Chapter 2837 Deploying Troops and Ships
Since the Royal Court had brought back the message in advance, when Soshyan returned to the Brakato system, the Archon Council had already made preliminary preparations.
All companies are ready to go, including the batch of new recruits who have just served. At this time, the White Templar and the Astral Knights have 10 companies at full strength in principle, but in fact, the strength of the entire legion is astral. There are 1,461 people from the World Knights plus 860 people from the White Templar, as well as 932 people from the Nessen system and 450 people from the Bracato system (reformed with the assistance of the White Templar Apothecary Association, mentioned in Chapter 2426 ), with a total of 3,703 people. In other words, the current Eleventh Army has 37 companies. According to Soshyan's latest military reform plan, after leaving aside the Eleventh Company, there are 12 combined battalions.
This force is already very powerful in the empire. In the past, Huron relied on only three to four thousand Astartes to launch the Badab rebellion.
Because there is Ulanhuda and Wang Ting in the Brakato system, Soshyan does not intend to leave any defensive force. Basically, all the troops are dispatched. This is equivalent to an exercise. opportunities for new recruits, and all the knights of the Dubandlin family will also participate in this expedition. In addition, based on the situation of the already organized mortal troops in the system, Soshyan decided to mobilize 40 regiments of Pushti squads and 200 The Vashti of each regiment totaled 2.5 million auxiliary troops.
It is also worth mentioning that there are 15 new armored regiments that are all equipped with Project 520, which is the Ulanhuda Soshyan main battle tank. In addition, other regiments are also equipped with new tanks at the battalion and company level. Due to the relatively simple structure and manufacturing process, the output of Project 520 can be said to be extremely amazing. When Soshyan asked, he learned that Ulanhuda had built more than 60,000 such tanks, and the output was actually On the rise.
Therefore, a standard Soshyan Armored Regiment has 340 tanks, and its size has far exceeded the size of the empire's normal armored regiment, such as a standard Tara Armored Regiment of more than 4,000 people. , its number of tanks is generally around 180, coupled with a certain number of self-propelled artillery and armored vehicles, as well as a small number of tank destroyers. In addition to 340 tanks, a standard Soshyan Armored Regiment is also equipped with self-propelled vehicles. Artillery battalions and reconnaissance battalions, but no dedicated destroyer battalions, because Soshyan believed that this kind of work was more suitable for the air force.
Of course, so many troops obviously require a large number of transport ships. Fortunately, Soshyan now has 10 Galaxy-class transport ships on hand. This kind of giant transport ship in the Great Expedition era was also the one he used through many channels and a long time. He accumulated little by little, some of which were sealed ships acquired from the Adeptus Mechanicus, and some of which he used some means to quietly transfer from the Empire to the Chapter during the Maelstrom Expedition.
In addition, Soshyan also has three Wanxian-class giant transport ships, which are big guys entrusted to Sorge, who has established the merchant dynasty in the Maelstrom area.
This ship is a large transport ship used by the Rogue Trader fleet. Sometimes the Imperial Navy also uses them as later supply transport ships. It is one of the largest non-military ships in the Imperial production line, with a length of more than 15KM, it can carry 500,000 passengers to live in the void for a long time, or transport basic supplies that can meet the needs of a world. If long-term residence is not considered and only temporary personnel are loaded, it can even transport more than two million people at a time. Only Only the wealthiest Rogue Trader families could afford the time and resources required to build these giant ships.
Originally, the role of these three ships was to establish a long-term and stable logistics line between the Neisen Galaxy and the Bracato Galaxy to allow the output and materials of the two systems to flow efficiently. This time, considering that a large number of people may be involved, Evacuation operation, so Soshyan transferred one of them to join the expedition fleet.
