After the Macharian Cross was awarded, there was the Tempest Medal, which was awarded to senior officers and political commissars who inspired the soldiers to persist in fighting even when more than half of the company's personnel were killed.
Arney was also among those receiving honors. When he came to the ceremony, his breathing became heavy, but he tried to calm himself down.
“You are the soul of the Astra Militarum, and you are also the soul of the soldiers. Without your hard work, there would be no glorious victory in this expedition. Your most fervent faith has become the beacon for the soldiers on the battlefield. Therefore, on behalf of the High Command of the Expeditionary Force, I hereby award you the Storm Medal in recognition of your outstanding and brave command strategy."
When Arni received the medal, Soshyan smiled specially. He nodded, making the "acting" governor of Badab very excited.
Later, a series of medals for artillery officers, armor officers, engineer officers and other technical arms were awarded.
The last item of the officer's medal is the steel-cast Sky Eagle. Soldiers privately call this badge the "Madman's Eagle" because this medal is only awarded to those who dare to fight alone and win in the face of powerful enemies. Officer, also known as the Duelist's Medal, Yarrick received such a medal for his decisive battle with the green-skinned warboss.
There are only more than thirty officers who have received this medal, including Arni. His case is also clearly written. He killed nearly two digits of Space Marines while equipped with Hunter Armor, and Defeated a crazy Hellbeast and a warband leader.
After the medals for soldiers and officers are issued, the collective medals will be issued.
The first is the Double Eagle Medal. This medal is awarded to those companies that have created extraordinary victories. Most of the recipients are Catachan Demon Squad, Cadian Commando, Mordian Iron Guard, and Bront Major. A company of swordsmen and other elite legions.
Then there is the Triple Holy Skull Medal, which is awarded to troops whose death rate exceeds 60% but still maintains combat capabilities. The unit that has received the most medals is the Krieg Death Legion.
The last one is the Golden Skull Medal, which is awarded to those troops who continue to fight with a death rate of more than 90%. It was the third time that Arni stood on the podium to receive the medal, but this did not make him feel proud, and even a little sad.
After the medals of the Astra Militarum are over, there are the medals of the Navy.
The first is the Order of the Eagle Claw, which is awarded to ace fighter pilots who have shot down more than 10 enemy aircraft. The most dazzling one is Nikitovich of the 240th Lightning Fighter Aviation Group of the Navy. The pilot was even a novice a year before the start of the Great Crusade, but he gradually grew into a super ace in several years of fighting. He could clearly count the number of downed results of 101 aircraft of various types, including large flying enemies such as Hell Wyvern. , and he has never been shot down once.
Then there is the Medal of the Shooting Star, which is awarded to bomber crews who have the courage to face the enemy's intensive anti-aircraft fire and launch a close-range attack.
Then there is the Predator Medal, which is awarded to gunship and transport aircraft crew members who excel in ground support.
Then there is the Medal of Duty and Duty for low-ranking commanders on the ship, the Medal of the Fearless.
Finally, there are medals belonging to the captains.
The first is the Sea Wolf Medal, which is awarded to captains of small ships who have distinguished themselves in battle
The second is the Iron Fortress Medal, which is awarded to captains of small ships who have distinguished themselves in battle. Those captains who sank 2-5 (depending on tonnage) warships of the same class and survived their own warships.
The third is the Behemoth Hunter Medal, awarded to captains who use lower-tonnage battleships (such as heavy cruisers) to sink enemy battleships or battleships of the same class. The fourth is the Order of the Lord of the Eagle's Nest, which is awarded to captains who have sunk more than three battleships with their carrier air fleet.
The last one is the Leviathan Medal, which is awarded to legendary captains who have sunk more than 5 warships of the same class.
The illegitimate son of Count Vaughn, Chinedu, is one of the eleven recipients of the Leviathan Medal. However, he will soon leave the navy, but it is not his cheap father who has given him the gift. What new arrangements have been made for him? In fact, after losing the position of Governor of Badab, Earl Vaughn is not that interested in him for the time being. Perhaps he will still serve as a cruiser captain in the naval sequence of the Maelstrom. A long time ago, but not long ago he received a mysterious invitation to create something truly great.
After meeting and talking with the inviter for a long time, Chinedu finally understood what the inviter wanted from him, and he had long wanted to get rid of the so-called father's control.
When Soshiyan handed the medal to himself, Chinedu immediately saluted the other party and replied meaningfully.
"I will not give up even if I die."
Soshiyang responded with a smile and nodded.
After the end of the Navy, there are only some medals left for non-combatants, mainly the Servant of the Eagle Medal, which is awarded to the logistics department of the expeditionary force and related auxiliary combat unit personnel to encourage them to serve on the rear Contributions to the Expedition.
In addition, Soshyan also made a separate medal belonging to the Adeptus Mechanicus.
A medal called the Gear of Glory is awarded to those battle priests and mechanical priests who stand on the front line without fear of gunfire in battle. The other is the Holy Circuit Medal, which is used to commend those who serve on ships. Mechanical priests who use their technical abilities to save battleships at the most critical moment. There is also the Medal of the Heart of Machinery. This medal is awarded to those sages who command the Skitarii and combat robot formations to participate in major battles during expeditions. This is also the Empire's heart. For the first time, the armed forces awarded medals to members of the Adeptus Mechanicus.
Many people actually have objections to this decision, especially the Ministry of Military Affairs and the State Church, because most of the time the Adeptus Mechanicus is not included in the official armed forces of the empire, and the priests are regarded more as non-combatants. This gap itself is also a manifestation of the imperial dualism, but Soshyan's idea is very simple. So many mechanical priests have died in battles. No matter what they believe in, there is no reason to obliterate their beliefs because of tradition and convention. Merit, even if there is a gap, efforts should be made to eliminate it, not to deepen it.
If it has always been like this, it may not be right.
The state religion considers it more from the perspective of propaganda. They believe that the awarding of honors should highlight the power of believers and faith.
Of course, Soshiyang naturally ignored them.
Soshiyang's decision was unanimously recognized by the forging world, including representatives from Mars. For those mechanical priests and sages, it is considered a very rare thing to go on stage to receive medals in full view of the public. This matter was undoubtedly a great opportunity to increase his reputation, so he attached great importance to this matter, so much so that there was a brief but fierce game within the Mechanicus regarding the candidate for the honor.
As the priests and sages walked up to the altar one by one, the music played by the little angels around them suddenly changed from the hymns of the state religion to binary prayers. This made the people of the state religion present frowned, and no one had a good look. of.
But Soshiyang is too lazy to care so much now. He will be leaving soon anyway.
After a handful of medals were handed over to everyone, the awarding ceremony finally came to the last and most critical part, the awarding of Brother Astartes.