again illuminated the nearby buildings, and at the same time, more heat source signals emerged from the infrared imaging system. Jumping between buildings, heading straight towards the armored forces.
"Individual rocket, approaching."
The commander of Thunder One reported, his voice was very calm, as if he knew that this weapon could not destroy the Leman Russ tank.
Ovik's idea was completely different from his. The colonel knew very well that the targets of those rockets were the surrounding infantry units.
“Warn surrounding friendly units and seek cover.”
“The order is confirmed.” The fragments lifted up by the air wave hit the armor to form a series of noises, and flashes of light shuttled across the road. The armored unit began to move, more people were hit, and the impact of the rocket explosion knocked every soldier to the ground.
Ovik roughly estimated the number of opponents. From the previous periscope image analysis, he saw at least 10 or more individual rockets appearing in the field of vision. If it was a dual rocket launcher, then at least 5 More than one.
These individual anti-vehicle weapons will be a threat that cannot be ignored for armored units that penetrate deep into the chaotic ruins.
After consulting remotely with Creed, the commander of the 8th Cadian Regiment, they called for artillery support that had arrived at the artillery position.
Soon, the shelling of Wyvern mortars began to repeatedly ravage the ruined areas where enemies might be present. Flames, smoke and dust engulfed the collapsed buildings. Normal people would definitely not survive, but those heretics It's hard to say about Space Marines.
Then the infantrymen of the 8th Kadian Regiment reorganized and followed the armored troops forward. The dust raised by the shells filled the air, reducing visibility to less than 50 meters in harsh conditions.
All the crews turned on their infrared imaging systems and carefully searched for heat source signals in the area. The billowing smoke quickly engulfed the advancing Cadian Legion.
After advancing one hundred meters, Ovik ordered each tank unit to stop advancing. The infantry immediately stepped forward and divided into teams to search forward.
After a while, the infantry took over.
The flash of the bolt gun muzzle was like twinkling stars in the universe in the smoke and dust, but it was extremely deadly. The soldiers who were hit instantly became mutilated, and several infantry squads were killed in an instant. Killed in smoke.
Without any additional orders, all the Qadians also threw themselves into the firing array. The red laser beams and tracer bullets from the heavy machine guns pierced the dust, fired directly at the heretics' positions, and swept across their positions.
Then Leman Russ's battle cannon also released fire, and the flash of explosion illuminated the dimness in the smoke.
"All detachments, keep a distance, the Indomitable Force detachment is on guard, and the Broadsword detachment is responsible for covering both sides."
After conveying the order, Orvik focused his gaze on the front. On the viewfinder, observe and analyze the battle situation ahead.
The infantry losses are not bad at present, but the enemy's troop deployment has not been fully detected. It is still extremely inappropriate to advance rashly.
The Leman Russ Punisher's blow was like a storm, tearing the incomplete rock and metal into pieces. The Chaos Space Marines hiding behind the bunkers immediately withstood more intense firepower than they cast on the Imperial infantry, and began to move backwards. retreat.
At the same time, an even harsher noise broke through the air from the wreckage, hitting the armor of the Leman Russ tank with a sharp sound. Orvik stared at the shooting targets, and he Know that there must be more threatening enemies.
Those things looked larger than the silhouettes of Chaos Space Marines, their bodies covered with towering spikes and tusks.
Without a doubt, the terminator.
But there are not many of them, only three or four here and there.
(End of this chapter)