As for the fleet that formed this expedition, it can be said to be unprecedentedly large. Because he has seen the scale of Tyran, Soshyan did not dare to take it lightly, and basically all came out. There were 27 capital ships alone. , including——
Mars-class battlecruiser [Son of Mars] [Expedition Glory] [Triumph]
Oberon-class battleship [Hunter of the Abyss]
Battle Barge [Soulbringer] [Heart of Light] [Inscription]
Sacrifice-class battle barge [Storm]
Pluto-class heavy cruiser [Unbound Soul] [Invisible Terror]
Yellow Spring-class heavy cruiser [Snake King]
Dictator-class heavy cruiser [Spinel] Avenger-class large cruiser [Eternal Loyalty]
Executor-class large cruiser [Silver Redemption]
Vanguard-class strike cruiser [Starfire] [Pandora] [Blue Ice] [Tornado]
Moon-class cruiser [Prodigal] [Danger Hunter] [Nassen's Blade] [Topaz] [Moonstone]
Tyrant Class Cruiser [Greatsword] [Enemy Executor] [Fire Spear] [Hammer of Light] [USS Aegis]
The non-capital ship Rogon-class high-speed light aircraft carrier [USS Cobalt] [USS Ruby] [USS Cryolite]
Among them, the Mars-class battlecruiser Triumph, the Tyrant-class cruiser Firespear, the Hammer of Light, and the Aegis were all handed over by Mars after the auction. I have to say that the Foundry General's hands and feet are still very fast, and the delivery is very fast. Quickly, we got the stuff within a year, and the Ruby and Cryolite were the two Rogun-class ships built and put into service in Ulanhuda later. Because of the previous experience, and the fact that this type of warship itself is simple and cheap Characteristics, it can be manufactured relatively quickly and put into service quickly. The Huangquan-class Snake King is the first Cardinal-class ship modified by the Huangquan No. 8 for the Astral Knights. One can be transformed at such a fast speed. Soshiyan It is very doubtful whether there is actually a "hand over" Styx hidden in the Underworld No. 8, but in any case, they did manage to make one ship a year. It turns out that the Adeptus Mechanicus is like a sponge, there will always be something if you squeeze it.
In addition, the Abyss class has not actually been completely completed. It is only in Soshyan's battle plan, but will not be used in early battles. According to the furnaceborn engineers, it will take at least a year. Only in this way can we ensure that each weapon system can operate safely and normally, and Soshyan will also have to judge when and where to invest the warship based on the development of the battle situation, so the Abyss-class will not follow the fleet.
As for small ships, there are a full 128, including 6 Viper-class guided missile destroyers, 5 of which were built in a hurry, and 26 new-class frigates, which is a natural part of the number. Thanks to previous auctions, some "ready-stock" Forge Worlds were directly sent over.
In addition, there are 6 Goliath-class foundry ships and 1 Goliath-class factory that will accompany the expedition fleet.
This fleet is already astonishingly large for the average Astartes Chapter, but if Soshyan is willing to wait a little longer and wait for the remaining 2 Retaliation-class large cruisers in the auction, 2 A Styx-class heavy cruiser is in place, and when the other 12 Cardinal-class ships are transformed into Huangquan-class ships, his fleet will be even larger.
It's a pity that the military situation is so fierce that he doesn't have time.
As for Ulan Huda, after considering the distance and the need for galaxy defense, Soshyan did not ask for military support this time, but he planned to bring Wanbian Jisui with him. On the one hand, it might be useful against an enemy of the Tyran size, and on the other hand, it has not summoned the so-called Hope for so long, leaving it in Bracatosos without supervision. Yang was a little worried.
With an order, the entire galaxy immediately started moving like a machine. It would naturally take some time to organize and mobilize so many people, materials and equipment. Taking advantage of this gap, Soshiyang returned. He went to the royal court to see what new gains the druids had and to accompany Veronica, but this time he got an unexpected surprise.
This unexpected surprise came from the reconnaissance team sent to the Taiping Star Territory to investigate the lost Blackstone Fortress. They did find the Blackstone Fortress, and during the investigation, they discovered something interesting.
(End of this chapter)